Elvis tribute artist to perform in Blackfoot in support of Down Syndrome advocacy group

BLACKFOOT — An award-winning Elvis tribute creator is group to put connected a capacity successful East Idaho.

David Lee, who has done his Elvis tribute enactment passim North America, will execute astatine nan Blackfoot Performing Arts Center astatine 5 p.m. connected July 6 to raise costs for nan Eastern Idaho Down Syndrome Organization. Carey Walton, a personnel of nan group, said that nan statement helps individuals pinch Down syndrome, their families and nan organization travel together and “form knowing and inclusion.”

David Lee was selected arsenic nan 2015 Ultimate Elvis by nan Elvis Presley Enterprise. He was besides nan 2004 World Champion successful International Images of nan King, nan Canadian Grand Champion astatine nan Brantford, Ontario Elvis Fest 2001 and was voted arsenic nan 2004 People’s Choice.

Walton and her son, Jared Walton, a committee personnel of nan organization, went to 1 of David Lee’s performances astatine Graceland, nan location of Elvis, successful Memphis, Tennessee. The adjacent time erstwhile nan mother and boy were touring Graceland, they ran into David Lee.

“My boy approached him and started talking to him, and he was conscionable very unfastened and friendly,” Walton said.

As they talked, they recovered retired that while Lee does performances to fundraise successful support of individuals pinch disabilities, he had ne'er been to Idaho.

“So we invited him to travel to Idaho for a capacity for our organization, and he agreed. We worked pinch him and his woman and made nan arrangements to get him here,” Walton said.

Courtesy Eastern Idaho Down Syndrome Organization

Walton said that her and her boy were impressed pinch Lee arsenic a performer.

“I recovered him to beryllium very amazing. He is simply a very humble, very respectful performer. He is respectful of Elvis and his original music, and he honors him well,” Walton said.

At nan performance, galore individuals pinch Down syndrome will beryllium capable to subordinate Lee onstage for a song. After nan concert, location will beryllium a meet and greet.

“I would highly urge (people) attend. David Lee is an astonishing performer. He is an eventual Elvis tribute artist,” Walton said.

Tickets spell for $25, and they tin beryllium purchased connected nan Eastern Idaho Down Syndrome website. Or group tin telephone Walton astatine 208-680-0106 and get insubstantial tickets.

The proceeds will spell towards providing individuals pinch Down syndrome adaptive instrumentality arsenic good arsenic backing monthly events held by nan organization.

Walton said that participating successful nan statement has benefitted Jared by giving him a beardown web of support and a abstraction to meet caller people. She said that he became much withdrawn aft COVID-19, but he’s gone backmost to being outgoing while serving arsenic a committee member.

“They’ve conscionable offered him opportunities, and he’s travel backmost retired of his shell,” Walton said.