October 29, 2008

Charity concert set for Nov. 16 at Loeb Playhouse

A charity concert named "CRAM Fest '08" will help raise money to help those in need both locally and throughout the world. The event, scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, in Loeb Playhouse, will promote a message of hope while showcasing music and musicians of the Lafayette-West Lafayette community.

The Gimlet Leadership Honorary at Purdue is sponsoring the event in conjunction with the Joe Tiller Chapter of the National Football Foundation, Purdue Musical Organizations, Black Cultural Center, and several area businesses, churches and ministries. The name “CRAM Fest ‘08” stands for Community Rhythm And Music Festival.

The concert will feature music by the Black Voices of Inspiration, specialty groups from the Purdue Varsity Glee Club and Purduettes, The Overtones, Levi Riggs, Malachi Jaggers, and musicians representing various churches and organizations including St. Thomas Aquinas Center and Purdue Christian Campus House.

If the 3 p.m. concert sells out by Oct. 31, a second concert might be added at 7 p.m.  the same day, also at Loeb Playhouse. Loeb Playhouse has a seating capacity of 1,000.

Ticket prices for the two-hour concert are $5 for children and students through college age, $10 for general admission, and $15 for reserved seats. Order form.
 
The three charities dividing the income from this concert are all 501 (C) ( 3)  foundations.

* Food Finders Food Bank helps collect food donations for more than 140 nonprofit agencies in Northwest Indiana, having distributed more than 2.3 million pounds of food and household products in 2007.
 
* Heifer International is working to end world hunger and poverty through the gifts of livestock, education, and training to impoverished families around the world who are trained in animal care and environmentally sound agricultural practices so they can lift themselves out of poverty and become self-reliant.

* The Overtones Foundation provides support to cover travel expenses, overhead costs, and charitable activities of The Overtones, who perform primarily in churches and in community settings for free-will offerings or donations.
 
Tickets ordered by Oct. 31 will be mailed. Orders received after that will be held at will call.

For a ticket order form, click here.

(For additional information, please contact Jim Vruggink at 765-494-2086 or jvruggink@purdue.edu)