When "American Idol" Taylor Hicks takes the stage July 8 to perform at the Loudoun Summer Music Fest, he will also take the stage to help out Taylor Love, a 2-year-old who is battling cancer.

A special raffle will take place that night with a prize of meeting the 2006 American Idol after the show. Six months ago, Taylor Love, of Ashburn, was diagnosed with stage IV neuroblastoma, a cancer of the sympathetic nervous system. Since then, she has been through numerous rounds of chemotherapy, blood transfusions and surgery.

"When I read the article about Taylor Love in last week's Loudoun Times-Mirror, I choked up thinking of this adorable toddler going through these cancer treatments," said Tracey Parent, president of the Loudoun Foundation, which created Loudoun Summer Music Fest. "I knew I had to act, so I had this idea of her somehow benefiting from our upcoming Taylor Hick's concert. I got on the phone with Hick's people, and they were touched by her story as well." Raffle tickets will be available at the concert from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at a tent next to the stage. Around 8 p.m., Hicks will draw the winner's name.

Each raffle ticket costs $5, and all proceeds will go to the Love family.

The Loudoun Summer Music Fest is at Belmont Country Club. Gates open at 5 p.m., the opening act takes the stage at 6 p.m., and the headliner performs at 7:30 p.m. General admission is $17 ($20 at the gate) and $40 for Gold Circle members. Kids under 6 are free.

For details, visit www.liveatbelmont.com.