In the light of the recent horrific flooding in Pakistan; Sam Duckworth, aka Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly is auctioning himself off on eBay to help raise much-needed funds. Before any Get Cape fans out there get too excited - you don't get to keep him (he's generous, but he's not crazy) but he will play in the house of the highest bidder.
Some of you may know of a handful of bands who have been offering this once in a lifetime opportunity on their Pledge Music pages but this unique in that all the proceeds goes straight to a good cause.
Sam says of the auction:
“A higher than usual monsoon season in Pakistan has caused flooding to ravage this beautiful country. Infrastructure has collapsed, 4 million people are left homeless, malnourished and in desperate need of aid, the biggest natural disaster in many years.
As a result I put a note up on facebook seeing if anyone would be interested in donating money to the DEC/Oxfam appeal in exchange for an in your house acoustic gig. Response was overwhelming. As a result I have decided to put it up for auction via the Oxfam eBay store which is live now.
Happy bidding, let’s hope we can raise a lot of money to help this nation in times of desperate need."
The auction is set to close in just under 5 days and bidding currently stands at £1,180. So if you have a spare couple of grand (maybe I have one or two wealthy readers?) then give it a bash.
While we're on the subject of being charitable I wanted to touch upon the Matthew Leone benefit. As you may know, Matthew Leone (bassist in Madina Lake) was viciously beaten at the beginning of July when he tried to intervene when he witnessed a man attacking his wife on a street in Chicago. As a result, Matthew was left in a critical condition and continues to need to pay for extensive medical bills as he continues to undergo treatment for his injuries. Due to a lack of health insurance he is struggling to do this alone.
So, in his name, several bands and acts have come together and formed "Through The Pain" to help raise funds and awareness for the cause. Shows are set to go ahead in the US but since my readers are predominantly based on this side of the pond I wanted to highlight the eBay auctions of lots of music memorabilia, signed merchandise and much more that you can get your mitts on knowing that all your money is going to go towards helping a man who acted heroically and suffered unnecessarily.
Here's the official 411:
Sweet Relief Musicians Fund have partnered up with Through The Pain and Roadrunner Records to help raise funds for his yet untold medical, legal and rehabilitation costs.Sweet Relief, Through The Pain, and Roadrunner have been accepting generous donations from both inside and outside the music industry in aid of Matthew. 100% of proceeds raised will go towards Matthew’s medical costs.
Sweet Relief Musicians Fund is a non profit 501(c)(3) organization that provides financial assistance to all types of career musicians who are struggling to make ends meet while facing illness, disability, or age-related problems.
Through The Pain is explicitly raising funds for Matthew Leone.
Through The Pain is explicitly raising funds for Matthew Leone.
Thanks guys.
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