November 10, 2008

CRAM Fest concert to raise money for charitable organizations

The Gimlet Leadership Honorary at Purdue is sponsoring the event, in conjunction with the Joe Tiller Chapter of the National Football Foundation, Purdue Musical Organizations, Black Cultural Center, and several area businesses, churches and ministries. The name CRAM Fest '08 stands for Community Rhythm And Music Festival.

The concert will feature the Black Voices of Inspiration, specialty groups from the Purdue Varsity Glee Club and Purduettes, The Overtones, Levi Riggs, Malachi Jaggers, and musicians representing various churches and organizations including St. Thomas Aquinas Center and Purdue Christian Campus House.

Tickets for the two-hour concert are $5 for children and college students, $10 for general admission and $15 for reserved seats. Proceeds from the concert will be split between Food Finders Food Bank, Heifer International and the Overtones Foundation.

Food Finders Food Bank helps collect food donations for more than 140 nonprofit agencies in the Northwest Indiana region and distributed more than 2.3 million pounds of food and household products in 2007.

Heifer International is working to end world hunger and poverty through the gifts of livestock, education and training to impoverished families around the world. The families are trained in animal care and environmentally sound agricultural practices so they can lift themselves out of poverty and become self-reliant.

The Overtones Foundation provides support to cover travel expenses, overhead costs and charitable activities of The Overtones, who perform primarily in churches and in community settings for free-will offerings or donations.

Tickets are available at St. Thomas Aquinas Center and Purdue Christian Campus House, from members of Gimlet Leadership Honorary, or by calling (765) 494-2086. Ticket fliers also are available at the box offices at Stewart Center and Elliott Hall of Music and at all Purdue Employees Federal Credit Union locations.

Remaining tickets will go on sale at the door at 2:30 p.m. Sunday (Nov. 16).

Contact: Christy Jones, (765) 494-1089, christyjones@purdue.edu

Source: Jim Vruggink, Gimlet Leadership Honorary adviser, (765) 494-2086, jvruggink@purdue.edu

Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu

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