Viewfinder: Stars' Guitars Benefit Pediatric Cancer Survivor Scholarship

DEARBORN – Hundreds of people gathered at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center in Dearborn on Saturday to bid on autographed guitars from famous pop, rock and country musicians to support the Charles A. Main, M.D. Pediatric Cancer Survivor Scholarship Fund of .

Guitars up for auction were autographed by well-known recording artists and groups, including Maroon 5, Slash, Sting, My Chemical Romance, Linkin Park, Ted Nugent, Ke$ha, Yoko Ono, Bob Seger and Britney Spears.

The Charles A. Main, M.D. Pediatric Cancer Survivor Scholarship Fund was created in honor of Beaumont’s chief of pediatric hematology/oncology. The fund’s purpose is to assist young cancer survivors who want to pursue a college education.

Since the inception of the program in 1992, more than 100 students have been awarded more than $600,000 in scholarship money, according to Beaumont Health System.