File photo of Randy Moorehead hosting Taste of Talent on July 5.
Over the past few years, local musician Randy Moorehead has created a bit of a name for himself as a singer and performer. The Seneca man won Franklin’s Taste of Talent competition in 2016 and has been playing on area stages ever since. During the COVID crisis that shut down restaurants, bars, stores and other local establishments, Moorehead speared some virtual concerts to raise funds for those unable to run their locally-owned businesses.
| Just this year, he stepped into the role of hosting the Franklin vocal competition he previously won and is set to make his Barrow-Civic Theatre debut later this fall. “I have always believed in using my talents as a giveback to the community,” Moorehead said. “I've been very blessed and being able to use that gift and share with others to help different causes over the years has been very rewarding for me.” Now Moorehead is hoping to parlay his local celebrity into increased awareness and funding for a local, but lesser-known animal shelter through the Rockin’ for a Rescue event. |  |
| “My wife Tonya is a passionate animal lover and she introduced me to Tracy Rivers, who runs the animal rescue, years ago. Everyone knows who The Humane Society and Precious Paws are but not that many people are aware of Jenny's Dream Rescue,” Moorehead said. Inspired by Rivers caring nature toward the animals at her shelter, Moorehead and his wife decided to organize the Rockin’ for a Rescue fundraiser, scheduled to take place from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 15 at the Franklin Elks Club. The event is open to all, no membership required, and will be held rain or shine. Plans call for it to be outside, but in case of inclement weather, it will be moved to the Elks Club’s large ball room. Moorehead and his fellow Coversome bandmate Logan McMahon will perform alongside Tyler Carson. The music will be free and the majority of funds will be raised through raffling a long list of items donated from area businesses. “My wife and I proactively reached out to the local businesses. I have made many contacts over the years through playing music which helped but honestly a lot of them I just cold-called through the door. The outpouring of support was incredible,” he said. “In addition, the Franklin Elks and Last Call Tavern (in Oil City) have sponsored the event and we're a huge help in making this possible.” Moorehead is hoping for a large turnout for the event but knows not everyone will be able to fit it into their schedule. That’s why the group also set up a GoFundMe account to accept donations for Jenny’s Dream Rescue. The mission of Jenny’s Dream is to save abandoned, abused and neglected dogs. “Whether the dogs are left starving on the side of the road or ditched at a high-kill shelter with little or no hope of getting out alive, she (Rivers) is there fighting to save them,” the group says on their website. “When we first started planning the fundraiser, she had 39 dogs at the time she was taking care of. She takes some of the worst abuse cases/kill shelter animals for rescue,” Moorehead said. For updates on the items donated for the raffle and other information on the event, check out the Coversome Facebook page.  | Items donated for the raffle
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