Concert to Benefit Helena Woman

Sunday, September 14, 2003
Downtown Helena, 2-10 p.m.
To Help Toni McMaster

The Lost & Foundation will hold a fund-raising concert on Sunday, September 14, in Downtown Helena from 2 to 10 p.m. Proceeds of the concert will go to help Toni McMaster, a Helena woman.

Toni suffers from a rare type of cancerous brain tumor. When Toni underwent surgery in 1998, the tumor was misdiagnosed as benign. Last January, further surgery and tests revealed that the tumor was malignant. Toni went through a six-week regimen of radiation and chemotherapy. She is now undergoing six week-long treatments of intensive chemotherapy.

The disease – and its treatment – have kept v away from her job at the Department of Public Health and Human Services. The rest of the household income is seasonal. While Toni continues to receive insurance benefits, the family is hard-pressed to cover extra medical expenses and ongoing living expenses.

The Lost & Foundation benefit will raise money through a silent auction, raffles, 50/50 drawings, and donations. The Foundation suggests a donation of $2 at the gate.

Several area merchants have generously given prizes for drawings and raffles. In addition, businesses hosting events will donate a portion of the day’s proceeds to the cause. The festivities will include a variety of children's activities.

The event will span Performance Square, Bullwhackers Saloon, Flicker's Coffeehouse, and Club 77 Sports Bar. More than a dozen musical acts will perform during the day, including Vintage, In Cahoots, and Nine Miles Up.

Also on tap are The Stream, The 49th Street Blues Project, and Double Take. Further acts include Trust Fund Hippies, Flyer, Grama Phat, Fat Bachelors, Rick Wine, and others to be announced.

The Lost & Foundation is a nonprofit corporation established by Helena musicians. The Foundation organizes regular events to benefit worthy causes. The group has sponsored several previous concerts and raised over $110,000 for worthy causes.

The Lost & Foundation benefit for Toni McMaster starts at 2 in the afternoon on the Helena Walking Mall at Performance Square. For more information, call 442-5002.

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