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Disaster relief organizations are receiving much needed support thanks to a recent concert on cable television. On Thursday, CMT premiered a 90-minute concert titled Music Builds that aimed at raising awareness and much needed funds for those affected by recent floods, storms and tornadoes. Charity organizations like the American Red Cross have stepped up to provide assistance wherever possible.
The event was co-hosted by HLN’s Robin Meade, ESPN’s Erin Andrews, and comedian Ron White. During the evening many celebrities performed, including Tim McGraw, Hank Williams, Jr., Alan Jackson, Alabama, Gretchen Wilson, Lady Antebellum, Keith Urban, Little Big Town, Sara Evans, Ronnie Dunn, The Blind Boys of Alabama, and Trace Adkins. The evening also featured a call to action from U.S. President Barack Obama. All proceeds from the event will go to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief efforts.
The event was broadcast around the world via American Forces Network, local TV affiliates and radio stations and CNN.com. It is estimated that the program reached tens of millions of viewers worldwide.
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Since the natural disasters have struck various parts of the country and the world, many victims are relying on relief organizations for support in many areas, including providing basic necessities such as shelter, food, water and clothing for those left homeless. Affected areas include Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and North Carolina.
In addition to the evening’s performances, there were special calls to action from American Idol judges Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler, with host Ryan Seacrest. Carrie Underwood, Ellen DeGeneres, Courteney Cox, Taylor Swift, Big Kenny, University of Alabama Coach Nick Saban, Shania Twain and Nicole Kidman were among others that showed their support.
Those wishing to support disaster relief organizations can donate online.
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Disaster relief organizations have their hands full these days with the numerous natural disasters around the world from the earthquake in New Zealand, to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, to the recent tornados in the southern U.S.
The ENOUGH Project is one of many charity organizations speaking out on behalf of the people of the Congo, a war-torn area of the world that seems to be forever mired in violence. Activist and actor Ryan Gosling recently took a trip to the eastern Congo with the ENOUGH Project to witness first-hand the issues faced by the country and its people.
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Gosling managed to capture scenes on video for ENOUGH Project’s “Raise Hope for Congo” campaign. The campaign is designed to create a permanent solution to the war in the Congo.
“We recently traveled together to Congo, where the deadliest war in the world is occurring,” the men wrote. “It’s a war which most people know nothing about, despite the fact that we’re all directly connected to it. Armed groups are fighting over the lucrative minerals that power our cell phones and laptops, leaving a trail of human destruction that has no equal globally since World War II.
While in the Congo the men spent most of their time talking with survivors of this silent war. They were keen to know what people had experienced, and also what messages they might have for the rest of the world’s population who have come to depend on laptops and cell phones that inadvertently connect them to the region.
Disaster relief organizations such as the ENOUGH Project, along with support from celebrities like Ryan Gosling, help to highlight the troubles of this war-torn area to the rest of the world.
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Disaster relief organizations are receiving support from 2009 Academy of Country Music (ACM) Entertainer of the Year, Carrie Underwood. One of her recent acts of philanthropy involves helping to establish the ACM Lifting Lives Temporary Home Fund last year. The Fund specifically benefits victims of the Tennessee floods of early 2010 and it was kicked off with grants that Ms. Underwood received from ACM as Entertainer of the Year. Carrie also encouraged fans to become actively involved with online donation, no matter how small the pledge. She also teamed up with Brooks and Dunn to support the new Fund by recording a Public Service Announcement (PSA). This in turn encouraged viewers of the ACM final tour, The Last Rodeo, to text in one-time $10 donations.
Underwood’s Philanthropy Goes Beyond Disaster Relief Organizations
Ms. Underwood actually used her ACM Lifting Lives connection when she established her own charity known as the C.A.T.S. Foundation (Checotah Animal, Town and School), an organization dedicated to working with other not-for-profit organizations and improving services in Carrie’s hometown of Checotah, Oklahoma. C.A.T.S. came together with the ACM organization to provide Checotah’s public school system with musical instruments worth over $117,000. When not involved in disaster relief and the arts, Carrie has also raised awareness for Susan G Komen’s Race for the Cure, as well as organizations dedicated to caring for animals, such as the Humane Society and PETA. Ms. Underwood worked with Pedigree dog food to establish an animal shelter in her home town.
Microgiving applauds Ms. Underwood’s efforts to support various organizations and, more importantly, for creating her own foundation. Like Ms. Underwood and her Foundation, Microgiving works to help other disaster relief organizations as well as individuals requiring emergency financial assistance.
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While the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) may be flying under the radar with other disaster relief organizations, the sky’s the limit when providing mentor and volunteer experiences for CAP Cadets. The volunteer auxiliary of the US Air Force, the Civil Air Patrol has 66,000 members nation-wide.
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As the volunteer auxiliary of the US Air Force working through the Air Force Coordination Center, CAP performs all but 10 percent of search and rescue missions occurring in the United States. In addition to performing rescue operations, CAP assists during times when disaster relief is required. One chapter recently provided the aerial photographs of a flooded Indiana, and CAP teams have assisted with the cleanup operation following the BP oil spill.
But rarely are the many achievements of the Civil Air Patrol recognized. According to Lt. Col. Karen Basham, its relief efforts often “fly under the radar of public awareness”.
However, CAP’s anonymity has not stopped it from educating and leading. Along with its disaster relief and rescue missions, CAP adult volunteers serve as educators and mentors to 22,000 youths enrolled as CAP cadets across the country.
The goal of the CAP cadet program is to provide youths aged 12 to 20 with some structure to their lives, teaching them self-reliance and responsibility.
Microgiving applauds organizations such as the Civil Air Patrol (CAP). While disaster response organizations such as CAP often fly “under the radar of public awareness”, people that become a donor with Microgiving and help those in need can see for themselves how their donations are helping the many recipients who require assistance – visit us today and see how you can help.
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