The band is partnering with various organisations to urge others to reach outside and be that "one little miracle" that can change someone's life. The moniker for the newly launched programme is based of the band's newest single "One Little Miracle," which is currently charting at No 6 on CHR formats.
As the song states:
One little revolution could turn it all around.
Back to the Kingdom we once knew
Just a little bit of me, just a little bit of you
One little miracle to get us through
Not just focusing on one area of need, Hawk Nelson has chosen three avenues to be the "one little miracle" across the nation; however, the band needs the help of their truly devoted fans and following to make an impact.
Each outreach will enforce the band's ongoing involvement with the Hands & Feet Orphanage in Haiti, which the band visited last summer and recently purchased a van from proceeds raised during the spring tour. The orphanage was directly hit in the recent Gustav hurricane, and the band is striving to help provide aid as many others.
Hawk Nelson has teamed up with TOMS shoes, a charity providing shoes for children in poverty stricken countries. For every pair of shoes purchased, TOMS donates a pair to someone in need. For every pair of shoes sold through this relationship TOMS will give $8 back to the Hands & Feet Orphanage in Haiti. Coming soon will be an exclusive Hawk Nelson designed shoe.
As the REVOLVE 2008 tour gets underway, Hawk Nelson is planning on visiting select Ronald McDonald homes in the tour cities. The guys will visit the homes on Friday afternoons before the REVOLVE events take place and take goodie bags with CDs and t-shirts. They hope to encourage teen girls and families at these homes to attend the event, which REVOLVE will provide transportation to and passes.
In addition the "One Little Miracle" EP, featuring Amy Grant special recording at Creation Northeast, will be available on October 14th at iTunes.
The Canadian powerhouse punk foursome that is Hawk Nelson has won the hearts of fans and media nationwide since their debut release in June 2004 with "Letters to the President".
Hawk Nelson has appeared on NBC's "American Dreams", had a cameo appearance in the hit Nickelodeon film "Yours, Mine, & Ours", where they played their original song "Bring Em Out", as well as had their songs featured on NBC's 2006 Stanley Cup promo spots, WB's Smallville, Summerland, & Laguna Beach.
Their most recent release Hawk Nelson Is My Friend debuted at #34 on the Billboard Top 200 selling more than 18,000 units. Hawk Nelson Is My Friend was also the top selling new release on the Christian album chart in addition to the comprehensive chart.
The album also successfully debuted on the digital store iTunes with a No 13 debut on the Top 100 albums chart on street day and remains on that chart one week later. Also the debut single "Friend Like That" sold 25,000 digital copies up to street week on iTunes.
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