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rhythm : from : the : heartthe planet's longest continuous rhythm drum•a•thon¡BEATing cancer!¡ANNOUNCING!
drumSTRONG 2010 Saturday & Sunday, May 15th & 16th, 2010 click below click below click Our world famous, signature event is May 15th &16th in the beautiful rolling pastures of Misty Meadows Farm. Festivities start at noon EST, Saturday, May 15th and drumming will continue (non-stop) through Sunday, May 16th till 5:00 pm (28 non-stop hours later!). Come early/stay late! Bring the family. We will play with some amazing artists. We have vendors with drums, food, beautiful souvenirs, and onsite instruction. Come out and play; drum, learn, dance, eat, camp and show your support. rain or SHINE! Drum in honor of or in memory of and support survivorship. Global Drum Circle :: BEATing cancer!
The rolling pastures of Misty Meadows Farm, Weddington,North Carolina, rocked in May '07 for the first annualdrumSTRONG™.
Founder Scott Swimmer spoke the words “… at drumSTRONG we are gathering folks to rhythm, providing community service opportunities and helping to facilitate the sharing of valuable cancer resources; lending support to those touched by cancer... We are making a sound impression on the health complexion of our community.cancer will crumble to the beat of our drums.In the famous words of Mason Swimmer, ‘cancer sucks!’
cancer is not an easy fix. It takes great community effort and financial support to make the ‘c’ monster a thing of history and something no body need fear.As important as anything else we do, we encourage the community to focus on 'playing nice' together (lighten up on the constraints and limiting factors of "competitiveness") giving rise to true, solid, collaborative initiatives. We invite ALL traditional and complimentary health resources and cancer initiatives to showcase their missions & methods. DrumsForCures wants you to intelligently select and support the cancer societies, health and research facilities that do the most good. We make them available to you and ask that we be the conduit. Drum to rekindle the fire of survivorship in you. Drum in honor of or in memory of or just out of the goodness of your hearts. Drum with hope of opening the eyes and hearts of more people to amplify efforts to find cures. Drum to respect and represent all the fighters and survivors who share this historyBe Heard :: Drum Long :: Drum Strong"drumSTRONG '09 has raised over $115,000. to date!
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1500 people, of all ages, in various stages of health, through all of natures’ challenges – played
through the weekend. Important cancer health resource info was shared and spirits were raised. With kind, confident (entertaining) direction from the amazing Greg Whitt, Tomoko "TomTom" Yokota, John Yost, Roger Johansan, John Fitzgerald, Robin Leftwich, Heather DeRigo, Matt Zavadil, Ann O'Neill, David Drum, Jonathan Murray, Andy Spraggins, Cathy Kielar, and by virtue of the strength in the dedicated hearts (and hands) of those
that drummed; we kept rhythm in motion for
exactly 27 hours from commencement. We have lifted spirits, raised thousands
of dollars, drummed Globally to BEAT cancer and yes, we have established the Guinness Word Record for more people maintaining
rhythm for the longest duration ever. Only with your financial help can we continue our efforts through DrumsForCures :: drumSTRONG™ to assist local and national organizations to address cancer concerns. PLEASE continue to support us.All proceeds benefit local and international cancer initiatives. DrumsForCures is a non-competitive, true non-profit (ALL volunteer) organization promoting cooperative and collaborative relationships amongst the entities working for cancer solutions. DrumsForCures prides itself on being a hub of disbursement of cancer health information and resources. We encourage you to intelligently select and support the cancer societies, health and research facilities that do the most good. We make them available to you and ask that we be the conduit. Working through us truly provides more 'bang for your buck'. With your donation to DrumsForCures, you allow us to carry on our good work throughout communities and you receive the same tax benefit and recognition for your contributions. As a sponsor of DrumsForCures, one may designate a specific amount to a specific charity or allow us to disburse a percentage to other efforts (Pediatric Percussion Programs, cancer education in the Classrooms); all in the donor's name.
DrumsForCures is a 501(c)(3) and the producer of drumSTRONG™ Donate online or mail your donation to:
Carolinas Medical Center has announced that DrumsForCures will be the 'keystone' in their initiative to raise money for research and clinical trials at Levine Children's Hospital. It is a matching funds campaign called :: d=BC2 :: drumSTRONG = BEATingChildhoodCancer
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