[HCCN] FW: Help for Friends, Flood Relief

[Judith Robbins]

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From: "Matt Murphy, WERU-FM" <matt at weru.org>
Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2011 10:26:50 -0400


Judy,
If this is appropriate would you post it to the PP&J email list?  Good
friends Kim & Reggie could use a hand.  Thanks.
Matt
 
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From: Dan Schatz <dan at danschatz.com>
Date: October 5, 2011 12:11:44 PM EDT
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Subject: Flood Relief for Magpie and Kim and Reggie Harris

Dear Friends, Folkies, and Fellow Musicians,

I apologize for the mass e-mail and for any duplicates - but this is
important.

Magpie and Kim and Reggie Harris need our help. Some of you may be aware
that the recent tropical storms caused major flooding in their town of
Middleburgh, New York, and washed out the bridge that leads to Kim and
Reggie's and Terry and Greg's houses. Currently they cannot get to their
homes. What you may not yet know is that if the bridge isn't replaced before
winter sets in, the damage will be far worse, and they risk losing their
homes. They are on their own to repair this bridge - a $25,000 expense, with
only a little over $7,000 assistance from FEMA.

Some musicians are always there to lend their hands and voices to good
causes and people in need. Terry, Greg, Kim and Reggie are those kinds of
people. Between them, they have performed countless benefits, rallies, free
community concerts, and school presentations. Now it is time for us to give
something back to them.

Here are ways you can help:

1. Direct donations
This is the quickest and simplest way to help.

Please make checks out to "Terry Leonino" with "Bridge Gift" in the memo
line (this is important), and mail to:
Terry Leonino
7425 Buffalo Ave.
Takoma Park, MD 20912-4144

2. Pass the hat at your local folk society gathering or coffeehouse.
Terry, Greg, Kim and Reggie have always said "Yes" when asked to help their
fellow folk musicians and folk music communities. This is something we can
do for them.

3. Organize and/or perform a benefit concert.
Even after the bridge is constructed, Terry, Greg, Kim and Reggie will have
major bills from the repair - not to mention the other damage done to their
homes and properties. A benefit concert could make a real difference!

4. Do your holiday shopping from Magpie and Kim and Reggie.
Buying CDs directly from the artists will help them greatly, and they have
lots of good music that some of your friends probably haven't heard yet. You
could also try booking a special "short notice" concert with Magpie or Kim
and Reggie Harris with donations at the door going to the bridge
reconstruction.

Some of you have helped already - a collection at the Folklore Society of
Greater Washington Getaway the first weekend of October yielded just over
$3,000 for the new bridge, which brings the amount Terry, Greg, Kim and
Reggie need to come up with down to $15,000.

For updates, to coordinate, and for further information, we have set up a
Facebook page at:  http://www.facebook.com/FolkieFloodRelief .  Please feel
free to forward this message on and contact me if you have any questions.

On behalf of our friends who have given so much to their communities, thank
you!

Dan Schatz


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