HopeFest8, an annual Carson Tahoe Health Foundation summer music concert fundraiser in support of local cancer patients, returns this Friday, Aug. 24 to Carson City.
The free summer evening concert is from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Carson Tahoe Cancer Center, 1535 Medical Parkway in Carson City and will be headlined by Tyrone Wells, whose soulful sounds captivated the crowd last year and is now back by popular demand.
Wells is a singer/songwriter in the folk-pop genre from Spokane, WA. His songs have been featured in television shows (Intervention, Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, Rescue Me, One Tree Hill, The Vampire Diaries) and film (Everyone's Hero, My Sister's Keeper, Rails and Ties). Wells has had the number one iTunes Singer-Songwriter album and has ranked in the Top 10 iTunes overall.
For the 10th year now, HopeFest’s grand raffle prize is sponsored by Dick Campagni’s Dealership Group. The raffle winner will have a choice $10,000 cash or a brand-new car from Toyota or Ford.
Tickets can be purchased at or prior to HopeFest at locations throughout Carson City, including Carson Tahoe Gift Shop, Carson Tahoe Marketing Office, and Health and Wellness Institute. Raffle tickets are priced at $20 each or six for $100.
All proceeds from food, drink, and raffle ticket sales will go toward cancer patient support.
These funds benefit the critical needs of cancer patients that go beyond the hospital, such as gas to get to treatment, no-cost lodging at the Merriner Cottages, and help with insurance co-pays and life-saving medications.
This support allows cancer patients and their families to be free from fear of losing their home, running out of gas on their way to treatment, or other financial burdens during such a devastating time in their lives.
Since 2011, the Carson Tahoe Health Foundation has raised over $575,000 in direct patient support. A total of $166,860.85 has been paid in insurance premiums and co-pays; $191,857.09 has been sent to mortgage, rental, and utility companies on behalf of patients; and $87,000 has been given to patients in the form of gas cards.
Although HopeFest is only one day, it provides 365 days of support to cancer patients.
Since 1998, the CTH Foundation has been encouraging and accepting gifts of all types that contribute to the health and well-being of Northern Nevada and California.
The Foundation was instrumental in the construction of the Carson Tahoe Cancer Center, the only cancer center in Nevada to receive a gold level designation by the Commission on Cancer. To learn more, go to www.carsontahoe.org.
Foundation efforts helped establish housing for cancer patients in need through the Merriner Cottages. The Foundation Advisory Committee is comprised of knowledgeable, caring staff and volunteers who direct the use of donations for equipment, facilities and services of Carson Tahoe Health.