Concert will benefit local youth

–The Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo de Tolosa will host LeAnn Rimes for their annual benefit concert on Saturday, Feb. 13 at 8 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center in San Luis Obispo.

Rimes has sold over 44 million albums, won two Grammy Awards, three Academy of Country Music Awards, and 12 Billboard Music Awards. She is also the youngest recipient of a Grammy Award. She has 42 singles that have made the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart, 13 of which made the top 10. Her single, “Can’t Fight the Moonlight,” went #1 in 11 countries. Rimes is also an actor and author. She has written two children’s books, the novel Holiday in your Heart, and the inspirational book What I Cannot Change.

Tickets range from $50-$90 each, and can be purchased at the Cal Poly Box Office, online at pacslo.org, or by phone at (805) 756-4849.

The proceeds will benefit local nonprofit organizations that benefit the youth of the San Luis Obispo community. To date, Rotary de Tolosa has given more than a quarter of a million dollars from their annual fundraiser to support local charities.

Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide, who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace. There are approximately 1.2 million rotary members, who are part of more than 31,000 clubs in 167 countries. For more information on rotary, please visit the Rotary de Tolosa website at www.rotarydetolosa.org, or the rotary.

International website at www.rotary.org.