Villanova, PA – 5 June 2002 – Sally’s Music Circle , the award-winning parent/child music program, presented a family fun show Sunday, June 2, at the Villanova Pavilion. Attended by more than 600 people, the program raised more than $2500 for Mommy’s Light Lives on Fund.

Mommy’s Light is a non-profit organization based in Chester County that brings joy to young people whose mothers are in life-threatening situations or deceased by keeping alive traditions and simple pleasures they shared with their mothers.

"The fund was created by Mary Murphy of Newtown Square less than three months before she died of cancer in 1997," said Downingtown resident Laura Munts, Mommy’s Light President. "Mary and her son created a plan to keep her spirit alive by preserving special traditions they shared. Today, our services are available to young people in southeastern Pennsylvania , southern New Jersey and northern Delaware ." Mommy’s Light estimates that 20,000 young people in the Delaware Valley are dealing with the potential or actual deaths of their mothers.

"Sally's Music Circle has always tried to give back to the communities we serve by giving Thank You Concerts, donating to organizations that support very young children or volunteering to perform for children's charities and hospitals," said Narberth resident Sally Weaver, founder of Sally’s Music Circle. "I knew Mary Murphy and am touched by what she created. I want to help Mommy's Light get the word out about what they do so that children in need can have the tangible experience of how a Mommy's Light lives on."

Special guest Kathy Levine, of Studios USA, HSN and a popular former QVC host, served as emcee. Event sponsors included Comcast Cable Communications, Philadelphia Suburban Water Company, Fresh Fields/Whole Food Markets of Devon, American Express, PECO Energy Company, Sally's Music Circle and Villanova University.