The media is buzzing over Gwen’s incrediby generous efforts to help Japan!!
From Billboard:
Gwen Stefani has 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,” she said in a statement Wednesday. “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.”
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A limited edition Harajuku Lovers T-shirt designed by Steafni will be available next week through nodoubt.com, with all proceeds going to the relief efforts in Japan. A charity auction is also being organized where fans can bid on the chance to join the singer at a special fundraiser in Los Angeles.
From OC Weekly:
After co-opting Japanese fashion for years, Gwen Stefani is giving back. Today she announced that she donated a million dollars to Save the Children’s relief efforts for Japan. The No Doubt singer and fashion designer said in a statement:
“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.”
Stefani is also holding a charity auction to be announced next week, where fans can bid on the chance to join Gwen at a special fundraiser in Los Angeles. A limited edition Harajuku Lovers T-shirt designed by Gwen will also be sold on nodoubt.com with 100 percent of proceeds benefiting the relief effort in Japan.
Stefani says she’s been inspired by Japan since she first toured there with No Doubt in 1996, hence the clothing line called Harajuku Lovers and the song “Harajuku Girls.”
From Faded Youth:
Gwen Stefani donated $1 million today (March 23) to Save the Children’s Japan Earthquake-Tsunami Children in Emergency Fund to help the relief and recovery effort in Japan.
Her note: “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
The No Doubt frontwoman is also planning a charity auction next week, and is urging that those who wish to participate more immediately may donate now at SaveTheChildren.org.
Gwen first toured Japan with No Doubt in 1996. The youth culture of the Harajuku district has been a constant muse for her, inspiring both her clothing line called Harajuku Lovers and the song Harajuku Girls.
From USA Today:
Just in: Gwen Stefani donated $1 million today to Save the Children’s Japan Earthquake-Tsunami Children in Emergency Fund to help the relief and recovery effort in Japan.
Her note: “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
The No Doubt singer is also planning a charity auction next week, and is urging that those who wish to participate more immediately may donate now at SaveTheChildren.org.
Stefani first toured Japan with No Doubt in 1996. The youth culture of the Harajuku district has 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.
From JustJared:
Gwen Stefani has donated $1 million to Save the Children’s Japan Earthquake-Tsunami Children in Emergency Fund.
“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 41-year-old No Doubt rocker shared. “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.”
Next week, details about a charity auction will be announced – fans can bid on the chance to meet Gwen at a special fundraiser! A limited edition Harajuku Lovers tee designed by Gwen will also be available next week, with 100% of the proceeds going toward disaster relief in Japan.
From US Weekly:
She might be a rich girl, but Gwen Stefani is also a generous humanitarian.
On Wednesday the No Doubt singer, 41, donated $1 million to Save the Children’s Japan Earthquake-Tsunami Children in Emergency Fund to help with recovery efforts in the devastated nation.
“I’ve been inspired by Japan for many years and have a true love, appreciation and respect for the Japanese people and their culture,” Stefani told UsMagazine.com in a statement. “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.”
In addition to her donation, Stefani, who is mom to Kingston, 4, and Zuma, 2, is also encouraging her fans to contribute. Next week the L.A.M.B. designer will unveil a limited edition Harajuku Lovers T-shirt through nodoubt.com; all proceeds from sales will go to help in relief efforts.
Those who wish to participate immediately may donate now at www.savethechildren.org.
From LA Times:
No Doubt singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani is donating $1 million to Save the Children’s Japan Earthquake-Tsunami Children in Emergency Fund to assist with the relief and recovery efforts following the recent disaster.
Stefani has been a devotee of Japanese culture and people since the band first toured the country in 1996, and has held a special affinity for the Harajuku art-fashion-music district in Tokyo. She wrote and recorded the song “Harajuku Girls” for her 2004 debut solo album, “Love.Angel.Music.Baby,” and named her fashion clothing and fragrance line Harajuku Lovers.
“I’ve been inspired by Japan for many years and have a true love, appreciation and respect for the Japanese people and their culture,” Stefani said in a statement issued Wednesday. “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.”
Additionally, she’s launching a charity auction next week on the band’s website, where fans can bid to join her at a fundraising event in Los Angeles. She also has designed a limited-edition Harajuku Lovers T-shirt to be sold at Nodoubt.com, with 100% of proceeds going to the Japanese relief efforts.
“Save the Children has been in Japan for 25 years,” said Charles MacCormack, the organization’s president and chief executive, “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.”
— Randy Lewis
From OC Register:
Celebrities of every stripe have been raising funds and opening their wallets to help in the wake of Japan’s massive earthquake and tsunami, but some of California’s most popular music names have joined the cause in earnest.
Last week Blink-182′s Mark Hoppus gathered up a sizable chunk of cash (at least more than $100,000) via eBay by auctioning off personal mementos — clothes from video appearances, handwritten lyrics and such.
Earlier this week Linkin Park, Counting Crows, Enrique Iglesias, Slash, Sara Bareilles and more have all contributed new, unreleased songs to Download to Donate, a developing venture from the Music for Relief team to assist Save the Children’s emergency response efforts. (Get the growing catalog for a donation of $10 or more. The offer is expected to end on May 11.)
And now O.C.’s biggest superstar, Gwen Stefani, has gone all out, personally donating $1 million to the relief effort, also via Save the Children.
“I’ve been inspired by Japan for many years and have a true love, appreciation and respect for the Japanese people and their culture,” she says in a statement on No Doubt’s blog, reminding of the role that affinity played in launching both her solo career and fashion lines.
“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.”
Stefani’s contribution is only the initial launch in what looks to be an ongoing drive. A charity auction to bid on the chance to join her at an L.A. fund-raiser is due to be announced next week, while a limited-edition Harajuku Lovers T-shirt designed by Stefani will be available through ND’s site, with all proceeds benefiting Japanese aid.
Save the Children has Tweeted to thank Gwen:
@nodoubt Thank you for this tremendous display of generosity and compassion!
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