100% OF NET PROCEEDS FROM CONCERT TO BE CONTRIBUTED
NASHVILLE - July 24, 2007 - Tim McGraw and Faith Hill are announcing today that their appearance in Biloxi, Mississippi on Friday, July 27th will be a benefit concert to assist organizations and individuals who are still in need of goods, services and finances due to the continued devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina. One hundred percent of the net concert proceeds will go to their Neighbors Keeper Foundation to support these efforts. Hill is from Star, Mississippi.
"It is a long term, continuing struggle for so many people in the region," said McGraw and Hill. "This year we are focusing attention on the needs of Mississippi."
Last year their McGraw and Hill’s Neighbor's Keeper Foundation held a benefit concert in New Orleans, Louisiana, and marked the return of the concert industry to the city. As a result of the concert proceeds and other donations, Neighbor's Keeper Foundation has donated one million dollars directly to the Community Initiative Foundation in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Community Initiative Foundation runs children and young adult art therapy programs at the Renaissance Camp, the largest trailer city in Baton Rouge.
For further information on the tour go to www.soul2soul2007.com. Jeep® Presents "Soul2Soul Tour 2007."
Remaining "Soul2Soul Tour 2007" dates:
7/24/07 Sunrise, FL -- BankAtlantic Center
7/25/07 Tampa, FL -- St Pete Times Forum
7/27/07 Biloxi, MS -- Coast Coliseum
7/28/07 Lafayette, LA -- Cajundome
7/29/07 Dallas, TX -- American Airlines Center
7/31/07 Denver, CO -- Pepsi Center
8/2/07 San Diego, CA -- San Diego Sports Arena
8/3/07 Phoenix, AZ -- Jobing.com Arena
8/4/07 Las Vegas, NV -- MGM
8/6/07 Sacramento, CA -- ARCO Arena
8/7/07 Fresno, CA -- Savemart Center
8/8/07 San Jose, CA -- HP Pavilion
8/10/07 Anaheim, CA -- Honda Center
8/11/07 Anaheim, CA -- Honda Center
The Neighbor's Keeper Foundation:
The Neighbor's Keeper Foundation provides funding for the purchase of goods and/or services designed to directly impact those in need. Established in 2006, it mandates a commitment to adults and children deprived of basic humanitarian services or programs, either as a result of natural disaster or social status. The Neighbor's Keeper Foundation accepts private and public funding resources, which are used to assist people in need of proper health care and/or educational services, adequate food, clothing and/or shelter. It relies solely and exclusively on the kindness of our neighbors, those in our own communities and those in our hearts. The Neighbor's Keeper Foundation is a 501(c)(3) founded by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. For further information go to www.neighborskeeper.org.
About the Jeep brand:
The Jeep brand has expanded to seven nameplates in the 2007 model year, the most available to retail consumers at one time in the brand's 66-year history. With the introduction of the all-new 2008 Jeep Liberty mid-size sport-utility vehicle (SUV), Jeep offers customers the freshest, most capable and widest range of sport-utility vehicles under one brand in the industry.
At the start of 2004, the brand’s trio of tough, capable, rugged SUVs included the venerable Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Liberty (Cherokee outside North America) and the icon of the brand, the Jeep Wrangler. In 2005, the Jeep Commander was introduced. In 2006, the redesigned Jeep Wrangler was unveiled. Also debuting in calendar year 2006 were three more all-new Jeep vehicles: Jeep Patriot, Jeep Compass and the four-door Jeep Wrangler Unlimited.
For more information about the Community Initiatives Foundation, please visit www.katrinaexhibit.org.