John sent a message to Mike Pratt CEO, Guitar Center, Inc. that said:
Hello Mike , My name is John Gillette , I am contacting you because Our dear friends recently suffered a devastating house fire that left them homeless . I am currently running two fund raisers for them ,One a gofundme page , secondly a relief concert featuring 8 local bands . They lost everything ! Young Billy Johnson age 12 (one of my guitar students) Saved his two younger sisters ages 2 6 from the fire as his parents weren't home from work yet. Everything was lost ! Billy was most upset about his , "dimebag" Dean guitar and his line 6 spider as well as his fathers fender acoustic . Several business's such as Wegmans Food Mart Walmart have contributed to the relief fund , I'm reaching out to Guitar Center in hopes that you can Help keep a young Man's dreams alive prove that people do care, I will attach links to the Event page , and the Donation page, so you can see for yourself what is Happening, and what I am contributing. Let's Keep these fellow musicians Alive in a time of devastation ? Thank you and GOD Bless
