Bon Jovi Charity Activities & Shows
Compiled by Marta Saad (marta.saad@yahoo.com).
DO NOT copy or replicate this list without permission from the author!
The listing
of major fundrising events organized or supported by Jon Bon Jovi &
Bon Jovi:
- For almost 15 years Jon
Bon Jovi has been active in the Special Olympics movement. He
has attended scores of competitions around the world, cheered
on athletes, presented awards, and over all brought a recognizable
superstar face to the organization. He has also served as an inspiring
supporter of the "Very Special Christmas" CD initiative,
which raises funds for Special Olympics program worldwide. Jon
Bon Jovi served as a trustee to the Special Olympics Christmas
Record Grant program that focuses on distributing funds raised
from the sale of the Christmas album to priority projects around
the world. He also participated in Spirit of Special Olympics
celebrations in Washington DC in recent years.He continues the
work. /source: http://www.backstagejbj.com
(older news)/
- In 1990 Jon did a gig at
Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ to help raise funds for surgery
for an 8-yrs old girl Tishna Rollo from New Jersey who was suffering
from the rare form of kidney cancer.
- Since 1990 Bon Jovi have
been doing charity gigs at Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, New
Jersey each Christmas up until 1996.
- 10th of January, 1990:
Bon Jovi participated in the charity show at Hammersmith Odeon
in London,UK to benefit Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy organization,
which provides treatment for severely disabled children and has
both training and research programs.
- 12th of April 1995: Jon
Bon Jovi, avid supporter of environmental causes, performed at
6th Annual Rainforest Benefit Concert in New York City, U.S.A.
- 10th of October, 1996:
Jon & Richie performed at "The Beat Goes On III",
a benefit concert for LIFEbeat, the Music Industry Fights AIDS
organization.
- January, 1998: Jon
Bon Jovi & Friends Sgt. King Benefit Concert to raise money
for the family of a slain Long Branch, NJ police office;
- 9th of June, 1998 in Modena,
Italy: Jon Bon Jovi joined the "Pavarotti & Friends for
Liberia" - great humanitarian concert benefiting children
of the war-torn African country of Liberia;
- 19th of June, 1999: Jon
& Dorothea Bon Jovi hosted a long awaited party to benefit
The Doug Flutie,JR Foundation for Autism on the grounds of High
Point,their new home in Red Bank,New Jersey; http://www.mitglied.lycos.de/BON_JOVI/news.html
- David Bryan has been actively involved
in VH-1 Save the Music program since the year 2000.
He conducted "master classes" at elementary schools
in several U.S. cities where he played music, took questions from
children about the piano,musical background and his career. (source:
Backstage with JBJ, more info at http://www.vh1savethemusic.com)
- 29th of June, 2000: Bon
Jovi performed at Asbury Park benefit show at Convention Hall
to benefit the Valerie Fund, The Food Bank of Monmouth and Ocean
Counties, and the Kylie Jae Monica Fund (local organizations);
http://asburypark.net
- 26th of March, 2001 : Jon
Bon Jovi played a one off charity show in Melbourne, Australia
to raise money for State Emergency Services to benefit the flood
victims;
- 5th of September 2001,
New York: Jon Bon Jovi joined a benefit concert & dinner to
raise money for mayoral candidate Mark Green a week before primary
election.
- In days following the terrorist attack of
11th September,2001: Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora participated
in public service announcements for Red Cross on VH-1;
- 15th of September, 2001:
Bon Jovi joined "America:Tribute to Heroes" Telethon
(it's been aired on 18th September);
- 11th of October 2001:
Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora performed at City Of Hope Spirit
of Life Award Dinner in Universal Studios, CA to benefit the City
of Hope National Medical Center & Beckman Institute, which
is a research & treatment center for cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS
& other diseases.
- 18th & 19th October, 2001:
Bon Jovi performed at two charity shows at Count Basie Theatre
in Red Bank, New Jersey to raise monies to benefit families in
the Monmouth County area affected by the terrorist attack on WTC
of September 11th;
- 20th of October, 2001: Bon
Jovi join "The Concert For New York" to benefit Robin
Hood Relief Fund estabilished by Robin Hood Foundation & Twin
Towers Fund created by Mayor R.Giuliani, rasing money for the
victims of the 11th September terrorist attacks in the USA;
- 12th of December, 2001
Universal City,Los Angeles ,California: Bon Jovi participated
in Elton John Aids Foundation Benefit Concert , commemorating
the 20th Aniversary of The Discovery Of AIDS Virus to raise money
for treatment & reasearch into Aids.
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