Magic 98 to Host Three-Day Concert for Gilda’s Club

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May 17, 2007
For more information, please contact:

Gilda’s Club Madison Wisconsin
Sara Sinaiko, President and CEO
608/273-8880 or ssinaiko@gildasclubmadison.org

Magic 98
Lanette Hansen, Magic 98 Promotions Director
608/441-3692 or lanette.hansen@magic98.com

May 17, 2007. Madison, Wis. -- Magic 98 (98.1 FM) will hold a Concert for Gilda’s Club, a three day event that will air on Wednesday, June 6, Thursday, June 7 and Friday, June 8 from 7:00am to 7:00pm daily. This is the second time Magic 98 has held a Concert for Gilda’s Club to help raise awareness and funds for Gilda’s Club Madison Wisconsin. In 2006, Magic 98’s Concert for Gilda’s Club raised more than $120,000.

“We’d like to surpass last year’s fundraising total,” said Magic 98 Program Director Pat O’Neill. “Everyone at Magic is committed to building a Gilda’s Club in Madison.” Lanette Hansen, Magic 98’s Promotions Director added, “Magic 98 is as local as it gets and we feel strongly that our community needs and deserves a Gilda’s Club – that’s why we do this.”

Gilda’s Club Madison Wisconsin is scheduled to break ground this fall on its new clubhouse with the signature Red Doors scheduled to open in summer 2008. “These are exciting times,” said Sara Sinaiko, CEO of Gilda’s Club Madison Wisconsin. “The Magic 98 radio concert is crucial to building the clubhouse and offering our program to anyone touched by cancer.”

The Concert for Gilda’s Club will feature clips of live music performances from artists regularly heard on Magic 98. Barry Alvarez, University of Wisconsin’s Athletic Director and Gilda’s Club Capital Campaign Co-Chair will kick-off the concert as guest DJ. During the three day event, Barry will join his wife, Cindy, Magic 98 on-air talent, and other celebrities and friends of Gilda’s Club Madison Wisconsin.

Cindy Alvarez is Chair of the Board of Gilda’s Club Madison Wisconsin and Capital Campaign Co-Chair. “Magic 98 has been great,” she said. “We are very thankful for their continuing support and talent.”

About Gilda’s Club Madison Wisconsin: Once the clubhouse is open, Gilda's Club Madison Wisconsin will be a cancer support community in the greater Madison area for anyone whose lives have been touched by cancer – men, women and children, their families and friends – at any stage of the cancer experience. As part of an international network of affiliate clubhouses anchored by Gilda’s Club Worldwide, Gilda’s Club Madison Wisconsin will offer a comprehensive program of free lectures, workshops, social activities, and support and networking groups as an essential supplement to medical care.

Gilda’s Club Madison Wisconsin is a 501(c)(3) organization. Gilda’s Club Madison Wisconsin’s temporary address is 3000 Cahill Main, Suite 201, Madison, WI 53711. Phone 608/ 273-8880. info@gildasclubmadison.org. Cancer Support for the Whole Family – the Whole Time.