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Nine local bands will perform Sunday to help raise funds to benefit Combined Community Services.
Karma Records, Warsaw, will hold its first fundraising event titled "Karma Happens: Band-in Together for Combined Community Services" at the store from 3 to 10 p.m.
The event will include local band performances, food, raffles and an auction.
The event is free to attend and will be held at the store's parking lot at 938 N. Detroit St. Donations will be accepted during the event.
CCS will receive 20 percent of the profits collected.
CCS is a non-profit organization in Warsaw that provides items such as clothing, food and baby items to low income residents of Kosciusko County.
Stacy Rhodes, manager for Karma Records and a full-time student at Ivy Tech College, came up with the idea for the event.
"I wanted to organize an event that would support our local bands and raise funds for an organization that helped me out," Rhodes said.
Local bands who will perform include folk and blues bands Sorrow's End (3 to 3:30 p.m) and Pluto's Ladder (3:30 to 4:15 p.m.) band members are Warsaw Community High School graduates; Christian rock band North River Agents (4:15 to 5 p.m.); Rock bands Forever Gypsy (5 to 5:45 p.m.), Ingsoc (5:45 to 6:30 p.m.), Soulfyre (6:45 to 7:45 p.m.), Forefront (7:45 to 8:30 p.m.), Mad Cowboys (8:30 to 9:15 p.m.) and These Burning Bridges (9:15 to 10 p.m.).
"We tried to get a variety of bands that will cater to many audiences," Rhodes said.
An auction will be from 6:30 to 6:45 p.m. where merchandise from ML Motorsports will be auctioned off as well as t-shirts with band performers' names.
People wishing to donate items for the auction can drop them off at the store before Sunday.
Karma Records also will have sales throughout the day where shoppers can receive up to 50 percent off selected items and proceeds will benefit CCS.
T & G Enterprises will sell food and beverages during the event.
"The event is for all ages and my goal is that other businesses will put on similar events to raise funds for organizations in need," Rhodes said.
