Local musicIans are coming together to raise money for Forest’s Contact House, a food bank with a four-decade-long history in the Lambton Shores community.

The Dec. 11 fundraiser at Forest’s Royal Canadian Legion hall is being organized by singer-guitarist Rick Powell, who recently moved to the Lambton Shores community to be nearer family after 35 years in Grand Bend.

“If this goes over well, as anticipated, we’ll stock the shelves for quite a while,” he said.

Joining Powell will be area musicians Mark Blayney, Susan Macintyre, Ben Sitek and Jan Henk.

“I’ve been entertaining 50 years,” said Powell. “It has been my life.”

Admission to the event, running from 6 to 9 p.m. is $15, with proceeds going to the food bank.

There will be door prizes thanks to some “very generous” local busine

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