The Jonas Brothers perform at Ross School Benefit Concert
Last August 9, 2008, the Ross School kicked off its Ross School Summer Series ’08 with a benefit concert from the teenage rock sensation, The Jonas Brothers.
The popular trio is composed of three brothers Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas, and Nick Jonas. The siblings hailing from New Jersey performed at the Ross School Center for Well-Being Great Hall in East Hampton, New York. The concert did not come cheap. In fact, it was considered as the most expensive of all the events at Ross, as tickets for the event were sold at $1,500. All profit from the Jonas Brothers concert went to the scholarship fund for the private institution that now caters to pre-kindergarten through grade 12. Forty percent of their students rely on scholarship funds to shoulder their tuition.
In addition to the teen concert which started at noon, Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group carried out a lunch cookout providing food services and refreshments to help Ross School’s programs and scholarships.
The midday concert was only a part of the series of events featuring performances from different artists organized by the school with their aim to route full net proceeds to specific Ross departments such as the Ross School Café, the Ross theater department, their wellness program, and their scholarship program. Other highlights of the series include the school’s theater featuring Tony winners Cady Huffman, John Lloyd Young, and Michael Cavanaugh, and multi-Tony nominees Daphne Rubin-Vega and Kelli O’Hara; author and founder of The Peace Alliance, Marianne Williamson; performances from the soul singing legend Aretha Franklin; and an evening of wine and cuisine catered by Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group.
Amidst their immense worldwide popularity, The Jonas Brothers have never failed to forget doing philanthropy works. Aside from the said benefit concert, the siblings have donated 10% of their $12 million income to the Change for the Children Foundation in 2007. The foundation was created by the Jonas Brothers to encourage children all over the world to participate in charitable organizations. The foundation also provides financial assistance to various charities such as the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Nothing But Nets, and the American Diabetes Association Diabetes Camp.
Other events for the Ross School include the Starlight Ball
Information about Ross Global Academy. Ross Global Academy in an inner city charter school built under the same world culture and globalization principles that guides the Ross School. Ross Global Academy is located in New York City. Both the Ross School and Ross Global Academy are sponsored by Courtney Sale Ross. Courtney Ross is the window of media mogul Stephen Ross. Courtney Sale Ross also funds the Ross Institute.
