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A Song for Ryan: A Benefit for SUDC Research and Advocacy

NEEDHAM - [January 9, 2014] On
January 17, 18 &
19, 2014, Meshach Sicot of Dedham will be performing alongside over
130 students from the Plugged In music program to raise awareness and
funds for the
Ryan Mancini Charitable Foundation. This session, 38 student bands will

be playing over three days to show the community that music can be a
vehicle for positive change!

About the Ryan Mancini Charitable Foundation
The Ryan Mancini Charitable Foundation (RMCF) is a charitable
foundation created to support SUDC research and advocacy. Founded after
the passing of Ryan Mancini a vibrant 1 year-old lost to SUDC in
December of 2009, the RMCF collects and distributes funds specifically
for SUDC research and advocacy. The Mancini family has taken this
tragedy and used it to inform a life's mission to ensure that SUDC is
researched, treated, and some day prevented entirely. SUDC (Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood) is the sudden and
unexpected death of a child over the age of twelve months, which remains
unexplained after a thorough case investigation, is conducted.

For more information about the Ryan Mancini Charitable Foundation visit their website at:


www.rememberingryanmancini.com/Story.htm



A Song for Ryan:
A Benefit for SUDC Research and Advocacy
Friday, January 17, 2014 - Sunday, January 19, 2014


Friday - 6:00pm - 11:00pm
Saturday - 6:00pm - 11:00pm

Sunday - 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Powers Hall, Needham Town Hall
1471 Highland Ave
Needham, MA 02492



Tickets are $5.00 for students, $10.00 for seniors, and $15.00 for adults. Cash or check.
Tickets sold at the door only.




Concert t-shirts and CDs will also be available at the show! All
proceeds from the sale of shirts and CD go directly to the Ryan Mancini
Charitable Foundation.

Can't make it to the show? Want to be a
part of making positive change? Visit our fundraising page and help us
reach our goal of $1000.00 in donations by January 19, 2014!
www.gofundme.com/rememberingryan



About spring session registration

Don't forget to sign up for Plugged In's spring 2014 session! The
spring session runs from February 24, 2014 to June 12, 2014. The
deadline for spring session registration is February 10, 2014.
For more information or to register, please go to http://www.pluggedinband.org/programs/band-class/.


Students can register for private lessons at anytime. For more information or to register, please go to http://www.pluggedinband.org/programs/private-lessons/.



About the Plugged In teen music program
Plugged
In is a non-profit organization aimed at providing a nurturing and
supporting community for musicians ages 8-18 in which they can feel a
sense of belonging, as well as providing them an opportunity to give
back to the community by raising both funds and awareness for various
organizations of the students' choosing. For more information, visit http://www.pluggedinband.org/.

About the founders
Tom
Pugh and Sandra Rizkallah established the Plugged In teen music program
in 2002. Tom Pugh, a Berklee alumnus and musician with thirty years of
experience, is the music director for Plugged In. He is a member of two
Boston-based bands and has played at the Montreal Jazz Festival. He has
also been an engineer at WGBH in Boston for more than twenty years.
Sandra Rizkallah has a degree in film and television from Emerson
College, has produced her own documentaries, and has worked in the
post-production department of Nova at WGBH.

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