(Carvin
Goldstone)
Have
a Laugh, Save a Life at the Bat Centre this Friday
(February 22) will boast Durban's biggest ever comedy bill as entertainers from
across the city chip in to help raise money for a much-needed transplant for nine-year-old
cancer patient, Rose Leigh Usher, from Wentworth.
Rose-Leigh has a rare aggressive cancer and
has been in hospital since mid-2012 while a search for a donor match has been
ongoing. The good news is they've found a donor match ... overseas! The match
has been reserved for her but only for one week more from February 18. She
needs to raise R300,000 to cover a shortfall for the transplant which is set to
take place at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town
There are 11 local comedians on the bill
including Carvin Goldstone, Dusty Rich, Neil Green, Jem Atkins, Glen Bo, Liam
Johns, Lil Paul and more …!
EThekwini Speaker and former Deputy Mayor,
Logie Naidoo has also asked if he can do a comedy set to help towards raising
money for Rose-Leigh. He proved his comedy skills when he appeared in the Charous and Bruinos Comedy Show in 2010.
His set subsequently also became a hit on YouTube.
Rose-Leigh's family is currently exhausting
all efforts to raise the money - from smaller community appeals and fundraisers
to the bigger requests to businesses for help. Oxford Freshmarket has presented
a challenge to KZN businesses. "Because of the urgency of the matter,
Oxford have donated R10,000 towards the total funds needed and we are
challenging 29 other businesses to match this. If 30 businesses in total donate
the amount, Rose-Leigh could secure her donor and a chance at life," said
Oxford co-partner Paul Beltramo.
Have
a Laugh, Save a Life takes place on February 22 at
20h00. Tickets R100 available at the door or through Computicket and
Shoprite/Checkers. All funds raised will go towards securing Rose-Leigh's
donor. For more information contact Carvin on 082 88 444 50
Businesses
who would like to take up the Business Challenge, and individuals who'd like to
support Project 3000 can make their donations through the Rose-Leigh Emily
Usher Trust, Standard Bank Current Account Number 051707772, Bluff Branch,
Branch Code: 043326.
Anyone
wishing to see copies of support documents from the Health Department and from
Standard Bank (confirming the Trust Account), can request these from Latoya on newman.levona.levona@gmail.com
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