Hospice in the News

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Date: April 28, 2009

Contact: Rosemary J. Collins, Director of Public Relations

Phone: Office: (716) 686-8259; Mobile: (716) 570-2090

DAY OF EVENT CONTACT: Patti Jacobs, Hospice Foundation

cell: (716) 472-5922

 

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LIVE CONCERT BY CUTE IS WHAT WE AIM FOR AT GOW SCHOOL

Winner of Kan Jam for Kids, a benefit for Essential Care for Children

 

 

DATE: Wed., April 29

PLACE: The Gow School - Gymnasium

2491 Emery Rd, South Wales, zip 14139

 

TIME: 12 Noon

Event runs 35-45 Minutes

 

 

DETAILS: More than 300 high school students and staff from the Gow School and Buffalo Seminary will see a live concert by national recording artists and Buffalo natives, "Cute is What We Aim For" tomorrow afternoon. The Gow School won the concert by being the top fundraising school at the 2nd Annual Kan Jam for Kids tournament held April 5th to benefit Essential Care for Children, a program of The Center for Hospice & Palliative Care.

"Cute is What We Aim For" is a four-piece power pop band, formed in 2005 in Buffalo, NY and is currently on Fueled by Ramen Records. They released their Billboard 200-charting debut album The Same Old Blood Rush with a New Touch in 2006.

Kan Jam is the popular slammin' jammin' disc' tossin' game played in area gym classes and recreational fields. The Kan Jam tournament attracted more than 10 high schools competing to raise funds for Essential Care for Children, the nationally-recognized pediatric home care program of The Center for Hospice & Palliative Care.

Essential Care for Children provides medical care, psychosocial and spiritual support to children diagnosed with a serious illness and their families. Kan Jam for Kids sponsors included Time Warner Cable, Kiss 98.5, Darien Lake, Kidzplay, Boulevard Mall, and Lamperelli Construction.

 

Media are invited to attend the live concert.

 

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Visuals:

*Over 300 students and staff listening to live concert by national recording artists, "Cute is What We Aim For"

Essential Care for Children provides regular home visits to children and their families, helping to minimize hospital stays and emergency room visits. The program currently cares for 30 families facing serious illness each day in Erie and Niagara counties.