Grammy Award Winning Artist EVE to Debut New Song as Part of Exclusive 'Hip-Hop Homecoming' Announcement at Big Brothers Big Sisters' National Mentoring Month Event

Grammy Award Winning Artist EVE to Debut New Song as Part of Exclusive 'Hip-Hop Homecoming' Announcement at Big Brothers Big Sisters' National Mentoring Month Event

WHAT: In honor of National Mentoring Month, Grammy Award winning recording artist EVE will announce her new partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters, the nation's largest non-profit youth mentoring organization. As part of the exclusive "hip-hop homecoming" appearance, EVE will debut her soon-to-be released single, "Make it Out this Town." EVE is incorporating the overcoming-the-odds anthem in her support of Big Brothers Big Sisters' fundraising and recruitment work. Big Brothers Big Sisters provides children in single-parent homes, low-income families, or households where a parent is incarcerated or serving in the military, with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one mentoring relationships. Studies find the long-term mentoring model helps kids improve in school, their behavior and their self-esteem.

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WHEN & WHERE: Tuesday, January 22, 2013, 6 pm - 8 pm, Marriot Mayflower Renaissance, 1127 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington D.C.
The announcement will take place at a VIP pre-event reception the evening before Big Brothers Big Sisters' Mentoring Partners in Action: Successful Children and Safer Communities forum. The first-time National Mentoring Month event will focus on how mentoring helps youth who are at high-risk of delinquency overcome adversity to succeed in school and life. The reception, sponsored by Lifetime TV will recognize former Little Brother Josh Shipp, host of Lifetime's Teen Trouble, and other Big Brothers Big Sisters alumni.

WHO: A 5-minute presentation will include Big Brothers Big Sisters of America President & CEO Charles Pierson; Grammy award winning rapper-songwriter and actress, EVE; Miss America 2012 Laura Kaeppeler, whose father was incarcerated when she was a teen; and two-time Super Bowl Champion and former Little Brother Darrin Smith, MBA.

NOTE: B-roll of EVE with Big Brothers Big Sisters mentors and mentees, including audio of her new single, will be available. Attendees must RSVP by noon, January 22, to Carleen@pressherepublicity.com.

About Big Brothers Big Sisters
Big Brothers Big Sisters, the nation's largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring network, holds itself accountable for children in its program to achieve measurable outcomes, such as educational success; avoidance of risky behaviors; and higher aspirations, greater confidence and better relationships. Partnering with parents/guardians, schools, corporations and others in the community, Big Brothers Big Sisters carefully pairs children ("Littles") with screened volunteer mentors ("Bigs") and monitors and supports these one-to-one mentoring matches throughout their course. The first-ever Big Brothers Big Sisters Youth Outcomes Summary, released in 2012, substantiates that its mentoring programs have proven, positive academic, socio-emotional and behavioral outcomes for youth, areas linked to high school graduation, avoidance of juvenile delinquency and college or job readiness.

Big Brothers Big Sisters provides children facing adversity, often those of single or low-income households or families where a parent is incarcerated or serving in the military, with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one mentoring relationships that change their lives for the better, forever. This mission has been the cornerstone of the organization's 100-year history. With about 350 agencies across the country, Big Brothers Big Sisters serves nearly 630,000 children, volunteers and families. The organization is engaged in a nationwide search to reunite with alumni mentors, mentees, donors, and family, staff and board members. Learn more at BigBrothersBigSisters.org.

For More Information, Please Contact:

Kelly Williams, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
215-665-7795 kelly.williams@bbbs.org

Carleen Donovan, Press Here Publicity
212-246-2640 Carleen@pressherepublicity.com

Corey Brewer, Tenth Street Entertainment
212-334-3160 coreyb@10thst.com

SOURCE Big Brothers Big Sisters

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