This Tuesday, July 20th, look out for James Pickens, Jr. and our very own Sheila E. inviting all to support Elevate Hope Foundation’s current event, “An Evening With Angels 2″ on Sunday July 25, 2010 at Boulevard3 in Hollywood CA on Fox’s Good Day LA.  They will be introducing a new campaign that involves members of Grey’s Anatomy, CSI Miami, and more!  Stay tuned.  You won’t want to miss this great news!  Tell a friend.

There are many angels out there who are joining forces with Elevate Hope Foundation to raise awareness and funds to further its mission to assist victims of child abuse and neglect. Joe Grubb is such an angel. He has created Hike For Hope, committing to hike the entire 2,178 mile long Appalachian Trail! He began his hike in March 2010 in Georgia and will end in Maine. Please visit his blog to track his project and for more information on the many ways you can support and take part in this Hike For Hope!

• Contribute to Hike For Hope. When making a donation to Hike For Hope, PLEASE include this in the “GIFT” information section of the donation form.
• Follow Joe Grubb on Facebook

Hike For Hope will make an impact on so many lives, not only the children, but by each donor, hiker, and sponsors alike taking part in this monumental endeavor.

On October 18, 2009 we were proud to co-chair the 1st Annual Vista Del Mar Jazzfest on the grounds of Vista. Pat Prescott of 94.7 the WAVE hosted a star studded event featuring The E Family with Sheila E., her dad Pete Escovedo, and brothers Juan and Peter Michael. Joining them was Grammy Award winning Dave Koz, Patrice Rushen, Ndugu Chancler, “Living Single’s” TC Carson, Karen Briggs, and Sylvia Brooks. The audience was moved by a special performance by Vista’s very own youth choir singing “Fly Like An Eagle”.

Los Angeles and its surrounding communities came out to support this amazing facility that offers a range of social and psychological services that include psychiatric residential and day treatment, individual and family counseling, foster care and adoption, and their credited VIP Autism Program.

Elevate Hope Foundation (EHF) is proud to offer and sponsor two amazing programs in conjunction with Vista’s Arts Enrichment. “Garage Band” 101 & 102, and Songwriter’s Symposium was created especially for Vista residents and students to provide a more comprehensive arts experience.

In remodeling and refurbishing their music room, EHF created a state of the art ProTools recording studio and classroom for interested students and enthusiasts. Proceeds from the Jazzfest will support Vista’s Arts Enrichment programs in which EHF is directly involved.

We would like to thank everyone who participated in the Dollar Campaign’s launch. This campaign is not over so if you haven’t participated, please give at least $1.00. Many have donated on behalf, or in the name of specific artists. See below. Thanks again as you can’t imagine how far a little love and support will go!

1. Sheila E. – $1,380
2. Prince – $197
3. Jack Coleman – $25
4. Nicole Richie – $25
5. Apollonia – $5
6. Greg Grunberg – $3
7. Erykah Badu – $1
8. India Arie – $1

Elevate Hope Foundation was proud to conduct the first mentoring session with Arts Enrichment students for our H.I.P.P.’s (Hope’s Initiative Pilot Program) Songwriter’s Symposium at Vista Del Mar on June 14th, 2009.

Students were grouped with professional songwriters and performers for a 2 hour session. Each group focused on a particular genre of music. Students chose between Pop, Rock, R&B, and Gospel. At the end of the session, each group had composed a song inspired by their writings and experiences described in their journals and shared it with the entire class.

Mentors in attendance: entertainer, songwriter Lalah Hathaway; performing artist, guitarist Kat Dyson; gospel recording artist, composer Eric Dawkins; music director, artist, producer Peter Michael Escovedo; performer, songwriter Dominic Escovedo; and Sheila E. and Lynn Mabry from EHF facilitated the session.

Other composers have been provided journals from students for their review to begin writing additional compositions. This is sure to be an amazing CD once completed. New projected release Spring of 2010.

LA Fashion Corner’s “Caring with Style” Holiday Fashion Show fundraiser was held at Hollywood Highlands Nightclub, Los Angeles, CA on December 17, 2008 to benefit Elevate Hope Foundation (EHF). It has been called Los Angeles’ most sought after fashion event bringing together local and national designers, manufacturers, buyers, stylists, celebrities, and the media under one roof. “Caring With Style” featured a luxury fashion show with music, dancing, live performances, red carpet, exhibits, event reception, and art showcases. The event raised awareness for EHF’s mission to help abused children through music and arts therapy. EHF would like to thank London Moore, LA Fashion Corner and all participants for their support!

Sheila E. was a celebrity docent for the Grammy Museum’s grand opening ribbon cutting event on December 5, 2008. Approximately 400 children from the greater Los Angeles area had been invited to experience the museum, including a group of students from Vista Del Mar Child & Family Services.

Would you be willing to support Elevate Hope Foundation (EHF) without spending any extra money? Would you mind if EHF earned money every time you searched the Internet, or a percentage of every purchase you made online went to support our cause? You can make this happen right now!

GoodSearch.com is a Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half its advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. Use it just as you would any search engine, receive quality search results from Yahoo, and the donations WILL add up!

GoodShop.com is an online shopping mall which donates up to 37% of each purchase to your favorite cause! Hundreds of great stores including Macy’s, Target, Gap, Best Buy, eBay, and Barnes & Noble have teamed up with GoodShop and every time you shop online, you’ll be supporting your favorite cause. Click through to your favorite store from the GoodShop site, you’ll get the same great prices!

It’s simple. Designate Elevate Hope Foundation as the charity you want to support and SHOP or SEARCH as you normally would. Make GoodSearch your homepage, add it to your bookmarks and email signature. Share this with your family and friends to help our foundation generate more contributions.

With your help, GoodSearch can generate donations, at no cost to you that will help EHF in their mission to provide music and the arts as therapy for victims of child abuse.

Rock & A Hard Place, is an original game show, hosted by rock legend Meat Loaf, featuring classic and current music superstars as they battle it out for charity in the ultimate trivia challenge.

The series, which debuted January 23, 2008 on DIRECTV’s original entertainment channel, The 101, showcased music greats including The Pointer Sisters, Warrant, Grandmaster Flash, The Pussycat Dolls, 38 Special, Eddie Money, Tiffanny, Berlin, CeCe Peniston, Thelma Houston, our very own Sheila E., and others as they tested their knowledge on everything from music history to current-events trivia. Sheila E. and her team of contestants, musicians Carlos Rios and Cassandra O’Neal, played for Elevate Hope Foundation (EHF). Winnings from the competition won by Sheila’s team were awarded to EHF.