Jackson Browne, WHY to Concert-Goers: If You’re a Fan, Bring a Can
Jackson Browne has partnered with WHY (World Hunger Year) to put food on the shelves of food banks that are serving America’s hungry.
New York, NY — Jackson Browne has partnered with WHY (World Hunger Year) to put food on the shelves of food banks that are serving America’s hungry. Concert-goers who attend shows during his upcoming solo tour are asked to bring non-perishable food that will be collected by food bank representatives for distribution to those in need. The tour will kick off on March 7 at the Brown Theater in Louisville, Kentucky and will benefit the Dare to Care Food Bank (Louisville, KY).
The food drive during Browne’s tour is in association with Artists Against Hunger & Poverty, WHY’s program that enlists performing artists to raise awareness and funds for the fight against hunger and poverty. In addition to Jackson Browne, other prominent artists supporting WHY include founding member Bruce Springsteen, Michael McDonald, DMC, Lupe Fiasco, Aerosmith and others.
"WHY thanks Jackson Browne for his ongoing commitment to social justice and for fighting hunger and poverty in the U.S. with food drives on his current tour. This is a unique opportunity for his fans to give back in a simple and meaningful way that helps their neighbors in need." said Noreen Springstead, WHY’s Director of Marketing & Fundraising. “In America today, more than 25 million people rely on food banks, pantries, and soup kitchens to feed themselves and their families. The local charities that will benefit from the food drives are on the frontlines fighting hunger and helping millions of people every day of the year.”
Through their efforts as well as other initiatives, WHY is helping thousands of America’s hungry connect to food pantries, soup kitchens, shelter, and government programs in their areas by providing immediate help through the National Hunger Hotline 1-866-3-HUNGRY.
WHY also supports the work of more than 8,750 community-based organizations working on the frontlines to help poor and hungry Americans move out of poverty, more specifically helping them tap their own power to be self-reliant through job training, life skills, urban farming, after school programs, affordable housing, entrepreneurial businesses, and much more. WHY fights hunger and poverty worldwide with grassroots solutions that secure basic rights to food, water, land, jobs, and credit.
For more information about WHY’s Artists Against Hunger and Poverty program, call 212-629-8850, x30.
About WHY Founded in 1975, WHY is a leader in the fight against hunger and poverty in the United States and around the world. Convinced that solutions to hunger and poverty can be found at the grassroots level, WHY advances long-term solutions to hunger and poverty by supporting community-based organizations that empower individuals and build self-reliance. WHY envisions a world without hunger and poverty to be achieved by shifting prevailing viewpoints on why hunger and poverty exist and by influencing policymakers to put an end to this human tragedy. Bruce Springsteen is a founding member of Artists Against Hunger & Poverty. WHY is a not-for-profit registered 501(c)(3) organization founded by radio talk show host and present Executive Director Bill Ayres, and the late singer-songwriter Harry Chapin. www.whyhunger.org
About Jackson Browne Jackson Browne has written and performed some of the most literate and moving songs in popular music and has defined a genre of songwriting charged with honesty, emotion and personal politics. He’s been honored with inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2004) and the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame (2007). At the latter ceremony, Jackson performed his song “Lives In The Balance,” which SHOF notes is, “a fitting example of how his social and political activism has influenced much of his work.”
As influential and enduring as his music is Browne’s legacy as an advocate for social and environmental justice. In 2007, he received WHY ASCAP- Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award. In 2004, Jackson was named an honorary Doctorate of Music by Occidental College in Los Angeles, for "a remarkable musical career that has successfully combined an intensely personal artistry with a broader vision of social justice." In 2002, he was the fourth recipient of the John Steinbeck Award, given to artists whose works exemplify the environmental and social values that were essential to the great California-born author.
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Jackson Browne is currently working on a new studio album.