Summertime songs, cold drinks and a worthy cause will combine at Endless Summer, a trop-rock benefit concert on April 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the Tennessee Williams Theatre, on the Key West campus of The College of the Florida Key.
Howard Livingston & his Mile Marker 24 Band will headline the show that will feature tropical rock, reggae and the calypso sounds of the Caribbean.
Proceeds from the show will help Care Camps Foundation, a nonprofit organization that makes it possible for kids with cancer to attend specialized summer camps.
The foundation “gives kids a vital opportunity to experience the healing power of the outdoors and simply ‘be a kid,’” said Livingston.
Tennessee Williams Theatre holds about 500 people, and is already half sold out for the April 11 show. Tickets are available at keystix.com. Sponsorship opportunities are available by emailing Brian Memoli at brianatendlesssummer@gmail.com.
Care Camps Foundation funds medically supervised pediatric oncology camps across the United States and Canada.
When a child is diagnosed with cancer, everything changes. Doctors’ appointments, medical treatments, test results and medication adjustments and become the new normal.
“But in the midst of it all, something magical happens when these children and their families spend time at the camps we fund,” states the foundation website. “This is why we exist.”
Last year, the foundation raised more than $3.5 million and funded more than 132 specialized pediatric oncology camps across the U.S. and Canada. More information is at carecamps.org
