Celebrities
Avril Lavigne, Ben Harper, Carlos Santana, Carrie Underwood, Death Cab for Cutie, Eric Clapton, Jack Johnson, John Mayer, Metallica, Pete Townshend
Charities
HeadCount, Keep A Child Alive, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Michael J. Fox Foundation, MusiCares, Nordoff-Robbins, PETA, Rock the Vote, Smile Train, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, The Nature Conservancy, UNICEF
Causes
AIDS, Animals, Cancer, Children, Creative Arts, Environment, Family/Parent Support, Health, Human Rights, Miscellaneous, Poverty, Unemployment/Career Support, Voter Education
June 16, 2009 by Tim Saunders
Music fans now have the chance to wear their love of Rock on their sleeves for charity.
Wear Your Music is a New York-based organization that creates 100% eco-friendly jewelry that rocks – literally. The company makes used guitar strings from artists spanning the musical spectrum into stylish bracelets. 100% of the proceeds from the bracelets goes to charities of the artists’ choice, such as UNICEF, Rock the Vote, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Nordoff-Robbins, MusiCares, PETA, HeadCount, The Nature Conservancy, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Keep A Child Alive, the Michael J. Fox Foundation, Smile Train and many more.
Over 150 musicians have personally donated guitar strings to the initiative, including Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend, Metallica, Jack Johnson, John Mayer, Ben Harper, Avril Lavigne, Carrie Underwood, Carlos Santana and Death Cab for Cutie.
“These are strings that these musicians have used and would normally throw away,” says co-president and designer Hannah Garrison, “It’s great that we can recycle them and also offer people a chance to wear rock n roll on their wrists.” In addition, the fine silver used on each bracelet is also 100% recycled, as is the DVD case each bracelet comes in. “Supporting good causes and the environment have always been important, but even more so now.”
To check out the bracelets and make a purchase, visit the official Wear Your Music website.
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