A group of Earl Haig Secondary School students is organizing a benefit concert to raise money for children in Uganda.
The Extinguish Benefit Concert will be held May 1 at Club 6 Degrees, 2335 Yonge St. at Eglinton Avenue, at 7 p.m.
The goal of the benefit concert, which will feature at least five bands and raffle prizes, is to raise $10,000 for the Invisible Children Organization, said concert organizer Jillian Cameron.
The 16-year-old said she felt inspired to help children in the African country after watching the documentary The Invisible Children last June.
"The three guys who filmed it were 18, just kids like us," Cameron said. "It was on my mind all summer."
At the start of the school year, Cameron recruited some friends to help put together a benefit concert, which was no easy feat, she said.
"It was really intimidating," the grade 11 student admitted.
But the group of 12 wasn't deterred and managed to book a venue, advertise the event and sell tickets through 17 Toronto high schools and find bands to perform.
"We just threw out ideas and figured out the best way to use our resources," Cameron said. "If anyone wants to come to the concert, that would be amazing."
Entertainers set to perform at the Extinguish Benefit Concert include The Broken Bricks, Something Serious, Nikki Blakidis ( the underground crew), The Nobs, Phil Allister, DJ Ayo De and DJ Kemper.
Prizes up for grabs include an XM radio, American Apparal gift cards, Starbucks Coffee, merchandise and gift certificates, jewelry from Heidi Ho and restaurant and salon gift certificates.
Tickets cost $15 in advance and $20 at the door.
To purchase tickets or for more information, e-mail to extinguish.benefit@gmail.com.