John K. Samson Announces Benefit Concert
John K. Samson will headline a special November 12 benefit concert in Churchill, Manitoba to help raise money for laid-off workers in the remote, northern town which is on the frozen shores of Hudson Bay more than 1,000 km (600 miles) north of the Canada/USA border, and is best known internationally as the “Polar Bear Capital of the World”.
The fundraiser was conceived by John Gunter, CEO of Frontiers North Adventures, and Belinda Fitzpatrick, owner of the Tundra Inn as a result of layoffs in Churchill that have left more than 100 people, about 10 per cent of the town’s residents, out of work. Gunter and Fitzpatrick were looking for a way to help those workers and their families make it through the long, cold winter ahead. Their idea is to stage a benefit concert to bring hope to the community and raise attention and money for Churchill’s Hungry Bears Food Bank.
“We wanted to do something. This is a small town and everyone knows everyone. We’re neighbours and we’re friends,” said Gunter. “I reached out to John K. and he immediately understood what we are trying accomplish. He is very gracious and has offered to help us elevate the awareness of this important issue beyond the town of Churchill.”
Frontiers North Adventures helped the Churchill Food Bank launch a website to accept donations: http://hungrybears.ca.
“I’m thrilled and honoured to be invited to play in Churchill,” said Samson, “we want the community to know that Manitobans are thinking of them, and hope we can help spread the word.”
Winter Wheat the highly anticipated new album by renowned Canadian singer-songwriter John K. Samson is out now. Inspired by the search for connection and community, the album is deeply personal and thoughtful. John K. Samson quietly encourages simplicity in a complicated global landscape.
"Perhaps more than any other Canadian musician, Samson, the former frontman for The Weakerthans, has been able to communicate what it means and feels like to live in a place defined by isolation," - Fader Magazine.
About Frontiers North Adventures Frontiers North Adventures (www.frontiersnorth.com) is a leader in responsible tourism, specializing in life-changing trips that share the wildlife, history and culture of Canada’s North. Owners and operators of the world-famous Tundra Buggy®, Frontiers North offers a variety of wildlife-viewing programs, the most popular being to visit Churchill to view polar bears.