One of the many reasons I admire Rush so much is their generosity. They've used their fame to help out countless charitable organizations over the years, raising millions of dollars for those in need and helping to ease a little of the pain on the Earth. So whenever I hear of a Rush-related charity or charity event I always try and give it some exposure on Rush is a Band. Reader Andy is the co-chair for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life of Westminster MD this year and asked me to relay the following message to all of you:
Register to win an autographed RUSH collector's item while you help fight cancer!
Go to www.acsevents.org/relay/westminster/rushraffle, make a $10 donation to the American Cancer Socety's "Relay for Life of Westminster" and you will be entered for a drawing to win a unique RUSH collector's item. Be sure to enter correct contact and address information in the on-line registration form, since that information will be used to contact the winner and deliver the item. Check the web site often, where details and updates will be posted. That is:
www.acsevents.org/relay/westminster/rushraffle
Enjoy the upcoming RUSH tour season. Good luck, and thank you for joining the band in helping their friends in the fight against cancer!
While I'm on the subject of Rush and helping out those in need, how about helping out our troops overseas with the gift of Rush? I mentioned Tunes 4 the Troops in a post a couple weeks back. They're an organization that collects CDs, DVDs, etc. and sends them to the troops on the frontlines. I know several of you probably purchased multiple copies of Snakes & Arrows over the last few days. Why not send an extra one to a soldier overseas? It's a great way to support the troops and Rush at the same time! For details on how you can help, visit the website here.
And last but certainly not least - I've mentioned the Rush to fight AIDS fan charity several times on this site and I thought I'd give you a brief update of where things stand with that. If you're not already familiar with the charity, you can check out this post or just go directly to the source and visit the Rush to fight AIDS website. The idea for the charity sprung from the mind of Rush fan and volunteer for the Southern Colorado AIDS Project (S-CAP), Jessica. It basically involves collecting toiletries and personal care items from travelling Rush fans over the summer tour to donate to AIDS patients. Jess recently emailed me to tell me how successful the charity has been so far and how much of a help the readers of this site have been. She recently put up several photos of all the donations they've received thus far on the website. I've included one of the photos here for those of you without mySpace accounts. Pretty impressive considering that the tour hasn't even started yet!
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