Community Corner
Concert for a Cure Rocks
It was a perfect day and well-attended Paul Ruby Concert for a Cure.
Hey, it is a spectacular afternoon, the music is first-rate, there's food and beverages galore, and people are having a great time at the Paul Ruby Concert for a Cure.
Why not stop what you're doing—even though you're a unique visitor and we'd really love to keep you locked to your computer and logged in to Geneva Patch—and come out to Tanna Farms Golf Club?
Alex Harmon is here. He's from Elburn. So is Aiden, who was getting his face painted.
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"It's a great day, and a great cause, and my son's having a blast," Alex said.
So far, we've seen The Future Burns and Gabe Perez and the Hix Brothers Junior All-Stars and Greg Boerner—all most excellent. I'm sitting in the shade, typing this up, and keeping an eye on my MacBook's battery power. Because it's just so pleasant being here, I really don't want to leave.
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"If you like music, you can't miss," said Ginger Irps, a member of the Paul Ruby Foundation board. This is her fourth year volunteering at the Concert for a Cure.
She met Ruby when she was the general manager of the Baker Hotel. "Paul called, and welcomed me, and we've been friends ever since," she said.
That's Paul Ruby in a nutshell. He's everywhere today, talking and laughing, making sure everyone's having a good time. Parkinson's Disease makes it hard for him to smile sometimes. It's not that he isn't happy, it's just that the muscles in his face won't do what he tells them to all the time.
And yet, you can see the smile in his eyes.
I met Gwen and Sadie. They're students from Batavia and volunteers at the food tent. They're not here for money or for school credit. They're here because the want to help. They know Paul visits schools and talks with kids about the disease. They know that Parkinson's can be scary, but there's research being done to find a cure.
And that's where the proceeds from Concert for a Cure go.
There are raffles here—right now for Cubs and Sox tickets—and there's a silent auction, and at 8:15 tonight a live auction conducted by Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns.
"I think that we are doing a lot of good," Irps said. "I'm very hopeful that, for all Paul's work, a cure will be found."
Please come on out. The party's just getting started. The Antennas and The Wandering Endorphin are waiting for you.
If you can't get out here, there's another way to feel the groove.
Send your contribution to The Paul Ruby Foundation for Parkinson's Research , ATTN: Sally Estes, Treasurer 17 N First St ., Geneva, IL 60134.
