CarrCARE at the Bronzeville Smooth Jazz Festival
Event Summary – August 2, 2024 | Bronzeville Field, Chicago, IL
CarrCARE Charity was honored to be part of the Bronzeville Smooth Jazz Festival, hosted by Chicago community leader Frank Goss, for a day of music, awareness, and action in the heart of Bronzeville.
The festival featured live jazz music throughout the day, creating a soulful and relaxing atmosphere while attendees explored a wide variety of local vendors, food trucks, and charitable organizations; which support a range of disenfranchised groups in Bronzeville, Chicago. The energy was filled with unity, education, and empowerment—bringing people together through purpose and creativity.
🎶 Live Performances:
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM – Phil Seed 🎸
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM – Harlan Jefferson 🎷
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM – Corey Wilkes 🎺
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM – DJ Set / Closing Set 🎧
Food Trucks on 38th Steet:
Harold's Chicken
Lexington Betty
FH Jerk God
Good to Go Veggie
Soul & Smoke
CarrCARE Pop-Up Booth
At our CarrCARE booth, guests engaged with our mission of health equity, organ donation awareness, and global healthcare advocacy.
With the help of Gift of Hope representatives, we provided real-time opportunities for attendees to register as organ and tissue donors, while sharing stories of survival, compassion, and the impact of organ donation.
In partnership with Vitalant, we also began collecting names for our upcoming 2025–2026 CarrCARE Blood Drive Program, which will offer multiple donation sites throughout the Chicago area.
Guests were encouraged to sign up as future blood donors and join a growing movement for community-led health support.
Volunteer Opportunities & Global Impact
We invite volunteers to support any of CarrCARE’s ongoing initiatives, including:
Local health fairs
Affordable property development in underserved neighborhoods
International medical aid and education
This summer, CarrCARE is leading an international initiative to donate otoscopes to a rural clinic outside Lagos, Nigeria, helping prevent childhood deafness and infection-related deaths in families without access to adequate care.
Donation Impact – Summer & August 2025
🟢 All donations made during Summer 2025 (June 1, 2025- August 31, 2025) will directly support our Otoscope Initiative in Nigeria, where CarrCARE is helping prevent hearing loss and illness in underserved communities.
🟢 All donations collected during August 2025 (including at our events) will go toward supporting all CarrCARE initiatives, such as:
Mobile blood drives
Organ and tissue donation education
Health equity programs
Property rehabilitation in disparity-affected neighborhoods
Global medical equipment shipments