Imagine skanking, dancing, friends laughing, money being collected for a good cause, and a Christmas tree. On Saturday, Dec. 1, Project Community hosted the Giving Tree Benefit Concert in Sternberger auditorium and the Clay Pigeons and Mazeltov Cocktails rocked out for the audience.
The concert raised money to help members of the Greensboro community. There were two ways to donate money. Audience members could pick ornaments off the giving tree at the entrance. Different products were chosen by attendees to give to community members, such as toy air planes to Barbie web hook-ups.
The audience could also contribute by putting money into a donation box.
The bands had everyone excited and supported the cause by reminding audience members to donate.
“Benefit concerts combined entertainment with helping others,” said first-year Jelissa Fowler. “It’s a really helpful concept.”
First-year Natalie Streiter agreed with Fowler.
“Charity with rock and roll is a really groovy concept,” said Streiter. “It combines the two in a really helpful way.”
The two bands were successful. They kept everyone on their feet, dancing and having fun.
Fowler never stopped moving, skanking even to a slow song.
“The music was very versatile,” Fowler said. “I feel like they could play at actual venues throughout town and keep people entertained.”
First-year David McKindley-Ward, the brother of Clay Pigeons’ Williaim McKindley-Ward, seemed to really enjoy his brother band’s performance.
“I thought that they were really great overall,” said McKindley-Ward. “I heard some of their new songs I had never heard and Josh Shelton is a great guitar player.” First-year
First-year Luke Walsh-Melt summed up his opinions in fewer words.
“The concert was really awesome,” said Walsh-Melt.
Mazeltov Cocktails kept everyone interested and even supported the cause.
The Clay Pigeons really entertained, covering songs like “The Weight”, by The Band They dedicated songs to audience members as well as wishing an attendee happy birthday. They joked and seemed to have a lot of fun. William McKindley-Ward even brought David up on stage with him to sing a song.
“We did a duet to our Robin Hood song,” said David McKindley-Ward.
The concert was quite a success with over 50 people attending and donations being given by most audience members.
“The concert made over a couple of hundred dollars,” said McKindley-Ward.