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VAIL ROCKS 2013 w/ Mike Peters and Big Country

Shannon Foley Henn — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:22:26 +0000

VAIL ROCKS 2013 with Mike Peters and Big Country

This summer on June 14th / 15th I will be taking part in my first Love Hope Strength climb on American soil when I will be making the journey to Colorado to ascend Vail Mountain as part of the Vail Rocks event weekend (http://lovehopestrength.org/colorado/welcome-colorado-rocks/). I would love it if some of you Alarm and Big Country fans would consider making the journey with me.

It promises to be a unique weekend with the chance to not only see Big Country perform live in Denver at the Marquis Theater (http://www.themarquistheatre.com/events.cfm?term=Big%20Country), on the Friday night (followed by the hike in Vail the next morning), but an opportunity to witness a Mike Peters solo ‘Acoustic Alarm’ show on the Saturday evening on the Mountain Stage in Vail as well.

Vail Rocks is fast becoming an integral part of the LHS worldwide calendar of events and I’m so excited to be climbing there this summer. If you feel that you would like to make a donation to help the Love Hope Strength endeavours in trying to find as many people as possible to join the international bone marrow registry then please visit the following link to make a pledge in the name of Mike Peters.

http://vailrocks.lovehopestrength.org/2013/mikepeters/

Love, Hope and Strength,

Mike Peters

Jackopierce – LHS Benefit, 9/7/13 – Dallas, TX

Shannon Foley Henn — Mon, 13 May 2013 21:19:34 +0000

Jackopierce will be playing a LHS benefit show Saturday, September 7, 2013 in Dallas, TX.

Dallas’ most beloved acoustic duo will be hitting the stage at the Winspear to celebrate their 25 Year Anniversary! Jackopierce will being doing an acoustic duo set, a band set and a special-guest appearance set to celebrate 25 years of great Dallas music. This is a once in a lifetime, major Dallas event that you will not want to miss!

More info: http://www.attpac.org/on-sale/2013/jackopierce/

Backpaker – Editor’s Note – May, 2013

Shannon Foley Henn — Wed, 08 May 2013 20:42:16 +0000

If you could save a life by hiking 3 miles up an aspen-cloaked peak in the Colorado Rockies, would you set aside a weekend to do it? If rock stars joined you on the trail, and then played an exclusive concert at the 11,570-foot summit, would you sign up? Would it sweeten the deal if the hike concluded with another performance and an epic party? And if you could win a $500 gear package and a private hike guided by my staff, would you meet me in Vail on June 15?

Some 12 million people in the U.S. are battling or recovering from cancer. Chances are you know one. And though hiking can’t cure the disease, it can help victims beat it. Here’s how: Love Hope Strength, a cancer charity, focuses on saving lives by making existing technology (like early screening) widely available, and growing international bone marrow databases through highly successful donor drives (with almost 500 lifesaving matches to date). And the nonprofit has devised a fundraising formula that music-loving hikers can’t resist: trekking with rock stars. Read our story about the group’s 2009 concert atop Mt. Kilimanjaro at backpacker.com/kiliLHS.

Continue reading:

http://www.backpacker.com/may-2013-ed-note-blood-sweat-beers/destinations/17581

Vail Rocks II – June 14 – 15, 2013

Shannon Foley Henn — Wed, 08 May 2013 20:34:02 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

2nd ANNUAL VAIL ROCKS, FEATURING BRETT DENNEN, MIKE PETERS, CY CURNIN, SCHOOL OF ROCK BENEFITTING LOVE HOPE STRENGTH FOUNDATION

ABC’S “BACHELORETTE” & “BACHELOR” TRISTA & RYAN SUTTER TO HOST WELCOME RECEPTION

(Denver, CO) – Love Hope Strength Foundation’s 2nd Annual Vail Rocks returns to Vail Mountain in Vail, CO on Saturday, June 15. Vail Rocks features acoustic performances along the trail up Vail Mountain by LHS founder and two-time leukemia survivor Mike Peters (The Alarm, Big Country), Brett Dennen, Cy Curnin (The Fixx) and School of Rock. Free concert to follow, open to the general public, in Solaris Plaza in Vail Village.

Kicking off Vail Rocks Ryan and Trista Sutter will host a welcome reception at the Vail Rocks host hotel, The Sebastian – Vail, on Friday, June 14. Registration is currently open for both events at http://lovehopestrength.org

Vail Rocks supports Love Hope Strength Foundation’s GET ON THE LIST campaign, which registers bone marrow donors from concerts and music festivals around the country. Over 30,000 marrow donors have been registered into the national database through their partnership with Delete Blood Cancer, resulting in over 500 potentially life-saving matches, which include 4 matches from Vail Rocks 2012. Additionally, Vail Rocks supports global programs like the recently opened Love Hope Strength children’s cancer wards in Tanzania, where hundreds of children are now being properly diagnosed and treated.

For registration and Vail Rocks event information, please visit: http://lovehopestrength.org/colorado/welcome-colorado-rocks/

ABOUT LOVE HOPE STRENGTH FOUNDATION:

Love Hope Strength turns concerts into lifesaving events. Through their GET ON THE LIST campaign they register marrow donors resulting in matches from concerts around the world. Love Hope Strength has added 35,000 people to the national marrow database and found over 500 potential life saving matches for patients in need of bone marrow transplants. Through unique events, like Everest Rocks and Kilimanjaro Rocks, they build cancer centers, giving people access to early detection and quality cancer care. Headquartered in Denver, LHS now has chapters in the United Kingdom and Australia.

ABOUT VAIL

There’s no place like Vail for year-round recreation, outdoor pursuits and cultural activities in the heart of the Rockies. Located just two hours west of Denver, Vail’s fresh air, rugged beauty and charming pedestrian village await visitors. Discover a quaint mountain town where outdoor activities abound and the performing arts flourish. Matching the incredible winter mountain experience, Vail from May through October is characterized by a rich culinary scene, family activities, a world-class events schedule and everything in between. This summer guests can experience events like the Vail Jazz Festival, the 25th Anniversary of the Vail International Festival of Dance, BRAVO! Vail, USA Pro Challenge, Gourmet on Gore culinary festival and much more. Vail offers a diverse range of lodging options from luxury brands to boutique hotels, condominiums and vacation rentals. For more information on a Vail vacation, please visit www.vail.com. For more information on the community, please visit www.vailgov.com.

REVERBNATION: Charity Tuesday – LHS interview

Shannon Foley Henn — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:09:27 +0000

REVERBNATION: Charity Tuesday did a great interview with Mike Peters and James Chippendale about LHS, our early days, what’s next and more….

When James Chippendale, a wealthy and otherwise very healthy 31-year-old Dallas entrepreneur, got diagnosed with leukemia in 2000, he was dumbfounded. Like most people, he had little to no information about it. “I knew it was cancer and that’s about it,” James told us in a phone interview. “I didn’t know what the treatments were nor did I know my chances of survival.”

Once he knew more about it, James focused solely on finding the best doctors and a bone marrow donor who could save his life. “That was the only chance I had of survival. No drugs, no medicines, nothing else besides a donor could save me,” he said. And a donor he found — but it wasn’t easy. There was nothing for him in the United States so he had to go on the international registry, where they found that a man’s marrow 5,000 miles away in Germany was a perfect match (read the whole story in this moving article on New York Times). As of today, James is cancer free….

Continue reading below:

http://blog.reverbnation.com/2013/04/23/charity-tuesday-interview-with-love-hope-strength/?utm_medium=social

Big Country Tour

Rob Rushing — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:21:10 +0000

Event: The legendary Scottish rock band Big Country have set out on The Journey tour in the UK and USA. The band now features Love Hope Strength co-founder Mike Peters on vocals as well as Mark Brzezicki on Drums, Derek Forbes on Bass, and Bruce and Jamie Watson on Guitars. Love Hope Strength is honored to be invited to swab people to be marrow donors as part of the GET ON THE LIST campaign on every event that it is possible.

When and Where:
4/19/13- The Ritz in Manchester, UK
4/20/13 – Southhampton Talking Heads in Southhampton, UK
4/21/13 – The Forum in London, UK
4/23/13 – Cardiff University in Blackweir, UK
4/24/13 – Wulfrun Hall in Wolverhampton, UK
4/25/13 – Waterfront in Norwich, UK
4/26/13 – Sub 89 in Reading, UK
4/27/13 – The Academy in Dublin, IR
4/28/13 – The Limelight in Belfast, UK
6/2/13 – The Forum in London, UK
6/6/13 – The Wonder Bar in Asbury Park, NJ USA
6/7/13 – Gramercy Theatre in New York, NY, USA
6/8/13 – The Paramount in Huntington, NY, USA
6/14/13 – The Marquis Theater in Denver, CO, USA
6/19/13 – The Belly Up in Solana Beach, CA, USA
6/21/13 – The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano, CA, USA
6/22/13 – The Canyon Club in Augora Hills, CA, USA
6/23/13 – Saint Rocke in Hermosa Beach, CA, USA
6/29/13 – The Uptown Theatre in Napa, CA, USA
7/10/13 – The Belly Up in Aspen, CO, USA

More info and tickets: http://www.bigcountry.co.uk/

To volunteer for these or other LHS events: USA Dates: http://lovehopestrength.org/2010-volunteer-events-and-shifts-2/ UK Dates: http://lovehopestrength.co.uk/

CAMunity at CU Denver

Kara — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:02:26 +0000

Event: CAMunity is CU Denver’s student-run record label, CAM Records’ new team, which supports music related non-profits. Love Hope Strength has been invited to share information and get people ON THE LIST to become marrow donors, putting them in a position to potentially save a life!

When: Tuesday, April 30 - 11am to 2pm.

Where: CU Denver Auraria Campus – outside of Tivoli Commons by the small amphitheatre in the center of campus) – Denver, CO

To volunteer for this or other LHS events: http://lovehopestrength.org/2010-volunteer-events-and-shifts-2/

2013 Event Calendar

Shannon Foley Henn — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:40:21 +0000

People’s Fair 2013

Rob Rushing — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:16:03 +0000

Event: The 42nd Annual Capitol Hill United Neighborhood People’s Fair returns and Love Hope Strength has been invited to swab people for the marrow registry as part of the GET ON THE LIST campaign. The event is free and celebrates Denver’s rich local music scene.

When: June 1 & 2, 2013

Where:
Civic Center Park
Denver, Colorado

More info:
http://www.chundenver.org/display_page.asp?site_id=5&page_id=149&m=1&pid=186

To volunteer for this or other LHS events: http://lovehopestrength.org/2010-volunteer-events-and-shifts-2/

More info:

Boulder Jewish Festival

Kara — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:15:33 +0000

Event: The Boulder Jewish Festival is a free, one-day celebration of Jewish culture, featuring live entertainment, fine art and Judaica, ethnic food, community organizations and activities for all ages. Love Hope Strength has been invited to swab people for the bone marrow registry as part of the GET ON THE LIST campaign.

When: Sunday, June 9, 2013 - 11am to 5pm.

Where: Boulder County Courthouse Lawn and Pearl Street Mall, Boulder, CO

More info and tickets: http://www.boulderjewishfestival.org/

To volunteer for this or other LHS events: http://lovehopestrength.org/2010-volunteer-events-and-shifts-2/