February 12,
2008
For
immediate release
CONSCIOUS ALLIANCE PLANS FOR A BUSY SPRING SEASON, INCLUDING FOOD DRIVES AT
THE LANGERADO MUSIC FESTIVAL AND ALONG
STS9 AND EOTO WINTER TOURS.
THE CONSCIOUS ALLIANCE SPRING STUDENT
SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT WILL BRING UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO STUDENTS
TO THE PINE RIDGE INDIAN RESERVATION.
THE ORGANIZATIONŐS ANNUAL HOLIDAY
TURKEY DRIVE AND TOY DRIVE
PROVE HUGE SUCCESSES.
Colorado
based not-for-profit Conscious Alliance continues its mission to help feed
AmericaŐs hungry communities, hosting food drives at various music events this
winter/spring. Look for Conscious
Alliance at the Langerado Music Festival (www.langerado.com)
at the Big Cypress Indian Reservation in Florida on March 6th -9th,
along STS9 and EOTO Winter Tours, and at select one-off concert events
including Keller Williams and The WMDŐS on February 2nd at the
Fillmore Auditorium in Denver, Colorado and New Monsoon (featuring Tim Carbone
from Railroad Earth and EOTO with special guest Michael Kang) on February 9th at The
Fillmore in San Francisco, CA. As
always, patrons can donate 10 non-perishable food items or $10.00 to receive a limited
edition rock art poster.
Also,
Conscious Alliance is hosting their second Student Service Learning
Project. The program offers exciting
alternative service-learning experiences for college students during their
fall/spring breaks. The Student
Service Learning Project synthesizes service learning by combining education
and hands-on service. Participating
students learn about hunger related issues, as well as Lakota culture, by providing
compassionate cross-cultural community service on the Pine Ridge Reservation in
South Dakota. While on the
reservation, students lodge with community leaders Floyd and Natalie Hand, as
they sort and distribute food to community members in need, aid with home
repairs for Lakota families, participate in educational sessions with Lakota
elders, and communicate with Pine Ridge college students and peers about
current cultural, social, economic, and environmental issues. This spring, March 23rd - 29th,
Conscious Alliance will organize a group of students from the University of
Colorado at Boulder. Please visit http://www.consciousalliance.org/projects.yah.htm
for more information.
Conscious
Alliance started off the 2008 by partnering with Jam Cruise to host a school
supplies drive to benefit children living in Roatan, Honduras, one of the stops
along Jam Cruise 6. Conscious
Alliance, Jam Cruise, Pangea Organics, The ChildrenŐs Fund of Roatan and Zero
Hero teamed up to deliver dozens of backpacks and boxes of school supplies,
which were collected from passengers when the ship docked at port. Additionally, Pangea Organics donated
1000Ős of bars of organic soap that were divided between a school, orphanage
and clinic on the island. The
ChildrenŐs Fund of Roatan shared their history to a
group of 40 Jam Cruise volunteers, and children at the orphanage received an
acoustic performance by Jam Cruise musicians including Jon Fishman, Jamie
Janover, Jeff Coffin, Dave Watts and Dan Lebowitz.
For
Conscious Alliance, the 2008 winter/spring season comes on the heels of a
hugely successful 4th annual Turkey nŐ Trimmings holiday fundraiser. As a result of a generous outpouring of
donations, Conscious Alliance was able to deliver nearly 2,000 holiday dinners-
three times the amount delivered in 2006!
Deliveries were made to communities on Pine Ridge, Northern Cheyenne,
Rosebud, Standing Rock, and Fort Peck Indian Reservations. In addition, the 4th annual
Toy Drive received a huge boost this year thanks to a donation from JAKKS
Pacific http://www.jakkspacific.com. The contribution landed the total
number of toys donated at nearly 10,000, resulting in distribution to dozens of
communities on Pine Ridge, Rosebud, Northern Cheyenne and Fort Peck Indian
Reservations. Instead of wrapping
paper, toys were given out in pillowcases sewn by quilting groups across the
Midwest, thus eliminating excess waste.
Please
visit www.consciousalliance.org
for more information on the important work of Conscious Alliance.
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For more information on Conscious
Alliance
Please contact Carrie Lombardi or Claire Tonelson at Madison House Publicity
Carrie@madisonhousepublicity.com / Claire@madisonhousepublicity.com
303.413.8308