Sunday, April 29, 2007
Parrot Heads raise $35,000 to fight cancer
SouthCoastToday.com: Parrot Heads raise $35,000 to fight cancer: "NEW BEDFORD — Everyone likes to have a good time, but the Nautical Whalers Parrot Head Club will tell you it's a lot more fun when you party with a purpose.
The nonprofit organization, which draws its inspiration from feel-good musician Jimmy Buffett, is widely known for its charitable endeavors. The 190-member Nautical Whaler's chapter of the worldwide contingent recently presented a check for nearly $35,000 to the Jimmy Fund-Dana Farber Cancer Institute on behalf of the nine New England Parrot Head chapters.
'Our goal is to have fun and help out people who need it,' said Brian Woolley, a cancer survivor who founded the local chapter of the Parrot Head Club in 1999, along with his wife, Maureen. 'We saw a real need in the area and decided to do something.'
'Around that time we founded the group I was in an accident that kept me laid up for 18 months,' said Ms.Woolley, noting that Mr. Buffett's music helped lift her spirits during the difficult time."
The nonprofit organization, which draws its inspiration from feel-good musician Jimmy Buffett, is widely known for its charitable endeavors. The 190-member Nautical Whaler's chapter of the worldwide contingent recently presented a check for nearly $35,000 to the Jimmy Fund-Dana Farber Cancer Institute on behalf of the nine New England Parrot Head chapters.
'Our goal is to have fun and help out people who need it,' said Brian Woolley, a cancer survivor who founded the local chapter of the Parrot Head Club in 1999, along with his wife, Maureen. 'We saw a real need in the area and decided to do something.'
'Around that time we founded the group I was in an accident that kept me laid up for 18 months,' said Ms.Woolley, noting that Mr. Buffett's music helped lift her spirits during the difficult time."
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