Concert to raise funds to buy

ATLANTIC BEACH - Three bands, one church and a city commissioner intend to help clothe 72 children from needy families for this upcoming school year after a concert Friday at Christian louboutin Shoes the Atlantic Theatres.

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The Back-To-School Bash will be at the theater complex that's also home to the Vineyard Church, at 751 Atlantic Blvd.

Faith-based musical groups Blameless, Wordplay and The Dundies will perform. Admission is $10.

Each child is expected to receive three sets of school clothes. The Donner and Jordan Park community centers in Atlantic Beach are assisting with the effort.

City Commissioner Jonathan Daugherty organized the event after contacting associates at Vineyard, where he attends church. Daugherty said he knows what it's like to be needy and felt it was time to give back.

He also had assistance from the organization Dignity U Wear, which specializes in fundraisers to help clothe needy children. The charity is a service Christian louboutin Shoes center for outreach programs throughout Jacksonville and has a warehouse in downtown Jacksonville.

"It really struck a chord with me," Daugherty said Wednesday. "I grew up in poverty [in Missouri] and I remember what it was like not to have clothes to go to school. I basically got clothes from yard sales and things like that."

Friday's concerts are just the initial phase of the project, Daugherty said. The community centers will work with Dignity U Wear through the year.

"It takes money to buy the clothes and I wanted to raise money to purchase clothes for these kids to go back to school in," said Daugherty, who added he was thrilled when Vineyard Church officials agreed to use their theaters on Atlantic Boulevard for the concerts.

"Hopefully Tory burch it's going to be an annual event," he said.

The clothes have been pre-ordered from Dignity U Wear, said Daugherty. Now the organizers just need to sell a few more tickets to the event. About $2,200 is needed to Tory burch cover the costs and many tickets have already been sold. There also have been outright donations .

Vineyard Associate Pastor Mike Townsend said the church quickly agreed to be part of the event and volunteered theater facilities and personnel to run the concerts.

"We had a lot of relationships with the kids to begin with and we have such a good venue here for these kind of concerts," said Townsend. "I was excited; it's a win-win for us."

There was little hesitation from the church congregation to help organize the event, and Townsend said he needed all the help he could get because corporate sponsorships were few because of the sluggish economy.

"On the individual side of things, we've already sold about 150 tickets, which means we should have about 300 to 400 people out for the show," said Townsend. "It's been a great response so far."

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Anyone wishing to make a contribution or purchase a ticket can call the Vineyard Church at 246-6707.Drew Dixon can also be reached at (904) 249-4947, ext. 6313.

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