Charity

Kids in one Columbia, South Carolina neighborhood now have a greater chance at landing themselves a higher education — and they all have Prince to thank for that!

The purple bandit may not be paying a slew of concert promoters, but he is forking out $250,000 to the non-profit group Eau Claire Promise Zone — an organization which has a mission of “building an enduring pipeline to success for all children in the Promise Zone through community leadership, partnerships, coordination and action.”

Here’s ECPZ’s statement in response to Prince’s generosity:

“PRINCE and the New Power Generation donate $250,000 to the efforts of enriching lives and empowering futures!”

The Eau Claire Promise Zone is a 12-neighborhood area that is part of the nationwide “Promise Neighborhoods” movement, modeled after the work of Geoffrey Canada and his Harlem Children’s Zone.

A “Dedicated Reader” of HSK recently left a commented on an article titled Remember When America Had Money?. This reader is passionate about the subject because she is someone currently struggling beyond most of our comprehension.

This reader is also a college educated single mother of 3 children who has a track record of long-time employment in corporate HR positions. She was FAST TRACK MANAGEMENT!!!! before the company was forced to close at the PEAK of the financial meltdown in 2009

After speaking with the woman about her current situation and how Jacky could help, she was very reluctant to accept anything with-out the promise of giving it back once she was on her feet. Jacky told her he would have none of that and suggested that she should pay-it-forward to another person in need. If this trend succeeded it would be a monumental achievement for society.

Beyond small donations for basic needs, if any readers in the NYC or surround area have employment or could refer this woman to a position please send Jacky a message to:  Jacky (at) Hollywoodstreetking.com and we can forward her resume and contact information so you can speak directly. If you are in the NYC area and want to deliver goods or dollars yourself that can be arranged too.

Jacky plans to wire money today and wil continue to assist with basic needs until a remedy can be found for her plight. Anything you can contribute will be greatly appreciated.

Deepest Regards,

HSK & Jacky Jasper

This past Thursday, I returned to L.A. from Palm Springs, and I had a few hours free. That’s when I downloaded the documentary “The Cove” — the movie was a learning experience, because I knew nothing about the slaughtering of dolphins in Japan. Boy…was I disgusted. If you saw the film, you would be too.

The popular 60′s television program “Flipper” is said to be what sparked the high demand for placing dolphins in captivity, and inspiring companies like Sea World. Now, the man responsible for bringing us Flipper, world-renowned dolphin trainer Ric O’Barry, has dedicated the rest of his life to saving dolphins. Know why? Because Ric discovered that buying a different Lamborghini every week was not worth the price of his soul. Ric came to this epiphany when he says Flipper, whose real name was Kathy committed suicide in his arms to escape living in captivity. Ric says because he personally caught Kathy (bringing America “Flipper”), he now feels responsible for all dolphins in captivity. Ric is now an activist who will do anything to stop the cruelty and slaughtering of one of man’s best friends — the dolphin. Because of that, Ric is hated by companies like Sea World, the Japanese government, and Japan’s fishermen. Don’t stop reading now…

I don’t much about this guy K’naan, but I do know he’s a fake Bob Marley — dude sings about helping people and spreading peace. That may be why Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada hired the singer to perform to help raise money for education in Ghana. According event organizer Sam F. Reynolds, Knaan usually gets $40K to perform and because they were short $5K, K’naan was so pissed that he refused to perform…leaving his fans disappointed.

This Canadian Somalian artist’s song “Waving Flag” was picked by Coca Cola to serve as the anthem for Coca Cola South Africa World Cup Campaign. “Waving Flag” has a French, Spanish and even a Arbaic version, and is known as the peoples anthem. But K’naan has proven not to be for the people, hasn’t he? If you ask me, dude is all about the money. Continue Reading…

Hey Jacky, glad you still being the truth!, I need some help tho, ya gurl has been diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma Cancer, I have put my musical career on hold. I will include a link and or html that can be embedded to show support for my cause because I am trying to raise money to get the cure, I have done a lot of chemotherapy but no cure. So I have found a place outside of California politics and they have given me a great cure rate! I am trying to raise $28,000.00

Thanks for the support, sending my love
KrizZtyle

here is the link: Giveforward.org

Sadly, Krizztyle is suffering from cancer. We all know the ‘Big C’ is not to be taken lightly, so she’s aiming to raise some money for medical bills during these tough times…let’s give her a hand because EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS!

I’m going to match each dollar that my readers donate, so let’s join forces to help out Krizztyle out.

Thank You,
Jacky J.