Love Hope Strength Foundation Named Charity Partner for Westword’s Cultural Festival, Artopia

The Love Hope Strength Foundation (LHS), an international cancer fighting charity that provides support to cancer centers around the world and inspiration to those affected, is teaming up with the Rocky Mountain region’s largest alternative weekly, The Westword, for the 13th annual Westword Artopia.  The art extravaganza, which brings together the best of what Denver has to offer in art, theatre, music, and fashion, will highlight the area's visual and performing artists, musicians, fashion designers, culinary masters and cocktail creators.

Westword is supporting the LHS mission by donating tickets to the foundation, of which 100% of the proceeds will go towards the global fight against cancer. People who wish to purchase tickets in support of cancer care may do so only through this LHS Website http://www.lovehopestrength.org/artopia.php. The Love Hope Strength Foundation will provide 40 LHS Army volunteers and raise additional funds by hosting a special Epiphone Guitar raffle giveaway. In addition, LHS will have prayer flags on site for those wishing to send the name of a loved one on their next music pilgrimage to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro in the fall of 2009. All donations received through the prayer flag initiative will go towards providing much needed support to the first 1st class cancer center in sub-Saharan Africa.

The Westword Artopia will take place starting at 7PM on Saturday, February 21, 2009 at three Denver, Colorado venues including Vinyl on 1082 Broadway, 1144 Broadway, and City Hall Amphitheater on Broadway. Tickets through the Love Hope Strength foundation can be purchased for $30 on their Website.

To learn more about the event go to http://www.lovehopestrength.org/artopia.php and for more information on LHS, go to  www.lovehopestrength.org.  

About Love Hope Strength

With headquarters in Denver and chapters in Dallas, the United Kingdom, Peru, and Australia, LHS brings critical funding, material support and awareness to cancer initiatives worldwide. LHS has traveled the globe to Mt. Everest, the Empire State Building, Mt. Snowdon, and Machu Picchu, Peru, using the universal language of music to purchase life saving equipment, spread awareness, promote early detection, and register people to the international bone marrow database. Founded by insurance mogul, James Chippendale along with Mike Peters of The Alarm, and with the support from legends in rock n' roll and passionate volunteers from around the globe, LHS is making a tangible difference in the fight against cancer.

Contact: Jason Damata 917-279-8706 jason(at)Fabricmedia.net