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Thursday, December 06, 2007

Help Is on the Way For the Holidays IX Was a Hit!

The Help Is on the Way for the Holidays benefit concert this past weekend in San Francisco went off without a hitch and helped a great organization do even more good:

The Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation presented the 9th annual “Help Is on the Way for the Holidays” on Dec. 2nd at the Herbst Theatre, ringing in the holiday season with song and dance from stars of stage, screen, and TV. Half a dozen decorated trees graced the stage and twice as many poinsettias lined it, along with boughs of holly. Beneficiaries of this year’s concert were Meals of Marin and Positive Resource Center. Producers Joe Seiler and Ken Henderson announced that REAF has distributed well over $2 million to AIDS service organizations, and that all performers donated their time and talent.


Justin received high praise for his performance from the San Francisco Bay Times reviewer, Sister Dana Van Iquity:

Justin Guarini sang Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Goin’ On,” with a timely plea for peace: “War is not the answer.” Guarini’s mellow falsetto was flawless.


San Francisco Bay Times

What a great addition to the holidays and to the cause of AIDs services!

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