On Wednesday, March 2, multi-platinum recording artist Clay Walker returns to Nashville to host a benefit concert at the famed Wildhorse Saloon to raise money and awareness for multiple sclerosis (MS) research. Celebrating its second year, Chords of Hope: The Clay Walker MS Benefit Concert is presented by 98 WSIX and produced by Walker’s charity, Band Against MS (BAMS)
Tickets go on sale Wednesday, January 5 at 11:00 a.m. through the Wildhorse Saloon, and cost $15.50-150.00. Proceeds from the concert will go toward MS research at Vanderbilt University Medical CenterDiagnosed with relapsing-remitting MS in 1996, Walker founded BAMS to provide educational information and to fund research for MS in hopes of finding a cure to the disease. “This concert is truly a marriage between two important aspects of my life—music and raising awareness for MS,” said Walker. “I’m thrilled to be performing again at the Wildhorse and I’m honored to continue our support by raising money for the important MS research being conducted by our friends at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.”
For ticket information, please visitwww.wildhorsesaloon.com or call (615) 902-8211. (Save Ticketmaster charges, by calling to order your tickets!)
About Band Against MS:
Band Against MS, Inc., (BAMS) is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit public charity committed to providing educational information for those living with multiple sclerosis, funding programs researching a cure for multiple sclerosis, and funding programs helping those living with the disease. Nationally acclaimed recording artist Clay Walker established BAMS in February 2003 because he wanted to help others living with the same disease he has battled since 1996. More information about BAMS is available at www.bandagainstms.org. Follow the organization on Twitter @BandAgainstMS or become a fan on Facebook by clicking here.
About Vanderbilt University Medical Center:
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is home to Vanderbilt University Hospital, the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, the Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital and the Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital. These hospitals will experience more than 55,000 inpatient admissions during the current fiscal year. Vanderbilt’s adult and pediatric outpatient clinics will treat more than 1.5 million patients during this same period.
VUMC provides a number of clinical services unique to its region including: a Level 1 Trauma Center, a comprehensive Regional Burn Center, the highest designated level Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the state, the Vanderbilt-Eskind Diabetes Center and the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.
Fulfilling its mission of service to the region as a nonprofit academic medical center, VUMC provided $325 million in uncompensated care during fiscal year 2010.
In 2010 Vanderbilt University Hospital was recognized by U.S. News & World Report magazine as offering the nation’s best specialty care with 10 specialty programs ranking among the nation’s top 50 in their respective fields.
The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is one of the nation’s premiere pediatric hospitals with six specialty programs ranked among the nation’s best this year by U.S. News & World Report.
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