Spitfire's trombone player paralysed

: I found this at Spitfire's site. They're a great band and put up a kick arse show when I saw them at the Hultsfred festival.

(28/11) Dear friends!
On the November 2nd, 2001 in Gaswerk club (Winterthur, Switzerland) an accident has happened to our band's trombone player Mikhail Gapak. At the moment he is at neuropathology department of Zurich University hospital (Switzerland). He is diagnosed to have broken the spine and the lower part of his body is totally paralysed. Russian insurance company "Spasskiye Vorota" has refused to take the responsibility for this accident. Click READ MORE to find out how you can help...

Consequently, our band is supposed to pay all expenses for Mikhail's medical treatment. Currently, the total amount of money to be paid makes more than 100,000 SFr (~60,000 USD). We are planning to play some benefit concerts around Europe, but unfortunately, the expected net fee for these gigs does not cover the required sum completely. We kindly ask you for any financial donation to recently opened bank account:

ZKB (Züricher Kantonalbank)
CH-8157 Dielsdorf
Clearing # 725
Account # 3525-8.236834.5
Account holder: E. Schmid
Transfer reason: "Spende fuer M. Gapak".

Hospital address: Universitat Spital Culmanstrasse 8, 091 Zurich
Telephone: 2555280
Faithfully yours, "Spitfire"