No Doubt singer and fashion designer aligns herself with Save the Children's relief efforts for Japanese children while creating a multi-tiered giving program
Further Japan relief fundraising to come viaspecial auction/fundraiser in Los Angeles and limited edition T-shirt.
March 23, 2011 - Gwen Stefani donated $1,000,000 today to Save the Children's Japan Earthquake-Tsunami Children in Emergency Fund to help in the relief and recovery effort in Japan.
"I've been inspired by Japan for many years and have a true love, appreciation and respect for the Japanese people and their culture. The disaster in Japan is beyond heartbreaking and I want to do anything I can to help. I would never be able to make a gesture like this without the love and support of all the fans over all these years." – Gwen Stefani
Gwen has not only made a personal donation but created a mechanism whereby her fans will be able to participate in her efforts. A charity auction will be announced next week where fans can bid on the chance to join Gwen at a special fundraiser in Los Angeles. Also available next week, a limited edition Harajuku Lovers T-shirt designed by Gwen will be available through nodoubt.com with 100% of proceeds benefiting the relief effort in Japan. Plans for further fundraising initiatives are also in current discussion.
Those who wish to participate more immediately may donate now at www.savethechildren.org
Gwen Stefani's History with JapanGwen Stefani has been inspired by Japan since she first toured there with No Doubt in 1996. Not only did she immediately fall in love with the country and it's people, Gwen found a special connection to a district in Tokyo known as Harajuku, an area that thrives on creativity, music, art and fashion. The youth culture of the Harajuku district have been a constant muse for Gwen, inspiring both her clothing line called Harajuku Lovers and the song "Harajuku Girls." Throughout her career Gwen has borrowed heavily from Japanese culture for many of her creative endeavors.
About Save the Children's response to children and families affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan:
Disaster Impact on Children:Save the Children is the leading, independent organization that creates lasting change for children in need in the United States and around the world. Children are always among the most vulnerable during emergencies. Children in the hardest-hit areas are in need of basic supplies such as food and clean water. With concerns over nuclear safety, there is a risk that problems with supply lines could grow worse. In addition, initial assessments have confirmed that over 5,500 schools have been damaged and it is anticipated that the opening of schools for the new term on April 5 will be delayed.
Conditions facing children and families are so extreme that they are developing a three-year strategy—based on their initial on-scene assessments—to first help provide essential relief items and launch child protection activities, and then help restore children's sense of security and normalcy and advocate for their inclusion in emergency preparedness planning.
"We are very grateful to have such a generous donation from Gwen Stefani for our relief efforts in Japan," said Charles MacCormack, president and CEO of Save the Children "Save the Children has been in Japan for 25 years and we are working closely with our teams on the ground to address the immediate and ongoing needs of children and their families whose lives were turned upside down by this tragedy."
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10 of 23Moreits good to see gwen 's donating to japan , its a positive thing well fucking done, who s gonna follow?
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P.S.
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friend was trying to bribe Grace into turning her life over to God. Grace
got zapped into an empty room. I kind of get the interpretation of this,
we got zapped together in an empty room, but U had a smile on your
pretty face. U know what, me and U, need to hang out one day and
listen to some Neil Young, and some Aerosmith, we can get half
naked, I can sit back, and watch U do that wild dance, I saw U doing
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Oh yea, Gwen is your sister in this, and she's getting it, because she
has No Doubts.
Get it, No Doubts, LOL.
Hi Gwen
Thank you for accepting
Please check out my project http://SurvivorsSpeakOut.com
Let me know what you think
I am an advocate for children rights
Gwen has such a beautiful heart!!! She´s so beautiful in all ways!!
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Gwen you're a fantastic woman!! I love you!!
Bless the Japanese!
Thank you so much!!! LOVE U xxx!
Japan has so many serious problems now:(
But we never give up, will recover soon:)
"Why tell everyone??" "Wow, Way to stroke your own ego." Are you kidding me!? How much have you guys donated to the cause? Gwen deserves to be commended for what she is doing for Japan! So what if she gets a little publicity out of it. Would you rather see her acting crazy & getting arrested in order to get attention? It's refreshing to see that there are still some POSiTIVE ROLE MODELS out there for our youth to follow!!