Goodwill will combine with good music Friday night when a national touring band raises money for a former University track team member who was paralyzed in a diving accident two years ago.

All proceeds from Beat Surrender's benefit show, which starts at 8:30 p.m. in the HUB Ballroom, will be donated to the Tom Kleban Recovery Fund, which was founded by University track coaches in January 1990 to help Kleban and his family financially after his accident. The Student Union Board is sponsoring the event.

The benefit was organized after Paul Souza, the band's lead singer and a 1983 University graduate, heard about the fund from University track coach Harry Groves. Souza then had the band's agent contact Kevin Sinagra, head of the Student Union Board.

"When I heard about Tom and what happened, it struck me that the only thing to do was to go back (to the University) and try to help," Souza said.

Souza was a member of the track team with Kleban's brother, Rich. He didn't know Tom Kleban personally but said he felt compelled to try to help anyway.

"It's a great cause. How often do you get to go to a concert and know that you're helping someone?" Souza said.

An optional $2 donation will be collected at the door. Sinagra said the board is hoping for an attendance of about 300 people to raise money for Kleban.

"We'd like to raise $500-$600 for him," he said.

Kleban's accident occurred on July 2, 1989, when he dove into a friend's pool and hit an unknown object. He said the money received through donations helps him pay his bills and enables him to buy the special equipment he needs.

"I use some of the money to pay outstanding bills. I have a lot of them, mostly medical bills, and they tend to build up," Kleban said.

Kleban said his most recent purchase was a computer, which helps him with his schoolwork. He added that his recovery is going well.

"Right after the accident I couldn't move at all, and now I can type my own papers for class," he said.

Kleban, who plans to attend the benefit, wants to put the money raised at the benefit toward buying a Regys bike, a machine which electrically stimulates and rehabilitates the muscles. He said that presently his schedule is filled with therapy.

"I'm in therapy five times a week -- rehabilitation three times a week, and the assistant track coach takes me out and works with me twice a week, so they definitely keep me busy," he said. "I'm also going to school part-time."

Recently a few of Kleban's neighbors put together a raffle and raised enough money to by him a van equipped with a wheelchair lift. "That was great. Now that I have the van, I'm mobile. It's so much easier to get around now. I can just get in it and go."

Dave Colton, a member of the Nittany Lion Club and treasurer of the fund, will be at the benefit Friday night to accept donations.

"Overall we've raised more than $40,000 for Tom, and that's with small $50-$100 donations from people in the area. We haven't had any major gifts," he said.

Colton said that the fund is supported mainly by individual donations and donations made by Bi-Lo Food Market, N. Atherton Street. For every $200 in register receipts collected in a box at the store, Bi-Lo donates $1. Colton said the fund receives checks regularly from the supermarket.

Beat Surrender is a national act which has toured with such groups as 10,000 Maniacs, Cheap Trick and the Romantics. It is composed of lead singer Souza, guitarist Ted Lyon -- also a 1983 University graduate -- bassist Tim Archibald, drummer David Matthews, and lead guitarist Scott Miller. Souza said the band will be playing mostly its own music, but will do some covers as well.

The band's music addresses timely issues such as the deterioration of the environment and homelessness. In the past it has been involved with Amnesty International, The National Save the Rainforest Campaign and All Walks of Life (AIDS Research Foundation).

Kleban was surprised when he was informed about the benefit. "I can't believe these guys are doing this for me -- it leaves me speechless. It's just incredible that they're coming here for this (and) I'm really shocked."