SideOneDummy announced their 2008 Rock To Roll charity event, which benefits UCP Wheels for Humanity. The organization provides refurbished wheelchairs to those who need them. Here’s the details:

Alkaline Trio
Gaslight Anthem
Punk Rock Karaoke (members of NOFX, Bad Religion, Pennywise, Social Distortion)
Broadway Calls

The Key Club
West Hollywood, CA

December 14, 2008 

Agency information: Since purchasing a wheelchair would require many years worth of wages – an unimaginable luxury among people who are also struggling to feed their children and provide adequate shelter for their families, UCP WHEELS FOR HUMANITY’s mission is to provide increased self sufficiency, mobility, and education to people with disabilities. Since 1996, over 600 volunteers annually collect, refurbish and ship donated wheelchairs, and have helped over 40,000 children and adults living in the poorest of conditions, in developing countries such as Zimbabwe, Vietnam, Ukraine, Mexico, Mongolia, and others. 

Last year, the ROCK TO ROLL benefit concert at The Avalon in Hollywood raised $38,000 for UCP WHEELS FOR HUMANITY. The average wheelchair costs $150 to refurbish, which means last year’s event directly improved the lives of roughly 253 individuals in need. This year the event has moved to The Key Club in West Hollywood and the goal is to double the fundraising efforts. Tickets go on sale Saturday Nov.15th

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