AJ To Launch JNN Foundation
Source: Official JNN Site
A.J. MCLEAN’S ALTER-EGO “JOHNNY NO-NAME” TO ANNOUNCE THE LAUNCH OF THE JNN FOUNDATION AT HARD ROCK LIVE ORLANDO
Press event is open to a limited number of fans, with tickets available for a donation at the door only Event will kick off a month of fundraising efforts featuring “Johnny No-Name” memorabilia on hardrock.com and eBay.
WHAT: Press conference with A.J. McLean’s British alter-ego “Johnny No-Name.” Focusing on two of his favorite charities, this hometown hero will announce the official launch of the JNN Foundation. The organization will largely focus on efforts to raise awareness, as well as funds, for the VH1 Save the Music Foundation and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. “My family and I are grateful for all that we have been blessed with, and giving back -- however we can-- is a mainstay of our long-term goals. In establishing The JNN Foundation, we intend to make a difference with causes that have hit close to home for us,” says McLean.
The press conference will also initiate the first fundraising efforts of the newly established JNN Foundation. 500 fans will be able to purchase tickets to the May 24th press event at Hard Rock Live for a minimum $5.00 donation, with all proceeds benefiting the JNN Foundation. Tickets will only be available on a first come/first serve basis at the door the day of the event. Also starting on May 24th, hardrock.com, in association with eBay, will host a month’s worth of auctions featuring autographed “Johnny No-Name” memorabilia. Items will include a suit and fedora-style hat worn at a recent Orlando performance, as well as an autographed leather Hard Rock Cafe jacket. Funds raised from these ventures will ultimately be directed to VH1’s Save the Music and the JDRF.
A.J.’s previous appearances as “Johnny No-Name” include a nine-city U.S. mini tour that raised nearly $100,000.00 for VH1’s “Save the Music” foundation. Additionally, a benefit concert featuring the Brit alter-ego at Hard Rock Live last December raised funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation along with The Orlando Sentinel’s Sentinel Santa Foundation.
WHERE: Hard Rock Live Orlando Universal Studios City Walk
WHEN: 12:30 p.m. Thursday, May 24, 2001
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