Gigi’s Cupcakes Makes Generous Contribution to ACM Lifting Lives®
Gigi’s Cupcakes Makes Generous Contribution to ACM Lifting Lives®
NASHVILLE, TN (October 17,
2014) – Gigi Butler,
founder of Gigi’s
Cupcakes, recently attended ACM Honors in Nashville, TN to
present ACM Lifting Lives with a generous $10,000 donation. ACM Lifting Lives’ Hannah Martin and Wes Perry accepted the
gift on behalf of the charity which works to improve lives through the power of
music. With the help of supporters such as Gigi’s Cupcakes, the Academy
gives back by funding worthy organizations that advance healing through music
therapy and education.
“The team at Gigi’s cupcakes
has such big hearts and we are so thrilled to have their support in advancing
the mission of ACM Lifting Lives to improve lives through the power of music,”
said Hannah Martin.
Gigi’s Cupcakes opened their
doors in 2008 just off Music Row in Nashville and now has 98 store locations
across the country and is considered the largest cupcake franchise in the
country.
“Music education is very
special to me,” said Gigi Butler, Founder and Chief Brand Officer of Gigi’s
Cupcakes. “I’ve been singing since I was a young child and moved to Nashville
to pursue a career in music. I ultimately made a career out of baking
incredible desserts instead, but I will always have a love of music. I think
music enriches the lives of our children in so many
ways.”
Photo (L-R): Hannah Martin,
ACM Lifting Lives Manager; Wes Perry, ACM Lifting Lives Manager of Brand
Integration and Strategic Sponsorships; Gigi Butler, Founder of Gigi’s
Cupcakes.
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
funding to music-related therapy and education programs, including the
organization’s flagship ACM Lifting Lives Music Camp, a partnership since 2010
with Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities in
Nashville, TN. ACM Lifting Lives Music Camp is a week-long residential program
open to individuals with Williams syndrome, talented in music from around the
nation, and has a dual purpose of studying Williams syndrome while providing
music enrichment through performance and education. Other Lifting Lives giving
includes serving members of the country music community who face unexpected
financial hardship through the Diane Holcomb Emergency Relief Fund, and
partnering with music artists to improve lives. For more information, please
visit www.ACMLiftingLives.org.
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