Wyclef Jean is Named “Positive Person of the Year” - And is Up For A Grammy Award
December 16, 2005 (Press Release) --
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Positive Magazine
CONTACT: Tiffany Love
TEL: 770-603-7591
MAIL TO: Admin@PositiveMag.com
Web: www.PositiveMag.com
Los Angeles, CA—-Wyclef Jean reigns as one of the worlds most sought after artist and producer yet he has offered up his fame to rescue many starving and forgotten people of Haiti. Within one year Jean’s organization, “Yéle Haiti,” has infiltrated violent areas of Haiti that agencies have not been able to reach in order to supply food, clean toxic streets, and provide scholarships for students to attend school. So how did he do this in one year? One beat at a time.
Wyclef uses his influence as a renowned musician to calm the gangs and mobilize the community. Wyclef states, “Music is the universal unifier... When I look in the eyes of the young kids I see hope and confidence; I’m inspired to keep working.”
Guided to success “Yéle Haiti” accomplishments included:
• Feeding hundreds of thousands of Haitians in the hard to reach areas,
• Providing scholarships to 3,600 children (Haiti schools are tuition based)
• Renovating and rebuilding 20 schools,
• Funding workshops to train teachers to stop using the whip on the
students,
• Employing over 1,400 workers to clean garbage laden and toxic streets,
• Developing channels to getting clean water to residents, and the list
goes on…
Positive Magazine is a monthly publication featuring Positive People, Places, Ideas, and Things To Do. Each month Positive Magazine selects a positive person and destination. The Publication is targeted to professionals who desire to stay current on world and local affairs as well as latest travel, business, and technology trends. Distributed worldwide via print and is also available for viewing online at www.PositiveMag.com
Contact for Wyclef Jean: Gwynne Beatty, Orsa Consultants managing the projects of Yéle Haiti, T: 212-228-0246 x121 / C: 917-992-9517, www.yele.org
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Positive Magazine
CONTACT: Tiffany Love
TEL: 770-603-7591
MAIL TO: Admin@PositiveMag.com
Web: www.PositiveMag.com
Los Angeles, CA—-Wyclef Jean reigns as one of the worlds most sought after artist and producer yet he has offered up his fame to rescue many starving and forgotten people of Haiti. Within one year Jean’s organization, “Yéle Haiti,” has infiltrated violent areas of Haiti that agencies have not been able to reach in order to supply food, clean toxic streets, and provide scholarships for students to attend school. So how did he do this in one year? One beat at a time.
Wyclef uses his influence as a renowned musician to calm the gangs and mobilize the community. Wyclef states, “Music is the universal unifier... When I look in the eyes of the young kids I see hope and confidence; I’m inspired to keep working.”
Guided to success “Yéle Haiti” accomplishments included:
• Feeding hundreds of thousands of Haitians in the hard to reach areas,
• Providing scholarships to 3,600 children (Haiti schools are tuition based)
• Renovating and rebuilding 20 schools,
• Funding workshops to train teachers to stop using the whip on the
students,
• Employing over 1,400 workers to clean garbage laden and toxic streets,
• Developing channels to getting clean water to residents, and the list
goes on…
Positive Magazine is a monthly publication featuring Positive People, Places, Ideas, and Things To Do. Each month Positive Magazine selects a positive person and destination. The Publication is targeted to professionals who desire to stay current on world and local affairs as well as latest travel, business, and technology trends. Distributed worldwide via print and is also available for viewing online at www.PositiveMag.com
Contact for Wyclef Jean: Gwynne Beatty, Orsa Consultants managing the projects of Yéle Haiti, T: 212-228-0246 x121 / C: 917-992-9517, www.yele.org
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