FABOLOUS CONFIRMED TO PERFORM BMRC
LUDACRIS, FABOLOUS, THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS, BUSTA RHYMES, ANGELS & AIRWAVES AND MORE TAKE CENTER STAGE AT BOOST MOBILE ROCKCORPS CONCERT SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6 AT NEW YORK’S RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL
Today’s Hottest Musical Talent Perform Exclusively for 5,000 Volunteers
New York, NY- Boost Mobile RockCorps (BMRC), the national youth volunteerism movement that since 2005 has motivated more than 25,000 young people in over 13 cities across the country to get involved and help their community, will execute approximately 60 volunteer projects in New York from now until October 6. The unprecedented program gives local youth an opportunity to earn tickets to an exclusive concert event in exchange for volunteering four hours of community service.
This year, 5,000 community-conscious youth across New York and surrounding areas will earn tickets to a signature BMRC show at Radio City Music Hall which will feature some of the hottest names in hip-hop, R&B and rock. Ludacris, Fabolous, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Busta Rhymes, and Angels & Airwaves will be part of the stellar line-up of today’s top-selling musical talent to take the stage at the New York show on October 6.
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.
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. New York City will mark the conclusion of the 2007 BMRC U.S. Tour - which also visited Los Angeles, Oakland, Miami, Atlanta, Baltimore, New Orleans, Houston, Chicago, Portland, and Philadelphia. By the end of the 2007 tour, BMRC volunteers will have contributed more than 100,000 hours of community service and transformed hundreds of project sites in cities across the country.
People interested in participating at upcoming BMRC events are encouraged to log onto www.boostmobilerockcorps.com 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.
