COUNTRY MUSIC'S HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF: Nelson's Farm Aid rallying to help families; ROGER RYAN with the latest news from Nashville.Byline: ROGER RYAN IN an effort to help ranchers devastated by Hurricane Katrina  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. , Farm
Aid is activating the Family Farm Disaster Fund.
The organisation is encouraging donations, so they can help farmers get their lives back together. In a posting on its website, Farm Aid President Willie Nelson said: "This is a moment when each of us can take stock of what we can offer to everyone affected by this catastrophe, and Farm Aid is in a position to act for farm families." Thirty-thousand-dollars has already been sent by the organisation to the area, and is being divided among the Federation of Southern Cooperatives and the Louisiana Interchurch Conference. Nelson hopes to raise more money at the upcoming 20th Anniversary Farm Aid concert. It's set for September 18, in Tinley Park, Illinois Tinley Park is a village located primarily in Cook County, Illinois, United States with a small portion in Will County. The population was 48,401 at the 2000 census, and 58,322 in the 2007 census. Tinley Park is one of the fastest growing suburbs south of Chicago. . Willie will be joined by Neil Young, John Mellencamp John Mellencamp, also known as John Cougar and John Cougar Mellencamp, (born October 7, 1951) is best known for being an American rock singer-songwriter. Early life John Mellencamp was born in Seymour, Indiana. , Emmylou Harris, Kenny Chesney and more. CAPTION(S): HELP: Willie Nelson |
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