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This year marks the 70th Anniversary of Lou Gehrig‘s famous “Luckiest Man” speech, placing a spotlight on ALS in recent month.  The current headlines have hit close to home for local event planner and President of KCW Events, Kathleen Chandler Wright, whose father was diagnosed with ALS.  After receiving support from The ALS Association Tennessee Chapter, Kathleen decided to use her event planning skills to help raise awareness and research funding for ALS.  Duet Dreams Come True: A Benefit For The ALS Association will take place on Thursday, August 27 from 6-9pm at 3rd & Lindsley. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at www.3rdandlindsley.com, 1-866-468-3401 or at the door.

Duet Dreams Come True (www.duetdreamscometrue.org) will include a fun-filled night of duet performances, duet karaoke, the chance to duet with Grammy winning singer/songwriter Linda Davis and much more. The evening will feature performances by Doyle and Debbie of the acclaimed “Doyle and Debbie Show” (www.doyleanddebbie.com), 80s duets by members of Guilty Pleasures (www.myspace.com/originalguiltypleasures) and a special appearance by television personality Big Fella of “Cookin Wit Big Fella The Hustlin’ Gourmet” (www.bigfella.tv).  Debra Christian of Happy Karaoke DJ will end the night with duet karaoke (http://happykaraokedj.com).

“When my dad was diagnosed with ALS, my initial reaction was shock,” explains Kathleen Chandler Wright, President, KCW Events.  “Thanks to The ALS Association, my family and I learned how to cope with this devastating news through the support and information the Tennessee Chapter provided for us.  I wanted to find a way to give back, so I decided to use my experience in music and events to help raise money for this amazing organization.”

“The ALS Association, Tennessee Chapter is honored to be the beneficiary of the Duet Dreams Come True: A Benefit For The ALS Association and we look forward to a fabulous night of fun and laughter,” shared Cheri Sanders, Executive Director, The ALS Association Tennessee Chapter.  “Many thanks to KCW Events as they raise funds to assist us in our mission to support our PALS (persons with ALS) and their families.”

The ALS Association is a non-profit organization whose goal is to lead the fight to cure and treat ALS through global, cutting-edge research, and to empower people living with Lou Gehrig’s Disease and their families to live fuller lives by providing them with compassionate care and support (www.alstn.org).  Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is a fatal progressive neurodegenerative disease that attacks nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord resulting in muscle weakness and atrophy.

KCW Evens specializes in music and marketing event coordination and was founded by Kathleen Chandler Wright. www.kcwevents.com

UPDATE: The new date for the St. Jude Kids Street Fair is Oct. 20.

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Country Cares for St. Jude Kids program, there will be a Music Row backyard party on Thursday, August 20, 2009, from 5-8pm in Nashville, Tenn.  The event will take place on Roy Acuff Place between 17th and 18th Avenues.

Through the Country Cares for St. Jude Kids program, the country music industry has been instrumental in futhering the mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to find cures for children with catastrophic illnesses through research and treatment. Your efforts have helped save kids around the world and in our own backyard!

For more information,
please e-mail Jackie Proffit
at jackie.proffit@stjude.org,
call 615-320-0466.