Thursday, June 12, 2008

About the "Forever In Our Hearts" Benefit Concert.

The following article is from the Sun Chronicle, June 10, 2008.

In memory of Rebeckha


ATTLEBORO - Friends and family of Rebeckha Whitefield, the Attleboro High School junior killed last month in a car accident, are holding a number of fundraising events in her memory.

Tonight, "Briggs for Becky" will be held in the Attleboro High School cafeteria.

Sponsored by Briggs Corner Pizzeria, the all-you-can-eat buffet will be held from 5 to 8. Tickets are $10 for students and $15 for adults.

A benefit concert, "Forever In Our Hearts," will run from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday in Bray Auditorium at Attleboro High.

The concert will feature several bands including Cover Up, Austin Lepper, Magical Music Band, From Where It Ends, Fordoes Me Quite, Odyssey and Four-Fifths Johnson. A $5 donation will be collected at the door.

Rebeckha's father has requested all attendees to wear blue. Blue and white ribbons will be sold at both events for $3. All proceeds will go directly to the Rebeckha Whitefield Scholarship Fund, with a goal of reaching $50,000.

Joe Travers, who organized the benefit concert, said he hopes holding the events will raise the spirits of the students who are still mourning over the loss of a "great friend."

Four more events are planned for this summer to raise money for the scholarship fund, with dates not yet announced.

Further donations can be mailed to the Rebeckha Whitefield Scholarship Fund at 55 Pioneer Circle, Attleboro, MA 02703.

Rebeckha was killed May 16 in a crash on a rain-slicked Oak Hill Avenue when the Jeep she was in went out of control and struck a tree.

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