Area businesses and organizations are advancing calm to host a flood abatement account concert on July 3, 4 and 5 at Cabo Grill, 2730 Edgewood Rd. SW in Cedar Rapids. Floodstock 2008 will be a three-day music anniversary featuring bounded and bounded bands on Thursday, July 3 from 4:00 - 10:00 p.m., Friday, July 4 from 12:00 - 10:00 p.m. and Saturday, July 5 from 12:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Cedar Rapids, IA -- Cedar Rapids, Iowa has accomplished a adverse abstract to the abridgement from the celebrated flooding. When the river crested at about twelve anxiety college than anytime in recorded history, added than 3,900 homes were abounding as 1,300 city-limits blocks were inundated with water.
Between 6,000 and 7,000 jobs were absent as hundreds of bounded and civic businesses were flooded. Early accident estimates are already in the billions, and will rise.
It will crop abundant accomplishment to clean the abridgement to sustain advance in Cedar Rapids. A accumulation of bounded businesses accept teamed up with the Cedar Rapids and Marion Chambers of Commerce, the Jaycees, the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation, and several added bounded and civic organizations to advice accompany bread-and-butter abatement to individuals and businesses afflicted by the flood.
The amount of this accomplishment will be an event, FloodStock 2008, to serve as the car to accomplish funds for relief.
Area businesses and organizations are advancing calm to host this account concert on July 3, 4 and 5 at Cabo Grill, 2730 Edgewood Rd. SW in Cedar Rapids. Floodstock 2008 will be a three-day music anniversary featuring bounded and bounded bands on Thursday, July 3 from 4:00 - 10:00 p.m., Friday, July 4 from 12:00 - 10:00 p.m. and Saturday, July 5 from 12:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Floodstock 2008 tickets will be accessible at the aboideau for $10 per person. All gain from Floodstock 2008 will go appear association and businesses afflicted by the flood.
More than 20 accepted bounded bands accept agreed to play the event, with added inquiring how to participate every day.
Floodstock 2008 accident coordinators cover assembly from the Cedar Rapids Jaycees, Cedar Rapids Downtown District, Cedar Rapids Area / Marion Chamber of Commerce, Greater Cedar Rapids Foundation and assorted businesses and media outlets.
National and bounded businesses are accepting alleged aloft to action any donations and aid possible. Sponsorship positions are accessible for corporations able of alms cogent help. National aptitude is aswell accepting sought.
For added advice about Floodstock 2008, amuse appointment the FloodStock Official Site or alarm 319-377-6316.
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