Benefit Concert for Leukemia Research

While our primary focus is photographing weddings and portraits, sometimes we get the opportunity to put our time & skills into other cool happenings. In this post, here are some of Jon’s favorite images from a recent Leukemia Benefit Concert held in Garwood, NJ. Casey (a friend of his from high school) organized this awesome event, showcasing a local slew of talented bands and raising support for a great cause. Can’t forget to say a shout out to a fellow photographer friend, Jenna Perfette, for allowing Jon to tag along.

the venue: The Crossroads at Garwood, Garwood, NJ, 78 North Ave  (site link here, Yelp! link here)
the cause: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LINK)- money was raised for a local team participating in a triathlon
for Team in Training for Leukemia research
the bands (in order of appearance):
+ Ugly Club  http://www.myspace.com/theuglyclubnj
+ The Tattle Tales http://www.myspace.com/thetattletales
+ Bah Bah Bahrain http://www.myspace.com/bahbahbahrain
+ Young American Artists http://www.myspace.com/youngamericanartists
+ Martian http://www.myspace.com/listentomartian

the amount raised: over $300 in donations at the door
event planner: Casey R.  (Interested in having her plan your next show/event/concert? She can be reached at: caseyreznik@mac.com )

Lastly, here are some kind words directly from the fingertips of Casey:

*A huge thanks to Lee from Crossroads for making the show possible and being insanely easy to work with.
*Make sure you come out to the next event so more money can be raised for worthy causes… Besides, more people means more fun for those attending.“

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7 Jun ’10 | Categories: Event Photography | Tags: band photography, benefit concert, concert photography, Event Photography, jt, local new jersey bands, NJ, NJ bands Ugly Club The Tattle Tales Bah Bah Bahrain Young American Artists Martian, Team in Training fundraiser, The Crossroads in Garwood | Comments Off on Benefit Concert for Leukemia Research