(Nashville, Tenn. Sept. 8, 2011) Global humanitarian organization World Vision has announced the addition of several Country music artists to its growing list of supporters in the United States and around the world.
The most recent round of artists to join the World Vision efforts are: Attwater, Carters Chord, Jason Crabb, Sarah Darling,
Lainey Edwards
,
LoCash Cowboys and Gary Morris. Since 2009, World Vision has become an active sponsor at the CMA Music Festival and increased its presence within the Country music community through its Use Your Voice: Do Good campaign. The campaign has already achieved success within the Gospel and Contemporary Christian markets with more than 900,000 sponsorships of children in need.
Artists in partnership with World Vision use their voices on the road and elsewhere to encourage fans to join them in speaking out on behalf of those around the world whose voices are not heard: the poor, the marginalized and the oppressed. Among the diverse roster of acts already committed to the World Vision cause are: Terri Clark, Patty Griffin, The Isaacs, Sarah McLachlan, PawnShop kings, Kenny Rogers, Jordyn Shellhart, Ricky Skaggs, Chuck Wicks and Wynonna. Together, these and many other artists and fans have sponsored nearly one million children over the last 23 years.
Lainey Edwards:
"I am so honored and proud that World Vision, a humanitarian relief organization, has asked me to participate in their performing artist outreach campaign:
Use Your Voice: Do Good
. I have accepted this invitation without hesitation. For more than sixty years, World Vision has very cost efficiently delivered relief to those most vunerable, poverty striken children in America and around the world. If you know me at all, you know that I am pretty much obsessed with children ;) and have found that World Vision is more than the perfect partner for me and my heart for responding to those children around the world that need our help! As artists we work very hard to get our music out to the world, but the ability to serve people and share the work of World Vision through my music is such a blessing.
You
can also be a part of this journey by visiting http://www.laineyedwards.com/world-vision#!__world-vision It is only a small fee of $35.00 per month to sponsor
your child!
Join me in this amazing effort today!"
