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KEM,
BlackCelebrityGiving.com™
launch
Summer
Campaign
to
Benefit
Homeless
DETROIT,
MI –
BlackCelebrityGiving.com
(BCG)
and
Motown
Artist
KEM are
proud to
announce
their
summer
cause
campaign:
“Help
Us, Help
Them,” a
national
toiletry
drive to
benefit
homeless
communities
across
the
country.
The goal
of the
“Help
Us, Help
Them”
campaign
is to
collect
donated
toiletry
items in
order to
prepare
and
distribute
care
packages
for over
10,000
individuals
this
fall.
According
to the
National
Alliance
to End
Homelessness,
on any
given
night,
there
are
643,067
people
experiencing
homelessness
in the
United
States.
“Homelessness
for me
is a
cause
that
touches
my heart
like no
other,”
said
Jasmine
Crowe,
founder
of
BlackCelebrityGiving.com™.
“I’ve
had the
chance
to speak
intimately
with
homeless
individuals
and
families,
and what
propelled
me the
most
towards
this
campaign
is that
I know
that
every
day,
people
are just
a
paycheck
or two
away
from
being in
the same
situation.”
BlackCelebrityGiving.com™
is
honored
to
partner
with
Grammy
nominee,
singer
and
songwriter,
KEM, who
has been
a
tireless
advocate
in the
fight
against
homelessness
in our
communities.
KEM is
the
official
BCG
“Help
Us, Help
Them”
Cause
Campaign
Celebrity
Ambassador.
“I’ve
been
fortunate
in my
life to
overcome
many
obstacles,
including
being
addicted
and
homeless,”
said KEM.
“If it
weren’t
for
organizations
dedicated
to
helping
the
homeless,
I
wouldn’t
be where
I am
today. I
hope to
be an
inspiration
to
others
to offer
something
tangible
like
toiletries,
with the
hope
that we
might
make a
difference
for
somebody
who
might be
struggling
to
manage
life on
a daily
basis.”
Throughout
the
summer,
BCG will
host
several
Twitter
chats
and
forums
on
homelessness
to bring
further
awareness
to the
cause,
including
a
Twitter
Chat
with KEM,
encouraging
participants
to
pledge
item
donations
to the
campaign.
The
campaign
officially
kicked
off on
the
first
day of
June,
and will
continue
through
August
30th,
2012.
Homeless
shelters
and
programs
interested
in
becoming
beneficiaries
of the
drive
are
encouraged
to send
item
requests
to Jazzy
Jones at
Jazzy@BlackCelebrityGiving.com.
How Can
You
Help?
•Collect
toiletry
items
including:
toothbrushes,
toothpaste,
lotion,
soap,
shaving
cream,
razors,
shampoo,
conditioner,
combs,
brushes,
deodorant,
baby
powder,
hand
sanitizer,
chap-stick,
etc.
•Mail
your
care
package
to: BCG
5025 N.
Central
Ave.,
Suite
271,
Phoenix,
AZ 85012
c/o Help
Us, Help
Them.
•Spread
the
word!
Email
your
contact
list,
tell
your
friends
on
Facebook,
Google
Plus,
Twitter,
Instagram,
and Pin
this
campaign
on
Pinterest!
•Form a
giving
team.
Set a
goal and
start
collecting!
•Host a
designated
drop-off
location.
BCG is
seeking
locations
all over
the
country.
If
interested,
please
email
jasmine@BlackCelebrityGiving.com.
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