Disney and Jeff Bridges (Flynn from Tron) are teaming up with No Kid Hungry Campaign for a special auction to benefit those in need starting April 20th through the 29th.
Jeff Bridges, will be auctioning off his painting inspired by Tron to benefit Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry Campaign, for which he is the national spoke person. In addition to the original painting, a limited number of signed prints will also be sold to raise funds for the charity.
Click here for the auction site.
Here’s the painting:
“As the national spokesperson for Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign, Jeff Bridges’ commitment to others is exemplary,” said Bill Shore, founder and executive director of the hunger non-profit. “This donation is another example of how important the work of ending childhood hunger is to Jeff and one of the many reasons we feel honored to be working with him.
Jeff Bridges, will be auctioning off his painting inspired by Tron to benefit Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry Campaign, for which he is the national spoke person. In addition to the original painting, a limited number of signed prints will also be sold to raise funds for the charity.
Click here for the auction site.
Here’s the painting:
“As the national spokesperson for Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign, Jeff Bridges’ commitment to others is exemplary,” said Bill Shore, founder and executive director of the hunger non-profit. “This donation is another example of how important the work of ending childhood hunger is to Jeff and one of the many reasons we feel honored to be working with him.
- 4/13/2011
- by Jon Peters
- Killer Films
About a year ago, we began to build a relationship with a powerful celebrity artist--Wyclef Jean. We were introduced by a mutual friend who figured that Timberland's passion for environmental stewardship could use a little less earnestness--and a little more connection to relevant emotion. And the word was, while Wyclef is a celebrity and an artist, he is also a for real authentic warrior for social justice, especially on behalf of his homeland--Haiti.
Through a series of conversations, we built a pretty cool business plan for mutual benefit--Timberland committed to reforestation projects in Gonaives, a community west of Port-au-Prince that had been utterly deforested. Wyclef committed to helping us design a small hip collection of boots and connected us to a team of Haitian artists in residence at the Fosaj art center in Jacmel. The artists would design t-shirts, we would produce and sell the boots and t-shirts,...
Through a series of conversations, we built a pretty cool business plan for mutual benefit--Timberland committed to reforestation projects in Gonaives, a community west of Port-au-Prince that had been utterly deforested. Wyclef committed to helping us design a small hip collection of boots and connected us to a team of Haitian artists in residence at the Fosaj art center in Jacmel. The artists would design t-shirts, we would produce and sell the boots and t-shirts,...
- 2/1/2010
- by Jeff Swartz
- Fast Company
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