Event proceeds benefit Covenant House International
ATLANTA, GA – August 22, 2013 –
Atlanta-based charity organization Covenant House along with Brides Against
Breast Cancer will present a special night of music and comedy featuring 6-time
Billboard Top 40 Singer-Songwriter Margo Rey and a special guest performance by
Comedian Ron White to benefit local homeless children in the Atlanta area on Tuesday
September 17 at the Buckhead Theatre in Atlanta, GA. The show starts at 7:30
with doors opening at 7:00pm to the general public. Ron White will do a short performance to be
followed by a performance by Margo Rey who currently has a top 20 Billboard hit
with “Tempted.”
Singer-Songwriter
Margo Rey is the National Ambassador for Brides Against Breast Cancer, an
organization aimed at raising funds for education, information and outreach
services to cancer patients and their families. One of her song hits, “Let The
Rain,” a top 20 Billboard charting song, is the official theme song for the Brides
Against Breast Cancer nationwide campaign that is currently underway. "From
my perspective as a breast cancer warrior now undergoing chemotherapy, I
believe that education and personal support are just as critical as prompt
medical treatment," said Margo Rey. "It is my pleasure to join Brides
Against Breast Cancer to raise awareness and help ensure that no one ever has
to face cancer alone."
Event tickets are now available for
$50 and there are a limited amount of VIP tickets available that include a meet
and greet with Margo Rey and Ron White for $200. Tickets can be purchased
through Ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000.
ABOUT MARGO REY
Margo Rey’s alternative pop songs have captured a worldwide
audience with her unforgettable melodies, groove oriented arrangements and
enduring, socially conscious lyrics. Her Christmas song “This Holiday Night” was the only
original Christmas song to chart last year and topped out at #4. Her
biggest hit, “Let the Rain,” co-written with the legendary John Oates, remained
on the charts for 21 weeks. Rey’s newest single,
“Tempted,” is presently on the Top 20 charts and currently being played on
radio stations across the United States.
For more information about Margo Rey:
http://www.margorey.com
ABOUT RON WHITE:
Comedian
Ron “Tater Salad” White, best known as the cigar smoking, scotch drinking
funnyman from the “Blue Collar Comedy” phenomenon comes home to Atlanta to lend
his name and time in support of these two worthy causes. White will make a
special guest appearance at this show benefiting Covenant House and Brides
Against Breast Cancer. White has
achieved two Grammy nominations, a Gold Record, two of the top rated one-hour
specials in Comedy Central history, a book that appeared on the New York Times
Best Seller List, and CD and DVD sales of over 10 million units. For more information about Ron White: http://www.tatersalad.com
ABOUT BRIDES AGAINST BREAST
CANCER:
Brides Against Breast Cancer, a
Sarasota, Florida-based charity organization that offers nationwide free
information, programs and services to cancer patients, caregivers and family
members, while connecting them with others who are undergoing a similar experience.
Brides
Against Breast Cancer (BABC) is a wholly owned affiliate of the Center for
Building Hope, headquartered in Sarasota, FL. The Center offers free
information, programs and services to cancer patients, caregivers and family
members, while connecting them with others who are undergoing a similar
experience. Our goal in the coming year
is to make free CBH programs and services available to anyone, anywhere through
a nationwide online network of more than 100 affiliates called the Network for
Building Hope. To help achieve that goal, we have just announced the "Say
I DO" campaign, led by our national ambassador Singer/Songwriter Margo
Rey, a breast cancer survivor, and her fiancé, Comedian Ron White.
For more
information, please visit Brides Against Breast Cancer’s official website at
ABOUT COVENANT HOUSE:
Covenant House opened its doors in
2000 to provide shelter and services to Atlanta’s homeless and runaway
youth. For over a decade, the
organization has dedicated their services to helping young people suffering
from homelessness, sexual exploitation, involved in drug-dealing, theft and
other anti-social activities. More than
15,000 youth have received support from CHGA since 2000. Currently, more than 1300 homeless and
at-risk youth are given support and help every year. The waiting list, at times, is dishearteningly
long. Covenant House Georgia is a full
partner of Covenant House International, the largest privately funded agency in
the United States providing shelter and services to homeless and at-risk youth.
Covenant House Georgia is the only program of its kind in
Georgia serving homeless kids every night between midnight and 8:00 AM. Five
nights a week, our Outreach Van visits some of the most distressed
neighborhoods of Atlanta, seeking out sexually exploited youth, drug dealers,
and gang members in the hopes of saving a life.
Since opening the Center on Broad Street in 2006, more than 10,000 young
people have walked through the doors looking for assistance with shelter, food,
clothing, education, and employment. Every day young men and women have come
here in search of crisis counseling, employment, a GED diploma, or a safe place
to sleep.
For more
information, please visit Covenant House’s official website at http://www.covenanthousega.org
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