“MY CAUSE” WEB FEATURE FOR NOVEMBER SPOTLIGHTS AARON LEWIS AND “IT TAKES A COMMUNITY”
WEB FEATURE AVAILABLE ON ACMLIFTINGLIVES.ORG STARTING TODAY
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Encino, CA (November 6, 2012) – ACM Lifting Lives® announced today that the November “My Cause” web feature will spotlight Aaron Lewis and his charity organization, It Takes A Community. The web feature drives awareness of artist-supported charitable organizations and supports fundraising efforts for those philanthropies.
ACM Lifting Lives repeated the My Cause opportunity in 2012 by encouraging artists to speak on camera about their favorite charities at the 2012 ACM Awards. My Cause is a way for ACM Lifting Lives to tangibly demonstrate the Academy’s support of country music artists. Many people have been helped by these fantastic charities, and ACM Lifting Lives bolsters that support by increasing awareness and funding for these very deserving causes. Over the past two years, ACM Lifting Lives has donated more than $45,000.00 to artists’ favorite charities through this program, and will again make donations in addition to driving fan awareness.
This month, “My Cause: It Takes A Community” highlights an organization started by Lewis and his wife to focus on reviving rural communities throughout the greater New England area. The charity works with local leaders and organizations to raise funds in order to strengthen, engage and enrich the communities they are in, sustain diminishing public services and provide assistance to communities in crisis. Donations can be made to the charity using a donate link available with the video.
Click here to watch the November “My Cause” video and donate to this cause.
About ACM Lifting Lives
ACM Lifting Lives® is the philanthropic arm of the Academy of Country Music dedicated to improving lives through the power of music. Each year, ACM Lifting Lives provides grants to music therapy and music education programs. Other giving includes serving members of the country music community who face unexpected medical or financial hardship through the Diane Holcomb Emergency Relief Fund and partnering with artists to improve lives through music. For more information, please visit www.ACMLiftingLives.org.
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Media Contact: Jenelle Scott
Academy of Country Music
(818) 815-4218