Video: Madonna’s MDNA tour North American Opening

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Katie Goodling | Permalink 1

Brandon’s mother Tammy and cousin Katie were lucky enough to attend Madonna’s MDNA North American Tour Opening last night in Philadelphia! It was a gift to be able to see the show in person and see Brandon up on the big screen. Here’s a video:

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Madonna Helps Fund Music Scholarship at Susquehanna

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Katie Goodling | Permalink 1

Madonna’s concert tour promoter, Live Nation MTours (USA) Inc., recently donated $5,000 to the Brandon E. Bitner Memorial Scholarship at Susquehanna University, at the Bitner family’s request. The donation resulted from the family’s permitting a photograph of the Mt. Pleasant Mills teen to be used in Madonna’s MDNA world tour, as part of a video montage that decries bullying.

Bitner, then 14, ended his life in November 2010, having described repeated bullying he endured from peers. At the Madonna concert, his photo is one of seven flashed briefly on a video screen, with his name and the message “R.I.P.,” during the singer’s performance of “Nobody Knows Me.” The montage has already been viewed by audiences around the world, with the tour scheduled to arrive in the United States August 28.

Read the rest of the press release on Susquehanna University’s website!

We’ll be at the Philadelphia show! Yeah! Thanks Madonna and LiveNation!

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Brandon is on tour with Madonna!

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Katie Goodling | Permalink 2

We finally have video confirmation that Brandon is indeed remembered during the “Nobody Knows Me” video interlude during Madonna’s MDNA World Tour! He’ll enjoy appearing during 80+ dates through December in Europe, North America and South America. The entire interlude is amazing and we cannot thank Madonna enough for bringing awareness to bullying, suicide and general social disease.

The first video shows Brandon at around the 1:15 mark, the second video show’s Brandon around 1:59 at a closer angle and in HD.

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The Madonna MDNA Tour: Today in Tel Aviv! (VIDEO WANTED)

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Katie Goodling | Permalink 2

All involved in the Brandon Bitner Memorial site & scholarship are very excited for the launch of Madonna’s MDNA tour tonight in Tel Aviv! We are hoping the “Nobody Knows Me” video interlude made it into the final tour setlist & Brandon’s photo will flash in front of the hundreds of thousands of Madonna fans throughout the entire world. If anyone is attending the Tel Aviv show, and can confirm Brandon’s photo & name during the Nobody Knows Me interlude, please email brandonbitnermemorial@gmail.com. Video and photos are welcome too! Thanks to all of the amazing supporters we’ve gained from the Madonna community!

 

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Brandon’s photo to appear in Madonna video sequence on tour!

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Katie Goodling | Permalink 3

From The Daily Item:

By Evamarie Socha

MIDDLEBURG — It doesn’t get much bigger than Madonna picking up your cause.

A Swedish film company will use a photo of Brandon Bitner in a video it’s producing for Madonna’s upcoming world tour, and will donate $5,000 to the Susquehanna University scholarship in Brandon’s name.

Katie Goodling, Brandon’s cousin, confirmed Saturday a deal with Adamsky Film Production of Stockholm to use Brandon’s photo, one of seven portraits of bullying victims to run in the video.

Each will display with an RIP sign and the person’s name for about three seconds.

Goodling also administers BrandonBitner.com, a website dedicated to bullying prevention and Brandon’s memory. He committed suicide in November 2010, citing incessant bullying at Midd-West High School in the note he left.

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Daily Item: SU professor launches book at credit union; Proceeds to be donated to the Brandon Bitner Memorial Scholarship Fund

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Katie Goodling | Permalink 0

From The Daily Item:

SELINSGROVE — Susquehanna University creative writing professor and South African native Glen Retief not only plans to launch the paperback version of his memoir, “The Jack Bank,” at his local credit union, Service 1st — a rare choice for literary memoirists, who usually gravitate toward bookstores and libraries. He also intends to donate all book sale proceeds from the event to his university’s Brandon Bitner Memorial Scholarship Fund, in honor of the Mount Pleasant Mills teenager who stepped in front of a truck on Nov. 5, 2010, because he was sick of being the target of antigay bullying.

The book launch will take place at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 26, at Service 1st Federal Credit Union, 3054 North Susquehanna Trail, Shamokin Dam.

Click here to read the full story.

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Video: Brandon’s Violin Recital (2)

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Katie Goodling | Permalink 1


Another video from one of Brandon’s violin recitals.

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Video: Brandon’s Violin Recital

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Katie Goodling | Permalink 0

Brandon at one of his violin recitals, he is the fourth from the left.

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Comic Opera to Benefit Brandon’s Scholarship at Susquehanna University

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Katie Goodling | Permalink 0

Susquehanna University presents Die Fledermaus (“The Bat”) a comic opera, sung in English, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, March 30-April 1, 2012 to benefit the Brandon Bitner Memorial Scholarship.

The opera is a production of the Opera Studio and the University Orchestra in cooperation with the Department of Theatre.

Tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for non-SU students and free with an SU ID. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Dengenstein Center box office at 570-372-ARTS. Tickets can also be purchased at the door.

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Musicians Needed

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Katie Goodling | Permalink 0

One of Brandon’s close friends is attempting to put together the concert that Brandon had planned for HIS graduation project for her own graduation project. She is having difficulties finding musicians to play a variety of songs. If you are a musician, of any type, and are willing to help and will be in the Middleburg area in October 2012, please email us at brandonbitnermemorial@gmail.com. Thank you!

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