NEW YORK (Boost
Mobile RockCorps) - Boost
Mobile RockCorps (BMRC), the national youth volunteerism movement that motivated more than 6,000 youngpeople to get involved and help their community last year, today announced that recording artists Young
Jeezy and
Paul Wall will join a stellar list of artists performing at this year's televised Atlanta concert event on June 16th at the Fox Theatre. Atlanta native, Young
Jeezy and
Paul Wall will return to their Southern roots to perform for 3,000 hard-working local youth who volunteered four hours of community service through BMRC to earn tickets to this ultra-exclusive event.
RockCorps, an organization harnessing the power of music to inspire volunteerism, and Boost Mobile, a wireless telecommunications brand dedicated to boosting the lives of today's youth, have partnered to continue the youth movement for social change. Combining the power of music, community and volunteerism, Boost Mobile RockCorps will offer entrance to this summer's most popular concerts for which the only way in is to earn tickets by contributing four hours of volunteer service.
With the South serving up some of the hottest products in the music industry, ATL native Young Jeezy stands as one of the most influential and exciting artists to emerge from the scene. Across the country, Young Jeezy has created nothing short of a movement with the release of his platinum selling debut album "Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101."
Houston native Paul Wall, whose latest album release "The People's Champ," debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart, is also back to support the BMRC cause after performing at last year's legendary Radio City Music Hall concert event.
This year's volunteers will work on a range of service projects, in partnership with local non-profit organizations, including school and playground renovations, environmental initiatives, food distribution and much more. The BMRC program will build throughout the summer with stops in Houston, Chicago, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York and Washington, D.C. By the end of the 2006 tour, which concludes with a signature televised concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on September 23rd, BMRC volunteers will have contributed approximately 40,000 hours of community service and transformed close to 125 project sites in eight cities across the country.
People interested in participating at any of the upcoming BMRC events are encouraged to log onto https://www.boostmobilerockcorps.com or call 888-ROCK-889 for more information and to register for membership. Boost Mobile RockCorps members will be notified of opportunities in their area to volunteer and asked to commit four hours to a specific event or ongoing cause.
About RockCorps
RockCorps is an organization that harnesses the power of music to inspire volunteerism. Based on the early work of The Greenbucks Foundation, RockCorps was founded in 2003 to affect social change and act as the bridge between communities in need and the young adults who want to make them better. RockCorps' goals are to introduce volunteerism to teens and young adults, motivate people to volunteer in their community and launch a national movement. The company has formulated a unique blend of music, community and volunteerism to expose young people to simple ways they can proactively contribute to the greater good. The program employs music as an incentive to entice and then funnel volunteers through established non-profit organizations. By completing four hours of community service, each participant receives a ticket to a signature RockCorps event which features performances by some of the hottest names in music. Experience shows that after volunteering once with RockCorps, young people are twice as likely to do it again.
