Pearl Jam To Perform At IMPACT Awards AND Honored For Philanthropy

It gives me great pleasure to announce that Pearl Jam will be performing at the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences Impact Awards show on April 9th. Please visit N.A.R.A.S. Click on this link for more information: http://www.grammy.com/pacificnw.aspx

Bio On My Beloved Pearl Jam Via N.A.R.A.S.
Pearl Jam’s 13-year history reveals a unique tale of success coupled with a passionate dedication to music, politics, and philanthropy. With nearly 56 million records sold worldwide and numerous awards and accolades, Pearl Jam continues to break new ground musically and to lead the way with countless innovative business and technology “firsts.” Known as much for their integrity and generosity as for their musical success, Pearl Jam has been dubbed Rock’s Robin Hoods. From the beginning, they sought to make sure the world’s quieter voices were heard through the chatter in their notorious efforts to support the “Davids” in their fights against the “Goliaths.” While many words could be spent describing the nature of Pearl Jam’s philanthropy, the simplest way to convey the band’s activism and commitment lies in a partial list of organizations to which they have lent their support, both in the form of service and monetary contributions: scholarships for economically disadvantaged at the Northwest School, Spruce Street School, Seattle public school libraries, Bailey Boushay House, Chicken Soup Brigade, NW Aids Alliance, Home Alive, Red Feather Development Group, Bridge School Benefit, Sweet Relief, Apache Survival Coalition, Rock for Choice, Voters for Choice, Choice USA, Tibetan Freedom Concert, Murder Victims’ Families for Reconciliation, Hope House, CARE, Doctors Without Borders, Musician’s Assistance Program, Green Party, West Memphis Three Defense Fund, Teenage Cancer Trust, Arts Corps, Major League Baseball charities, United Nations’ FAO TeleFood, Artscorps, Seattle Center Arts Academy, September 11 Fund, Recording Artists Coalition, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America, Louis Warschaw Prostate Cancer Center at Cedars-Sinai, YouthCare, Rock & Roll Camp for Girls, Seattle and Montana Skateboard Parks, Conservation International … the list goes on. Through their music and their actions, the members of Pearl Jam have consistently used their opportunities and successes to better the lives of others, and there’s no sign of them slowing down on either front.

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Commentary From Blogger Site BUTTERMILK & MOLASSES - "The Four Women Of September"
If you think you should thank your President or Senator for investigating the events that allowed terrorist to attack the United States on September 11, 2001, think again. You should really be thanking four women whose husbands never came home from work that day, and other family members of September 11 victims. Below is an excerpt from NY TIMES article about these four amazing women:

Three of them were married to men who worked for Cantor Fitzgerald, but the women were strangers until after the attacks. Ms. Breitweiser, 33, and Ms. Casazza, 43, voted for Mr. Bush in 2000. Ms. Van Auken, 49, and Ms. Kleinberg, 42, voted for Al Gore. All insist they had no political agenda, then or now. But they had a burning question. "We simply wanted to know why our husbands were killed," Ms. Breitweiser said, "why they went to work one day and didn't come back.

The full NY TIMES article [9/11 Widows Skillfully Applied The Power Of A Question: Why?] can be viewed here: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/01/national/01FAMI.html?hp