NASHVILLE |DATE: OCTOBER 3, 2005
FROM: KRISTINE ASHTON MAGNUSON/LIBBY HENRY
VANS WARPED TOUR TEAMS WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
TO HELP VICTIMS OF HURRICANE KATRINA
Last Friday, the VANS WARPED TOUR® donated $300,000 to Habitat For Humanity. The donation will help build five new houses for Hurricane Katrina victims.
VANS WARPED TOUR skaters and artists as well as members of the Vans and Warped Tour organization gathered together to help build a prefabricated home, load it onto a truck and ship it off to Louisiana where it will be given to a family in need. In addition, for the summer 2006 VANS WARPED TOUR trek, the tour will stop into areas affected by the hurricanes to assist communities with rebuilding homes.
Due to the success of the VANS WARPED TOUR® this summer–over 680,000 tickets were sold–the tour was able to team up with Habitat for Humanity to make a difference. In the tour’s traditional grassroots fashion, the VANS WARPED TOUR® has continued not only to be successful, but to give back to the community by donating to charities worldwide.
With cutting-edge musical artists, top athletes in the action sports world and a wide range of attractions, the VANS WARPED TOUR® has been instrumental in taking the punk-rock/skate/action sports subculture from the underground to the forefront of American youth culture. In addition, the VANS WARPED TOUR is reaching out through its community to empower youth to become more involved in helping hurricane charities. Fans can log onto www.warpedtour.com for direct links to multiple ways to help. To volunteer or donate to the work of habitat for Humanity in Los Angeles, go to www.habitatla.org.
The Vans Warped Tour® is made possible through the support of Vans, title sponsors Samsung Telecommunications America and Cingular Wireless, Fuse, PlayStation®, Wrigley’s Winterfresh, AOL, Hot Topic, truth, Monster Energy and Hansen’s Sodas, Lost Beverage, Dodge, MySpace.com, Hurley, ELLEgirl, Circuit City, Energizer® e2™ Titanium, MasterCard, The Army, Alternative Press and SPIN magazine.
Habitat for Humanity International, based in Americus, Ga., is an ecumenical Christian ministry that welcomes to its work all people dedicated to the cause of eliminating poverty housing. Since 1976, Habitat has built more than 200,000 houses in nearly 100 countries, providing simple, decent and affordable shelter for one million people. www.habitat.org.
For more information contact:
MSO: (818) 380-0400
Kristine Ashton-Magnuson kashton@msopr.com ext. 233
Libby Henry lhenry@msopr.com ext. 224
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