Live-streamed concert raises $10,000 for SW Ontario charities

LEAMINGTON — On Friday May 15, Security One Alarm Systems teamed up with Canadian country music star Eric Ethridge and Windsor’s own Buck Twenty to host a live streamed concert for charity.

As a result of the livestream, $5000 in donations were raised. Security One matched that amount dollar-for-dollar, which brought the total raised to $10,000.

“Eric Etheridge and Buck Twenty were quick to lend their support to this cause,” says Corey Robertson, Manager of Community Partnerships at Security One.

The concert attracted over 2700 streams on Facebook and Youtube with viewers encouraged to make donations via a GoFundMe page set up to benefit food banks and provide PPE to the vulnerable in Southwestern Ontario.

Half of the funds will be divided between the Windsor Essex Food Bank Association, Chatham and London food banks and the balance will go towards the purchase of high quality PPE for immunocompromised patients.

Security One’s President and CEO, Chris Neumann, said “The team at Security One made it possible to take a crazy idea to host our own virtual concert and combine it with a great cause to give back to those who need it most in our community. It was a memorable night that I won’t forget.”