07/22/03 - JIM AND JILL KELLY ANNOUNCE A SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY JOHN RZEZNIK AND ROBBY TAKAC OF THE GOO GOO DOLLS AT THE 4th ANNUAL HUNTER’S HOPE CANDLELIGHT BALL

Buffalo, NY - Joining the ranks of previous performers such as Tim McGraw, Hootie and the Blowfish, and Meatloaf, the Goo Goo Dolls will be entertaining the crowd with an acoustic performance at this year’s Candlelight Ball. The fundraiser gala, which will once again take place at the Adam’s Mark Buffalo Niagara Hotel, is an evening to celebrate life and love for all children while raising funds to fight Krabbe Disease and other leukodystrophies.

"This will be our biggest and best fundraiser yet! My wife and I are so grateful to the Goo Goo Dolls for opening their hearts to our Foundation and taking time out of their busy schedule to help us out," said Jim Kelly, President of Hunter’s Hope.

The black-tie event will also feature an extravaganza of delicious food and wine from over 30 of the finest restaurants and wineries in Western New York as well as silent, live, and Chinese Auctions featuring such spectacular items as autographed U2 and Garth Brooks guitars!

For sponsorship opportunities, tickets, and more information on the Candlelight Ball, please call the Hunter’ Hope office at 716-667-1200 or 1-877-984-HOPE.

The Hunter’s Hope Foundation was established in 1997 by Pro Football Hall of Fame member and former Buffalo Bills Quarterback, Jim Kelly, and his wife, Jill, after their infant son, Hunter was diagnosed with Krabbe Leukodystrophy, an inherited, fatal, nervous system disease. The Foundation is the Kelly’s life long commitment to increase public awareness of leukodystrophies as well as to increase the likelihood of early detection and treatment. Their ultimate goal is to raise money to fund research efforts to identify new treatments, therapies, and a cure for Krabbe and other leukodystrophies. To date the Foundation has awarded over $3.5 million to leukodystrophy and other neurological disease related research.

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