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07-05-2012 22:47
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BURBANK, CA, May 07, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- In keeping with his long-standing commitment to helping young people through arts education, multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and actor Josh Groban will perform a benefit concert to raise support for the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA), and his own Find Your Light Foundation. The special performance, entitled "An Evening with Josh Groban," will be held at The Music Center's Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, June 28th at 8:00pm.
The event is being presented by Sheila and Wally Weisman and the Arts High Foundation, LACHSA's private fundraising partner. Also Benefit Chairs, the Weismans have been underwriting musicals at LACHSA for 17 years. Indeed, they funded LACHSA's Fiddler on the Roof in 1998 which gave Josh his first leading role!
"I am thrilled to be able to host this special performance at Disney Hall to benefit LACHSA and my own Find Your Light Foundation. LACHSA holds a very special place in my heart as it gave me a starting ground to nurture my craft and feel at home while in school. It was partly through this experience at LACHSA that I started The Find Your Light Foundation. It is my continuing belief that arts education and exposure in children's and young adults' lives help to shape them for the better."
Along with millions of others around the around the world Josh has committed to eat and drink on $1.50 for at least one entire day during the May 7th - May 11th 2012 challenge week in order to shed light on the 1.4 BILLION people who live in extreme poverty every day. $1.50 is the U.S. equivalent of the extreme poverty line – a number that the Global Poverty Project hopes to change by increasing the number and effectiveness of people taking action to see an end to extreme poverty.Thousands of other volunteers around the globe will campaign to raise money for NGOs who provide life-saving work focusing on issues of extreme poverty. The intent is to gain perspective into the lives of the 1.4 billion people living in the world’s poorest countries who have no choice but to live that way every day. Their participation in this awareness and fundraising campaign Live Below the Line will help draw attention to these issues and build a movement of passionate people willing and able to take meaningful action in the movement to end extreme poverty within our generation.To sign up to participate or donate to the Live Below the Line campaign please visit Live Below The Line.
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