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SAN FRANCISCANS TO COMPETE FOR TITLE OF THE MASTER OF THE FUNK?
Major event on April 11th to determine San Francisco's funkiest
with 100% of proceeds to benefit at-risk children
San
Francisco, CA - January 28, 2009 - At midnight on Saturday,
April 11, 2009, San Francisco will crown a new Master of the Funk
at the Red Devil Lounge during the Fourth Annual Funk out with
ROCK event. The winning candidate will be selected based on the
most "votes" received online while 100% of proceeds
will support San Francisco nonprofit Real Options for City Kids
(ROCK) which provides at-risk children and youth with positive
opportunities in the form of sports/fitness, outdoor adventures,
learning enrichment and leadership development.
Funk out with ROCK is a major over-the-top social event featuring
live, original funk music, a DJ, silent auctions and hundreds
of San Franciscans. The Master of the Funk competition is an innovative
spin on the traditional host committee for major events. All Funk
out with ROCK hosts, otherwise known as candidates, go head to
head to raise the most revenue from online ticket sales and donations.
The candidate with the most "votes" is declared the
winner. To entice the public to purchase a ticket and/or donate
under their name, all candidates were asked to dress in their
funkiest attire and film themselves doing their funkiest of moves.
A YouTube video was created and is displayed on the event website
for the public to determine who they feel should be crowned the
Master of the Funk.
Funk
out with ROCK be held on Saturday, April 11, 2009 from 9pm-2am
at Red Devil Lounge in San Francisco. For more information about
Funk out with ROCK, visit http://funk.rocksf.org.
About
Real Options for City Kids
Real Options for City Kids (ROCK) is dedicated to nurturing the
healthy development of children by listening attentively to their
needs and by providing opportunities to those who might not otherwise
have access. ROCK aims to promote the positive development and
long-term success of the youth that it serves through a combination
of in-school and after school learning enrichment, sports and
fitness, leadership training and outdoor adventure opportunities.
ROCK's programs are designed to serve girls and boys, ages 6-17,
who live in or attend school in San Francisco's Visitacion Valley.
For more information, visit www.rocksf.org.
