Molly Hatchet Plays Benefit For Somer
Molly Hatchet, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus To Play
POSTED: Friday, November 13, 2009
UPDATED: 7:14 am EST November 13,
2009
ORANGE PARK, Fla. -- The Orange Park community is uniting as they gear up for the Somer Thompson benefit concert lead by legendary southern rock band Molly Hatchet. The benefit concert will begin at 8 p.m. Friday at the Orange Park High School football stadium. Diena Thompson will be the guest of honor for the event.
According to band owner Bobby Ingram, they have agreed to help the family of murder victim Somer Thompson and the Justice Coalition to help raise money to increase the reward being offered.
Orange Park High School Principal Treasure Picket said, "We are pleased to help with this much needed community outreach project."
The band will also debut a specially written tribute song for Somer as well as play their complete concert line-up of music including "Gator Country," "Whiskey Man," "Devil's Canyon," "Beatin' The Odds" and "Flirtin' With Disaster."
Rockers Red Jumpsuit Apparatus will also play at the benefit concert. The band is originally from Middleburg.
A $10 donation will be taken at the gate to be divided between the Thompson family and the Justice Coalition. In the event of bad weather, the concert will move inside the school's domed gymnasium.
Police are still not saying how Somer was killed. Deina Thompson says the not knowing may be the toughest part.
"There's nothing a 7-year-old could do to deserve what she's been put through, even though I don't know what that is. But I have my own story in my mind as I've said before. I don't know if it's more gruesome than what's actually happened, but when you're left to your mind it can show you some horrible things," Thompson said.
Early Friday afternoon, Lt. Barry Abramowitz, with the Clay County Sheriff's Office, will hold a question-and-answer session with the media. Abramowitz is in charge of the process through which the many leads have been collected, reviewed, assigned to detectives and then tracked through the agency's specialized computer system.
For more on the benefits planned this weekend, stay with
The Morning Show. Watch for full reports on the investigation beginning at 5 p.m. on Channel 4.
Orange Park High School is located at 2300 Kingsley Ave. In Orange Park. You can find the school online at
clay.k12.fl.us/oph.
Learn more about
fundraisers scheduled for the Justice Coalition and the Thompson family.
Previous Stories: - November 12, 2009: Diena: 'I Feel Like Somer's Pushing Me'
- November 11, 2009: Somer's Mom Target Of Hate Mail, Calls
- November 11, 2009: Controversial Comment Stirs Commission
- November 9, 2009: Somer's Case Gets National Exposure
- November 9, 2009: Sketches Of Somer's Items Released
- November 7, 2009: Bikers Ride To Honor Somer Thompson
- November 2, 2009: Reward In Somer's Slaying Up To $45K
- October 28, 2009: Sheriff Needs Help Finding Somer's Killer
- October 27, 2009: Thousands Say Goodbye To Somer
- October 27, 2009: Pastor To Family: 'God Feels Your Pain'
- October 27, 2009: Sheriff: Somer's Killer Is 'Unnerved'
- October 27, 2009: Somer's Family, Town Saying Goodbye
- October 26, 2009: Community Rallies Amid Search Answers
- October 24, 2009: Mom: 'If You've Seen Anything, Just Tell'
- October 23, 2009: Mom To Girl's Killer: 'We'll Get You'
- October 23, 2009: 160 Offenders Live Near Somer's Home
- October 22, 2009: House Searched Where Somer Last Seen
- October 22, 2009: Somer's Classmates, Neighbors Grieve
- October 22, 2009: Body Found In Ga. Landfill Not ID'd Yet
- October 21, 2009: Hundreds Gather At Vigil For Somer
- October 21, 2009: Somer's Older Brother Staying Positive
- October 21, 2009: Mom Pleads For Somer's Safe Return
- October 21, 2009: Candlelight Vigil Held For Somer
- October 21, 2009: Community Searches For Missing Girl
- October 20, 2009: Massive Search Continues For 7-Year-Old
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