Nick Cannon Unites Four Superstar Celebrities With Four Extraordinary Teens to Celebrate and Support their Commitment to Service
01 Dezembro 2009 - 3:52PM
PR Newswire (US)
Awards Special in Partnership with the Entertainment Industry
Foundation Features LeBron James, Alicia Keys, Hayden Panettiere
and Justin Timberlake and Includes Personal Message from First Lady
Michelle Obama NEW YORK, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- TeenNick,
Nickelodeon's 24-hour TV network exclusively for and about teens,
unveils the first-ever TeenNick HALO Awards -- a new concept in
awards shows featuring four mega-celebrities who don't receive the
awards themselves -- they give them out to deserving teens in
support of their philanthropic causes. LeBron James, Alicia Keys,
Hayden Panettiere and Justin Timberlake join TeenNick Chairman Nick
Cannon in an hour-long special presentation that recognizes and
celebrates real teens who are "Helping And Leading Others" (HALO)
and working to making a significant difference in the world. The
TeenNick HALO Awards premieres Friday, Dec. 11, at 8 p.m. (ET), on
TeenNick, followed by an encore presentation at 9 p.m. (ET/PT) on
Nick at Nite. Conceived, hosted and executive produced by Cannon,
the TeenNick HALO Awards, in partnership with the Entertainment
Industry Foundation, also features an exclusive personal message
from First Lady Michelle Obama. (Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091201/NY19017 ) "There are
so many regular young people who are agents of change in their
communities, and I wanted to recognize their efforts," said Nick
Cannon, Chairman, TeenNick. "One person can make a difference, and
it's my hope that this special will encourage ongoing activism and
inspire a new generation of leaders." The TeenNick HALO Awards
highlights the unique stories of four teens -- Brryan Jackson,
Megan Kilroy, Darrius Snow and Leah Stoltz -- who have made
enormous service contributions in their communities. The teens are
each surprised by a visit from Cannon and awarded a grant for their
organization, scholarship funds and an once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity to meet and connect with a celebrity who shares a
similar passion for their cause. "We know today's generation of
teens have a deep interest in giving back to their community, and
Nick Cannon came to us with the brilliant idea of celebrating and
supporting these efforts by creating an award show that flips the
script and features today's biggest celebrities giving out the
awards instead of receiving them," said Marjorie Cohn, Executive
Vice President, Original Programming and Development, Nickelodeon.
"The stories of these four teens are both motivational and
uplifting, and we think the HALO Awards will help to inspire other
young people in their communities to get involved in service."
TeenNick's website, http://www.teennick.com/, will feature
information on each of the teens' and celebrities' organizations,
as well as list extensive resources on how people can get involved
on local levels throughout the year. In addition, teens are invited
to share stories of others who are also making a difference. In
support of the TeenNick HALO Awards, TeenNick will run a mobile
sweepstakes "Do Good in Your 'Hood with Nick Cannon." The network
will award one lucky winner by bringing Nick Cannon to his or her
town to lead a service opportunity in the community. Contestants
between the ages of 13-24 years old may enter the sweepstakes by
texting HALO to 91757 during the sweeps period from Dec. 11 through
Jan. 10, 2010. Following are the TeenNick HALO Award honorees,
along with information on their organizations and their celebrity
match: -- Brryan Jackson, St. Charles, MO native, created Hope Is
Vital, an organization that advocates for HIV/AIDS awareness
education and outreach, after being infected with the HIV virus as
an infant. His HALO match, Alicia Keys, shares his passion for the
cause with Keep A Child Alive, her charity that provides life
saving treatment, care and support services to children and their
families living with HIV/AIDS in Africa and India. -- Having grown
up on the shores of Santa Monica, Megan Kilroy now runs Team
Marine, an advocacy group at her high school that conducts ocean
research and supports community activism, outreach and education.
Her HALO match, Hayden Panettiere, is the spokesperson for The
Whaleman Foundation and its Save the Whales Again! campaign whose
mission is to end all commercial whaling and dolphin hunting and to
preserve and protect whales, dolphins and their ocean habitat. --
Darrius Snow, who grew up in the projects of Atlanta, successfully
built up and ran BTEAM (Bankhead Teens Encouraging Action by
Motivating Others), an organization dedicated to community
improvement by providing kids and teens with positive physical
activities as an alternative to violence, drugs and gangs. His HALO
match, LeBron James, founded the LeBron James Family Foundation in
2004, which empowers children and single-parent households through
innovative programming and initiatives, strengthening the ties
between family members and building hope through education,
physical fitness and better health for those who are dealing with
adversity. -- After living with scoliosis, Leah Stoltz started
Curvy Girls of Long Island, a group that provides education,
support and friendship for teen girls diagnosed with the condition.
Her HALO match is Justin Timberlake, whose charity is The Shriners
Hospitals for Children, a pediatric, orthopedic healthcare system
with 22 hospitals that specialize in orthopedics, burn care, spinal
cord injury and cleft lip and palate. The Entertainment Industry
Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, is the leading charitable
organization of entertainment industry, and has distributed
hundreds of millions of dollars to support programs addressing
critical health, education and social issues. Visit
http://www.eifoundation.org/ or http://www.iparticipate.org/.
TeenNick (formerly The N), the 24-hour TV network exclusively for
and about teens, is currently available in 66 million households
via cable, digital cable and satellite, as well on mobile, VOD and
broadband. TeenNick's distinct perspective connects its audience to
the electricity and possibilities of teendom, anytime and anywhere,
with original series and ever-popular favorites. TeenNick.com,
paired with sister site Quizilla.com, makes TeenNick the #1 online
destination for teens. TeenNick and all related titles, characters
and logos are trademarks of Viacom International Inc.
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http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Nickelodeon CONTACT: Maggie
Wang, +1-212-846-6381, , or Jodi Davis, +1-212-846-5981, Web Site:
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