SHF: Help Us Support St. Marcus School TODAY!

Most of you must have voted already but, if you didn’t, vote 5 times for St. Marcus School in Milwaukee, WI (Sophia’s Heart Foundation collaborator on the Music & Arts Program) through this link: http://bit.ly/9nJKmG . You must have a Facebook account in order to do so.

Better Nashville: Danny Gokey’s Foundation Reaches Out To Flood Victims

(7/8/10) – Former American Idol contestant Danny Gokey is using a tragic loss to help the community.

via: http://www.wsmv.com/video/24186920/index.html

Last Day! SHF Needs *Your* Vote Now in the Chase Community Giving Contest!

For more Danny Gokey news, follow us on twitter at @ihrtdannygokey!

The deadline is almost here to finish voting for Sophia’s Heart Foundation in the Chase Community Giving Contest.

The final deadline is midnight, today July 12th!!!

Please take a moment to register your vote to be counted — and ask your friends and family to vote as well if you can!

SHF really needs your help to have a chance to participate in this great opportunity for a share of $5 million to be allocated across 200 charities with the highest qualifying votes. This money could mean a lot to SHF in operating programs to meet Danny’s vision for helping others in need.

Vote here from each Facebook account in your household – http://apps.facebook.com/chasecommunitygiving/charities/263807015-sophias-heart-foundation-inc

Why support SHF?  See one of its new music & arts programs in action below, or click here to learn about SHF efforts for Nashville flood relief!

 

Sophia’s Heart exists to help mend and heal the hearts of children and families who have been touched by poverty, sickness, disease, broken families and broken dreams. Through uniting people, organizations, companies, and receiving charitable donations, SHF aims to use music and the arts to reach out and touch the hearts of children up to 18 years of age as well as reach out to the homeless in our community by attending to immediate physical needs such as food, clothing, and shelters.

http://www.sophiasheart.org

Vote for Danny Gokey’s Sophia’s Heart Foundation for the Chase Community Giving Contest!

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SHF’s July 2010 Newsletter

Sophia’s Heart Foundation released its latest newsletter (July, 2010), including a new Danny’s Voice, and info on the progress of programs such as the Antioch Relief Center in Nashville and the Music and Arts Program in Milwaukee.

Click HERE to read the newsletter.

If you don’t receive it yet in your e-mail, subscribe HERE.

Videos: Sophia’s Heart Children’s Choir Milwaukee on SHF Community Event

Sophia’s Heart Children’s Choir – Milwaukee singing “My Best Days Are Ahead of Me” with special appearance by Danny Gokey at Sophia’s Heart Foundation Community Event held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on June 6, 2010.

Sophia’s Heart Children’s Choir – Milwaukee singing “We Are The World” at Sophia’s Heart Foundation Community Event held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on June 6, 2010.

Sophia’s Heart Children’s Choir – Milwaukee singing “Naturally” by Selena Gomez at Sophia’s Heart Community Fundraiser held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on June 6, 2010.

Danny Gokey and Sophia’s Heart Foundation on Lifetime’s Health Corner (June 20)

We told you about this TV appearance before but now the Health Corner‘s website has a short preview of next week’s show. Click on the picture below to go to the website, click on the ‘Next Show’ tab and press play.

Lifetime’s Health Corner featuring Danny and SHF airs on Sunday, June 20, 2010 at 9:30 am ET / 8:30 am CT.

Jan’s Recap: Sophia’s Heart Community Event and Fundraiser

The June 6, 2010 Sophia’s Heart Community Event and Fundraiser was a great event. The many volunteers that joined in to make this a well run event was impressive. I saw lots of familiar Iheart and Danny’s twitter fans working and/or contributing to make this a fun and successful event!

The event started with opening remarks from Steve Glynn, Interim Executive Director of SHF and Henry Tyson, Superintendent of St. Marcus School. The SHF choir performed 3 songs: Hey Soul Sister, I Still Believe, and Need You Now. The choir did a great job. The director, Jeff Krumbein has a lot of energy and seems to have a great rapport with the kids. Danny, sitting in the front row (only 8 feet away from Melinda and I…!…) took some video of the kids during their performance. He later sent it out to his Twitter followers. After the choir, Danny gave the keynote speech. He talked about Sophia and why he started SHF and how he wants to help Milwaukee children through a music and arts programs. He was very sincere and inspirational. He has big plans for Sophia’s Heart Foundation and you could feel his excitement about it as he spoke. The event closed with the choir singing 3 more songs: Naturally, We Are The World, and MBDAAM. Danny joined the children in singing at the end–which brought huge cheers from the crowd!

Once the program was over, the Meet & Greet people were brought in to see Danny in small groups. Melinda and I were fortunate to have M&G passes. It seemed a long time ago that Melinda went with me to meet Danny at Grafton, Wisconsin. Do you all remember Danny appearing in the Grafton Christmas parade? At that time, Melinda was cool and calm. And many of us Ihearties were bundles of nerves! Now it was Melinda’s turn to get all fluttery! She told me she’s a much bigger fan now and that was probably why she was so much more excited! And then there’s the fact that he looks so darn good…….or as she would tell you, he looks so “hot!” I went first and chatted briefly with Danny. I told him how much all the Ihearties loved the Ocean Way video of IWNSGB. I did get a picture with Danny, his autograph on a photo album (that I intend to put together) and a hug before I introduced Melinda, my son Joe’s fiancée. Danny congratulated Melinda on her engagement. Melinda tells me she has no memory of what she said to Danny, which is pretty typical for us star struck fans, LOL! Fortunately Ivan does a great job with taking pictures–Melinda and I each got nice photos with Danny. Kristie, a big fan of Danny, went after us. We were suppose to leave the M&G room as soon as we left Danny‘s table, but Kathy, who was up next, did not have a camera with her. I offered to take a picture and email it to her. I snapped a photo as quickly as I could since it was clear I was taking too long for the room “guard”.

A lot of us Ihearties just naturally gathered together before and after the SHF event! We had so much fun hugging, visiting and marveling over Danny’s energy, passion and “heart” for SHF work. I got to see Pam, Christie (twitter), Jen, Jason, Michelle, Cori, Latrece, Valerie, and Karen again. I also got to meet Marcia, MilGokey fan, Cori’s husband, and Kathy for the first time! All great Gokey fans! We hung around talking for quite awhile. Danny came back out to take a group picture with the SHF volunteers after the M&Gs ended. I snapped a few pictures of the group, but by then we felt it was time for Melinda and I to head back to Madison.

I want to mention that for as hard as Danny has been working, he looked really good at the SHF event. I thought he looked well. When I zoomed in on some of my photos, I’d say he looks rested and fit (not too thin as some have said). And he had quite a day! I heard that he was due to arrive in Milwaukee at 11AM the morning after the Ohio Sugarland Concert. He had to go direct to a SHF sponsors luncheon downtown and then to St Marcus School At the school, he met the kids and their parents before the SHF event. All of this in addition to being the keynote speaker, doing the Meet and Greets with the “VIPs” and then taking the group picture with all of the volunteers.

When we got home I showed the pictures to my family. My son Joe turned to his fiancée and teasingly asked “Why don’t you smile like that when you take a picture with me?” Melinda responded “You’re not Danny Gokey!”

JSOnline: Gokey foundation kicks off music, arts program at St. Marcus school

Danny Gokey, third-place finisher in last year’s American Idol competition, has kicked off an effort to bring more music and arts programming to Milwaukee children through his Sophia’s Heart Foundation.

Gokey and supporters held a fundraiser yesterday at St. Marcus Lutheran School that featured a performance by the Sophia’s Heart Children’s Choir, a recently assembled group of students from the private St. Marcus Lutheran School and Blessed Savior Catholic School – East Campus, as well as Lincoln Center for the Arts, a Milwaukee public school. [..]

Sophia’s Heart Foundation is in start-up mode in Milwaukee, as Gokey and his team figure out the best way to provide meaningful programs to urban children through music – Gokey’s passion – and dance.

Read the full article at http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/95782554.html

Fox 6 Sophia’s Heart Foundation helps school fund music program

WITI-TV, MILWAUKEE – Former American Idol contestant Danny Gokey came back to the Milwaukee area to promote the charity named after his late wife. The Sophia’s Heart Foundation has many missions, but the one closest to Gokey’s heart is spreading education through art.

There were plenty of cameras to capture the moment, but it was an educator who implored people to seize it. Superintendent of St. Marcus School knew the stage with Danny Gokey standing next to the stage he had the attentions of parents and students. He made sure to take advantage of the opportunity to spread his message. “Our state has the biggest achievement gap between African American kids and white kids…The solution is not going to come from the government or the educational establishment. The solution is in this room”

It’s a solution he says is in programs that engage kids, and keep them interested in school. The schools choir program was made possible through Sophia’s Heart, the foundation started by Gokey.

 

Find the full article and video here 

http://www.fox6now.com/news/witi-100606-sophias-heart,0,4482829.story

 

 

Video: Sophia’s Heart Nashville Flood Relief

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Sophia’s Heart Foundation has posted a new video with Danny Gokey providing an update and visual tour of the relief center SHF is standing up with various partner organizations to assist those affected by the recent flooding in Nashville.

You can view the video here and donate here to provide your support.

And don’t forget, meet and greet passes to see Danny Gokey at his upcoming concerts are available for a modestSHF donation. Check for dates and locations here – several new events recently added!

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What can you do for just $10 to help Danny Gokey’s Sophia’s Heart Foundation?

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Update: Tickets still offered through 9 PM CST Friday June 4th (while they last) to see Danny Gokey up close and support SHF’s exciting new Milwaukee Music and Arts program at the SHF community event and fundraiser, June 6th!

Danny will be the keynote speaker with a performance by the SHF community choir — you don’t want to miss this fun and worthwhile occasion to meet other Danny Gokey fans and supporters, and contribute to the inspirational programs of Sophia’s Heart Foundation!

Can’t attend in person? Consider sponsoring a donation of one or more tickets for members of the SHF choir family and others in this disadvantaged community who cannot afford them! Just note in the “Comments” section of the order form that you are donating your ticket(s) for SHF to give to others who need them. (Over 100 tickets already sold to help members of the SHF choir family attend! Awesome!! )

Tickets are just $10 each, please support Danny Gokey and SHF’s community Music and Arts program today!

Sophia’s Heart Community Event and Fundraiser, June 6th, 2010,
featuring:

• Keynote speech by Danny Gokey
• Sophia’s Heart Children’s Community Choir
• Available raffle tickets for Danny Gokey autographed pictures, CDs,
  merchandise, and Meet & Greet passes!

Click on the flyer below or here to order your tickets or donate tickets for others to attend.

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TheBoot.com: Danny Gokey Opens Flood Relief Center in Nashville

 

Danny Gokey is the latest in a long line of celebrities stepping up to help those recovering from the flood that devastated Nashville earlier this month. Using his charity, Sophia’s Heart (named after his late wife), the generous star has opened a relief center to offer assistance in a practical way.

Read the full article here http://www.theboot.com/2010/05/21/danny-gokey-nashville-flood-relief-center/

If you are interested in supporting the Antioch Relief Center, there are several ways you can help Sophia’s Heart in this project:

• Text to donate by texting “ONEHEART” to 85944, a $10 donation will be added to your phone bill.
• You can also donate via http://www.sophiasheart.org/news.php .
• Donate food, clothing, cleaning supplies, toiletries, blankets, bedding, shoes, and bottled water directly to the Flood Relief Center.

Tennessean.com: Danny Gokey’s Antioch Relief Center opens to help flood victims

Danny Gokey’s charitable foundation Sophia’s Heart recently opened the Antioch Relief Center to help support Middle Tennesseans impacted by the massive flood earlier this month.

The center, which is located at 5320 Hickory Hollow Parkway in the old Best Buy building, is offering food, water, clothing, cleaning supplies and other essentials free of charge to victims of the natural disaster. Technology protection service Asurion will also be giving away 200 free cellular phones with 200 prepaid minutes to qualifying folks (i.e. verified flood victims), starting at 9 a.m. on Friday.

People in need of assistance can drop by and pick up what they need.

Those who want to help can drop off donations of clothing, cleaning supplies, toiletries, blankets, bedding, shoes and bottled water directly to the center.

“There are people in need and we have to look past ourselves,” Gokey said. “If there’s one thing I learned growing up as a boy in church, it’s that if you take care of someone else God will take care of you.”

The center is open 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. For more information, call 1–888-519‑6669

via: Tennessean.com: Danny Gokey’s Antioch Relief Center opens to help flood victims

FOX 6 Milwaukee: Contest: WATCH & WIN! VIP tickets and meet-and-greet with Danny Gokey

The search for the next American Idol is quickly coming to an end – but, Wisconsinites don’t need to look too far for our Idol. We already have him in last year’s finalist Danny Gokey!

Danny’s been doing great things for his career and his foundation since being sent home last season and he wants to tell YOU all about it.

Danny and Sophia’s Heart Foundation have been kind enough to supply us with six (6) pairs of VIP tickets and Meet & Greets to the launch of the Sophia’s Heart Music and Arts Program on Sunday, June 6th. But you have to watch FOX6 WakeUp News to get a special code so you can register!

Register ONCE A DAY until the contest ends at 6:59 p.m. on Wednesday, May 26th, just before the American Idol finale.

To enter the contest, visit FOX6Now.

You can get more info and buy tickets for the event HERE. Tickets are ONLY AVAILABLE IN ADVANCE and won’t be sold at the door on the day of the event.

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