Circle K International will be holding its second annual Riley Benefit Show at Ball State University from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center Ballroom.
There will be seven bands performing, a silent art auction and desserts for $3. All proceeds will benefit Riley Hospital for Children.
"Last year, it was outside at Village Green Records, and it was raining, so the turnout was so-so with all that happening," said Nicole Harris, president of the Ball State chapter of Circle K. "It was still a really awesome experience."
Harris said the changes to the club should allow for a better event than in 2009.
"Our club has grown three times as big since last year, so we've had a lot more help to make sure everything goes smoothly," she said. "It's almost a drastically different event."
Circle K is a Kiwanis International collegiate program focused on community service. The Ball State chapter of Circle K has 30 members, and the diversity of the group has helped it branch out to bring the event together.
"This event is something that we're trying to perfect for this year," she said. "We haven't really had to branch out to many people because, even though there are only about 30 people in Circle K, we all have phenomenal connections. For example, I know a lot of people in the music community in Muncie, so it's pretty easy for me to ask bands to play there."
A few of the members are art majors, and they took it upon themselves to reach out to Ball State art students and the community for artwork donations to be sold in a silent art auction. Other members affiliated with the local music scene helped to book groups that support the cause to perform at the event. Still others have put their baking skills to good use, preparing snacks and desserts to sell at the event.
Overall, the broad range of interests among the group members has turned out to be a great strength in developing the event, Harris said.
Small Wonders, a hip-hop duo booked to perform at the show, is especially excited to be a part of the cause.
"One of the first shows I ever did was a benefit concert," Small Wonders member Donta Rollins said. "Every couple of years I find myself doing a benefit, and it's always a cause I'm close to. My cousin Courtney had over 10 surgeries at Riley Hospital. My niece right now is in Riley Hospital because she was having trouble breathing. Anybody could have to go, and just knowing that there's a facility like Riley there for you is almost too good to be true."
Other bands performing at the show this weekend include Scales, Owlsburg, Eight Stories High and Cowboy Angels.
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