Support Team Josie

Team Josie, an American Cancer Society Relay for Life team sponsored by Vintage Guitar magazine, will participate in its fifth annual benefit walk, June 1 in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Each year, the magazine works with a guitar builder and several of its advertisers to raise donations in the weeks leading up to the event. To date, the team has raised more than $33,000 via pledges and an annual raffle of guitar-related gear. This year, the raffle will feature a Hamilton Headless model donated by Schaefer Guitars. The Hamilton Headless has a 25" fret scale, mahogany body with maple top, a 1 21/32" nut width, a zero fret, Schaller adjustable roller bridge, Steinberger gearless tuners, Kent Armstrong 12-pole humbuckers, rosewood fingerboard, and rosewood-and-pearl-inlaid knobs. Other prizes include four guitar straps from Souldier Straps, a bridge from Stetsbar, and a wooden guitar stand from Katahdin. Raffle tickets for the June 1 drawing are available for $50. Entry deadline is May 25. Team Josie was named in memory of Josie Alise Greenwood, who died in April of 2007 after being diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). She was three years old. Josie was the daughter of VG webmaster Joe Greenwood and grand-niece of VG publisher Alan Greenwood. Grand Prize: Schaefer Guitars Hamilton Headless Guitar 1st Prize: Katahdin Studios Flagstaff II Guitar Rest 2nd Prize: Stetsbar Guitar Bridge (4) 3rd Prizes: Souldier Guitar Strap Please consider purchasing a ticket - it is for a very good cause and you may acquire a very fine instrument. Learn more about Josie Alise Greenwood at JosiesHope.org