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Succasunna student organizes cancer benefit
By ALLISON GIBBONS Contributing Writer
01/19/2007
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Father's legacy ongoing
ROXBURY TWP. - "Band together to fight cancer."
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That slogan epitomizes the benefit "Rock the Cure," a concert
organized by Tom Barth, a 17-year-old from Succasunna.
The concert will be held on Sunday, Jan. 28 between 1 and 6 p.m. in the
Eisenhower Middle School Auditorium. Tickets are $10 and are available
in advance or at the door.
"Rock the Cure" will benefit the Carol G. Simon Cancer Center at
Morristown Memorial Hospital, where Barth's father, Tom, was treated
for pancreatic cancer before his death in 2005.
"Rock the Cure was a concept I actually had in my head for a long
time," Barth said.
The original idea came from a concert his father organized to raise
money to find a cure for Lyme disease called "Lyme Aid" back when
his mother, Nancy, was diagnosed with the disease.
While Barth said he can't say that the concert found the cure for
Lyme disease, "You can definitely say it made a difference."
Another reason behind his organizing the concert was his desire to
attain the rank of Eagle Scout.
Barth said his grandfather never achieved the rank and it was something
he always wanted to do. "I just knew I had to make it to Eagle," he
said.
"Rock the Cure" was the perfect way to tie to two together.
All of the bands involved are family and friends of Barth's late
father, who, for years, owned "The Music Box", a local guitar
haven, located on Route 10 in Succasunna. The business has, in recent
months, been under new management.
"It's really great, because my dad was so deeply rooted in the
community," he said. "Every band involved is donating their time to
the event."
Barth said another benefit was that he knew he didn't have to turn
any of the bands down.
"They're all phenomenal performers who have done many benefits
before," he said.
The five-hour concert hosts a wide variety of music from the '60s,
'70s, and '80s, Barth said.
All of the performers are donating their time and talent to the cause.
"I feel like my generation especially secretly loves this kind of
music and is just afraid to say it," Barth said.
"It's not the kind of alternative music you can go and see
anywhere," he said.
The concert features (in order): Grover Kemble and Bob Marks,
Supernova, the Spring Hill Band, Boyz Nite Out, and Tropical Storm.
Barth is also hoping to have many high school performers in between the
acts in front of the curtain while the bands are changing sets, he
said, so that there is no break in the music.
The 'Trail to Eagle'
"It's really been mostly my own efforts, because it is my Eagle
project," Barth explained. "I really have to make all the
decisions."
Eagle Scout is the highest rank in the Boy Scouts, and only two to
three percent of boys who enter into the program attain the rank, Barth
said.
"It's very difficult; you have to complete seven ranks
beforehand."
There are many other steps that also have to be taken, including the
completion of all 21 merit badges.
"This project is the last requirement on the 'trail to Eagle',"
Barth said.
Barth is a member of Succasunna Troop 159. All area troops will be
assisting or attending the event.
While some donations have already been made, Barth said he hopes local
business will be willing to donate money as well for the purchase of
concessions.
"We want as much of the proceeds as possible to go toward the
Center," Barth said.
To purchase advance tickets or for more information, call 973-927-8186.
The public is invited to attend all or any part of the event. |
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