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Leo’s appeal strikes a chord with The Texas Tenors
SINGING stars from America are lending their awesome voices to a Peterborough boy’s £45,000 appeal to fund a life-changing operation in the US.
The Texas Tenors, who shot to fame on America’s Got Talent last year, heard about Leo Waites’ plight and are using the opening night of their first UK tour on August 23 to stage a charity concert in his honour.
They were moved to help after bosses at the Key Theatre, where they will be performing, told them about how the four-year-old cerebral palsy sufferer faced a race against time to raise money.
His family have been appealing for help to raise £45,000 since May for an operation that will allow Leo to take his first steps unaided or rely on Botox injections to ease the tightness of his legs.
Leo’s mother Joanne Holland, of Cook Avenue, Hempstead, Peterborough said she was delighted to get the American musicians on board. She also thanked the many other generous donors who have boosted the total to just over £8,000 so far.
She said: “I think it’s brilliant. The Key Theatre asked me to drop Leo t-shirts over and the next thing I knew, the Texas Tenors were wearing them.”
The Texas Tenors will be holding the charity concert on August 23 at the Key Theatre, in Embankment.
The aim is to raise as much money as possible from a proportion of ticket sales and a collection on the night.
Artistic director of the Key Theatre Michael Cross said: “This was excellent timing for us.
“The Texas Tenors were looking for a preview venue for their debut UK tour and the Key suggested that this charity performance would be the perfect way to boost the Leo Waites appeal.”
Key Theatre spokesman Lewis Hall added: “We followed the story in The ET and we have had various collections, with a number of staff getting involved.
“Someone who works in a restaurant did a bungee jump on Thursday.
“The show at the Key Theatre is the first night of the Texas Tenors’ UK tour, so we are really thrilled about that.”
Millions of people saw the Texas Tenors on America’s Got Talent and watched their amazing forth place finish.
The classically-trained trio J.C, Marcus and John, perform a blend of gospel, country, classical and Broadway music on stage with a hint of cowboy charm.
The show starts at 8pm and tickets cost £17.
For more information, call 01733 207239 or book online at www.peterboroughkeytheatre.co.uk.
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