Seize the Stage Comes Back for its EIGHTH Year

Seize the Stage: A Musical Revue Benefit for Epilepsy is back for its eighth year, raising funds for Camp Blackhawk. Camp Blackhawk, a program of the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago, is an overnight camp for children with mild to severe epilepsy designed so they can experience activities, sports, and friendships while in a safe and medically monitored setting. Over the past seven years, the Seize the Stage concerts have raised more than $32,000 to help send children to Camp Blackhawk.

An integral part of the event is the raffle, which, over the years, has featured a vast array of prizes that are always extremely popular with attendees.

“It’s so exciting to be able to give children with epilepsy the summer camp experience they deserve,” says Seize the Stage Executive Producer and Co-founder Sammi Gassel. “I never imagined that this concert would make it past year one, let alone year eight. I am forever indebted to my family and friends who have participated in it over the years.”

Seize the Stage is produced by Sammi Gassel, Scott Spector, and Jacob Cohen. Rachel Zarkowsky, 13 years old, is returning in her role as Junior Producer.

Seize the Stage features performers from throughout the Chicagoland area.

Date: Friday, October 4th

Time: 7:30 p.m. Doors and raffle entry open at 7:00 p.m.

Location: Community Arts Center
225 McHenry Road
Buffalo Grove, IL, 60089

About the Epilepsy Foundation
Created in 1946 as a grassroots effort in Illinois to help people with epilepsy, the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago is a not-for-profit organization in Illinois, serving 43 counties. The EFGC offers counseling, participates in advocacy efforts and provides educational services to people with epilepsy, their families, and the communities in which they live.

About Camp Blackhawk
Each summer, the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago’s Camp Blackhawk gives its young participants an experience they won’t soon forget. For one week, children ages 6-17, come together to enjoy all of the fun activities and friendships that come with a trip to camp, while leaving be­hind various challenges epilepsy can bring to their daily lives. They are all surrounded–-some for the first time–-by dozens of other kids who know exactly what having epilepsy means. They don’t have to worry about what people will think if they have a seizure, about being excluded, or about feeling different. At Camp Blackhawk, epilepsy is the norm.

To purchase tickets or make a donation, please visit
http://www.seizethestage.org