Cyber PR Holiday Fundraiser: Musician Participants

As our way of celebrating the holiday season, we want to work with musicians to raise money for musicians in need, and contribute to the future of creativity and music! We are thrilled to announce our First Annual CYBER PR 2008 Holiday Fundraiser

Here are our Holiday Fundraiser musician participants and the charities they are raising money for!

You can download any of their Christmas song for your site and find out more about the participants here:
http://www.arielpublicity.net/clients/2526

Jana Mashonee - Grammy Nominee -Charity: Jana’s Kids
Song: O Holy Night - Jana Mashonee
http://www.janamashonee.com/
Jana’s Kids is a 501(c)3 organization that helps Native American youth achieve their dreams through it’s programs and scholarships.

308 Boyz -Charity: NOAHH - New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity
Song: What Do You Want for Christmas - 308 Boyz
http://www.myspace.com/the308boyz
The Musicians’ Village is providing local musicians and other qualifying partner families the opportunity to own a home in a thriving community of committed individuals and families.

Brett Ryan Stewart/ Wide Eyed Sleeper -Charity: Musicians on Call
http://wideeyedsleeper.com/

Musicians On Call uses music to promote and complement the healing process for patients, families and caregivers. Musicians On Call, a nonprofit organization formed in 1999, brings live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities. Musicians On Call uses music to promote and complement the healing process for patients, families and caregivers.

Tom St. Louis -Charity: Sleeping Children Around the World
Song: Christmas Morning - Tom St. Louis
http://gmsiamovie.wordpress.com/
Sleeping Children Around the World (SCAW) donations provide bedkits to children of any race and/or religion who will benefit the most; typically being located in underdeveloped and developing countries.

Andrew Hand - Charity: World Hunger Year & Musicians on Call
Song: Peace to the World - Andrew Hand
http://www.andrewhand.com
WHY is a leading advocate for innovative, community-based solutions to hunger and poverty. WHY challenges society to confront these problems by advancing models that create self-reliance, economic justice, and equal access to nutritious and affordable food.

Carla Lynne Hall- Charity: Songs of Love Foundation
Songs: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Carla Lynne Hall
Come Home for Christmas - Carla Lynne Hall
http://www.rockstarlifelessons.com/
Non profit organization that provides a personalized song for children and young adults with life threatening illness.

Chris Huff- Charity: National MS Society
http://www.huffmusic.com/
The National MS Society is a collective of passionate individuals who want to do something about MS now—to move together toward a world free of multiple sclerosis. MS stops people from moving.  National MS Society exist to make sure it doesn’t.

Larry Johnson- Charity: NOAHH - New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity
The Musicians’ Village is providing local musicians and other qualifying partner families the opportunity to own a home in a thriving community of committed individuals and families.

Moist Paula Henderson - Charity: Sweet Relief
Song: Holiday Expectations - (Moist Paula Henderson) SECRETARY feat. Big Boss
http://www.myspace.com/moistpaula
Sweet Relief provides assistance to all types of career musicians who are struggling to make ends meet while facing illness, disability, or age-related problems.

Anthony Taylor - Charity: MusiCares &  NOAHH
The MusiCares Foundation, Inc., was established in 1989 by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Meant for musicians to have a place to turn, in times of financial, personal, or medical crisis, its primary purpose is to focus the resources and attention of the music industry on human service issues which directly impact the health and welfare of the music community.

Cyber PR Holiday Drive Social Media Partners

We want to send a BIG thank you to all of our new media friends who helped us get the word out about our Cyber PR Holiday Fundraiser

Lou Plaia of Reverb Nation was able to place our Holiday Drive on every page of ReverbNation.com!
http://www.reverbnation.com

Thank you to Jason Tippitt with Pod Across America and The Mental Nomad Podcast
http://podacrossamerica.blogspot.com
http://mentalnomad.libsyn.com

Thank you to Bond of Bonds Big Leather Couch blog
http://bondsbigleathercouch.blogspot.com

Thank you to Allen Sale of Astral Audio Productions
http://www.astralaudio.net

Thank you to Rod G of Blockhead Radio
http://blogtalkradio.com/blockheadrod

Thank you to Zack Daggy of the Mothpod Podcast
http://holidayz.zackdaggy.com

If you featured the Cyber PR Holiday Drive on your site please let us know at contact@arielpublicity.com.

Dear Cyber PR Friends Family,

As 2008 comes to a close we are in high spirits here at Cyber PR and so we are holding:

Our First Annual CYBER PR 2008 Holiday Fundraiser

http://www.arielpublicity.com/holidaydrive

STEP ONE. You ask your fans to make a difference (it’s tax-deductible for them).

STEP TWO. We reward you with a free PR Campaign and gifts to help you get ahead in the music business.

STEP THREE. We all make a difference together!

Take a look at our charities:

Here’s how it works:

1. You send out your e-mail newsletter (or a series of newsletters) to all of your fans and friends wishing them a happy holiday and requesting that they make a donation to any charity of your choice (I have supplied a list of 5 musician-oriented charities to consider).
2. Your fans e-mail you their proof of contribution email or a screen shot that they donated.
3. You report it back to us to qualify for complimentary prizes that will help you grow in 2009!

I can’t wait to see what we all generate together!

Here’s How to Signup:

Send an e-mail to holidaydrive@arielpublicity.com

Include:

1. Your name
2. Your e-mail address
3. Your band’s name
4. The charity that you choose
5. If you have a holiday song that you would like us to promote attach it as an MP3

Let’s make a difference together this season.

We will be reporting all of our progress on this blog: http://www.arielpublicity.com/blog

Click here for details on how to participate and prize information: http://www.arielpublicity.com/holidaydrive

Please click right away - we are only having this drive through December 31, 2008

Here’s to Our Success!

Ariel