arlier this month, the organizers of Canadian Music Week announced that Rush will receive its Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in April.
In addition, a donation of $40,000 will be made on their behalf to the charity of their choice, and Rush have asked that he be made to the Gord Downie Fund for Brain Cancer Research at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center in Toronto. Gord, the lead singer of The Tragically Hip, was diagnosed earlier this year with incurable brain cancer.
The band says, “Many Canadian families have been affected either directly or indirectly by this terrible disease. Through Gord’s courageous efforts, this cause is now getting the attention it desperately deserves. As a fellow musician and friend, it’s our turn to help support his efforts to fight brain cancer now.”
To join Rush and make your own donation to the Gord Downie Fund, go to Sunnybrook.CA/Gord.