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“MUSIC FOR CHAMPIONS”
BENEFIT CONCERT
TO FEATURE MAJOR MUSIC ACTS
Inaugural Event Will Benefit Arnold Palmer Hospital for
Children and T.J. Martell Foundation
New York, NY – Music fans will converge on Orlando this
March to take part in a memorable concert event while
supporting the battle against cancer.
The first-ever Music for Champions concert
will take place on Monday, March 19, 2012 at Hard Rock Live
Orlando. Proceeds from the concert will jointly benefit
Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and T.J. Martell
Foundation for Leukemia, Cancer and AIDS Research. The
concert will kick off the 2012 Arnold Palmer Invitational
Presented by MasterCard.
Performing at the benefit concert will be country music
super group Rascal Flatts, and the night will also feature
at least one additional major international music act. An
announcement of additional acts is expected in the coming
weeks.
Music for Champions is a high-profile, festive event that
will feature a magical evening of performances. The concert
will bring celebrities together with business, medical,
music and sports industry executives to raise awareness and
funds for innovative cancer research. The evening will also
feature a live auction of unique, one-of-a-kind items.
The concert will begin at 7:30 P.M., with doors opening to
general ticket holders at 6:30 P.M. Sponsorships are on sale
now, with packages beginning at $1,200; individual tickets
will start at $50, and will go on sale Friday, February 3 at
10:00 P.M. EST. Concert, ticket, and sponsorship information
is available at
www.MusicForChampions.com
For more information, please contact the T.J. Martell
Foundation at (646) 841-1394 or visit
www.TJMartellFoundation.org .
ABOUT THE T.J. MARTELL FOUNDATION
The T.J. Martell Foundation for Leukemia, Cancer and AIDS
Research was founded in 1975 by music industry executive
Tony Martell and his colleagues in loving memory of his son,
T.J., who died of leukemia. It is the music industry's
largest foundation that funds innovative medical research
focused on finding cures for cancer and AIDS. The Foundation
has provided over $250 million dollars for research.
Research hospitals funded by the foundation include T.J.
Martell Memorial Laboratories at Mt. Sinai Medical Center,
Harvard School of Public Health, MD Anderson Cancer Center,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer
Center, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center,
Columbia-Presbyterian Cancer Center, Massachusetts General
Cancer Center, The Mayo Clinic, Winship Cancer Institute at
Emory University and Arnold Palmer Medical Center.
ABOUT ARNOLD PALMER HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN
In just over two decades, Arnold Palmer Hospital for
Children has risen from a community hospital serving Central
Florida to an internationally-known health care institution,
now ranked as one of the country’s “Best Children’s
Hospitals” by U.S. News & World Report. Arnold Palmer
Hospital partners with MD Anderson Cancer Center
Orlando to provide highly focused expertise and individual
attention to critically ill children from around the state
of Florida. Since 1995, our pediatric oncology and
hematology doctors have cared for children diagnosed with a
variety of cancer and blood disorders, including leukemia,
central nervous system cancers, bone tumors, Hodgkin's
Disease, lymphoma, sickle cell disease and hemophilia.
Increasingly, our clinicians are joining forces with
researchers around the country and here in Orlando to
perform research and develop innovative cancer treatments
and protocols. Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children is
committed to the ongoing process of discovery and innovation
and proud to be the newest member of the T.J. Martell
Foundation family.
ABOUT ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL
PRESENTED BY MASTERCARD
The Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard will
hold its 34th annual tournament March 19-25, 2012. The
Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard is one of
Central Florida’s signature events, a premier sporting event
and a highlight of the PGA TOUR, attracting some of the
greatest talent in golf. The entire event is overseen and
directed by one of the game’s all-time greats — Arnold
Palmer. Proceeds from the tournament benefit Arnold Palmer
Medical Center, including Arnold Palmer Hospital for
Children and Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies.
ABOUT RASCAL FLATTS
Rascal Flatts will wrap their current tour “Thaw Out Tour”
on February 18, shortly before their highly-anticipated
eighth studio album, CHANGED, is due out on April 3 on Big
Machine Records. They debuted their last project, NOTHING
LIKE THIS, at #1 on the Country album sales chart and became
one of only four country acts to debut six consecutive
studio albums at #1. Since their musical debut in 2000, the
band has sold over 21 million albums and 25 million digital
downloads and delivered 13 #1 singles to the top of the
charts. They were the most played country group at radio in
2011 as well as being the most awarded country group of the
past decade with over 40 trophies from the American Country
Awards, Academy of Country Music Awards, American Music
Awards, Country Music Association Awards, People's Choice
Awards and more. For additional information on Rascal Flatts
go to
www.rascalflatts.com
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