Friday, June 29, 2012

Country Music Singer Combats Child Hunger

Country Music star Kellie Pickler has joined The ConAgra Foods Foundation, and Feeding America, as a national spokesman for the "Hunger-Free Summer" effort. The new program combating child hunger aims to provide children with healthy meal choices during the summer. Fans can join the cause by downloading "The Hunger Avengers" activity booklet sharing many ways in which to help support and educate by sharing knowledge about child hunger.
Pickler adds, “At some point, all of us have encountered hungry children in our own community, but I was shocked to learn that millions of kids may go hungry during the summer...That is why I am honored to be working with the ConAgra Foods Foundation and Feeding America to raise awareness of this problem and show there's help through programs like Hunger-Free Summer." For more information click here>> HungerFreeSummer.

Musician Honored For Charitable Work

The music community services foundation MusiCares will honor musician Bruce Springsteen  as the  "2013 MusiCares® Person of the Year," on February 8, 2013, for “his extraordinary creative accomplishments, charitable work,  and philanthropic activities over the years.”  Proceeds from the gala event will be of benefit to continued MusicCares efforts. For more information click here>> BruceSpringsteen/MusicCares.