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Deepwater Horizon Honored As A Got Your 6 Certified Project Sep 21, 2016

A day before the film’s U.S. premiere at New Orleans’ Orpheum Theater, Got Your 6 announced that Lionsgate’s “Deepwater Horizon” has been honored as a “6 Certified” project. More →

Michelle Obama And Nick Offerman Accelerate America's Journey To Living Healthy Sep 1, 2016

Today, in celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition, the National Foundation on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition, Funny Or Die, and SS+K launched a new video encouraging Americans to be healthy and active starring First Lady Michelle Obama and Comedic Actor Nick Offerman. More →

Turnaround Arts Premieres Everyday People Video Featuring Celebrity Mentors May 31, 2016

Powerfully delivering the message that all children deserve to experience the transformative power of arts and music in school, today Turnaround Arts, the signature program of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, released a new music video of “Everyday People,” produced by Playing For Change. More →

Invictus Games Kick Off In Orlando May 11, 2016

Earlier this week, a sold-out audience celebrated the commencement of the Invictus Games Orlando 2016, presented by Jaguar Land Rover, with an awe-inspiring Opening Ceremony. More →

AltaMed To Host Star-Studded Power Up, We Are The Future Gala May 10, 2016

AltaMed – Southern California’s leading nonprofit health care system – is hosting the Power Up, We Are The Future gala on May 12, 2016 at The Beverly Wilshire Hotel in support of Empowerment Programs for Girls and Youth, creating equality for all girls in California. More →

White House Ceremony Honors Companies That Commit to Train or Hire Veterans And Military Spouses May 9, 2016

Cengage Learning joined the nation’s leading businesses last week at a White House ceremony to commemorate the 5th Anniversary of Joining Forces, a nationwide initiative calling on Americans to rally around service members, veterans and their families and support them through wellness, education and employment opportunities. More →

Michelle Obama Hosts Storytime Visit At Thayer Elementary School May 6, 2016

Service members and their families stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, one of the largest training bases for the U.S. Army, received a special visit this week from Michelle Obama, Dr. Jill Biden and Astronaut Mark Kelly. More →

Stars Celebrate International Jazz Day With UNESCO May 3, 2016

Jazz is a universal message of peace that harmonizes rhythm and meaning, carries values significant for every woman and man, and provides unique opportunities for mutual understanding, the top United Nations cultural official said, as music enthusiasts around the world celebrated International Jazz Day over the weekend. More →

Brita And Stephen Curry Announce Effort To Help Water Steal The Show Mar 10, 2016

Flip on the television and no matter the daypart or demographic, it’s nearly impossible to avoid beverage commercials. And just how many of those ads are for water, the beverage health experts agree people should drink the most? Pretty close to zero. More →

Jane Lynch Voices New Video For Love Has No Labels Feb 12, 2016

The Ad Council is celebrating Valentine’s Day and the one-year anniversary of Love Has No Labels with the release of a new video voiced by award-winning actress Jane Lynch and social activations across platforms to further the message of acceptance across all communities. More →

Help Ashanti Bring Her New Music Video To Life With Water Nov 6, 2015

In a first of its kind program, GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter and actress Ashanti has released her newest single, “Let’s Go,” but needs fans’ help to bring it to life. More →

Prince Harry Discusses Veteran Issues With Barack Obama Oct 29, 2015

Prince Harry has met Barack Obama at the White House, where they discussed issues facing veterans including challenging the stigma around mental injury. More →

Stars Support #62MillionGirls Campaign Oct 9, 2015

Leveraging the UN General Assembly meetings last week, Girl Rising, the global campaign for girls’ education, convened public and private sector partners in support of expanding access to education for the 62 million girls worldwide currently not enrolled in school. More →

Soledad O'Brien Hosts Star-Studded American Graduate Day 2015 Oct 7, 2015

American Graduate Day 2015 celebrated more than 4.1 million American Graduate Champions across the country who are working in the 52 partner organizations featured and focused on helping youth stay on track to high school graduation. More →

E! NEWS' Terrence Jenkins To Join Michelle Obama For Beating The Odds Summit Jul 21, 2015

E! News co-anchor Terrence Jenkins is set to moderate the keynote conversation with First Lady Michelle Obama on Thursday, July 23rd at 11:00am ET at the 2015 Beating the Odds Summit, part of the First Lady’s “Reach Higher” initiative, which encourages all students to pursue post-high school education. More →

Bruno Mars Plays July 4 USO Gig At White House Jul 7, 2015

Grammy-winning recording artist Bruno Mars performed a USO show for hundreds of cheering troops, military family members and guests of the First Family on Saturday, July 4, on the South Lawn of the White House. More →

Got Your 6 Unveils First Round Of 6 Certified Projects Jun 24, 2015

Got Your 6 today unveiled the first round of “6 Certified” projects, part of a continuing effort to recognize content that accurately and responsibly portrays veterans in popular media. More →

More Stars Pledge To Wear Orange For Gun Violence Awareness May 29, 2015

Today, more than 25 cultural influencers and 60 U.S. Mayors joined the coalition of best-in-class organizations and activists pledging to “Wear Orange” – a color that symbolizes the value of human life – on June 2nd, the first-annual National Gun Violence Awareness Day. More →

Stars Pledge To Wear Orange For National Gun Violence Awareness Day May 15, 2015

Today a broad coalition of leading organizations, cultural influencers, community members and activists unveiled “Wear Orange” (www.wearorange.org), a new campaign that will amplify existing efforts to reduce gun violence in America. More →

UNESCO Celebrates 4th Annual International Jazz Day May 4, 2015

In an unprecedented series of events worldwide on April 30th, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz joined together to celebrate and recognize jazz as a vehicle for freedom of expression and dialogue between cultures. More →

Stars Help Launch Find Your Park Campaign Apr 1, 2015

The National Park Service and the National Park Foundation has announced the launch of Find Your Park, a public awareness and education campaign celebrating the milestone centennial anniversary of the National Park Service in 2016 and setting the stage for the next 100 years. More →

Michelle Obama And Former First Ladies Support Healing Garden At Children's National Health System Feb 10, 2015

First Lady Michelle Obama and all five living former First Ladies have announced their support for a project to transform a gravel rooftop space at Children’s National Health System into a 7,200-square-foot healing garden. More →

Leaders Gather to Discuss the Portrayal of Veterans in Entertainment Feb 2, 2015

During the weekend, First Lady Michelle Obama joined Got Your 6 and industry leaders in film and television to launch a new effort to expand public understanding of veterans through popular culture. More →

President Obama And First Family To Light National Christmas Tree Dec 3, 2014

The National Park Service and the National Park Foundation are excited to announce that President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and their family will officially light the National Christmas Tree on Thursday, December 4 at the 92nd annual National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on the Ellipse in President’s Park, one of America’s 401 national parks. More →

Michelle Obama And Mario Lopez Give Veteran Ultimate Thanksgiving Reward Nov 26, 2014

This Thanksgiving, the nationally syndicated entertainment news program, “Extra” is teaming up with Prank It Fwd to give one deserving veteran a life-changing surprise that he will never forget! More →

Pediatric Patients Meet With First Lady to Advocate for Children's Hospitals Nov 18, 2014

Fifty-four pediatric patients from every state, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico visited with First Lady Michelle Obama on Monday while raising awareness for children’s hospitals. More →

John Oliver Hosts Storytellers Event For Veterans Nov 12, 2014

National veteran campaign Got Your 6 held their second annual Storytellers event featuring comedian John Oliver (“Last Week Tonight,” “The Daily Show”) at HBO in NYC on November 6. More →

Royals Attend Invictus Games Opening Ceremony Sep 12, 2014

Prince Harry has praised wounded warriors from around the globe for their stories that “move, inspire and humble” at the opening ceremony for the Invictus Games. More →

Teen Lifeline To Honor Jordin Sparks Jun 25, 2014

Teen Lifeline will honor Grammy nominated singer-songwriter, actress and philanthropist Jordin Sparks with the Alfredo J. Molina Community Lifeline Award at Teen Lifeline’s 2014 Connections of Hope event at the Montelucia Resort on November 7, 2014. More →

Bill Clinton And President Obama Pay Tribute To Maya Angelou May 28, 2014

Bill Clinton has commented on the legacy of poet, author and activist Maya Angelou, who passed away today. More →