FORMER JOE DIMAGGIO CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL PATIENT AND CANCER SURVIVOR HEADLINES RIFF ROCKIT, A POPULAR “KINDIE ROCK” BAND Special Benefit Performance for Love Jen Cancer Fund at Revolution LIVE on Sunday, Sept. 29 at 3:00pm Fort Lauderdale – Riff Rockit, one of the most popular performers in the growing musical genre called "kindie rock" is coming to South Florida for a special concert to benefit the Love Jen Cancer Fund of Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation. The high energy performance will take place at Revolution LIVE in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday, September 29 at 3:00pm. Evan Michael, a.k.a. Riff Rockit, headlines the band which entertains kids and their parents with inspiring songs and positive messages. Born and raised in Fort Lauderdale to musical parents, the singer-songwriter’s love of music began at an early age. Evan was clapping to the beat on his first birthday and by age 10 was jamming on a six-string guitar. At age 15 he was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and underwent intensive chemo treatments at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital. His cancer went into remission. Two years later he relapsed and required a life-saving bone marrow transplant. Music was Evan’s way of coping during this dark and difficult time. "When I was in the hospital the second time, music was virtually part of my treatment because I had to be isolated from people until my immune system got stronger." Thanks to the care and treatment Evan received at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, he’s been cancer free since 2001. After this life altering experience, he made a conscious decision to follow his dream. He studied at Boston’s prestigious Berklee College of Music and graduated in 2007. He now lives his passion and tours the country entertaining, inspiring, educating and uplifting children under the alter ego of Riff Rockit. "My songs are educational rhymes for rocking good times. I just want to make music that makes kids happy and also teaches them a thing or two in the process," said Evan. “I get to sneak in a few good ideas with songs that carry positive messages about being kind, making the right choices, and staying healthy." Revolution LIVE generously donated the space to host the Riff Rockit performance. Funds raised from the concert will benefit the Love Jen Fund of Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation. Admission is only $10 and sponsorship opportunities are available. Contact The Foundation office at (954) 265-3454 or email [email protected]. Love Jen Cancer Fund Each year, the Love Jen Cancer Fund helps hundreds of families cope with the financial and emotional stresses of living with cancer. A gift made directly to the Love Jen Fund will be used to provide emergency family grants, educational programs and activities for patients and families treated at the Pediatric Oncology Specialty Center of Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital. Now more than ever we need your support. These are difficult times for many families, but for the most vulnerable it is especially difficult. Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital sees more than 60 newly diagnosed children with cancer each year. These families need your assistance to help them face this new challenge with courage and dignity. Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation Established in 1994, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation raises funds to assist patients and their families and to underwrite the cost of programs, facilities, and equipment at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, the leading children’s hospital in Broward and Palm Beach counties. The new Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital opened its doors to patients on July 21, 2011. The four-story, 180,000-square-foot facility has six operating rooms, imaging services, and an entire floor dedicated to pediatric oncology care. The new hospital’s 48 additional private rooms bring the total licensed beds at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital to 204.
Posted on: Tue, 03 Sep 2013 14:38:03 +0000
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