( Bill Kirchen and The Starline Rhythm Boys. Copyright by Jack Rowell)
Northern New England's favorite honky-tonk dance party returns for the 8th year with a Cajun twist, as Grammy-nominated Bill Kirchen ("The Titan of the Telecaster") joins honly-tonk greats the Starline Rhythm Boys. Cajun sensations Yankee Chank will also perform, along with very special guests Elisabeth von Trapp, Louise Kirchen and LeRoy Preston, a founding member of multiple Grammy Award winners "Asleep at Wheel." 2009's concert was the best ever, with over 550 people in attendance, and we hope for an even larger turnout this year. Click here to see some of Jack Rowell's great photos from 2009.
The Middlebury Otters and the Middlebury Mystix, two women’s community ice hockey teams, proudly hosted the 11th annual “Face Off Against Breast Cancer” hockey tournament on Saturday and Sunday, January 23 and 24, 2010, at the Howard Brush Memorial Sports Center in Middlebury.
Bigger and better than ever, the tournament has expanded to a two-day format with three women’s divisions (competitive, recreational, and novice) and well as a “Friends and Family” division. Overall, the event includes twelve women’s hockey teams from all over Vermont, competing in games throughout both days, with ongoing hospitality and refreshments in the Warming Hut. Visiting teams include: Burlington Ice Breakers, Green Mountain Thunder, Vixen, Tsunamis, Waterbury Wicked, Manchester Rusty Blades, Rutland Cutting Edge, and Barre 32 Degrees.
The Tournament weekend included a fun-filled benefit concert and after-party on Saturday night, January 23 from 9 pm to 1 am. Local favorites “The Horse Traders” played covers and original rock tunes at Two Brothers’ Tavern on Main Street in downtown Middlebury. The Horse Traders and Two Brothers’ Tavern generously donated the performance, all the proceeds from the cover charge that night, and 10% of all the sales at Two Brothers’ upstairs restaurant and downstairs lounge to the Face Off Against Breast Cancer.
Proceeds from the tournament benefit the Cancer Patient Support Program’s (CPSP) Emergency Fund, which provides short-term, emergency financial relief to local patients in need. This important program addresses the hidden impacts that cancer can have on families: those who, because of cancer, have lost their jobs and may lose their car or home because they are in treatment; those who are too sick to work, or who have soaring medical expenses and limited co-pays; or those who have no insurance coverage at all.
The tournament was established in 1999 when a member of the Middlebury Otters was diagnosed with breast cancer. Fortunately, her survivor story is now a success. The need for support continues.
Additional donations may be sent to the Cancer Patient Support Program (CPSP), c/o FOABC Committee /Cathy Chase, 5 Ledgewood Ct., Middlebury, VT 05753. CPSP sincerely thanks everyone who p[articipated, along with this year's co-chairs, Liza Sacheli Lloyd and Cathy Chase. Thank you all !!
~ Evening Song 2009
The Cancer Patient Support Program presented our 10th annual Evening Song Gala on Saturday, Saturday, September 26, 2008 at the Robert E. Miller Expo Centre in Essex Junction.
Evening Song is the Cancer Patient Support Program’s most important fundraiser.All proceeds go directly to the CPSP to provide cost free services to cancer patients and their families.
Updates and photos will be coming in the near future.
Special thanks also to our Presenting Sponsor:
~ Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival
Was held August 2, 2009 - Waterfront Park, Burlington, Vermont
Dragonheart Vermont, a breast cancer survivor and supporter dragon boat team, again hosted this exciting community event. It was a full day of fun, color and pageantry with music, food, a silent auction and entertainment for the whole family.
The Stowe Weekend of Hope is an annual forum for education, enlightenment, and recreation for cancer patients and survivors with any type of cancer...and their families. The focus is to inspire, educate, and celebrate the lives of people living with the cancer. This unique event addresses the complex challenges and needs of people with cancer at any stage in their disease. Cancer presents families with many challenges - physical, emotional, spiritual, and financial.
The Stowe Weekend of Hope was founded in 2001 and continues to be a three day weekend retreat and outreach experience for hundreds of cancer survivors and their families in the restorative environment of Stowe, Vermont. Since its inception, this event has grown locally and nationally to continue to inspire the search for new and innovative research and education in both the traditional and non-traditional cancer treatments and therapies. This forum promotes real educational opportunities for cancer patients and presents the most current medical research in all areas of cancer treatments.
Each year, the Stowe Area Association lodging members donate hundreds of free rooms to cancer survivors and their loved ones. The Stowe community opens its collective hearts and doors, places of worship, and beautiful natural wonders to families needing a retreat dedicated to giving them the tools to cope with cancer.
