Closing out the 11-day affair that was the world premiere of the Philadelphia Film Festival, was the world premiere of Teddy Pendergrass: If You Don’t Know Me, a documentary feature about the late Philly soul legend. The film is a success, for two reasons: It gets across Pendergrass’ unique appeal, and it’s full of great stories by musical old timers and the singer’s other collaborators.
Teddy Pendergrass – If You Don’t Know Me, the powerful and moving story of R&B star Teddy Pendergrass, who was on the brink of global super-stardom when tragedy struck, is following its triumphant premier on the closing night of October’s Philadelphia Film Festival, with a screening at DOC NYC on November 9. It has also been selected to screen at the 19th, annual Sound Unseen music/film/art festival taking place from Nov 14-18, 2018 in Minneapolis, MN.
R&B legend Teddy Pendergrass is the focus of a new documentary chronicling his rise to stardom, and the car accident that temporarily halted his career. Teddy Pendergrass: If You Don’t Know Me, is scheduled to debut at the Philadelphia Film Festival on Friday (Oct. 26).
Members of the Teddy & Joan Pendergrass Board of Directors visited Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Charlestown, Massachusetts, where they toured the state-of-the-art facility with hospital officials. During the visit Foundation President Mrs. Joan Pendergrass donated $3,000.00 to the hospital to benefit the Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT) inpatient program, one of the most comprehensive programs of its kind in the nation.
The Foundation, which is led by Pendergrass’s widow, Joan, continues to focus on its number one goal, which is to ensure people living with Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), continue to advance and lead productive lives. The continued goal carries on through its aim to help others with SCI achieve their maximum potential while keeping Teddy’s mission and legacy alive. In the photos you can see Teddy’s wife Joan Pendergrass, board members: Jessica Avila, Pamela Thomas and Tomas Avila, hospital staff: Steven Patrick, Vice President of Development, Dan Meninger, Director of Inpatient Programs and Andrea Ferreira, Director, Foundation Relations & Research Advancement.
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital is one of the largest inpatient rehabilitation facilities in the United States and has been consistently ranked in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals Issue each year since 1995 – the only rehabilitation hospital in New England to do so. Spaulding was ranked at #4 in the nation in the 2017/2018 rankings. Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Boston is the flagship institution of the Spaulding Rehabilitation Network, providing comprehensive rehabilitation treatment to a wide spectrum of patients.
For more information on the Teddy and Joan Pendergrass Foundation and any upcoming events, please contact us at:
P.O. Box 164, Randolph Mass 02368
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In honor of the birthday of the legendary Teddy Pendergrass, the Teddy and Joan Pendergrass Foundation donated to the music program at Magee Rehabilitation Hospital in Center City Philadelphia. Magee Rehab cared for Teddy after the horrendous accident that left him with a spinal cord injury. Helping persons with spinal cord and other types of injuries was a cause dear to Teddy’s heart! Through the Teddy and Joan Pendergrass Foundation his mission is kept alive. In the photos you can see Teddy’s wife Joan Pendergrass meeting with Magee patient Damien Johnson along with music therapist, John Glaubitz. Other photos include Joan and John Glaubitz, and the board of the Teddy and Joan Pendergrass Foundation with Magee staff.
