Miami, Florida - December 14, 2010 - America’s top Grammy nominated artists and internationally celebrated musicians, Slip N Slide Records and Care International have partnered with Melky and Wyclef Jean to launch a worldwide effort, The CARE For Haiti Album to benefit women and children in Haiti, on the one year anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti.

On January 12, 2011, To commemorate the one year anniversary of the earthquake, The Care For Haiti project will release the first single from the Album, “Better”; highlighting the hope and future of Haiti if we unite to make things better. The song was written and performed by Melky Jean and produced by Sedeck Jean. The music video is currently being filmed in New York and will be completed in Miami. A powerful online digital campaign, 35 Seconds of Hope: Upload Hope, Download Better --a strategic outreach effort and viral campaign to increase awareness of Haiti post-earthquake and  a movement of people out to create a change for Haiti one heart at a time-- is designed to inspire people to share messages, stories and images of “hope” to make things "better".

 
The CARE For Haiti Album will be released on March 8th 2011 on Women’s International Day and will feature original songs and selections from Patti LaBelle, Natasha Bedingfield, Sean Paul, Angelique Kidjo, The Kindred Family, Talib Kweli, Brooke Hogan and many others.

All proceeds from the Care For Haiti Album will be donated to CARE and Yele’ to aid women and children in Haiti.
    
“Eighty percent of the population of Haiti survives on just a dollar a day,” said Melky Jean. “Those most affected and living in poverty are women and children who make up about 70 percent of the world’s poorest people. With The CARE For Haiti Album, we hope to be a catalyst for change and to raise resources to help provide fundamental business skills as well as access to health, food and educational opportunities for the women and children of Haiti. Women are the world’s greatest natural resource for fighting poverty; by educating one woman we can change a community and raise the hopes of a country.
Developing The CARE For Haiti Album and bringing together this phenomenal group of artists to develop a charitable album are important steps in ending the cycle of poverty in Haiti,” said Norbert Simmons, CEO of the Simmons Family Foundation which funded the project. “I am especially proud to support Melky and to contribute to this effort.”

Ted Lucas, CEO of Slip-N-Slide Records, “Slip-N-Slide Records and The Ted Lucas Foundation are honored to be a part of such an important music project. What better way to start the year off than by helping a country that is in urgent need of assistance.”
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ABOUT CARE
In more than 65 countries, CARE works to address underlying causes of poverty through projects that advance education, improve health, increase economic opportunity, and meet emergency needs during and after disasters. CARE advocates for policies that protect human rights and promote the eradication of poverty. CARE blends six decades of experience with cutting-edge research to create programs that do more than treat the symptoms of poverty. The organization works side by side with women and families to create lasting solutions that respect local culture and knowledge. CARE'S record of financial stewardship has earned excellent reviews from Charity Navigator and the American Institute of Philanthropy, and accreditation from the Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance.

ABOUT Yéle Haiti
Yéle Haiti is a foundation started by Grammy-Award winning musician, producer and social entrepreneur Wyclef Jean that is changing thousands of lives in this desperately poor but optimistic nation. Through Yéle Haiti, Wyclef uses music, sports and the media to reinforce projects that are making a difference in education, health, environment and community development. Our mission is to use the potent combination of music and development to create small-scale, manageable and replicable projects to contribute to Haiti's long-term progress. Each initiative is imbued with the unique power that only music possesses, reflecting the passion of Wyclef, Yéle's founder. Whether utilizing local hip-hop musicians to deliver food in an isolated and forgotten neighborhood or crafting tunes for the radio to build popular support for a particular project, each program creatively integrates music as a central element in project delivery and radiates the essence of this synergy at its core.

ABOUT The Ted Lucas Foundation
Founded by music executive Ted “Touché” Lucas, the Ted Lucas Foundation’s main principles is to empower, enrich and instill values in youth and their families by providing support services and resources to establish communities where children can win. To provide “at risk” boys with hope for the future through academic support, character development, parent outreach, and motivational mentorship.  Ted Lucas aims to share the opportunities with the children growing up in Miami's struggling neighborhoods. The Ted Lucas Foundation is a non-profit organization aimed at helping boys and girls in Miami's inner cities improve their reading, writing and mathematical skills so they can become productive members of society.

ABOUT The Carma Foundation
The Carma Foundation's is a non-profit organization classified under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The mission of Carma is to measurably improve the health of poor and vulnerable women and children in Haiti. Carma effectively utilizes media and pop culture to create a platform of awareness, dialogue, and then action. Carma, an urban spin on karma, embodies the belief of cause and effect behavior or practices to affect the lives of others. It is with this belief that Carma mobilizes others to not only care, but to become involved. Since its inception in 2007, Carma has already impacted the lives of tens of thousands of Haitian women and children and plans to extend its reach to the millions of Haitian citizens. Haiti leads the western hemisphere with the highest poverty level amongst any of its hemisphere’s neighbors. The Carma Foundation has chosen to spearhead several small projects addressing the needs of education, skill development and job creation of women and children in Haiti. In addition, the future goals of Carma are to reform Haiti’s infrastructural needs in the areas of reproductive health, proper nourishment, health care, and STDs.

ABOUT Slip-N-Slide Records
Having sold over 15 million albums since its initiation in 1993, Slip-N-Slide Records has been the only independent record label responsible for creating the legendary Hip-Hop Sounds of South Florida and the Southern Hip-Hop Movement. All Slip-N-Slide artists have sold platinum and gold records worldwide. Slip-N-Slide Records is one of the only independent labels to have distribution deals with several major record labels including EMI, Atlantic (Warner), Island Def Jam (Universal) and Jive (Sony/BMG).

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