(January
27, 2004, Los Angeles, CA) Mike Jones, kidney recipient,
organ donor
educator, and President and CEO of the One Miracle Celebration of Life
Foundation,
presents the 2nd Annual “Evening of Jazz” fundraising event
Featuring Bob Baldwin & Friends on March 7, 2004 at Platinum Live
in
Studio City
from 7pm – 10pm
The event is a kick-off celebration to the multitude of jazz events
held throughout the various cities and across the nation. It is a
fundraising event
for the One Miracle Celebration of Life Foundation to help bring
awareness and educate the public on how to give the “gift of life” and
remain healthy in the process. Mike Jones was blessed to receive
a kidney after waiting five long years. He refused to let
dialysis stop him from leading a
normal productive life. On September 25, 2001, Jones, a young
African-American
Christian man, received the “gift of life” from his donor, Patricia
Abdullah,
a White Muslim woman whom he met while enrolled in a four-day Personal
Self-Development seminar earlier that year. After the surgery, Jones
was told that it would take him in excess of a year to get back to his
normal course of activities. He was able to participate with his normal
activities within 6 months of his
transplant.
In July 2002, Mike participated in the Dina LaVigna Breath of Life
Triathlon Relay where he rode 24.8 miles on his bicycle. September 25,
2002, he celebrated his One Year Anniversary as a “Gift of Life”
recipient where he helped raise money for the SALUD Foundation to open
the first dialysis center in South Africa. On January 1, 2004, Jones
and his donor Patricia Abdullah, rode the inaugural “Coalition on
Donation” float in the 115th Annual 2004 Tournament of Roses
Parade® along with 20 other transplant recipients, organ donors and
donor family members. Jones says, “It was truly a miracle to be part of
such a spectacular national event, which helped spread the word about
organ
donation. More awareness needs to be made by people like myself who
have
personally experienced this life-threatening condition. With the launch
of
my new foundation and this Evening of Jazz event, I will continue to
educate people on how to give the “gift of life” (i.e. kidney, liver,
bone marrow or blood transfusion) and remain healthy in the process.”
Last year, Mike celebrated the launch of his dream – the One Miracle
Celebration of Life Foundation by hosting “An Evening of Jazz” with
composer, arranger, and producer Paul Jackson, Jr. and Friends. Special
guests included Patrice Rushen, Harvey Mason, Ndugu Chancellor, Michael
Lington, and Paul Ivan.
This year, Keyboardist/Arranger Bob
Baldwin
will be the featured smooth jazz artist. His newest CD titled, “Brazil
Chill”
which was recorded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is due to be released on
March
16, 2004. Other special guests who will be joining Baldwin on stage,
who
is available for interviews, include Paul Jackson, Jr., and Greg Adams,
just
to name a few. Pat Prescott, Smooth Jazz Radio Personality on the #1
Jazz
station 94.7 The Wave, will be the event’s Mistress of Ceremony.
Ticket prices are $50 General Admission and $100 VIP Admission. Tickets
are available at Inglewood Tickets (310) 671-6400 or call (877)
383-6453.
Proceeds to benefit the One Miracle Celebration of Life
Foundation
(877) 383-6453. If you are unable to attend the event for any
reason,
you may contact Mike Jones directly
If we can help spread the word, we can help save a life! For more info
on Mike Jones’ miraculous story, visit: http://www.ikidney.com/iKidney/Community/PatientProfiles/Tab_2/JonesMike
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a detailed profile of his experience; http://www.onelegacy.org/prod/components/rose/media/float_riders.html
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participation and featured rider on the 2004 Coalition on Donation Rose
Parade
float.
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