Phil Collen, lead guitarist from iconic band Def Leppard and Manraze, will be presenting a $20,000 donation check to San Diego’s own Gerson Institute supporting holistic cancer therapy on Thursday, November 15.
After losing his father, Kenneth Collen, to pancreatic cancer a few years ago, Collen joined forces with friend/music store owner Jake Willoughby who also lost his mother to the same horrific disease, and the pair decided to auction “Wings”, a custom Jackson PC1 guitar on which Collen had played throughout this summer’s Rock of Ages tour.
The auction collected $20,000 and will be donated to Gerson, a non-profit organization in San Diego, CA, dedicated to providing education and training in the Gerson Therapy, an alternative, non-toxic treatment for cancer and other chronic degenerative diseases.
Also at the presentation will be a special and exclusive acoustic performance with Phil Collen performing select Def Leppard & Manraze songs.
Find out more: http://gerson.org/gerpress/