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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear All,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Perhaps the biggest relief event related to Haiti
is this weekend. It will feature 40 artists--including Alicia Keys,
Bono, Sting, and Justin Timberlake--and is a benefit for a number of
charities. You can read more below:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://houseofglitz.blogspot.com/2010/01/alicia-keys-timberlake-bono-wyclef-hope.html">http://houseofglitz.blogspot.com/2010/01/alicia-keys-timberlake-bono-wyclef-hope.html</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.collider.com/2010/01/20/hope-for-haiti-now-haiti-benefit-concert-announced-for-january-22/">http://www.collider.com/2010/01/20/hope-for-haiti-now-haiti-benefit-concert-announced-for-january-22/</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>In the aftermath of the catastrophic earthquake Haiti has almost nothing
left. Its meager infrastructure was toppled by the earthquake and has made
administering aid in the form of medical attention and food and water rations a
herculean task. In an effort to stabilize the country, everyone from
Wyclef <NOBR id=itxt_nobr_0_0
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 100%; COLOR: darkgreen">Jean</NOBR> to
former Presidents Clinton and Bush have been asking for donations. </DIV>
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<P itxtvisited="1">In response, George Clooney has organized the entertainment
industry and will present a two-hour benefit concert called <STRONG
itxtvisited="1"><EM itxtvisited="1">Hope for Haiti Now</EM></STRONG>.
There will be shows in Los Angeles, New York and London and featured
performers include Alicia Keys, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift,
Coldplay, Rihanna, Jay-Z, U2, Justin Timberlake and many more. Other
celebrities will be manning a phone bank during that time to take donations.
The performances will be available for purchase on iTunes the following
day with all the proceeds going to relief efforts. </P>
<P itxtvisited="1">All the money that is raised will be doled out evenly among
the following services: Oxfam America, Partners in Health, the Red Cross,
UNICEF, and Yele Haiti Foundation. In a testament to how urgently aid is
needed to help avert further tragedy in Haiti the concert will air on roughly 30
networks, ranging from standbys like ABC, CBS and NBC to niche cable stations
like CMT.</P>
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<P itxtvisited="1">NEW YORK, NY; LOS ANGELES, CA; and LONDON, ENGLAND (JANUARY
19, 2010) - “Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief,” today
announced its lineup of superstar musical performances. The global
telethon will feature performances by Wyclef Jean, Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer
Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Shakira, and Sting in New York City; Alicia Keys,
Christina Aguilera, Dave Matthews, John Legend, Justin Timberlake, Stevie
Wonder, Taylor Swift and a group performance by Keith Urban, Kid Rock, and
Sheryl Crow in Los Angeles; and Coldplay, and a group performance by Bono, The
Edge, Jay-Z, and Rihanna in a newly added London location. All musical
performances will be available for purchase for $.99 per song through the Apple®
iTunes® Store beginning Saturday, January 23, with all proceeds benefiting Haiti
relief funds managed by “Hope for Haiti Now” charities.</P>
<P itxtvisited="1">In addition to musical performances, Wyclef Jean in New York
City, George Clooney in Los Angeles, and CNN’s Anderson Cooper reporting
from Haiti, “Hope for Haiti Now” will feature more than one hundred of the
biggest names in film, television, and music supporting the cause with
testimonials and by answering phones during the telethon.</P>
<P itxtvisited="1">The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund and United Nations World Food
Programme have joined the list of relief organizations that will benefit from
“Hope for Haiti Now,” which also includes Oxfam America, Partners in Health, the
Red Cross, UNICEF, and Yele Haiti Foundation. Proceeds from “Hope for
Haiti Now” will be split evenly among each organization’s individual funds for
Haiti earthquake relief.</P>
<P itxtvisited="1">“Hope for Haiti Now” will be the most widely distributed
telethon in history, both internationally and across media platforms. The
two-hour telethon will air on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, BET, The CW, HBO, MTV,
VH1, and CMT on Friday, January 22, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT and 7:00 p.m.
CT. </P>
<P itxtvisited="1">“Hope for Haiti Now” will also air on newly added networks
including PBS, TNT, Showtime, COMEDY CENTRAL, Bravo, E! Entertainment, National
Geographic Channel, Oxygen, G4, CENTRIC, Current TV, Fuse, MLB Network, EPIX,
Palladia, SoapNet, Style, Discovery Health, Planet Green, and Canadian networks
including CBC Television, CTV, Global Television, and MuchMusic. </P>
<P itxtvisited="1">The event will be live streamed online globally across sites
including YouTube, Hulu, MySpace, Fancast, AOL, MSN.com, Yahoo, Bing.com,
BET.com, CNN.com, MTV.com, VH1.com, and Rhapsody and on mobile via Alltel,
AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, and FloTV. “Hope for Haiti Now” will also air
internationally on BET International, CNN International, National Geographic,
and MTV Networks International, which is available in 640 million homes
worldwide. </P>
<P itxtvisited="1">“Hope for Haiti Now” will be the first U.S.-based telethon
airing on MTV in China. Facebook and Twitter have signed on as official
social media partners to help drive donations and tune-in to the telethon.</P>
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<P itxtvisited="1">Based on production needs and venue sizes, all “Hope for
Haiti Now” studio locations will be closed to the media. Photos, pool
video footage and talent interviews from “Hope for Haiti Now” will be serviced
to news outlets immediately following the event.</P>
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<P itxtvisited="1">“Hope for Haiti Now” is produced by Joel Gallen and Tenth
Planet Productions, in collaboration with Viacom’s MTV Networks and George
Clooney.</P></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>