New Orleans Black

Section: Entertainment

SYLVAIN MUSIC NOTES
"Music 4 Recovery®" 5K Run/Walk @ Fulton Street
Sunday, Nov 16
Kermit Ruffins, Eric Lindell, New Birth Brass Band, Live Reggae, the Mardi Gras Indians, The Batiste Experience featuring Russell Batiste and Friends and Jamal Batiste & Jam All Stars with Special Guest Damon Batiste, DJ Candy Girl, DJ Soul Sister/After Jam Session

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Music 4 Recovery®" Races On
NEW ORLEANS - Fulton Street, home to Harrah's Seafood Festival and Christmas celebration, now home to the 1st Annual "Music 4 Recovery®" 5K Run/Walk on Sunday, November 16th. Beginning at 9AM, participants will unite in inspiration to raise funds for students working in New Orleans area recovery projects. Participants from universities, nonprofits, various communities, government, and business are set to join "Music 4 Recovery®" producers in this special event.
Following the race, there will be performances by Kermit Ruffins, Eric Lindell, New Birth Brass Band, Live Reggae, the Mardi Gras Indians, The Batiste Experience featuring Russell Batiste and Friends and Jamal Batiste & Jam All Stars with Special Guest Damon Batiste, DJ Candy Girl, DJ Soul Sister/After Jam Session, and more! The event is open to the public. Food and drinks are free for registrants of the race. Go to music4recovery.org and register now!

"Music 4 Recovery®" is a concert series designed to support the collaborative efforts of students and corporate partners in New Orleans recovery projects. In 2007, it was successfully started at Loyola University on October 25th, promoted at the Voodoo Music Festival October 26-28th, joined the Sheriff's 33rd annual Thanksgiving Day Feast on November 22nd, and in 2008, supported the 1st Annual Gentilly Festival on October 11th and Dillard University's "Get Out The Vote" Halloween concert on October 31st. The series helps generate proceeds for the Stars 4 Students® Foundation, which funds student organizations and programs in community outreach projects, and provides funded internship opportunities for students with selected partners.

The Stars 4 Students® Foundation, a 501©(3) entity, is the non-profit arm of Stars 4 Students, Inc. ("S4S®"), an online community that will foster widespread support for multiple efforts/causes, encourage participation in planned events, and ultimately make a united difference. S4S® was established to create, develop, and enhance strategic partnerships among the public and private sectors and the nation's 3,600 colleges and universities and empower students to act. By providing an innovative platform, S4S® functions as the vehicle through which the student, entertainment, and business communities could combine resources to champion meaningful causes on a global scale, creating an environment based on the S4S® belief that we can create a better world by creating better people through service initiatives.

For more information:

info@music4recovery.org
www.music4recovery.org
Phone: 347-783-9293

www.music4recovery.org

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

This music note has been brought to you by Sylvain Music Notes.

Sincerely,

Vincent Sylvain
Sylvain Music Notes

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

email: vincent@sylvainsolutions.com

Section: Entertainment

More Articles