Okanagan musicians are about to expose their hearts along with their best tunes when they perform for the inaugural Rockin’ for Radiothon Sunday, March 22.
Twelve local acts are serving up 12 hours of non-stop live music at Checkers Bar and Grill in the Best Western Vernon Lodge from noon to midnight.
Proceeds will support the Sun FM Have a Heart Radiothon, which is raising funds to purchase much needed equipment for the women’s and children’s health services unit at Vernon Jubilee Hospital.
“All the bands have donated their time and talents to help kids needing treatment at VJH,” said Rockin’ for Radiothon organizer Rick Zipp, of Kelowna band Wheelhouse. “There will also be a live and silent auction.”
The Tin Can Jam kicks off Rockin’ for Radiothon at noon, followed by Indecision, TJ & Horseplay, Hog Wild, Chicks 3 and The Zipper, The Keys, Wheelhouse, Foreman’s Basement, Steel Toad, Silent Gun Phenomenon, Marv Machura, and the grand finale featuring an all-star jam.
Proceeds from the event will help purchase a GlideScope, which is a video laryngoscope that provides clear and real time view of airways, enabling quick and easy intubation on babies and children’s small throats.
Also on the list is a Broselow crash cart, designed to accommodate medical supplies needed in a crisis situation, with colour coded drawers that relate to the varying ages and sizes of a children receiving care, and a Bilirubinometer, which uses a light instead of a needle to assess the risk of jaundice in newborn babies.
Admission to Rockin’ For Radiothon is by donation, with proceeds going to support pediatric care at VJH.
