Sunday's Loudoun Summer Music Fest concert will highlight a tale of two Taylor's. One is a grown man, with a sultry smile and salt-and-pepper hair who wowed television audiences with his smooth voice. American Idol winner Taylor Hicks will perform on the Belmont stage Sunday night. The other Taylor is a 2-year-old from Loudoun County. She's not a celebrity, nor does she have the voice that would make others swoon except for those whose lives are sweetened by the sound of a child's innocence.

Every day of a child's life is a blessing to all parents, but for Taylor Love's parents, every moment of time spent with their daughter is a miracle.

Taylor Love was diagnosed with neuroblastoma cancer last December. She just turned two years old last month, and already she has undergone more hardship and suffering than most can attest to in a lifetime. Her story has touched many in the community, including The Loudoun Foundation President and LSMF founder Tracey Parent, who read Taylor's story in the newspapers last week and was compelled to do something to help her.

In honor of little Taylor, the Loudoun Summer Music Fest will hold a special raffle at its July 8 concert. Concertgoers can purchase $5 tickets for the opportunity to meet Taylor Hicks in person.

"There are certain things that grab a hold of me and I can't stop thinking about them," Parent said, reflecting on her involvement in several grassroots community projects. Parent founded the LSMF to provide a musical outlet for teens while raising money for local charities. She also established the annual Loudoun All-Star Battle Of The Bands for high school students. In other efforts, she traveled to the Gulf region after Hurricane Katrina to get her hands dirty helping the victims rebuild their lives, all the while rallying community members on the home front to donate thousands of dollars for hurricane relief.

"I just felt like it was God tapping me on the shoulder again, so I called the family and asked them if they were interested in our help," Parent said. "This is just such a rough hand that [Taylor's] been dealt, but I believe that God has a reason for everything, and this little girl who is carrying this horrible burden, her disease will not be in vain."

Parent said she recently had a conversation with Taylor's mother, Aimee, who told her that she learns day after day how little the world knows about this rare form of cancer. Aimee Love told Parent that Taylor was diagnosed with neuroblastoma cancer after they took her to the doctor to look at a bruise on her head that wouldn't heal. Investigation of that bruise led to the doctors' discovery of the cancer in Taylor's arms, legs and head.

"What if Taylor's gift to the world is to bring the disease to people's attention?" Parent said. "I believe everyone has a purpose, some are obviously more painful to bear, but I really hope that a lot of good comes out of this little girl. And, I hope that by exposing this form of cancer, other people know better and know more so they can get it diagnosed earlier."

Parent had planned to be on vacation when she read the articles about little Taylor, LSMF spokeswoman Miriam Nasuti said.

"She gets this idea, and she realizes she only has a week to put it together, so that's why she figured the raffle was something she could do," Nasuti said. "She never relaxes. It's just who she is."

"There are certain things that jump out at me, I don't know why, but I just go with it. I don't ever question," Parent said.

Once presented with the idea, Nasuti said Hicks was "willing and happy to do it."

During the concert, a tent will be set up next to the stage, where concertgoers can purchase tickets from 5 to 7:30 p.m. The raffle winner will be announced at the end of the concert. The winner will be invited backstage to meet Hicks after the show.

Additional raffle prizes are being donated by local businesses. Any business owners who want to donate a prize to be raffled off can call Nasuti at 703-771-8893.

Nasuti said all of the money raised by the raffle will be delivered to the Love family after the concert, which will help them pay some of Taylor's medical bills.

"Everyone in the community is so excited [about the concert]," Nasuti said. "American Idol is an icon show, and so many young people we're talking to, and even the moms, can't wait. We're hearing from a lot of 12-year-old girls. People are just excited. It's just going to be such a great show."

Since its inception in 2004, the Loudoun Summer Music Fest has attracted tens of thousands of residents and out-of-towners to the county for a line-up of nationally known bands and musicians over 12 consecutive Sundays, with a special Saturday night concert featuring The Wailers on Aug. 11.

All concerts are held at the Belmont Country Club in Ashburn. Gates to the concert open at 5 p.m. The concert begins at 6 p.m. with the opening act. Taylor Hicks goes onstage at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for Sunday's show are $17 in advance and $20 at the gate, with kids ages 6 and under admitted free. Parking is free.

Proceeds from the concert benefit The Loudoun Foundation, Special Love, Inc.-a nonprofit organization dedicated to offering special activities for children with cancer and their siblings-and Loudoun Volunteer Caregivers, which helps frail and elderly adults maintain independence and quality of life.

Advance tickets and additional information, including a complete lineup of the remaining Loudoun Summer Music Fest concerts, are available online at www.liveatbelmont.com.