Frank and Betty Gleeson, Burned out!
Frank and Betty Gleeson lost their home to a fire on March 28th. Frank is one of
Canada's favorite cowboy poets and the official Poet Laureate of Williams Lake. He
has performed at cowboy poetry gatherings throughout western Canada and the US. Frank
says that he is thankful that he and his wife Betty got out of the fire unharmed. They
did however, loose everything and, although they had insurance they are finding now
that they were seriously under insured.
A group of fellow performs have organized a benefit concert for Saturday June 6th,
2009 at the Calvary Community Church on Rodgers Way in Kamloops at 7:00 PM. Admission
will be by donation at the door.
Featured performers will include; Gary Fjellgaard, Hugh McLennan, Jim McLennan, Tom Cole,
Rob Dinwoodie, Dave Longworth, Butch Falk, Matt Johnston, and Mike Puhallo.
Bring along photos of them, if you have any, as I'm sure they would appreciate them!
The poster is available for download here:
as a JPEG (80.7 KB) or
as a PDF (97 KB)
or as a printable high res
PDF (2.01 MB)
A relief fund is being set up through the BC Cowboy Heritage Society. Cheques
may be made out to Frank Gleeson or to BCCHS re: Frank Gleeson and can be mailed to:
BCCHS
(Frank and Betty Gleeson Fund)
PO Box 137
Kamloops BC
V2C 5K3
If you have any questions you could phone: 1-888-763-2224
Or email: cowboys@bcchs.com
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