Amazon.com & celebrities to raise funds for hurricane victims
30 Nov '05
3 min read
Seattle based Amazon.com, a fortune 500 company launched the "Amazon.com A-List For Hurricane Relief" - a partnership between Amazon.com and more than a dozen celebrities and former President Bill Clinton to raise awareness and funds for non-profit organizations helping victims of Hurricane Katrina and Rita.
The program will begin on Amazon.com tomorrow, November 30, with the exclusive premiere of a recently recorded unreleased song entitled "Louisiana" by superstar Tim McGraw and will continue every weekday through December 20 with a new celebrity partner's gift of exclusive content. Amazon.com customers will have the opportunity to make donations to the hurricane relief non-profit organization selected by each celebrity.
Tim McGraw is visiting the St. Bernard Parish City Hall near New Orleans to kick off the project and meet with hurricane victims. In addition to hearing his song, beginning tomorrow Amazon.com customers will see a personal message from McGraw and be able to donate to his designated charity, Habitat For Humanity. Other non-profit organizations selected by Amazon.com's celebrity partners to receive donations include the American Red Cross, Save The Children, UNICEF, Sidewalk Angels, and the Bush Clinton Katrina Fund.
"People in my home state of Louisiana still desperately need help after their lives were changed forever by Hurricane Katrina. To help us all remember that the losses caused by the hurricane remain, me and some of my fellow artists have partnered up with Amazon.com," said McGraw.
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