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EXCLUSIVE ‘LIGHT OF DAY’ MOVIE POSTERS SIGNED

EXCLUSIVE ‘LIGHT OF DAY’ MOVIE POSTERS SIGNED BY BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN,

MICHAEL J. FOX, AND NEWLY INDUCTED ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAMER JOAN JETT

HIGHLIGHT 2nd CHARITYBUZZ AUCTION TO BENEFIT LIGHT OF DAY FOUNDATION DURING LIGHT OF DAY WINTERFEST 2015

PHOTOGRAPHS FROM PREVIOUS LIGHT OF DAY PERFORMERS ON THE AUCTION BLOCK INCLUDE

SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY, BRIAN FALLON, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, JOHN RZEZNIK, JESSIE MALIN, JOHN EDDIE AND MORE

BID NOW! www.charitybuzz.com/lightofday


ASBURY PARK, NJ (Jan. 16, 2014) – The first LIGHT OF DAY WINTERFEST 2015 Charitybuzz fundraising auction, just completed, raised $22,000 toward the Light of Day Foundation’s global battle against Parkinson’s Disease and related illnesses, and with the festival now in full swing, a second online auction has begun at www.charitybuzz.com/lightofday.

The latest auction, closing Jan. 23, spotlights two very special LIGHT OF DAY movie posters signed by Bruce Springsteen, Joan Jett and Michael J. Fox. These posters are poignantly significant to the theme of the Foundation, as it was named by founder Bob Benjamin after the Springsteen song with the fitting lyrics “Well I’m a little down under, but I’m feeling okay – I got a little lost along the way – I’m just around the corner to the light of day." Springsteen wrote the powerful anthem “LIGHT OF DAY,” performed in the 1987 movie of the same name by Joan Jett, who starred opposite Michael J. Fox. Fox has bravely battled Parkinson’s since the early ‘90s and on one legendary night in November 2003, during the fourth annual LOD festival, he brought the house down when he joined The Boss onstage at the Stone Pony for a rousing rendition of “Light of Day.”

This auction spotlights photos of musicians who played past Light of Day performances at the Paramount Theater in Asbury Park. All photos were donated by renowned photographer Mark Weiss (who shot Bon Jovi’s Slippery When Wet and Twisted Sister's Stay Hungry album covers). The collection also includes an autographed iconic photograph of 2015 Hall of Fame Inductee Joan Jett, shot in 1981; an autographed photo of Southside Johnny from 1979, and a 1981 photo of Gary U.S. Bonds with Clarence Clemons, autographed by Bonds. Two classic photos of Springsteen from the ‘80s also are up for bid, along with photos of previous Light of Day performers including Springsteen, Southside Johnny,Glen Burtnik, Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers, Willie Nile, John Eddie, Mike Peters of The Alarm, Jesse Malin, Brian Fallon of Gaslight Anthem, John Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls, actor Vincent “Big Pussy” Pastore of Sopranos fame, and more!

Go to www.charitybuzz.com/lightofday to view photos and bid now!  Proceeds again benefit Light of Day Foundation.

With a goal of bringing in a record half million dollars for its 15th anniversary edition, LIGHT OF DAY WINTERFEST, raised a record $425,000 to combat Parkinson’s disease last year alone, by far the most of any previous year. In honor of this 15th anniversary, the push is on to exceed a half million dollars, bringing the 15-year total above $3 million!

"Whether helping the people in my hometown with life's basic necessities or helping find a cure for a deadly disease, we all do whatever we can,” says Weiss. “I am honored to stand alongside the generous and talented musicians I have worked with for decades to help make this year's LIGHT OF DAY a monumental success. We all remember the great memories of first times, but there also are memories of the first times we’ve heard disheartening news. I have been humbled and inspired by Bob Benjamin's story and by the powerful snowballing impact LOD has had for the last 15 years.”

Benjamin, an artist manager and music industry veteran, has been living with Parkinson’s since 1996, two years before he co-founded Light of Day with concert promoter Tony Pallagrosi and musician Joe D’Urso. Benjamin put together the first fundraiser show on his 40th birthday at the Downtown Cafe in Red Bank, NJ, and raised $2,000. From that small event, the LIGHT OF DAY Foundation was born in 2000.

For more about Light Of Day Foundation, go to www.lightofday.org

For more about Mark Weiss, go to www.WEISSGUYgallery.com

For images for the web, go to www.markweiss.com/light_of_day_charitybuzz_web

For hi-rez print media images, send requests to mark@markweiss.com

All photos should be credited to Mark Weiss

ABOUT THE LIGHT OF DAY FOUNDATION

The Light of Day Foundation, Inc., utilizes the power of music to raise money and awareness in its continuing battle to defeat Parkinson’s disease and related illnesses such as PSP and ALS within our lifetime. The Foundation’s mission is to fund research into possible cures, improved treatments and support for patients who suffer from those illnesses, their families and their caregivers to help improve their quality of life. Gifts to the Light of Day Foundation, Inc. are tax-deductible to the full extent of the Internal Revenue Code. The Light of Day Foundation, Inc. is designated by the IRS as a not-for-profit 501(c) (3) organization. The Light of Day Foundation, Inc.'s Federal ID # is 20-1560386. Light of Day - the concerts and the organization - grew from a birthday party and fundraiser held in 1998 at the Downtown Cafe in Red Bank to celebrate the 40th birthday of artist manager and music industry veteran Bob Benjamin, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1996.

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Utilizing the awesome power of music to raise money and awareness in our continuing battle
to defeat Parkinson's disease and its related illnesses, ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) and
PSP (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy) within our lifetime.