[IMC] For Immediate Release

[Ed Hawkes]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Urbana, IL- The Champaign-Urbana Folk and Roots
Festival fundraising campaign kicks off with a bang – and a meal. On June
3rd, the C-U Folk and Roots Festival will host, Eat for a
Cause, at Louie's Dixie Kitchen & BBQ, a Cajun & Creole
Restaurant, 1104 N. Cunningham Avenue, Urbana, IL. This fun and unique fundraising event
came about after festival committee members, Ed Hawkes and Jeff Zolitor stopped
in for a meal. “Champaign and Urbana have some outstanding restaurants, and
this one ranks with the best of them”, says Zolitor

On June 3rd, a percentage of
all sales for the entire day will be donated to the festival. The festival is
providing live music by the amazing duo, Tom and Matt Turino,
from 5:30pm to 7pm. The Father and Son pair has been playing music
together since Matt started playing fiddle at the tender age of 7. The
Turino’s play Americana music, and are sure to include a lot of Cajun tunes for
the event.

 “We’ve
never had a fundraiser quite like this before”, says Zolitor. “We usually
solicit donations from members of the community through direct mail and
personal contacts. This is the first time we’ve ventured into the community to
solicit contributions through their stomachs.” The members of the festival community
are excited about the event, as are the proprietors of Louie's Dixie
Kitchen & BBQ, Leah Pettit and Dirk Bodine.

The owners said they may need to rearrange
things a bit to accommodate their guests and the musicians, but are looking
forward to providing their customers with live music. The restaurant opens at 7:00am, and
usually closes about 9:00pm, although if the party carries on a bit
longer, Leah and Dirk probably won’t complain.

Bring your appetite and join the
Champaign-Urbana Folk and Roots Festival as they celebrate the food, music and
hospitality  of America

Contact:     
Jeff Zolitor – jhzolitor at comcast.net  - 217-607-0706 (c.
215-500-4513)
Ed Hawkes-  oltime1 at att.net
Additional information:
Louie's Dixie Kitchen & BBQ -   https://www.face
book.com/LouiesBBQ
The Turino’s
-      http://www.myspace.com/theturinos
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