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Grateful for concert fundraiser support
(by AL, NANCY and ROSIE MERCURO - September 25, 2008)
On Sept. 6, my family produced a fundraiser, "Rosie’s Concert to Benefit SMA Research," which despite tropical storm "Hanna" which hit Montclair just before the concert started, was a huge success and exceeded our goal to raise funds and awareness to find a cure for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
tropical storm "Hanna" which hit Montclair just before the concert started, was a huge success and exceeded our goal to raise funds and awareness to find a cure for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
For those who came out and supported our event on such a horrible night, we thank you but there are many more I need to thank for making this night such a success. Many who could not attend gave to a special online donation site we set up (www.fsma.org/rosiesconcert) and are still giving. Thank you. To the kind people at the First Congregational Church of Montclair, the tireless volunteers at the Outpost in the Burbs, Frungillo Caterers, Township of Montclair and The Montclair Times, thank you.
Thank you to our family, friends and neighbors and the Montclair High School field hockey team for putting up posters in town and their continued support. A special thank-you to the Gottlieb Foundation for their generous donation and to many other corporate sponsors such as ICOM.
Most of all, I need to thank the Board of Trustees at the Outpost in the Burbs for their support, and Outpost President Gina Auriemma; without her help this concert would have never happened. Gina’s grace and persistence in getting the WFUV’s Pete Fornatale over the years to ask Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Famer Richie Furay to donate his time for our event was instrumental to our success. Of course, to Pete, Richie and Alan Marzelli for a wonderful night of music as well as Bill Lauf who opened the show and won the audience over with a special song he wrote for Rosie.
Thank you all. It is truly a "Good Reason to Know somebody loves you."
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