Huge names in music are lending their talents to Hurricane Sandy relief efforts at the 12-12-12 concert on Wednesday, Dec. 12, in New York.
Every penny sold from ticket sales will go directly to Sandy victims through the Robin Hood Relief Fund, which provides material, money and aid to local organizations that are serving families and individuals in the regions hit hardest by the storm, including more than 200 Patch towns in New Jersey, Connecticut and Long Island.
The all-star lineup includes Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, Dave Grohl, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Chris Martin, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Eddie Vedder, Roger Waters, Kanye West, The Who, and Paul McCartney, with other artists to be announced.
The show starts at 4:30 p.m. PST and will be broadcast live from Madison Square Garden on TV, online and over the radio. More than two dozen TV networks will carry the concert, including CBS, HBO and VH1 Classic. Web sites that will stream the show include YouTube, AOL, and Hulu. Radio listeners can tune to 103.7 FM.
A complete listing of viewing and listening options is available on the 12-12-12 website.
You can also donate to the American Red Cross, Long Island Cares and Island Harvest.
Also, please join Patch's effort to raise awareness and funds for those living in Patch communities affected by Sandy: Patch Rebuilds, Patch’s effort to help support devastated communities after the storm, will donate $1 to the AmeriCares Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Fund for every tweet sent with the hashtag #PatchRebuilds (up to $125,000).
Your contribution will go toward medical and humanitarian aid, grants and programs to help Sandy survivors.
You can simply tweet the hashtag #PatchRebuilds, or go to our Patch Rebuilds website, rebuilds.patch.com, and tweet directly from the site.
For more information on the concert, visit www.121212concert.org.
Because it's the Northeast & New York is involved, people seem to care more. Money talks... I've personally met people that are STILL displaced from Katrina.
Do we not rebuild, with better technology? People who think like you create ghost towns...
I just read an report that recommends that the Jersey Shore should not be rebuilt, because the changing weather patterns. Now if these high risk areas are rebuilt using private funds or by those who's life, family and history is being washed away. I'm all for it.