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Fwd: The Who Set For New York City Charity Gig



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>http://www.launch.com/Features/fs_Start/?contentId=6440&contentType=NEWS&vo=imun
> 
> (4/28/00, 5 p.m. ET) - The Who will play a warm-up show before 
> kicking off its summer tour on June 25 at the New World Music Theatre
> 
> in Tinley Park, Illinois. The band will be the special performers at 
> a charity event for the Robin Hood Foundation that will be held at 
> the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. The private 
> event takes place June 6, and actor-comedian Robin Williams has been 
> named as the host for the evening. While the Who will play a set, 
> fans should be forewarned that this isn't any old concert -- 
> individual tickets cost $2,000 and the price of a table ranges from 
> $20,000 to $50,000 to $100,000.
> 
> The Robin Hood Foundation is dedicated to ending poverty in New York 
> City, but the group doesn't really think of itself as a charity. 
> Rather, it's run like an investment firm -- each group that receives 
> money from the foundation is investigated thoroughly and must meet 
> its goals to continue the funding. The Robin Hood Foundation has 
> invested $90 million in more than 100 New York City organizations 
> over the past 12 years, combating problems like teen pregnancy, 
> literacy and education projects, and public health issues like 
> HIV/AIDS and the toll that illness takes on a community and its 
> children. For more information, go to www.robinhood.org.
> 
> -- Bruce Simon, New York
> 
> 
> Luke
> -- 
> 
> http://lukpac.org/ 
> 

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