SteveSongs JDRF Benefit Concert THIS Friday!

On Friday, March 21 there will be a Concert Fundraiser to benefit the JDRF with SteveSongs who serves as co-host of the PBS Kids Preschool destination which airs nationally. The concert, which will be at the Belmont Day School, is being organized by a local family – the Siekmans – whose daughter Lindsey was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 3. She's now 12 and they want to give back to the community. The family hopes the event will help other families who may be receiving similar diagnosis for their child while celebrating with the community at large with some seriously fun music. Tickets are available at http://www2.jdrf.org/site/TR?fr_id=3598&pg=entry

T1D is anautoimmune disease that occurs when the body’s immune system attacks anddestroys the beta cells in the pancreas, which produce insulin, a hormone essential to turning food into energy. T1D strikes both children and adults and is unrelated to diet or lifestyle. It is a life altering disease that impacts millions of people, requiring 24/7 blood sugar testing, carbohydrate counting, and insulin injections.

For nearly fifteen years, Steve Roslonek, as SteveSongs, has been writing and performing his award-winning family music.  A bright star on the kids’ music scene, Steve has delighted audiences at such prestigious venues as the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, Symphony Space in NYC, Fenway Park in Boston, the Kennedy Center in DC, Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA, and even The White House.   Steve’s music has won numerous awards, including two Parents’ Choice Gold Awards, a NAPPA Honor, two iParenting Media Awards, and a Kidscreen nomination for Best Children’s TV Host. Steve’s animated and live action videos online, including some for his popular illustrated books (published by Barefoot Books), have garnered millions of views.

Since May 2008, Steve Roslonek, as “Mr. Steve,” has co-hosted the PBS KIDS preschool destination that features the popular shows Curious George, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That, Dinosaur Train, Super WHY! and Martha Speaks.  Steve regularly makes appearances nationwide at PBS station events, and, along with other notable PBS KIDS characters, such as Hooper, he is a featured visitor at libraries across the country, encouraging kids to read through the JetBlue and PBS KIDS collaborative “Soar with Reading” program.

JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) is the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. JDRF’s goal is to progressively remove the impact of T1D from people’s lives until we achieve a world without T1D. JDRF collaborates with a wide spectrum of partners and is the only organization with the scientific resources, regulatory influence, and a working plan to better treat, prevent, and eventually cure T1D. For more information, visit www.jdrf.org.