Shelterbox to Receive Support from 2010 Kettle Moraine Jazz Festival

The 13th annual Kettle Moraine Jazz Festival (KMJF), produced by the West Bend Sunrise Rotary Club, announced that a portion of the proceeds from the September 10-11, 2010, event in West Bend will support the ShelterBox program

ShelterBox USA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing shelter, warmth, and comfort to survivors of disaster worldwide. At the heart of each ShelterBox supplied to those in need is a disaster relief tent, as well as thermal blankets, mosquito nets, tool kits, a stove, children’s packs, and items that vary depending on the nature of the disaster.

The West Bend Sunrise Rotary Club began supporting ShelterBox in 2007 and has funded boxes to China, Indonesia, and Haiti following earthquakes; Burma after Cyclone Nargis; Somaliland after civil conflicts in Somalia; Sri Lanka for people displaced by conflict; and Niger following floods.

In addition to a donation of proceeds, a fully constructed ShelterBox will be on display at the festival, while collection boxes will be in place during both days at West Bend’s Riverside Park.

The Kettle Moraine Jazz Festival will once again feature internationally recognized jazz musicians and vocalists and is expected to draw more than 5,000 jazz lovers from all over the Midwest, particularly from southeast Wisconsin and northern Illinois.

The festival’s entertainment line up is as follows:

Friday, September 10: 5:15 p.m. – Alex Bugnon; 7:15 p.m. – Chieli Minucci and Special EFX, with special guest Karen Briggs; 9:15 p.m. – R n R featuring Rick Braun and Richard Elliot

Saturday, September 11: 1:45 p.m. – Dotsero; 3:45 p.m. – Craig Chaquico; 6:15 p.m. – Spyro Gyra; 8:30 –The Jeff Lorber Fusion

In addition to music, the festival has tempting international cuisine, an arts marketplace where local and regional artisans display and sell their work, and interactive sponsor exhibits. Grounds are open on Sept. 10 from 4:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m., and on Sept. 11 from 1:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Two-day tickets are $135 and a one-day ticket is $75.

In addition, there will be a Kick Off Event sponsored by Key Technical Solutions, Inc. of Milwaukee on Thurs., Sept. 9, from 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at Timmers Restaurant, 5151 Timmers Bay Road in West Bend. The event will feature award-winning jazz guitarist Chieli Minucci playing a 30-minute set, plus hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar, and a chance to win a pair of Frontier Airlines round-trip tickets. The cost to attend is $25, and all proceeds will benefit the West Bend Sunrise Rotary Foundation, Inc.

Festival and Kick Off Event tickets may be purchased in a secure online environment at www.kmjazz.com or by calling the festival’s toll-free information line at 1-877-271-6903. Consumers can also send a completed ticket order form available from the festival office or the event Web site with a check, money order, or credit card number to West Bend Sunrise Rotary Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 1087, West Bend, WI 53095. Tickets can also be purchased at the gate on each day of the festival.

In its history, the festival has contributed more than $355,000 to charitable groups in southeastern Wisconsin through the West Bend Sunrise Rotary Foundation. The Foundation has supported:

• The Albrecht Free Clinic – support free medical clinics

• Columns, Inc. – scholarship programs to local high school graduates

• Hurricane Katrina Relief through the national Rotary Fund

• Kettle Moraine YMCA – acquired equipment for a West Bend skate park

• Lac Lawrann Barn Restoration

• Red Cross

• Regner Park – restoration of community facilities

• Rides & Reins

• SafeZone Community Art Center – provides an environment for children to develop their musical ability, including small group lessons, private tutoring lessons, and full band rehearsals each week, with periodic performances.

• Sunrise Rotary Field at Riverside Park - youth baseball diamond

• West Bend Fire Department – fire safety trailer

• West Bend Library – building construction

• West Bend Parks and Recreation Department – maintenance and expansion

KMJF sponsors include presenting sponsor West Bend Mutual Insurance; presenting media sponsor Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; major corporate sponsors Westbury Bank, M&I Wealth Management, Beer Capitol Distributing Lake Country, LLC, Hilton Garden Inn – Milwaukee Park Place, Key Technical Solutions, Gordie Boucher Ford of West Bend, Frontier Airlines, The Gehl Company, and the West Bend Park, Recreation, and Forestry Department; media partners TODAY’S TMJ4 and Conley Publishing Group; and corporate sponsors Angeline Wines, Distributed by Martin Ray Winery, Cooper Power Systems, The Rolfs Foundation, Roto-Graphic Printing, Roundy’s Supermarkets, Ron Sonntag Public Relations, Inc., Spectrum Investment Advisors, SWIM Team, Inc., Suburban Servant, and the West Bend Area Chamber of Commerce.

For more information, visit www.kmjazz.com or call the Kettle Moraine Jazz Festival’s toll-free information line at 877-271-6903.