http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1309-alto-reed en-us 40 The latest news about celebrity good deeds and charity involvement The Blues Brothers gave a live, oceanside performance last week at the Celebration Of The Sea Music &amp; Film Festival. Jake and Elwood Blues, the only performers officially sanctioned by original Blues Brother Dan Aykroyd and the John Belushi Estate, arrived in the Blues Mobile and performed hits from the <em>Briefcase Full Of Blues</em> album on Miami Beach to raise money for the Buoniconti Fund To Cure Paralysis.</p> <p>The Buoniconti Fund seeks to raise funds and awareness for The Miami Project, the world&#8217;s largest spinal cord injury research center. Both orgaisations were co-founded by <span class="caps">NFL</span> Hall of Fame linebacker Nick Buoniconti after his son Marc&#8217;s football accident paralyzed him from the neck down.</p> <p>&#8220;One day I was a normal kid thinking about school, sports and girls,&#8221; says Marc Buoniconti from his wheelchair. &#8220;The next thing you know I&#8217;m out there talking to people about paralysis.&#8221; Having raised over $150 million through the Buoniconti Fund, he says, &#8220;My goal is to get everyone out of these chairs.&#8221; <p><a href="/news/771-the-blues-mobile-comes-to-the-beach">Read more</a></p> Tue, 06 May 2008 10:24:40 +0000 urn:uuid:http://www.looktothestars.org/news/771 http://www.looktothestars.org/news/771-the-blues-mobile-comes-to-the-beach Celebration Of The Sea Foundation Dan Aykroyd Buoniconti Fund To Cure Paralysis The Miami Project Nick Buoniconti Judy Belushi Pisano Alto Reed Celebrity Charity Philanthropy Giving Children Animals Education Cancer Environment Mental Challenges Physical Challenges At-Risk/Disadvantaged Youths