RightsFlow Supports Whyhunger and Hungerthon 2010 In The Fight Against Childhood Hunger and Poverty.
NEW YORK, NY – RightsFlow, a leading licensing and royalty service provider, is proud to support WhyHunger during this year’s 25th Annual Hungerthon campaign and outreach. RightsFlow asks you to join in celebrating and supporting this esteemed organization and its work in the U.S., Haiti, Kenya, Thailand, and India.
“WhyHunger is an organization that embodies the best aspects in the human spirit for outreach and compassion,” said Patrick Sullivan, RightsFlow President and CEO. “We are humbled and inspired by their tireless commitment to create positive change in our world and eradicate the blight of poverty.”
“We appreciate the on-going support from Patrick and the RightsFlow team, and thank them for helping us to raise dollars for the fight against hunger and poverty at home and abroad,” said Bill Ayres, Founder, WhyHunger. “They understand the importance of our mission to teach young people how to grow food in order both to support themselves and to feed their neighbors.”
This year’s Hungerthon initiative launched on November 20 through numerous participating online and terrestrial media, music, talk, and sports outlets. Live and on-line auctions of rare celebrity, music and sports memorabilia and experiences will be conducted to raise money including items from Taylor Swift, Nickelback, Eminem, Katy Perry and many others. Additionally, WhyHunger and Hard Rock International, inspired by John Lennon’s vision of a world free from hunger and at peace, have partnered this year to help children around the world through an “Imagine There’s No Hunger” initiative. Please visit www.Hungerthon.org for more information on how you can donate to receive special John Lennon shirts, pins, and bracelets. Every dollar you donate will help feed a child today and give them a better tomorrow.
Through philanthropic efforts and community outreach, RightsFlow proudly supports WhyHunger, the non-profit organization founded in 1975 by musician Harry Chapin and Bill Ayres, and the leading advocate in the United States and around the world for innovative, community-based solutions to hunger and poverty.
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About WhyHunger
WhyHunger is dedicated to fighting the root causes of hunger and poverty by supporting grassroots organizations that create self-reliance, economic justice, and equal access to nutritious and affordable food. Founded in 1975 by late musician and activist Harry Chapin and current Executive Director Bill Ayres, WhyHunger works to put an end to the hunger suffered by 49 million American and more than 1 billion people worldwide. WhyHunger’s main programs include the National Hunger Hotline 1-866-3-HUNGRY, which refers individuals in need of emergency food assistance to soup kitchens, food banks, shelters, government programs, and community organizations in their neighborhoods; the Grassroots Action Network, which provides information, networking opportunities, capacity building and access to more than 8,000 anti-hunger and poverty organizations across the country and around the world; Global Movements, which links the organization’s domestic work to broader global movements for food sovereignty and the basic rights to food, land, water, and sustainable livelihoods; and Artists Against Hunger & Poverty, which is supported by Bruce Springsteen, Carlos Santana, Jackson Browne, Michael McDonald, Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire, Joss Stone, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, O.A.R., Papa Roach, moe. and many others.
Contact for WhyHunger:
Lisa Batitto
+1-212-629-8550
About RightsFlow
RightsFlow is a leading technology-enabled provider of mechanical licensing and royalty payment services for artists, record companies, distributors, and online music companies. The RightsFlow technology powers rapid song identification and provides an unprecedented level of transparency for both licensees and licensors. RightsFlow specializes in obtaining bulk physical, DPD, and ringtone licenses including streaming, tethered, and limited download rights. Our proprietary “FLOW” licensing technology and 23 million song database allow us to serve over 12,000 clients obtaining licenses from publishers and songwriters all over the world – including major, independent and artist controlled works.
RightsFlow also powers Limelight (www.songclearance.com), its online mechanical licensing utility providing the simplest way for musicians, bands, choirs and labels to clear any cover song.
Clients include Rhapsody, Muzak, The Orchard, INgrooves, Guvera, Dada Entertainment/Play.ME, Scattertunes, [PIAS], Alliance, Kontor New Media, Zynga, Beatport, Hoodiny, CAM, Zebralution, E1 Canada & US Distribution, CD Baby, Disc Makers, & X5 Music Group.
RightsFlow is a member of DDEX, DiMA, NARM and A2IM.
Contact for RightsFlow:
Michael Kauffman
SVP of Sales & Marketing
+1-646-461-6397
michael.kauffman@rightsflow.com
