The time, she is running out! (Comments: 0)

As you know, my goal is to raise $1,926 dollars for the Lance Armstrong Foundation in the LIVESTRONG Challenge Ride. The ride takes place in Philadelphia on August 23. With 9 days to go, I’ve raised $1,646. If my math is correct, that means I need $280 to make my goal.

I’ve got tons of cool prizes to give away, all jazz-related, including:

• A meet-and-greet package with the Strickland brothers (E.J. and Marcus) as they each release their new CDs. The package includes:
  • Two tickets to the double-CD release party at the famed Joe’s Pub in Manhattan on August 21
  • Autographed copies of both CDs
  • A meet-and-greet with Marcus and E.J. at the show
• Tickets to see Kenny Barron & Mulgrew Miller, vocalist Steven Santoro, and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra at beautiful Tanglewood in Lenox, MA, on Labor Day weekend
• Tickets to see Dave Brubeck in western Massachusetts on Oct. 17
• Autographed CDs from Patti Wicks, Jo Lawry, Mike Melito, and many more!
• LP reissues of classic jazz recordings!
• A Big Box o’ Jazz CDs from the fine folks at Braithwaite and Katz!
• And more!

How do you get in on the action? For every $5 you donate at my LIVESTRONG page, you’ll get a raffle ticket. The more you fight cancer, the better your chances of winning.

I’ll draw the winner of the Strickland package on Tuesday, August 18 (and the deadline for donations for that prize is 10 p.m. ET on Monday, August 17).

I’ll draw the rest of the prizes on August 30, and the winners will be announced on the August 31 episode of The Jazz Session.

So please help! DONATE NOW!