Events and Other News

On April 15th, 2010, we were thrilled to have American Idol season 5 semi-finalist Ayla Brown, who has agreed to be a spokesperson for the Songs of Love foundation, perform a ’song of love’ for 6-year-old Hannah Lowe on the CBS Early Show! If you missed it, you can download the song and video for a minimum donation of $5 each here.




On March 27th, 2010, we held our 3rd annual Fab Faux/Songs of Love benefit concert. Featuring the premier Beatles cover band the Fab Faux and and special guest Ken Dashow, preeminent classic rock DJ for Q104, the event was held at the Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, NJ. The evening also featured an auction of two Epiphone Les Paul Junior guitars autographed by Jason Mraz and the live audience recording of a “song of love” for Amelia Scheffs-Bevington of Long Island City, New York. The concert drew 1,300 fans and raised over $20,000! A Special thanks to Songs of Love Advisory Board members Richard Lewis, Gary Rosen and Bruce Rothbard for organizing the event! Songs of Love will also be honoring Ken Dashow at a future event.








On March 3rd, 2010, Songs of Love held the first Karaoke Night fundraiser at Iggy’s New York Karaoke Lounge and Grill. Songs of Love founder John Beltzer kicked off the event with a speech and a spirited performance of The Beatles’ “Oh! Darling.” Thanks to the families, friends and songwriters who came out to support us! Also, a special thanks to Meghan Kelly, Amanda Hoskins and the rest of the child life staff at The Children's Hospital at Montefiore for making this event possible! And finally, a warm thanks to Iggy’s for their generous donation to Songs of Love.



On April 8th, 2010, Songs of Love was part of the the Care One at The Cupola fundraiser in Paramus, NJ, hosted by cast members of The Sopranos. Special thanks to Nick and Frank Vallelonga for inviting Songs of Love to the fundraiser. Vincent Pastore auctioned off several items for Songs of Love, including dinner with him, Tony Lip and Dan Grimaldi of The Sopranos (Pictured from left to right: Vincent Pastore, John Beltzer, Tony Lip).










Finally, we want to give a warm farewell to Jonathan Kosakow for his hard work and commitment to Songs of Love over the past 3 years. As Music Coordinator, Jonathan has been an indispensable part of the team as the final link in making sure children receive their very own “song of love”. We wish him luck in all his endeavors.