Matthew West Helps Raise Over $200,000 For Charity With 'One Last Christmas'
Singer/songwriter Matthew West has helped raise over $205,000 for St. Jude's Children's Hospital in honor of a two year-old former cancer patient. 'One Last Christmas', the emotional song from Matthew West derived from the story of young Leukemia patient Dax Locke, helped to raise the money in only one month. Funds were given through purchasing the song and music video, donating on www.matthewwest.com and through a benefit concert held on 30th December in the Locke's hometown. The $205,000 will support the Locke Family's effort to fund the hospital for one day in Dax's honor which costs an estimated $1.6 million.
The benefit concert held in Washington sold out in only 24 hours, and took place on the one-year anniversary of Dax's death. In addition to ticket sales, donations of over $12,000 were collected at the show where the Locke family was in attendance. "Matthew's concert was better than anything I could have imagined," explains Julie Locke, Dax's mother. "It was the one year anniversary of my sweet baby Dax's passing and the most special tribute to him. We are forever grateful!"
After a successful run last year, West's 'The Story of Your Life Tour' will launch a spring leg with opener Josh Wilson. Matthew West's latest album, 'The Story of Your Life', was inspired by 10,000 stories from every state in the US and 20 countries. The album released on 5th October 2010, and garnered attention from CNN Online, Fox News, Billboard Magazine, Country Weekly, American Songwriter and more.
