Clear Channel Contest Also Benefits Newport Beach Charity's Effort
to Bring Music to Critically Ill Kids
LONG BEACH, Calif., Aug. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- In support of its goal to
bring the best in live, local entertainment to its guests, The Mai Tai Bar
selected a local charity which brings music to children facing cancer and
other critical illnesses as recipient of half of all proceeds raised during
its opening day. On July 9, doors opened to the public at The Mai Tai Bar's
first West Coast location at the Pike in Long Beach. On that day, a festive
happy hour and booming evening entertainment lineup enabled The Mai Tai Bar to
raise money for Music for a Cure. The Mai Tai Bar has presented a check to
the organization in the amount of $6,625.00 to continue its outstanding work
with children.
"This gift is truly amazing, and it will help us reach out to very ill
children in so many ways," said Murphy Karges, founder of Newport Beach-based
Music for a Cure and bass player for the popular band Sugar Ray. "From
arranging meetings with musician heroes to providing lessons, The Mai Tai Bar
will convert dreams to reality for the kids we work with."
Support for Music for a Cure will continue as an online auction on
ebay.com takes place from August 15 to September 1, 2005. Southern
Californians are asked to visit http://www.maitaibar.com where they can find out
details on how to bid on a Fender Stratocaster guitar autographed by Sugar Ray
or a chance to win a meal with Murphy and members of Sugar Ray at The Mai Tai
Bar with proceeds benefiting Music for a Cure. A special public service
announcement by Murphy Karges will also start airing on several Clear Channel
radio stations including KYSR, KIIS FM, KBIG, KOST, KFI, KHHT and KLAC.
"Music for a Cure offers such potential to bring so many kids a lot of
happiness during a very difficult time," said Scott Barnett, CEO of The Mai
Tai Bar. "American Cancer Society statistics show that in 2005 alone, there
were about 9,500 new cases of cancer diagnosed in children up to age 14. If
The Mai Tai Bar can help Music for a Cure reach out to them, we'll lend our
support in any way possible."
Music for a Cure was founded in April 2002 in memory of Huntington Beach's
Ryan Michael Bates, who lost his battle against cancer in December 2001. The
organization's goal is to bring the curative properties of music to the
children who need it most. Whether a portable CD player with CDs, a signed
photo or poster of a favorite musician, a visit with a recording hero or a
musical instrument with lessons to get them started, it's Music for a Cure's
mission to bring music in many forms to children, resulting in inspiration,
hope and happiness.
The Mai Tai Bar
With locations in Oahu, HI and Daytona Beach, Fla., The Mai Tai Bar
showcases nightly live music, a popular happy hour and fun food and drink.
Embodying the spirit of the Hawaiian Islands, The Mai Tai Bar includes
tropical scenery, ocean vistas, images of waves and surf, and exceptional
hospitality.
The Mai Tai Bar serves a delightful array of martinis, island cocktails
and mai tais as well as island style appetizers including Ahi Ruby Rare,
Chicken Chinois, Coconut Shrimp and other delicious pupus (Hawaiian
appetizers). The Mai Tai Bar was voted "Best Bar in Hawaii" in a poll
conducted by the Honolulu Star Bulletin and was the recipient of the Ilima
Award for "Best Bar" in Hawaii in a poll conducted by the Honolulu Advertiser.
SOURCE Mai Tai Bar
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CONTACT:
Diana Baylor of Baylor PR, +1-714-329-7044,
for Mai Tai Bar
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