Jewel Announces 3rd Annual #NotAloneChallenge Presented By The Foundation Reserve & iHeartRadio
Webby-Nominated Campaign Aims To Help People Feel Connected And Provide Free Mental Health Tools; Raises Funds To Make Mental Health Resources More Accessible
Join the #NotAloneChallenge HERE
October 10, 2024 - Today, multi-platinum singer-songwriter and mental health pioneer Jewel announced the third annual #NotAloneChallenge, presented by The Foundation Reserve and iHeartRadio. The mission of the Webby Award-nominated #NotAloneChallenge - a collaboration between iHeartRadio, Jewel, Inspiring Children Foundation and hundreds of founders, CEOs, celebrities and thought leaders - aims to remind people they are not alone during the holidays while providing free mental health resources. A free mental health tool kit and an auction to raise funds for non-profit mental health programming is available at notalonechallenge.org.
Over the past three years, the #NotAloneChallenge has been featured in the New York Times, ABC News, Billboard, NBC News, Reader’s Digest, MSNBC’s Morning Joe, and many more. The challenge continues to bring together thought leaders in tech, finance, music, sports, and healthcare to raise awareness around mental health. Recent supporters include Billie Eilish, Andrea Bocelli, Chevy Chase, Paris Hilton, Kris Jenner, Steve Wozniak, Sloane Stephens, Marcelo Vieira, and more. You can find the full list of ambassadors HERE.
The #NotAloneChallenge inspires people to create a short video sharing their support and advocacy for mental health, then challenge and tag two or more friends to also participate, using the tags #NotAloneChallenge @NotAloneChallenge @InspiringChildren @Jewel @iHeartRadio @FoundationReserve. Individuals also have the option to offer a “Heroic” auction item, for the benefit of the campaign. Auction items will be used to raise funds for Jewel’s non-profit Inspiring Children Foundation and other named charities.
Thanks to the generous support of Dr. George Rapier III and the Foundation Reserve wine and social club, up to $1.2M of donations will be matched. Due to the success of the #NotAloneChallenge, which has garnered over 3.1B social media impressions, Dr. Rapier has expanded the #NotAloneChallenge into a dinner series and summit. The events bring together thought leaders, experts and musical artists to raise awareness for mental health.
“Anxiety, depression and suicide rates are at a historic high, yet 50% of Americans who need them, don’t have access to tools and resources,” shares Jewel. “My goal with the #NotAloneChallenge is to democratize mental health so that proven effective tools like those my Inspiring Children Foundation has been pioneering for 20 years can get in the hands of anyone who wants to make a positive impact on their mental fitness.”
“About 50,000 people died by suicide in the US in 2022,” says Dr. George Rapier III. “Over 100,000 people died of drug overdoses the same year. Over 12 million people additionally considered suicide. We have an immense and growing problem and a broken, outdated mental healthcare system, actually no system at all. Help build a new system.”
Funds raised from the #NotAloneChallenge will make free online tools and in-person programs more readily available, provide wellness resources to people in need, help develop more advanced mental health care opportunities virtually, and scale the Inspiring Children Foundation’s best-in-class, innovative mental health curriculum. The youth mental health curriculum is delivered through the children’s passions, around academics, project-driven learning, leadership development, community, sports (tennis and pickleball), mentoring, mental health counseling, entrepreneurial skills, and more.
Earlier this year, Jewel debuted her immersive art experience The Portal at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, which explored the intersection of music, mental health, technology, and art. You can learn more about The Portal in W Magazine, CNN, ELLE, artnet, AARP, People Magazine, and Upworthy, and listen to Jewel's new single "The Portal," a 10-minute meditative track that offers an invitation to step back and breathe, HERE.
For mental health resources and to bid on the #NotAloneChallenge auction, please visit www.notalonechallenge.org.
For more information on the Inspiring Children Foundation, please visit www.inspiringchildren.org.
About Jewel:
Jewel went from a girl who grew up with no running water on an Alaskan homestead, to a homeless teenager in San Diego, to an award winning, multi-platinum recording artist who released one of the best-selling debuts of all time. Through her career Jewel has sold over 30 million albums worldwide and has earned 26 nominations for such awards as the GRAMMYs, American Music Awards, MTV Awards, VH1 Awards, Billboard Music Awards, and Country Music Awards, winning eight times. Jewel has been featured on the cover of TIME Magazine, Rolling Stone, has performed on Saturday Night Live, at the Super Bowl and the NBA Finals, for the Pope and the President of the United States. Her music has spanned a wide-range of genres with top hits in Folk, Pop, Club, Country, Standards, Children's and Holiday music. Her most recent album, Freehwheelin’ Woman, was released in April 2022.
About Inspiring Children Foundation:
For over 20 years, Jewel’s Inspiring Children Foundation (ICF) has been transforming the lives of at-risk youth in Las Vegas through a whole human approach to physical, emotional and mental health. ICF serves 2,500 youth in-person and millions online. 95% of students in their Leadership Program have earned college scholarships for academics & athletics (tennis) to some of the best colleges in the US. 100% of our last graduating class self reported a full remission in their depression and suicidal ideation symptoms. Parts of the program are now being duplicated in 22 cities by other non profits. For more information, please visit www.inspiringchildren.org.
About The Foundation Reserve:
The Foundation Reserve is an exclusive social club created by Dr. George Rapier III, that has a mission to unite passionate individuals who share a love for extraordinary experiences, music and wine. Members gain access to many of the most luxurious private estates in the world, 2 intimate private dinner concerts, and uber-VIP access to the world’s most extraordinary sporting and entertainment events. Members who appreciate wine will also get their own custom-label wines sourced from the Foundation Reserve’s private vineyard estate in Tuscany, Italy. For more information, please visit https://foundationreserve.com/.
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