[Harp-L] Grant Dermody troubles

[john kuzloski <jkuzloski@xxxxxxxxx>]

I received the attached email from Grant Dermody -- many of you know him as a fine player and instructor (Augusta, for example).  His wife Eileen is battling cancer.  I asked, and Grant said it would be okay to forward the email to harp-l. Fundraising and benefit shows.  I'm sure Grant would appreciate any help.
--John K. 

--- On Tue, 5/13/08, Grant Dermody <gdermody@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Grant Dermody 
> Dear friends and family,
>    
>   As many of you know, Eileen is battling cancer. She is
> doing quite a bit better than when she was diagnosed in
> early February, but we still have a long road ahead till
> she is clear, clean and healthy.
>    
>   Many of you have expressed a desire to help us out
> financially, as Grant has had to cut way back on his work
> in order to care for Eileen.  In response to these kind
> offers, a friend of ours helped us set up a FOB (For The
> Benefit of) account at Washington Mutual Bank.    
>   Deposits can be made at any Washington Mutual branch
> under our name. You may add the account number 7226 to make
> sure it goes to us if you wish.
>    
>   Checks can be mailed to:
>    
>   FOB Eileen Dermody and Grant Dermody
>   Washington Mutual
>   Madison Park Financial Center
>   4020 East Madison Street
>   Seattle WA 98112-3144
> 
>    
>    
>   If you are not in a position to help us out financially,
> no worries, just keep those prayers and good thoughts and
> visualizations of a clean, light and healthy Eileen coming.
> If you have special healing music or poems or books or
> stories you would like to share with us, that would be
> wonderful and we always have room in our ever-growing army
> of chefs that help keep us well nourished. 
>    
>   Our address is 
>   3945 South Edmunds Street
>   Seattle WA 98118
>    
>    
>   Two benefit concerts are planned for the month of June.
> On Sunday June 1st a concert will be held at The Tractor
> Tavern in Seattle Washington. 5213 Ballard Avenue NW
> Seattle WA www.tractortavern.com
>   An acoustic concert featuring Jim Page, Orville Johnson,
> John Miller, Scott Law, Forrest Gibson, Gary Westcott, and
> many other luminous musicians will start around 5 pm. Later
> in the evening an electric jam featuring The Harmonicasters
> and a slew of guest artists will take us into the night.
> Please e-mail me for more details.
>    
>    
>    
>   On June 21st there will be a concert in Bethesda
> Maryland. Jeff Glassie is in charge of this one. Please
> contact him for more details. jeffglassie@xxxxxxxxxxx
>   This will be an acoustic concert featuring some of the
> finest players on the right coast. Phil Wiggins, Gaye
> Adegbalola, Andra Faye, Mike Lessin, Tommy Hannigan, Jeff
> Glassie and Julie Littell, Alan Holmes, and Mike Baytop
> will be among the artists performing.
>    
>   Other events and concerts may spring up around the globe.
> Please contact Grant at gdermody@xxxxxxxxx and I'll get
> the word out from my end. 
>    
>   Please feel free to forward this letter to anyone and
> anywhere that feels right to you.
>    
>   love and all the best to you all
>    
>   Grant and Eileen
> 
>        
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