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Area
teen
wins
chance
to
perform
with
Carlos
and
Salvador
Santana
Dymond
Harding
receives
the most
votes in
national
'PAVE'
competition
SOUTHFIELD,
Mich. –
Votes
have
been
counted
and the
results
are in.
Dymond
Harding
is the
winner
of the
PAVE
(Preventing
Abuse
and
Violence
Through
Education)
the Way
Project,
a pop
music
competition
designed
to raise
awareness
of teen
dating
violence.
Dymond
competed
with six
other
youth
artist
groups
from
across
the
country
for the
opportunity
to
record a
new song
written
by
GRAMMY®
Award
winner
Salvador
Santana,
collaborating
alongside
his
father,
10-time
GRAMMY
Award
winner,
Carlos
Santana.
A
collaboration
between
Verizon
Wireless,
Cornerstone
and MTE
Inc.,
the PAVE
the Way
Project
was
created
to
promote
healthy
relationships
and
empower
local
teens to
take a
stand
against
dating
violence
through
the
expression
of pop
music.
Launched
April
10, the
PAVE the
Way
Project
gathered
competing
teen
musicians,
aged 13
to 20,
who
share a
passion
for
ending
teen
dating
violence
and are
willing
to share
their
stories.
Fans
were
encouraged
to vote
for
their
favorite
song
over the
course
of two
weeks to
determine
the
winner.
“We are
proud of
Dymond
for her
hard
work and
dedication
to the
PAVE the
Way
Project,”
said
Michelle
Gilbert,
public
relations
manager–Michigan/Indiana/Kentucky
Region
for
Verizon
Wireless.
“It is
important
for
teens to
speak
out
against
issues
that
directly
affect
them,
like
dating
violence,
and
encourage
their
peers to
be aware
and get
involved.”
Dymond
often
hears
that she
is light
years
ahead of
her
musical
peers.
Her love
of music
began at
an early
age. Her
father
knew
early on
that
Dymond
had a
special
gift.
Even at
the age
of seven
her
parents
recognized
that her
voice
was
exceptional.
Dymond
lives
with her
parents
and her
younger
brother
Rickey
Jr. Her
parents,
Rickey
and
Marie
Harding,
are
extremely
supportive
of
Dymond’s
dream of
being in
the
music
business
as a
singer/songwriter.
Dymond’s
original
song,
“Selfish
Love,”
is
available
for free
from the
campaign’s
website
and can
be
checked
out on
her Web
page,
along
with a
personal
video
describing
her
involvement
in the
project
and
motivation
behind
getting
involved.
Data
rates
may
apply
when
downloading
the
song.
For more
information
on the
PAVE the
Way
Project
and to
view the
artists’
pages,
visit
www.pavethewayproject.com.
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