'78 Championship Yankees Score a Hit Song for Songs of Love!

During a business networking event at Mickey Mantle's restaurant in New York City, Songs of Love was the chosen charity for the evening. All the attendees, including Goose Gossage, Sparky Lyle, Roy White, Chris Chambliss and Mike Torres from the '78 New York Yankees championship team, sang a "Song of Love" for 14 year-old leukemia patient Daniel Healy. Daniel is an avid Yankee fan! Goose Gossage added a special spoken introduction to
Daniel's "Song of Love." Words & Music by Alex Forbes and David Wolfert.


John Beltzer leads crowd as they sing the chorus to Daniel's "Song of Love"



Goose Gossage adds spoken introduction.



Sparky Lyle raises his voice for Daniel Healy.



Chris Chambliss and Paul Blair sing their hearts out.

Golfers Sing Off For Songs of Love!

On September 24th, 2002, the golfers of the 4th Annual Songs of Love
Golf Tournament in Hamburg, NJ, helped raise over $20,000 for the Songs of Love Foundation. After pitching some putts, the golfers delightfully sang on pitch for Shaun Field, a 12-year-old
child battling leukemia.

Thanks to Scott Curran, Jeffrey Duncan, Bruce Rothbard and Sam Schiffer
for putting it all together! And thanks to the folks of Mass Mutual and Prudential!


Giving golfers singing a "Song of Love" as part of the "Raising Funds,
Raising Voices!" program. Founder John Beltzer conducts the chorus.

Athletes Give Gold Medal Performance on "Song of Love"!

Athletes of the 2002 Maccabi Games took time of from rigorous competition to unite in song for Odell Terry, a child battling Cystic Fibrosis. Odell personally received his "Song of Love" at the Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis, TN.


Odell Terry Holds His "Song of Love" Up to the Sky!



Athletes of the 2002 Maccabi Games in Memphis raise their voices for Odell Terry.

Songs of Love Reaches 3,000 Songs!

In April 2002, the Songs of Love Foundation reached its 3000th song for ailing children all over the country. The goal for year 2002 is to help another 1,000 children with these special curative compositions. A gathering of some of our regular writers took place in New York City to mark this wonderful milestone.



A group of some of our regular songwriters celebrate our 3,000th "Song of
Love"!

Nancy Sinatra sings her latest hit for Danny!

On Monday, January 21, 2002, Nancy Sinatra personally presented a "Song of Love" to a smiling Danny Ocegueda at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Danny is currently battling cancer. Nancy offered Danny to record with her a "Song of Love" for another child! These are two beautiful, special people Songs of Love has come to know. Tony Asher, another pretty special person, wrote the words and the music to Danny's song. Tony wrote many songs with Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys on the "Pet Sounds" record!



Danny proudly holding up his "Song of Love" performed and presented to him by Nancy Sinatra.



Tony Asher and Nancy Sinatra

Elmo Sings "Song of Love" for Lydia!

Recently, Elmo took time off from his busy Sesame Street duties to perform on a "Song of Love" for Lydia, a young child battling Neuroblastoma. Words & Music were by David Kinnoin and Jimmy Hammer.



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