12 UCW JANUARY 26, 2022 - FEBRUARY 1, 2022
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ousands of veterans
commit suicide every
year in the United States.
In 2019, the suicide rate
for Veterans was 52.3%
higher than non-veterans,
according to the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs.
is hits close to home
as Cumberland County is
home to more than 60,000
veterans.
Agora Productions
Music Company, a local
company that produces
live music shows at a lo-
cal Veterans of Foreign
Wars post, will be hosting
a benefit concert to raise
funds for 22 Until None.
22 Until None is a non-
profit that assists these
veterans, and is looking to
raise money to help give
financial emergency assis-
tance as well as help with
Veteran's Affair's benefits
and other services to vet-
erans who need it.
e goal for Agora Productions
is to raise $5,000 for the non-
profit.
Chris McHargue is the ambas-
sador of Tarheel Chapter of 22
Until None. He helps host chap-
ter meetings at VFW Post 670. He
says the main goal for 22 Until
None is to help the immediate
needs for local veterans in crisis.
"We handle the immediate
crisis needs that a lot of charities
can't do because it takes a long
time for approval and things like
that," McHargue said. "en we
follow-up after the crisis and ask,
what got you at this point and
what can we do to help you from
getting to this point again?"
Wade B, Bubba Sparxxx, Race
Taylor Music Group, Erikka, Lane
Ward, Krackle Capone and Emmy
Nominated artist TONE-z will be
performing at the concert. Many
of the artists are country acoustic
artists or country-rap artists.
Gary Fisher, the promoter of
Agora Productions, says the show
will not only feature great music,
but it will also be helping a good
cause.
"I think it's really good for vet-
erans or soldiers to come to VFW
or places like this because they
can talk to people that have gone
through the same thing that they
have," Fisher said. "Sometimes
just talking to somebody and
seeing somebody that's gone
through it and can tell you how
they went through or are deal-
ing with it, can be a really good
thing."
e concert will be featuring
the local chapters of 22 Until
None and the Veterans Suicide
Awareness and Prevention Series,
who will have resources avail-
able to veterans who come to the
concert.
22Klicks Food Truck will also
be at the event for people who
want to purchase food.
Outside of the sponsors, the
tickets, and the fundraiser Agora
Productions is hosting, they will
also be having a two types of
raffles to help raise money for the
non-profit.
Fisher says this is an all-ages
show and is open for the public
to attend.
e concert will take place at
VFW Post 670, 3928 Doc Bennett
Road, on Feb. 3. Pre-sale tickets
are $15 while tickets at the door
are $20. Only 250 tickets will be
available.
Doors to the concert will open
at 6 p.m. and the live perfor-
mances will start at 7 p.m.
Tickets can be bought on-
line at https://theticketing.co/
events/22untilnonebenefit.
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Benefit concert for veterans
by HANNAH LEE
HANNAH LEE, Assistant Editor.
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