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High Sierra Foundation PHAT Boy Riding has chosen High Sierra Foundation's Katrina Relief Fund to be the main beneficiary of our Pedal with Purpose Tour '06. My plan is to raise awareness or should I say to remind folks that while the devastation from Katrina has dropped from the headlines there are still many lives that are still displaced as a result of the damage from the hurricane. There are still many musicians living in exile from New Orleans. I keep sounding the trumpet so to speak as I prepare and ride across the country later this summer. I have already gained support from people like Future Man and Victor Wooten from Bela Fleck and the Flecktones and bands like ALO, Blue Turtle Seduction and Blueground Undergrass. My plan is to get as many bands and their fans to catch the vision of helping the musicians that lost their homes and possessions and in many cases their instruments. Music is such a healing force. By reaching out and helping the musicians return from exile, we can reach out to the city of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast Region. Let's help bring back the music to New Orleans.
Thank you for your generosity and support. We Desire to serve deserving musicians by providing financial assistance in meeting current living, and medical expenses. Financial help is viewed as an opportunity to say "Thank You" to those who have given so much to enhance the quality of musical life in our country.
Katrina Relief 2005
Benefit a Huge Success
A Big Thanks to all who Gave last Year
A big warm thank you to everyone who came out to support the Katrina Relief Benefit with The Everyone Orchestra on September 25,2005 at 12 Galaxies in San Francisco. Thanks to your generosity we raised $10,000 for the High Sierra Foundation Katrina Relief Fund, which will be given as direct aid to New Orleans musicians affected by the hurricane.
The first recipient of grant money was Kirk Joseph, noted tuba and sousaphone player from New Orleans who lost both his home and favorite horn in the floods. High Sierra fans might be familiar with Joseph as an original member of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band and more recently a member of Anders Osborne's band. He has temporarily relocated to the Bay Area with his band Kirk Joseph's Backyard Groove and they will be gigging regularly around town and keeping the New Orleans groove pumping. Kirk was in attendance for the benefit and added significant musicianship and purpose to his first Everyone Orchestra experience. The music was incredible and as you can see from these photos both performers and audience had a great night.
We'd like to extend a special thank you to:
And all of you!
The High Sierra Foundation will continue to raise funds for hurricane relief through future events like the PHatBoy Riding's Pedal With Purpose Tour '06 . Join with us In supporting the Give Five Keep the Music Alive Campaign. Everyone can be apart of this campaign. We are asking that you give Five or any amount with the number Five to support the Katrina Relief Fund. Individually it is a daunting task. Together we can change one life at a time.
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