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Geddy Lee To Be Honoured at Artists For Peace & Justice Fundraiser

Geddy at home with pets' Stanley and Lucy Wasserman.

Geddy Lee To Be Honoured at Artists For Peace & Justice Fundraiser

By Karen Bliss

Rush singer/bassist Geddy Lee, who has been twice honoured for major humanitarian awards by the Canadian music industry alongside his bandmates, will accept a solo Lifetime Achievement Award this Saturday (Sept. 11) for his philanthropy at the Artists for Peace and Justice (APJ) gala in Toronto.


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Lee, Alex Lifeson (guitarist) and the late Neil Peart (drums), who together as Rush sold more than 40 million albums, performed for countless causes over their 40 years from disaster relief to cancer to hunger to the environment.

The award honours “[Lee’s] commitment to philanthropy,” the press release states, citing his support of Brain Cancer research, Toronto Food Bank, Alberta Floods, Doctors without Borders, Grapes for Humanity, United Way, Canadian Museum for Human Rights, and Casey House. – Continue reading the Samaritan feature online.

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