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21st ANNUAL FEMALE MUSICIANS FIGHTING BREAST CANCER BENEFIT
(Buffalo, NY) It‘s been 21 years, since Ida Goeckel, a local female bass
player, and two time breast cancer survivor, founded and organized the first annual
Female Musicians Fighting Breast Cancer Benefit in 2003. The 21st Annual Female
Musicians Fighting Breast Cancer Benefit is once again set to raise awareness and
funds for Roswell Park’s 11 Day Power Play Resource Center, the go-to support and
information center on the grounds of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. This
resource center, which includes information for women affected by breast or gynecological
cancers, provides a central location to find reliable information about cancer diagnosis,
treatment, clinical trials, and survivorship. Patients and their support network can then
learn to make informed and confident choices and become better equipped to take an active
role in their care.
The event will occur on Sunday October 27th, 2024 at the newly renovated Sportsmen’s
Tavern at 326 Amherst St., Buffalo, N.Y. Doors will open at 1:00 p.m. with four
outstanding musical groups who have generously donated their time and talent to perform.
Music will be from 1:30-5:30.p.m. It will be a gathering of some of
the best live music you will see/hear anywhere. This year is an ode to rock tribute bands.
The first group will be Silent Legacy, a delightful tribute to Melissa Etheridge, featuring
and lead by returning artist, Tara Graves. Second, they will be followed by a performance
by a favorite Buffalo staple, The Blackrock Beatles, paying tribute to the Fab Four. We are
thrilled to have the likes of Cathy Carfagna once again, along with her veteran mates Geno
McManus, Joe Rozler, and Frank Grizanti. Our third band, Big Martha, is a tribute to the
Allman Bros .Band, and features Grace Lougen, who has played this benefit annually more
than any other single performer. Finally, the event will culminate with a rocking set from
the regionally acclaimed group, The Fleetwood Mac Experience, featuring returning
musicians, Stacey Rybarcyzk and Matt Hake.
Prizes generously donated by local merchants and individuals will be in a basket
raffle throughout the show, and there will be a 50/50 split as well. Admission
to witness all this talent under one roof is just $10.00 both pre-sale and at the door.
There will be a cash bar and fine food served at the venue to enhance the experience.
The benefit donates 100% of the proceeds to Roswell Park’s 11 Day Power Play Resource
Center located in the main building on the facility grounds in Buffalo, N.Y.
This is the original music benefit to raise Breast Cancer Awareness and has spawned
similar events locally. The mission of this benefit is dedicated to the active self-advocacy,
informed choice, and empowerment of breast cancer patients/survivors.
Breast Cancer is the most common cancer in American women, except for skin cancers. It
is estimated that in 2024, approximately 30% of all new female cancer diagnoses will be
breast cancer. According to a study led by researchers at Washington University School of
Medicine in St. Louis, diagnoses of breast cancer have increased steadily in women under
age 50 over the past two decades, with steeper increases in more recent years.
This is why it is so imperative to schedule mammograms. Current New York law already
requires coverage of a baseline mammogram for covered persons age 35 through 39 and an annual
mammogram for persons age 40 and older, as well as coverage for mammograms at any age for a
covered person that has a prior history of breast cancer or a first degree relative with a prior history
With greater concentration on pinpointing its cause and developing a cure through
research, perhaps the next generation will no longer needlessly have to be concerned about
the risk of breast cancer.
In the meantime, it is important that those who have been diagnosed receive the
compassionate care and treatment that Roswell has to offer, as
well as arm themselves with the available up-to-date information at Roswell Park’s
rededicated 11 Day Power Play Resource Center. The entire community is invited
to support this worthy cause.
For further information contact the FMFBC benefit founder
and organizer, Ms. Goeckel, at benefitfmfbc@gmail.com and be sure to visit us on the
website https://benefitfmfbc.org, as well as at
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