LOUISIANA MUSICIANS HURRICANE RELIEF BENEFIT – Update
Sunday, November 13, 2005
Rhodes on the Pawtuxet, Cranston RI

Katrina fundraiser totals

Income

• Tickets (544 X $25) $13600
• Donations 580
• McLaughlin & Moran 1000
• Raffle 1013
• CD Sales 225
• Total $16418

Expenses

• Full House expenses $320
• Klondike’s transportation 296
• Bergsten’s backline costs 485
• Marcia’s airline cost 337
• Cranston police and fire 892
• Car rental 75
• Total $2405
• Net proceeds $14013

Distribution

• Katrina’s Piano Fund $8013
• Monk Boudreaux 1500
• Joe Krown 1500
• Carl Hollier 1500
• Marc Hewitt 1500
• Total $14013

This benefit was organized to assist Louisiana musicians that were directly impacted by hurricane Katrina. In our previous fundraising efforts at Rhythm & Roots on Labor Day weekend we raised over $80,000 that was presented to the American Red Cross. This time, we want to put the funds raised directly into the hands of the Louisiana musicians whose lives and livelihood have been disrupted by this tragedy. A portion of the funds generated will go to the Katrina Piano Fund, a non-profit set up by John “Klondike” Koehler, our friend for over twenty years. Klon and a group of his friends have set up this fund to get musical instruments into the hands of Louisiana musicians who lost their gear in the hurricane. Find out more about their efforts at www.katrinaspianofund.org. We want to help preserve the great music and culture of Louisiana that these musicians strive to keep alive on a daily basis. Now, in their time of need, we are asking you to join us in a celebration of their music and cultural heritage on Sunday, November 13 at the Rhodes on the Pawtuxet ballroom. Help us spread the word so we can do our part to keep the music flowing.

Special Thanks

Special thanks to all the following for helping us pull this benefit together:

• RHODES ON THE PAWTUXET for the use of the venue.
• KLONDIKE SOUND for sound reinforcement and backline.
• MCLAUGHLIN & MORAN DISTRIBUTORS for financial assistance.
• THE WESTIN HOTEL for lodging.
• FULL HOUSE PROMOTIONS for publicity and public relations.
• PROVIDENCE PHOENIX and SWING 99.3FM for publicity.
• COCA COLA for backstage beverages.
• SMOKING PICKLES, CHILI BROTHERS & SAL’S PRODUCTIONS for backstage catering.
• ALL THE MUSICIANS ( Marcia Ball, Duke Robillard Band, Creole Cowboys, Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez, Dikki Du & the Zydeco Crew, Jesse Lege’ & Friends and Planet Zydeco ) for donating their time and talents.
• MICHAEL ARNONE for website guidance and support.
• SAL’S PRODUCTIONS for support, encouragement and logistics.