Archive for the ‘Charities’ Category
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
Indie on Air the Voice of Independant Music
This Wed 2/10/10, Classic will interview Melissa Behring -front woman for the Detroit based band 7 Million Jigawatts. The 2 will take an in-depth look at Breast Cancer and the progress being made in its treatment. Classic wants to know..”Where is that cure?” Could it be right around the corner? Melissa has been very active in battling this terrible disease that has taken too many women in their prime. Classic shines the light on Melissa and her work!
The Indie on Air! Music in Action series features performers/artists who are using their creative talent to help charitable causes. Classic offers an in-depth look at the performers, their music & their cause.
Tags: 7 Million Jigawatts, 7MJ, Benefits, breast cancer, Charity, Detroit Rock and Soul, Dream Town Media, Entertainment, Fundraiser, Jake Tobias, Jon Vidal, Melissa Behring, Nathan Montgomery, Soroptimists of Trenton
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Friday, September 18th, 2009
Hard Rock Café Detroit Presents: Pinktober
Featuring: 7 Million Jigawatts wsg/ Michael Seger & Everyone’s Favorite Band
Thursday October 1st, 2009
Detroit MI – Hard Rock Café presents the Pinktober Kick Off party for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Featuring 7 Million Jigawatts wsg/ Michael Seger & Everyone’s Favorite Band. This is a free all ages event! Doors are at 7pm.
To celebrate their 10-year anniversary of the Pinktober Breast Cancer Awareness campaign, Hard Rock Cafes and Hotels everywhere are hosting Pinktober parties and live music events. They are raising awareness and money for local, national, and international charities, such as the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and The Caron Keiting Foundation. Plus a portion of Pinktober apparel and accessories sales go directly to breast cancer research.
Several local businesses have been generous enough to donate items to be raffled off and all proceeds will be donated to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and Karmanos Cancer Centers.
Dearborn Music has donated 6 stock promo posters featuring: Daughtry, the Fray, Dave Matthews Band, the Von Bondies, Springsteen, and a Motown Review Poster.
Showtime Detroit has donated guitar cables, a tambourine, and two pink ladies corsets.
Upstares Salon in Royal Oak has donated a gift certificate for a new hair do.
Julie Hecker from PUNK FITNESS Detroit is also offering a few certificates to her classes.
Revitalize Day Spa in Birmingham is offering one 90 minute massage and 100 mini facial/massages.
And for the grand prize Dream Town Media which is the brainchild of Melissa Behring (lead singer of 7 Million Jigawatts) will be raffling off one custom artwork Fender Guitar.
Raffle tickets will be $5 each or 5 for $20.
7 Million Jigawatts will be headlining this special event. Their unique style of music is infused with rock and soul and the talent of this band has caught the attention of Ford Motor Company. Their song, “I’ve Got You Covered,” is featured on the interior 360 view of the 2010 Mustang on www.the2010mustang.com. They will be playing original songs that are due to come out on their upcoming CD release as well as a mix of covers. This is a band that is also very involved in the community. This year they have taken time out of their busy schedules to help raise awareness and money for breast cancer. This will be their third event this year for the cause.
Also bringing their talent to the stage for this special evening will be Michael Seger & Everyone’s Favorite Band. They are a Detroit – based group made up of 5 talented musicians. They are teachers, students, writers, and artists. The band has taken Michael Seger’s acoustic style songs and added drums, bass, electric guitar, synthesizer, and four-part vocal harmonies fusing epic drum beats with captivating melodies.
For more info on Michael Seger & Everyone’s Favorite Band www.michaelseger.com
The Pinktober Kick Off Party will take place on Thursday, October 1st, 2009 at 8pm at the Hard Rock Café in Detroit. This is a free all ages event!
Show Your Support. Invest in a Cure
Tags: 2010 Mustang, 7 Million Jigawatts, 7MJ, Benefits, breast cancer, Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Charity, Dearborn Music, Detroit Rock and Soul, Dream Town Media, Entertainment, Fender Guitar, Ford Motor Company, Fundraiser, Hard Rock Cafe Detroit, Jake Tobias, Jon Vidal, Julie Hecker, Live Music, Melissa Behring, Michael Seger & Everyone's Favorite Band, Motor City Rah Rah's, Nathan Montgomery, Punk Fitness Detroit, Revitalize Day Spa, Showtime Detroit
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Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
9-12-09
Soroptimist International of Trenton Area
6th Annual Chick Ride for Breast Cancer
“Riding for Women’s Cancer Awareness”
Live Music by 7 Million Jigawatts
Police Escorted Motorcycle Ride
Helicopter Rides
Silent Auction
Brown Bag Raffle
Food by Carrabbas
2008 Chick Ride Photo by Shane Glenn
6854 Ready Road, South Rockwood
Check-in is 12:00 Noon – 1:30 p.m.
RIDE BEGINS AT 2:00 P.M. – SHARP!
POLICE ESCORTED RIDE
$35 per rider / $60 with passenger (one bike) before August 15, 2008
$50 per rider / $75 with passenger (one bike) after August 15, 2008
Registration includes: Ride Pin • Dinner • Beverage • Entertainment • Bonfire
Come and PARTY!
$20 Minimum Donation per person for Non-Rider Ticket
Includes: Dinner • Beverage • Entertainment • Bonfire
Proceeds to benefit: Soroptimists International of TRENTON AREA PROJECTS and WOMEN CELEBRATING LIFE
QUESTIONS? CONTACT: CAROLE BELL @ 734-675-8065
POLICE ESCORTS CONTACT: DONNA FICKEISEN @ 734-671-1459
2009 Chick Ride for Breast Cancer Registration Form
Shout out to the Motor City Blog for covering the Chick Ride!
Thank you to the Detroit News and Kimberly Hayes Taylor for their recent article on the Chick Ride!
Tags: 7 Million Jigawatts, Benefits, breast cancer, Charity, Detroit News, event, Fundraiser, Harley Davidson, Live Music, Motor City Blog, Motorcycle ride, Soroptimists of Trenton
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
We are so proud to be included in the Red Dog family. There was an amazing turn out all day on Saturday for their Dog Fight against Cancer. They really do work their tails off to support the people in the surrounding community. We had a great time watching folks get dunked. Chelsea created some amazing henna tattoos. A hearty thank you to Jake for donating the 7MJ PA and his entire day to run sound for all the bands. You can see all the pictures on the Red Dog Saloon Facebook Fan Page.
7 Million Jigawatts at the Dog Fight Against Cancer Photo by Scott Angus
Tags: 7 Million Jigawatts, 7MJ, Benefits, breast cancer, Charity, Detroit Rock and Soul, Entertainment, Fundraiser, Jake Tobias, Jon Vidal, Live Music, Melissa Behring, Nathan Montgomery, Red Dog Saloon
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Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
7 Million Jigawatts to perform their unique blend of rock and soul music this Saturday at an all ages fundraiser at The Red Dog Saloon to benefit a local Commerce Twp Family.
The Red Dog is a close knit family that 7MJ is proud to be a part of. One of the owners has recently been diagnosed with Lung Cancer. Instead of focusing on her own battle, the Red Dog family is extending a helping hand to a family in the community who is also going through a tough battle with the disease and has had a very unfortunate past year.
A 38 year old mother of two from Commerce has recently been diagnosed with Breast Cancer. She had it in the past, but it has returned premature of the seven year remission mark. She can no longer work due to her disease. To add to their troubles, the father was recently laid off of work, leaving them without medical insurance.
Breast Cancer Benefit at the Red Dog Saloon
The Red Dog Saloon is pulling the community together to make a difference. In this day and age, it seems everyone knows someone who is suffering from this incurable disease. We would like to see our kindness in action by helping a local family make it through this horrible battle and not have to do it alone.
The event will go from 12noon until 9pm outside, and continue on until 2am inside. To kick-off the festivities, we will be hosting bands in the Red Dog Saloon parking lot all day.
Performers include:
12-1:30 – Damage Control
1:45-3:15 – Legacy
3:45-5:15 – Calling Marvin
5:45 – 7:10 – 7 Million Jigawatts
7:20 – 8:45 – Cruizin Jupiter
9:30 – 2 – No One Else
Along with live music, the Red Dog is hosting other activities to help generate money for the family. There will be a Dunk Tank in the lot, and for $2/ball, attendees can take their chances at dunking some of the Red Dog staff, our owner, as well as other prominent individuals from the community. Along with the Dunk Tank, we will also have a Casino Tent, featuring a Poker Tournament, cash games, and Black Jack. There will be FREE ASTROLOGY READINGS. CJ Roberts Salon and Day Spa from Hartland will be on hand offering Henna Tattoos as well as doing free fitings for wigs for Chemo-patients.
All proceeds will be going directly to the family in need.
Tags: 7 Million Jigawatts, 7MJ, Benefits, breast cancer, Charity, Detroit Rock and Soul, Entertainment, Events, Fundraiser, Jake Tobias, Jon Vidal, Live Music, Melissa Behring, Nathan Montgomery, Poker Tournament, Red Dog Saloon
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Sunday, July 19th, 2009
Yesterday 7MJ performed outside of Joe’s Headquarters in Farmington. Set up ‘Grand Ole Opry’ style, the group crowded around an old mic and played for a few hours. The band helped Jackie P raise money for her preferred charity at the Founder’s Day Festival. Jackie P set up under a tent and hair for a minimum $10 donation to Childhelp.org. So far this weekend, she’s raised around $1500 and there’s still one more day to go!
There was a brief moment of breakdancing mania just before the 7MJ boys got their stylish new hair cuts. Jon Vidal lost his lovely locks for a more stylish shorter trim. There will be pictures of it on the 7 Million Jigawatts Facebook Fan Page.
Please help 7MJ find this kid.
Tags: 7 Million Jigawatts, 7MJ, Breakdancing, Charity, Childhelp.org, Entertainment, Farmington Founders Day Festival, Fundraiser, Jake Tobias, Jon Vidal, Melissa Behring, Nathan Montgomery
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Monday, June 8th, 2009
Canned Food Drive
This Saturday Night the
Red Dog Saloon,
Smalltown Lowdown Magazine, 7 Million Jigawatts and
Rothbury raising cans o’ food for Freedom of Hunger!
Drop off your cans at the Red Dog Saloon at any time between Saturday June 14 and Wednesday July 1st. Cans will be taken to the Rothbury Music Festival July 2nd – 5th held in Rothbury MI and donated to America’s food banks with the help of Conscious Alliance.
The person to donate the most cans and get a free 7MJ tshirt.
We heard the Red Dog & STLD are also giving some things away.
Tags: 7 Million Jigawatts, 7MJ, Benefits, Charity, Detroit Rock and Soul, Fundraiser, Red Dog Saloon, Rothbury Music Festival, Small Town Low Down Magazine
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Saturday, May 30th, 2009
7MJ Live at Biker Bob's Harley Davidson Breast Cancer Fundraiser
Many thanks to our friends and fans for helping make the Biker Bob’s Breast Cancer Fundraiser a success this past weekend.
Tags: 7 Million Jigawatts, 7MJ, Benefits, Biker Bob's Harley Davidson, breast cancer, Charity, Detroit, Detroit Rock and Soul, Entertainment, Fundraiser, Harley Davidson, Jake Tobias, Jon Vidal, Live Music, Melissa Behring, Motorcycle ride, Nathan Montgomery
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Monday, September 15th, 2008
Our friend, Shane Glenn, volunteered his time to take some great shots at the Chick Ride last month. Check out his flikr page to see his view into this great fundraiser.
Tags: 7 Million Jigawatts, 7MJ, Benefits, breast cancer, Charity, Detroit Rock and Soul, Entertainment, Fundraiser, Harley Davidson, Jake Tobias, Jon Vidal, Live Music, Melissa Behring, Motorcycle ride, Nathan Montgomery, Soroptimists of Trenton
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Saturday, September 13th, 2008
An 11 hour charity event featuring great entertainment in the heart of Detroit. Live performances all day at Campus Martius Park:
7 Million Jigawatts
Nathan Montgomery (Jazz),
Jon E. Vidal (singer/songwriter)
Melissa Behring Project with Neil Donato, Clint Sabon and Mike Rais of Bass
the Townies, with Melissa Behirng, Jake Tobias and Bodine
along with
Vivian George
Carolyn Straho
Paul J. Miles
and more!
www.cyclesinthecity.com for complete event details
Tags: 7 Million Jigawatts, 7MJ, Benefits, Charity, Detroit, Detroit Rock and Soul, Entertainment, Fundraiser, Harley Davidson, Jake Tobias, Live Music, Melissa Behring, Motorcycle ride, Nathan Montgomery
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