From Kristin Neville:
Hello Friends,
I recently submitted a proposal to the Pepsi Refresh grant program for a music recording project to benefit New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, involving the Neville Brothers and other New Orleans/Gulf Coast musicians. Our project, called Bring it Home, will strive to Raise Voices, Hope, and Funds in order to help communities in need. The project will be in the running for a grant starting tomorrow September 1, and will be on the Pepsi Refresh site for voting.
The ideas with the most votes will receive grants, so we need your help and votes! You can vote up to 2 times a day: once online, and once via cell, but we would greatly appreciate even one vote a day, whichever is easiest.
I need your help, and would really appreciate your votes!
Please Visit, Sign Up, and Vote Bring it Home:
facebook.com/l/b825f81A6ZwTUTnEV5jWeQNgjkw;www.refresheverything.com/bringithome
Follow us on twitter:
http://www.facebook.com/l/b825f8-XSCpKG5Ed-D9XKyYlGtg;twitter.com/BringItHomeNOLA
Thanks,
Kristin
Overview
The Neville Brothers seek to bring the world’s focus to the beauty and tragedy of the place they call home using their musicality and celebrity. After Katrina, the Gulf Oil Spill was yet another immeasureable blow to this region usually known for some of the greatest music and food in the world. People’s livelihoods, culture, and environment are threatened, as well as the legacy of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. By capturing stories of these communities in a musical collaboration, the Brothers will carry these voices to the world in an album featuring many of the Gulf Coast/New Orleans’ top musicians. Help us raise their voices to raise spirits and hope while inspiring positive change. Funds raised from the album will go towards building a more hopeful future-both economically and environmentally-for those who call the Gulf Coast home.
How $250 thousand will be used:
Budget Notes: The Neville Brothers have agreed to donate a block of time to this project, however other base band members, additional musicians and any overtime will be paid and is incorporated into the budget.
