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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ethan Parker Band is About More Than Music…It’s On a Mission
Band goes on the road to bring awareness to inspire, equip and mobilize individuals to take action that will change the nation and themselves through mentoring orphans and at-risk youth in their communities.
TAMPA, Fla. (May 18, 2015) — The Ethan Parker band, based out of Tampa Bay, is on a 60-city tour from June 6, 2015 and will continue across the U.S. “Our goal is to make a difference, but more specifically, spread hope in the lives of orphans and at-risk youth. These kids need to know that they are valued,” said the band leader Ethan Parker. The band is performing free concerts aimed at recruiting mentors for youth.
Ethan Parker started Project Primavera to bring attention to the mentoring needs of these kids. Recently, Parker’s organization teamed up with Big Brothers Big Sisters and hopes to make a difference. Big Brothers Big Sisters’ mentoring program is proven to improve children’s odds for succeeding in school, behaving nonviolently, avoiding drugs and alcohol, and breaking negative cycles.
In a nationwide study, Little Brothers and Little Sisters were:
- 46% less likely to begin using illegal drugs
- 27% less likely to begin using alcohol
- 52% less likely to skip school
- 37% less likely to skip a class
- more confident of their performance in schoolwork
- one-third less likely to hit someone
- getting along better with their families
Last year Big Brothers Big Sisters placed mentors with thousands of kids across the U.S., but the need for help is always growing. There are still thousands of kids waiting for mentors.
“We’ve always loved playing music. But, we came to a point where we knew there had to be something more. We knew that it wasn’t about fame and money. That seemed empty—worthless. It had to be bigger than that.” said Parker.
“We may have 1,000 people (in the crowd) but one person comes up and says, I realized what my mission is on this earth and for us that’s a win,” said band member Pierre Aristil.
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Free concerts aimed at recruiting mentors for youth is music to Stephen Cook’s ears, CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters Tampa Bay, “He’s got it. He’s got the message. He’s figured it out and its by people like Ethan and thousands like him across the country, they’re going to allow us to grow and continue to do what we do, said Cook”
With thousands of at-risk kids across the nation waiting to be paired with a mentor, the need is great. Ethan Parker hopes the message is greater.
For more information on how you can become a part of this movement or to attend an upcoming show, visit www.projectprimavera.org.
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Summer tour dates and venues
Sat 6/6 Jacksonville, FL – Murray Hill Theatre, 7pm, 932 Edgewood Ave. S.
Sun 6/7 Jacksonville, FL – Momentum Church, 10am, 8493 Baymeadows Way
Tue 6/9 Savannah, GA – Frank Callen Boys Girls Club, 601 Brewer St.
Tue 6/9 Savannah, GA – Muse Arts Warehouse, 7pm, 703 Louisville Road
Wed 6/10 Charleston, SC – Republic Garden and Lounge, 8pm, 462 King St.
Thu 6/11 N. Charleston, SC – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Carolina Youth Development Center, 6pm, 5055 Lackawanna Blvd.
Fri 6/12 Raleigh, NC – Boys Girls Clubs, 9:30am, 701 N. Raleigh Blvd.
6/12 Raleigh, NC – The Pour House Music Hall, 8pm, 224 S. Blount
Sun 6/14 Asheville, NC – New Life Church, 10am, 1417 Riverside Dr.
Wed 6/17 Chattanooga, TN – The Camp House, 8pm, 149 E. Martin Luther King Blvd.
Thu 6/18 Chattanooga, TN – (MEDIA ONLY-private event) Chambliss Center for Children, 10am, 315 Gillespie Rd.
Thu 6/18 Knoxville, TN – The Square Room, 7:30pm, 4 Market Square
Fri 6/19 Nashville, TN – Hadley Park, 11am, 1037 28th Ave. N.
Sat 6/20 Nashville, TN – Twelfth and Porter, 8pm, 114 12th Ave. N.
Sun 6/21 Memphis, TN – New Hope Church, 10am 6pm, 3300 Kirby Whitten Rd., Bartlett
Mon 6/22 Memphis, TN – (MEDIA ONLY-private event) Youth Villages, 10am, 3320 Brother Blvd.
Tue 6/23 St. Louis, MO – Faith Church, 7pm, 13001 Gravois Rd., Sunset Hills
Thu 6/25 Birmingham, AL- TBA
Fri 6/26 Birmingham, AL – TBA
Sat 6/27 Atlanta, GA – (MEDIA ONLY-private event) Families First, 11am, 1105 W. Peachtree St., NE
Sun 6/28 Greenville, SC – Potters Clay Fellowship, 6pm, 142 Grace Dr., Easley
*Tour dates, cities and venues subject to change without notice.
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About Project Primavera:
Project Primavera’s mission is to introduce orphans and at-risk youth to art, music, dance, theatre, and sports in an effort to develop their passions and dreams. The Project is dedicated to alerting the surrounding community to the needs of orphans and informing the community on how they can be of assistance.
Project Primavera Inc. is a non-profit 501c3 organization.
Media Kit:
www.ethanparkerband.com/presskit
www.projectprimavera.org
For further information or interviews with Ethan Parker Band contact:
Renee Proefke / Project Primavera
727-482-3172
renee@projectprimavera.org
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