Lifeline: helping mega-producer, Sheldon $hel$hok Benjamin

Friends and colleagues of prolific and popular Trinidadian producer Sheldon "Shel-Shok" Benjamin – who has been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, an extremely virulent form of cancer – have come together to organise an event to raise funds for his treatment and for the T&T Cancer Society.

The expensive combination of treatments used to combat the disease include chemotherapy, monoclonal antibodies, immunotherapy, radiation and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

The concert event, called LIFELINE, features an all-star line-up which includes 3canal, Russell Leonce, H2O Phlo, Rocky, Denise Belfon, Allison Hinds, Destra Garcia and Machel Montano HD. LIFELINE will be hosted by Shal Marshall, and takes place Sunday June 7 at the Zen Nightlub on Keate Street in Port of Spain. Tickets are $150 general admission, and $300 VIP.

In addition to the fundraising event, well-wishers can make individual donations directly to a bank account being used to collect funds. The Republic Bank (Tunapuna East branch) account number is 250-022-596-231. The code is 250-022-596-231 (RBNKTTPX) for overseas donors.

For more information on LIFELINE, click the poster below, or call (all prefix +868): 783-6542; 741-9529; 715-4106; 332-5323; 689-9348; 689-9470; 747-6548 or 320-7045.

For more on Benjamin and his stellar international career:

• The Facebook group discussion about his long list of songs and collaborations
• Benjamin's official MySpace page