CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – (CLARKSVILLENOW) “Clarksville’s Biggest Night of Country Music,” Shine for Susie, is part of an ALS Benefit Concert Series coming to the Wilma Rudolph Event Center on Monday, July 16.
The concert, hosted by Stephen Baker Liles from Love and Theft, will feature Lauren Alaina, Michael Ray, Parmalee, Charles Esten and Trent Tomlinson.
Photos courtesy of Shine for Susie
Tickets for Shine for Susie are now on sale for $50, $75 & $150. For tickets go to ShineforSusie.org.
Shine for Susie ALS Charity Fund was formed by the Burchett & Liles family to raise funds in the fight against ALS after Susie Burchett, wife, mother and grandmother of the family, was diagnosed with ALS in March 2017.
The Burchett family has been a part of the Clarksville community for almost 70 years. It is the intent for the proceeds of this event to increase the awareness of ALS and assist in providing financial resources to provide active ALS staff representation in the area.
Shine for Susie ALS Benefit Concert was formed as a partnership between The ALS Association of Tennessee and the Burchett & Liles Family to raise funds in the fight against ALS.
Susie is the mother of Stephen Barker Liles from Love and Theft.
“I’ve had the privilege of helping with many charities through the years, but when the cause touches your life, it changes everything,” Stephen Barker Liles said. “When my mother was diagnosed with ALS, March of last year, I was devastated. But I also felt called to make a difference to help her and others through my musical platform. I’m incredibly grateful for some of my dear friends who are joining me to shine light through our music and bring hope to millions.”
ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Eventually, people with ALS lose the ability to initiate and control muscle movement, which often leads to total paralysis and death within two to five years of diagnosis. The simple fact is, ALS can strike anyone at anytime.
“There are so many important causes that merit our support,” Wally Burchett said. “Often however, we don’t choose those causes, they choose us. For our family, having our mother, wife, grandmother diagnosed with ALS presented a galvanizing opportunity to support the needed cause of ALS. We hope this event will provide more awareness, funds for research, and financial support to all touched by this debilitating disease.”
Sponsorship opportunities are also available. Email shine4susie@gmail.com or call 615.717.6500 for more information.