A Global Call to Service and ‘Journey of Hope’ Benefit Concert Featuring Greg Mortenson, Best Selling Three Cups of Tea Author and Pennies for Peace Founder

MORRISON, Colo., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ –

INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEDIA

Reporters must send all interview and media-credential requests through Diane Amdur or Kirsten Ritter.

• Sept. 1 through Sept. 17 – Phone interview with Greg Mortenson
  • Scheduled upon request during his two weeks of travel
• Friday, Sept. 18, 10-Noon – Media Briefing at Oxford Hotel, Denver
  • Intimate, lively conversation and tea with Greg Mortenson and teen activists
• Sunday, Sept. 20, 5-10 p.m. – “Journey of Hope” Event at Red Rocks Amphitheatre
  • Shadow Greg and presenters at the Exhibit, Concert and Speaking Event
• Monday, Sept. 21, International Peace Day – School Tours with Greg Mortenson
  • 9 a.m. – Denver School of International Studies
  • 1 p.m. – Merrill Middle School in Denver
  • 4:30 p.m. – Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver
    

EVENT DETAILS

What: An interactive youth concert, featuring live music and international speakers to announce a

“global call to service” to youth from around the world. Presented by Pennies for Peace and HomeVibe, the event will benefit Pennies for Peace, a program of Central Asia Institute, which promotes and supports community-based education on a global scale, one penny at a time. It will also benefit the speakers’ and exhibitors’ nonprofit groups, as well.

Who: Internationally-Recognized Speakers:

• Greg Mortenson, Nobel Peace Prize nominee, founder of Pennies for Peace and best-selling
• author of Three Cups of Tea
• Videotaped presentation by Nick Kristof, New York Times columnist
• Videotaped presentation by Tom Brokaw, NBC-TV journalist and author
  

Concert Band “with a Purpose”:

• Braddigan, an indie rock luminary, human rights activist and founder of Love, Light & Melody (who also sold out Madison Square Garden with former band, Dispatch, to benefit Zimbabwe)
  

Youth Activists and Leaders:

• Amira Mortenson, 13, Bozeman, Mont., Pennies for Peace ambassador
• Ana Dodson, 17, Evergreen, Colo., founder of Peruvian Hearts
• Ashley Shuyler, 24, Genesee, Colo., founder of AfricAid
• Zach Bonner, 12, Tampa, Fla., founder of Little Red Wagon Foundation
• Garret Weiss, 18, and Kyle Weiss, 17, Danville, Calif., founders of FUNDaFIELD
• Other youth activists, including some from Pakistan
  

When: Sunday, Sept. 20, 5-10 p.m.

5 -7 p.m. – Exhibit Fair

7-10 p.m. – Concert, Speakers and Event

Where: Red Rocks Amphitheatre

18300 W. Alameda Parkway, in Morrison, Colo.

Why: To launch a call-to-service to our youth; to inspire them; to emphasize the value of youth in creating the future; to showcase the importance of creating change with individual talents; to share the importance of having “three cups of tea with elders”; and to help make their voices heard in this era of hope and change in our country. “We want everyone – from teens to adults – to walk away from this concert and speaking event, knowing they can make a stand in their own communities for causes that inspire them – from human issues to social causes and environmental issues,” said Greg Mortenson, Nobel Peace Prize nominee, founder of award winning international youth program Pennies for Peace, and best-selling author of Three Cups of Tea.

Tickets: Tickets can be ordered through www.JourneyOfHopeConcert.org and by calling Tickets West at 800/325-SEAT. For questions, e-mail joh@horizonsmanagement.com.

Prices are $20 for general admission, $35 for reserved seating and $50 for gold circle.

This event is sponsored by REI, Allegro Coffee and ReadyTalk.

SOURCE Pennies for Peace