PRESS RELEASE
Friday, January 22, 2010

Contact:
Sionfonds for Haiti
Antonya Blackstone
415-309-8088
[email protected]
www.sionfonds.org
For Immediate Release


Alternative Contact:

Stephanie Dalton
Urban Music Presents
415-503-8207

For Immediate Release

Urban Music Presents

Benefit Relief Concert for Sionfonds for Haiti

& Foyer De Sion Orphanage in Haiti

Sunday, February 28, 2010


FEATURING:

Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble of San Francisco * Sandy Cressman & Sombra y Luz *

Ray Obiedo and Mambo Caribe * The Bay Area Latin Jazz All-Stars

Anthony Blea, Ray Obiedo, Jesus Diaz, John Santos, Wayne Wallace, Bill Ortiz, Jeff Cressman, David Belove, Murray Low and David Flores, Melecio Magdaluyo, Paul van Wageningen, Marc van Wageningen, Dan Foltz, Larry de la Cruz, Sandy Cressman, Paul Mousavi, David Matthews, Jeff Narell

 

Pier 23 Cafe

On the Embarcadero, San Francisco

www.pier23cafe.com

 

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 22, 2010-The Bay Area Latin jazz community will come together at an all-star concert on Sunday, February 28, 2010 at Pier 23 Cafe in San Francisco from 3 to 8 p.m. to benefit Sionfonds for Haiti whose office and one of three orphanages in Port-au-Prince were completely destroyed in the earthquake on January 12.  Tickets are $25 with one hundred percent of the proceeds going to Sionfonds for Haiti, www.sionfonds.org.  All ages are welcome.  For more information contact:  Sionfonds for Haiti, Antonya Blackstone at [email protected] or call 415-309-8088.  Additional contact: Stephanie Dalton at [email protected] or 415-503-8207.

 

 

The Cause:

 

         Sionfonds for Haiti maintains 2 schools and meal programs, sends medical teams, runs an adult education program, and is affiliated with Foyer de Sion Orphanage.

 

         Sionfonds has been working for the poorest of the poor in Haiti since 2004 and will continue to do so after this tragedy.  In addition to helping rebuild communities, their goal is to help families stay together through programs which help create self-reliance.

 

         An email written on January 21 to U.S. Director of Sionfonds Annie Blackstone, from an employee of  Sionfonds, who worked in the office in Port-au-Prince, showsthe desperation they are facing:

 

          "Hi Annie, I hope you already know everything that happened in the office. I'd like to tell you there are many children of sionfonds who are harmed, wounded Some of them are dead such as Louig�ne Dejean , Altemar Mirlene... so  i'd like you to find a group of people ( doctors and nurces) to come.  it is very important that you bring stuffs like clothes, food or anything you can cause now so many of the chrildren are homeless, hungry. so hopeless so i need you to come if you can. love Mirlene."


         Donate now, your contribution is desperately needed:      www.sionfonds.org


                        You can send check donation to:

                        Sionfonds c/o Annie Blackstone

                        P.O. Box 79

                        Canyon, CA 94516


sionfonds benefit
Featured artists are:

  • The Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble of San Francisco - www.ljye.com


For more information please contact:  Sionfonds for Haiti, Antonya Blackstone at [email protected] or call 415-309-8088.  You may also contact Stephanie Dalton at [email protected] or 415-503-8207.

Sponsors for this Benefit Concert are:

  • All the musicians performing today are donating their time and talent