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4/3/2006
SHELTON PLANS RAINDANCE FOR FIRE-RAVAGED OKLAHOMA
Country star BLAKE SHELTON has set up a
calf-roping and archery contest in a bid to raise cash for
the victims of the Oklahoma wildfires. The singer/songwriter
will also perform at the three-day event, Raindance, which
will be held in his hometown of Ada, Oklahoma next month
(14-16MAY06). Shelton says, "It saddens me to know that
people in my home state are suffering such devastating loss.
It's hard to believe that the place where I grew up has been
declared a federal disaster area. "Purchasing insurance for
livestock and farmland is not always an option, and, if it
is, it's usually an expensive one. "I have the ability to
reach a lot of people with my music. By putting this event
together and inviting some of my artist friends to help out,
I hope to raise money and awareness to help the citizens of
Oklahoma get back on their feet again." The state of
Oklahoma has been in a state of emergency drought for
several months, and estimations are that the state is
currently drier than it was back in the Dustbowl days of the
1950s and 1960s. Since November (05), an estimated 2,700
fires have consumed more than 555,000 acres of farmland and
forest, killing livestock in their wake.
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