Ben Folds Five Concert Benefits Operation Smile
MySpace to Rebroadcast Concert Beginning October 23
On September 18, at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, popular rock band Ben Folds Five reunited for a live concert to benefit Operation Smile. This concert was the first in a series titled “Front to Back” produced by MySpace.com. The show is being rebroadcast, beginning October 23, on the “Front to Back” official MySpace profile http://myspace.com/fronttoback.
Operation Smile’s information table was at the entrance of the Memorial Hall Auditorium. Students from the University of North Carolina Greensboro Speech and Hearing Department distributed handbills and fliers that informed concert goers about Operation Smile’s medical missions and prompted them to donate $5 to Operation Smile by texting the word “Smile” to 90999 on their cell phones. At the table, attendees were invited to sign up for e-News and volunteers handed out wristbands, buttons, and t-shirts to those who pledged to take part in the texting campaign.
Before the concert, Operation Smile representatives Renee Hamilton and Brooke Marshall took to the stage to explain to the crowd the organization’s work and encourage the audience to text and donate. Operation Smile reps also threw t-shirts out to the crowd.
 Ben Folds Five performs. Photo by Emily Shur |
 Members of Ben Folds Five. Photo by Emily Shur |
