Take Me There

Friday, September 26, 2008/ -4:30 AM

Ben and Ethan to perform October 4 in Boston to aid GK Hosted by Boston UniversityÂ’s Filipino Students Association (BUFSA), Kanta at Kalinga is a night dedicated to raising money and awareness for Gawad Kalinga (GK), a charitable organization whose goal is to cultivate self-sustaining communities in impoverished nations.
With a diverse array of both first-time and well-known performers, Kanta at Kalinga aims to entertain and inspire audience members by exposing them to the talents of young artists, all who support GK and what it stands for. It is also BUFSAÂ’s goal to spread awareness about the GK organization to the BU community.
This year, Kanta at Kalinga will feature several performances from young Filipino-American artists including: singer/songwriters Danny Katz and Alfa Garcia; along with up and coming rapper, Ryan Â“HydroponikzÂ” Abugan and comedian, Kevin Nadal, who was voted one of People MagazineÂ’s Hottest Bachelors of 2006. Also in store for audience members are Ethan Mentzer and Ben Romans from one of the most popular pop bands in the Philippines, The Click Five.
A major portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Gawad Kalinga organization. Translated into English, Gawad Kalinga means, Â“to give care.Â” GKÂ’s main goal is to battle the blatant problem of poverty in the Philippines and all over the world. GK is now in the process of transforming poverty stricken areas in the Philippines, with the goal of building 700,000 homes in 7,000 villages in 7 years.
Kanta at Kalinga will take place on Saturday, October 4th at 7pm at the Tsai Performance Center at 685 Commonwealth Ave. Tickets will be sold the week of September 29th at the GSU Link (775 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA) for $10. For more information or if you would like to put tickets on reserve please contact bufsa@bu.edu.
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Aww. They're donating money to GK :] It's cool that STC has a community there or something. :)) Now I'm inspired to do community service in GK. Who knows? I might touch the things that were bought using the money they donated ;)