FANS COLLABORATE WITH ROCK CONCERT POSTER ARTISTS

TO BENEFIT CHARITIES

 

CHICAGO, IL -- The Wishlist Foundation is proud to announce its collaboration with rock poster artists Justin Hampton, Emek and Jermaine Rogers, (collectively known as PNE, Post Neo Explosionism), to produce a series of posters to commemorate Pearl Jam’s 2007 European tour. Proceeds from the sales of the posters will be donated to the Northwest Chapter of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, Conservation International and Save the Children.

 

Founded in 2006, the Wishlist Foundation is a Pearl Jam fan nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting Pearl Jam and its band members’ charitable and philanthropic efforts. Since 2004, the Wishlist Foundation and Pearl Jam fans across the globe have together raised over $120k to date through a variety of grassroots fundraising methods. The Foundation supports many charitable organizations and the Northwest Chapter of the CCFA, Conservation International and Save the Children are just a few of its primary beneficiaries.

 

“We’ve gotten the top artists in the rock poster world for this series. It’s pretty cool to help make a real difference in supporting Pearl Jam’s charitable efforts while giving fans an amazing piece of concert memorabilia,” says Wishlist Foundation board member Mike Livingstone, who has been managing the poster project. Some of the most coveted and celebrated concert art is created by PNE. Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready suffers from Crohn’s disease and has been an outspoken advocate for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation for several years. Fans have been highly supportive of Mike and have been donating to the CCFA in his honor.

 

In honor of the momentous charitable efforts of Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard and bassist Jeff Ament, the Wishlist Foundation has included Conservation International and Save the Children as beneficiaries for this 2007 poster series.

 

“Posters are a great way to help promote the charitable organizations Pearl Jam supports and the work the Wishlist Foundation is doing. The poster sales will allow us to make a significant monetary contribution to these great organizations,” states Wishlist Foundation’s Executive Director, Laura Trafton.

 

Posters will be available in very limited editions for a donation of $25 each at The Wishlist Foundation web site, along with artist information, scheduling and poster previews for upcoming shows. For more information, visit the Wishlist Foundation web site http://wishlistfoundation.org.

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT:

 

Pearl Jam

www.PearlJam.com

 

Northwest Chapter - Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Of America

www.ccfa.org/chapters/northwest

 

Save The Children

www.savethechildren.org

 

The Wishlist Foundation

www.wishlistfoundation.com

 

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