METALLICA Donate To Montreal Youth Charity
September 23, 2009, 15 years ago
The Montreal Gazette is reporting:
And they say these heavy metal groups are all sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll.
Don’t tell that to Sid Stevens, co-founder of Sun Youth, which was on the receiving end of a cheque for $21,462, donated by METALLICA from the box-office take of their two sold-out shows at the Bell Centre Saturday and Sunday.
“It’s a beautiful gift,” Stevens said. Before the concerts took place, he said, Sun Youth got the word that the community services organization would get a portion of Metallica’s profits in Montreal. Stevens said he was told the group makes a practice of turning over part of its receipts to a local charity at every stop on its tour.Sun Youth was asked, however, to keep the donation under wraps until the group had left Montreal.
“People sometimes look at groups of this nature in a derogatory or negative manner,” said Stevens, who is not familiar with Metallica’s music. “But it’s very interesting to see them donate in every city they visit.”
