HERRICK JOINS FORCES WITH CHILDFUND TO FIGHT CHILD HUNGER

The newest addition to the ChildFund LIVE! lineup is HERRICK,one of the most active touring bands in the world. With intricate harmonies and a distinctive sound that combines the best of folk, rock, blues and country, Herrick breaks the current country music mold and creates a new path for it to follow. Herrick is partnering with ChildFund International to encourage its fans to reach out to children in crisis and living in poverty by sponsoring children in need. Through child sponsorship the lives of children and communities in need can be transformed forever. "We are excited that we have the chance to make a difference", says Donna, "When we went through all the packets to find our own children to sponsor, it took hours. It was hard to see through the tears in our eyes. These kids need our help."

Herrick is offering a free signed CD to every new ChildFund child sponsor, and will be looking forward to meeting each new child sponsor during post-show meet & greets.

Herrick, comprised of Donna and Kerry Herrick, Jeff Bradshaw and Jefferson Rogers brims with showmanship with tight/strong vocals and harmonies. Their innate instinct for creating high quality music has helped Herrick stand out from the crowd as they tour to standing room only crowds across the country-and in one year, Herrick will easily reach more than a million fans, making impressions that number in the multi-millions.

HERRICK's live high energy performance translates seamlessly to the new album, New Dance, which boasts two award-winning songs. Cry Memphis was honored with an Independent Music Award for Best Country Song. Do You Love Me recently garnered Music Video Bronze Award in the 34th Annual Awards for Music Video Excellence.

To sponsor a child in need, visit the ChildFund website     
For more on HERRICK and the annual tour, please visit www.HerrickLive.com

For more on Childfund International, please visit http://www.childfund.org  

THOMPSON SQUARE VISIT HONDURAN VILLAGE WITH CHILDFUND INTERNATIONAL

(NASHVILLE, TN) – Reigning ACM Top Vocal Duo and CMA Vocal Duo of the Year Thompson Square took time out of its touring schedule this past week to visit the Honduran village of Lepaterique as celebrity ambassadors of ChildFund International (CFI).

The husband/wife duo, which promotes the organization’s child development work through ChildFund’s LIVE! artist program, traveled to Honduras to meet the 4-year-old child Emerson whom they sponsor through the program.  While in Lepaterique, Keifer and Shawna Thompson spent time visiting with Emerson and his family and touring the village’s school system in order to get a first-hand look of ChildFund International’s programs.  Thompson Square also took the opportunity to shoot a special CFI video for its recent hit single, “Glass.”

Last week, Thompson Square announced details for its upcoming new album, Just Feels Good, in stores on March 26th.  The current 2013 ACM Top Vocal Duo/ Group Nominee rejoins Luke Bryan on the road beginning February 7th with shows in Uniondale, NY, State College, PA and Charleston, WV.

For more information on Thompson Square’s upcoming album, tour dates and the duo’s work with ChildFund International, visit: http://www.thompsonsquare.com

GRAMMY NOMINATED DUO THOMPSON SQUARE PARTNERS WITH CHILDFUND INTERNATIONAL FOR 2012 CONCERT SEASON

(NASHVILLE, TN) – Grammy nominee Thompson Square and ChildFund International are pleased to announce a promotional and awareness partnership to extend throughout the chart-topping duo’s 2012 concert season. The dates will include both Thompson Square’s headlining performances as well as the duo’s supporting dates on Lady Antebellum’s 2012 Own the Night World Tour.

Beginning this weekend, audiences will be treated to a video of Thompson Square discussing the duo’s ChildFund International partnership, describing the difference each fan can make in a child’s life through the organization. The video will be set to the music of Thompson Square’s latest hit single, “Glass,” which The Washington Post recently hailed as a “poignant meditation on human vulnerability.”

ChildFund International will be on site at each concert in a booth run by volunteers who each personally sponsor a child through the organization. Fans who visit the ChildFund International booth and sign up to sponsor a child that evening will receive an autographed copy of Thompson Square’s self-titled debut album.

Husband/ wife duo Keifer and Shawna Thompson, themselves, have sponsored a young girl from Indonesia through ChildFund International.

“The concert venues present another great opportunity to share the message and experience of sponsoring a child,” says Matt Panos, vice president of Global Fundraising and Communications for ChildFund.

“When we learned about the amazing work ChildFund International does to help children on a global scale, we knew immediately that we wanted to be involved and figure out a way that we could contribute,” says Keifer Thompson.

“We’ve personally sponsored an adorable little girl named Lady from Indonesia and hope to make a difference in her life,” adds Shawna Thompson. “Also giving away one of our signed albums to fans who want to join us and give back to a child in need is the very least we can do to help."