Will Sing 4 A Cure
Program Information

FIGHTING CANCER.....WITH MUSIC

Did you know...

* Each year, about 3,500 children die from Cancer – more than from Asthma, Diabetes, Cystic Fibrosis, Congenital Anomalies, and Pediatric AIDS combined.

* Currently, one in every 330 Americans develops cancer during childhood or adolescence, before the age of 20. On the average, 46 children and adolescents are diagnosed with cancer every weekday in the United States. Nationally, the incidence of cancer in children is more than 20 times greater than the incidence of AIDS in children.

* Pediatric cancer funding is nominal in comparison to other more publicized diseases, such as pediatric AIDS or juvenile diabetes, which increase in awareness each year.

* Awareness of much needed funding for Pediatric Cancer is virtually absent from the public eye due to lack of media attention. For example, the funding for pediatric AIDS is four times greater than the funding for pediatric cancer, yet in comparison, twice as many children die of cancer in one month as do die of AIDS in one year.

* The cases of pediatric cancer are increasing at a rate of 1% every year, while funding for research continues to be minimal. Cancer during adolescence and young adulthood is increasing and unexplained; progress in treating cancer in these age groups is lagging.

* Although cancer survival among children, in particular, those with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL), has risen, there are still several childhood cancers that continue to have a very poor prognosis; including brain stem tumors, metastatic sarcomas, relapsed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, relapsed Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia.

On January 7, 2005 the Will Sing 4 A Cure tour started at Port City Java in Wilmington, NC. For 2009 we are trying to schedule at least 100 shows in NC, SC and VA.

The tour originated out of Paul's desire to help give back to the people who took care of his son during his cancer treatments. Paul uses 30% of the gross receipts collected at all live performances, merchandise sale, CD sales and other tour related income will be allocated to a variety of charities, hospitals, facilities and other cancer related organizations. You can see a PDF DOCUMENT with our most current list of recipients.

The money for the patients will be used to purchase the everyday items that in-hospital cancer patients need to make their day a little brighter. We will be purchasing games, books, videos and DVD's, as well personal hygiene products. In addition, we will also design a gift basket to be presented to all new families that have children diagnosed. Items such as calling cards, restaurant gift certificates, scriptures and other essential items will be included. The funds for Make-A-Wish will be sent in the form of a check. We hope that as the tour matures that we will be able to raise the percentages of our funding, however at start-up there are numerous costs associated with producing a music tour.

We have posted our contributions and purchases on this site so that you can see exactly where the donations are going. Although we aren't a Non-Profit organization, it is only fair that you can actually see what we are doing to help with the cause.

In addition, we have included a page that has cancer related links for you to visit to obtain information and resources pertaining to pediatric cancer. You can get to this page by clicking here.

Paul Black Music, Will Sing 4 A Cure nor anybody associated with our tour does not portray our effort as being that of a non-profit organization. The funds that we send to hospitals, foundations and organizations come directly from our gross receipts from shows, merchandise and CD sales.

Would you like to help the Will Sing 4 A Cure Program and Paul Black Music? You can now go online with PayPal and send what you can. Remember, 30% of the gross receipts from our tour are used to help children suffering from cancer and various organizations and foundations dedicated to helping fight and treat this disease. In addition, Paul uses 100% of the proceeds from his "tip" bucket to help with the Will Sing For A Cure program. Also, if you would like to help keep our program on the road and help children battling cancer, simply Click the PayPal Logo to your right, and you will be taken directly to their website. We thank you for your consideration and appreciate your support.