SPARTA ? Geek Aid, a one-day music event to help challenged kids get plugged into technology, still has some seats left for the big show on Saturday, which will feature rising country western star Travis Meadows.
Event chairman Keith Brophy, president of NuSoft Solutions, said the Sparta Band Shell can accommodate up to 350 people. About 150 have pre registered so far.
?We want everyone to come out because the proceeds go to help kids in challenging circumstances get exposed to technology and the arts, which hopefully will turn their lives around,?? he said.
The money raised by the event, scheduled for Saturday at 3 pm, goes to the West Michigan Center for Arts and Technology. The Center provides a world-class environment housed in a beautifully reclaimed space at 98 East Fulton in downtown Grand Rapids.
WMCAT’s mission is to provide opportunities for people of all ages to seek, learn and grow in an environment that will inspire hope and motivate individuals to make positive social change and economic progress in their lives and community.
Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of Geek Aid is number of Michigan technology companies that normally compete against each other now are working together to produce the show, Brophy said.
?Some companies are team mates and some competitors,? he said. ?All are working hand in hand to bring this event about. Its really about business owners and leaders talking face to face to leverage the friendships spread across our industry. I think it also show the Michigan technology community is strong and united, a sign of the vitality and strength that bodes well for our future.?
To register online, click on GeekAidMich.Com
