Good tunes, happy people and a worthy cause – that’s the idea behind a fundraiser taking place this weekend in the Royal City.
Retired New West firefighter Brad MacPherson is once again hosting a night of live music at The Columbia to raise money for the New Westminster Firefighters’ Charitable Society. Unleashed and Man Down will perform classic rock tunes at the March 5 fundraiser.
“It’s a fun event,” said Glen Bailey, president of the New Westminster Firefighters’ Charitable Society. “The community is welcome.”
Last year’s event sold out, noted Bailey, with attendees saying they had a blast.
“It’s a fun, casual night out,” he said. “It’s not run by the charitable society. It’s an event benefiting the charitable. Brad is running it.”
When MacPherson launched the event last year, a couple weeks before he retired, it was the fulfilment of a longtime dream of having a fundraiser at the Columbia. The idea came to him years ago while doing a fire inspection at the theatre.
The fundraiser is taking place on Saturday, March 5 starting at 6 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door – if there’s any left. It’s taking place at the Columbia, 530 Columbia St.
For tickets and information about the show, go to www.thecolumbia.net.
Proceeds from ticket sales will go to the charitable society, which disperses funds throughout the year to a wide range of programs and organizations in New Westminster, including the Union Gospel Mission, New Westminster Family Place and school meal programs.
