ION INDIE MAGAZINE January 2016, Volume 20 | Page 26

Story and Photography by Gary Carota
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Every December in Charlotte, North Carolina, Rock University owners and music professionals, KAREN and
KEVIN CORZINE, join forces with concert and music promoters GARY CAROTA and SHANE COMBS, to put
together a stellar benefit event called "Rockin' Kids First Benefit Concert and Auction". Now in its 4th year,
Rockin' Kids First was created with one sole idea in mind--to bring together the music community and the
local community, to raise monetary donations and toys for the charity, "Kids First of The Carolinas", through
a benefit concert and auction. 100% of all ticket proceeds, raffles, and auction sales are pledged directly
to the charity.