By Steve Gilliam, University Relations
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Posted 4-11-08
GREENSBORO, NC - Legendary rocker Bruce Springsteen, who performs Monday, April 28, at the Greensboro Coliseum, has tapped UNCG-based Project Green Leaf as one of two local charities that will benefit from the traditional “Pass the Bucket” fundraiser that is conducted at each of his concerts.
Even better, the Springsteen tour is providing Project Green Leaf with two pair of VIP tickets, which include backstage passes. They are being auctioned on the Charity Folks website.
The deadline for bidding is 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 23. To place a bid, go to charityfolks.com and click on “Music” under the “By Category” heading. The tickets for PGL are listed, along with two pair for Greensboro Urban Ministry, which is the other Greensboro charity that Springsteen has selected.
“This is one of the most exciting things that has happened with the project,” said Dr. Susan Andreatta, an anthropology faculty member, who started Project Green Leaf. “The ticket auction and the ‘Pass the Bucket’ collection will give us some much-needed support, and just being selected validates this project’s efforts.
“I got a call from the Springsteen tour to say that we had been selected for ‘Pass the Bucket.’ I wondered how they found us.”
The answer was simple. Project Green Leaf was listed as a “community connection” on the World Hunger Year website, which was founded in 1975 and drew support from singer Harry Chapin. The Springsteen tour picked up on it. PGL is the ideal charity Springsteen likes to support – a non-profit organization where people are helping themselves improve their daily lives.
The project’s mission is to promote and support a local agro-food system. Project Green Leaf is dedicated to sustaining local agriculture by strengthening community between farmers and consumers, thus providing for better quality of living. By promoting various activities, such as direct marketing and educational/outreach programs, PGL assists in developing the connections necessary for a local agro-food system.
