Waterfront Blues Festival interviews, day 2 – KOIN.com

Artists bring music to bedsides of kids with cancer

by Jenny Hansson, KOIN 6 News Staff /

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Waterfront Blues Festival has a unique music partner this year that brings joy to children with cancer.

Artists are recording special videos to support the Children’s Cancer Association.

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Waterfront Blues Fest 2019 interviews

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The artists performing at the 2019 Waterfront Blues Fest are always happy to talk and share their reasons for being here to help the Sunshine Division.

Here are some of the people who stopped by the KOIN 6 News booth at the Waterfront Blues Festival.

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My Music Rx brings smiles to ailing kids

by Jenny Hansson, KOIN 6 News Staff /

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Elke Downer brings smiles to the faces of families going through cancer treatments at Randall Children’s Hospital.

The Children’s Cancer Association is a non-profit that brings bedside music to kids in a program called My Music Rx. That program is a bright spot when 3-year-old Stella has to be there.

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