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“AN EVENING FOR CHUCK” honors a staple of the area Music Community and raises money and awareness for Pancreatic Cancer!
The area music community lost a great man on February 18th, 2006 to Pancreatic Cancer. Chuck Freidhof was, for the last 7 years of his life, the manager/soundman for Ohio's premier singer/songwriter and next break out artist, 27 year old ZACH. He was also an advisor and mentor to many in the community and a respected businessman.
“An Evening for Chuck” takes place on the second Sunday in September (September 13, 2009 this year) at Musica (17 Maiden Lane, Akron, Ohio 44308 -- Near the corner of Main and Market) from 1-6pm. There will be a $10 suggested donation at the door, and ALL proceeds will go to the Chuck Fund, which is set up through the Lustgarten Foundation, the national organization dedicated to researching and fighting Pancreatic Cancer, one of the most lethal cancers, with a 98% mortality rate.
Music is a main part of the evening. Past performers were some of the best musicians in the area, and all friends of Chuck, including Zach, The Speedbumps, Charlie Brown, Tracey Thomas, Ryan Humbert , the Just Love to Sing Gospel Choir, Kyle Vincent, Lost State of Franklin, David Ullman, Faces Made for Radio, Winslow, and TM Gottl. This year features favourites Faces Made for Radio, and David Ullman, as well as Rachel Roberts, Eclyptic, and the Woovs Zach headlines the show with an inspired set featuring many special guests!
To emphasize the role diet plays in combating and preventing disease, a large spread of amazing healty cuisine and desserts provided by the best area restaurants and chefs will be available!
Raffles will be held throughout the event and are $2/ticket or 6 for $10. Past prizes included a New year's Eve package from the Inn at Honey Run, a pair of tickets to an upcoming Browns game, 2 different guitars, bicycles, photography, an overnight package from the Akron Hilton, a pair of tickets to an upcoming performance by the Cleveland Orchestra, a private Zach House Concert, several photography packages, and much more!
Zach, who is also Chuck’s son, organized this event to “honor a great man who meant a lot not only to my music and life, but to the whole area music scene. And it’s also to raise awareness of and money to research and fight Pancreatic Cancer, a disease that only 5 years ago, had absolutely no research or funding, and has no early detection process. By the time you know you have it, it’s too late.”
“More and more people are having to face this horrible disease, and there is no reason that they shouldn’t have some hope. This event is to remember our friends and loved ones, and then to give the rest of us hope.”
Local sportscaster Casey Coleman was diagnosed on the same day as Chuck in 2005 and recently passed away. Actor Michael Landon passed away from Pancreatic Cancer in 1991, Patrick Swayze and opera star Luciano Pavorati have recently been diagnosed.
“An Evening for Chuck” is sponsored by Buffalo ZEF Records and the Lustgarten Foundation, Resource Title, Akron Life and Leisure, in association with Best AAA Radio Station in America Nominee, WAPS 91.3 The Summit.
You will not only be one of the coolest kids on the block when wearing one of my groovy Manifest products but you will also be helping to raise critical dollars that is desperately needed for fighting Pancreatic Cancer!
