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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. 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.
Post Neo Explosionism is a movement founded by Justin Hampton, Emek and Jermaine Rogers in 2002,
after the artists came together in an unprecedented union of talent to show
their work at the famed Showbox Theatre in Seattle, WA.
Hampton, Emek and Rogers have each been working in the field since the early
1990’s. With over 30 years of experience between them, each artist brings his
own significant style and fan base to the table. Some of the most coveted and
celebrated concert art is created by PNE.
“We’ve been very pleased with all of the fundraising the Wishlist Foundation has done for our chapter,” says
Steve Wright, Executive Director of the Northwest Chapter of the CCFA.
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.
Gossard
recently teamed up with Conservation International to raise awareness about the
critically endangered leatherback species of turtles. CI also helped Pearl Jam
and many other bands construct their Carbon Portfolio Strategy.
In 2004, Ament
journeyed to remote African village Malawi to observe and learn about how Save
the Children works with locals to build and run childcare centers and schools,
make potable water and food available and organize local HIV/AIDS awareness and
prevention activities. Ament then traveled to Tanzania
to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro and
helped raise over $10,000 from his trek.
Posters will be available for a donation of $25 each at The Wishlist Foundation web site, along with artist
information, scheduling and poster previews.For more
information, visit the Wishlist Foundation
web site http://wishlistfoundation.org
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