"USE YOUR BRAIN NOT A GUN" A STOP THE VIOLENCE HIP HOP CONCERT,

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HELLO MY NAME IS CHRIS KELLY, IM FROM EAST HARLEM NEW YORK, ALSO KNOWN AS "EL BARRIO" "SPANISH HARLEM". YUP BORN AND RAISED THERE. MY COMMUNITY SUFFERS FROM MANY ISSUES BUT MOST OF ALL IS THE VIOLENCE THATS GOING ON IN MY COMMUNITY. I AM PART OF A NON FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION CALLED "HOOPS BY THE RIVER" INC. WHICH IS A BASKETBALL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM THAT SERVES OVER 500 KIDS (BOYS & GIRLS) THRU OUT THE YEAR. IN 2009 MY BROTHER AND DAD STARTED THIS PROGRAM CAUSE WE DIDNT HAVE PROGRAMS LIKE THIS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THE PLAN WAS TO KEEP THESE KIDS OFF THE STREETS AND TRY TO HELP GIVE THEM A BETTER LIFE. WITH NO CITY FUNDING JUST A FEW SPONSORS HERE AND THERE WE STILL KEEP IT ALIVE AND GOING FOR THE KIDS. "EAST HARLEM" IS SUFFERING FROM VIOLENCE VERY MUCH AND WE ARE TRYING OUR BEST TO TAKE CONTROL AND SLOW THINGS DOWN. 

SO IM PUTTING THIS HIP HOP CONCERT TOGETHER TO HELP RAISE MONEY FOR "HOOPS BY THE RIVER" INC. SO THIS COMING YEAR WE CAN DO MUCH MORE FOR THE KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH THINGS SUCH AS, "FIXING THE BASKETBALL COURTS", "DAY TRIPS", "PUT THE KIDS IN MORE TOURNAMENTS" AND MAKE THE SUMMER BASKETBALL LEAGUE BIGGER FOR THE YEAR 2016.

THE CONCERT DATE IS ALREADY LOCKED IN FOR FEBRUARY 11TH 2016 @ "WEBSTER HALL" FROM 7PM TO 11PM IS THE TIME I HAVE THE VENUE. I AM LOOKING TO RAISE MONEY TO BOOK A FEW HIP HOP ARTIST TO COME PUT ON A GOOD SHOW IN NEW YORK CITY. HAVING SPONSORS CAN REALLY MAKE THIS EVENT BIGGER AND CAN HELP SPREAD THE WORD ON  THIS "STOP THE VIOLENCE" " AND USE YOUR BRAIN NOT A GUN" MOVEMENT WE ARE TRYING TO ACTUALLY SPREAD ACROSS THE WORLD AND WITH THE HELP OF SOME SPONSORS I BELIEVE THIS CAN HAPPEN.

I REALLY PLAN TO PROMOTE THIS EVENT TO THE EXTREME WITH THINGS SUCH AS FLYERS, T-SHIRTS, BLOGS, VIDEOS, SOCIAL MEDIA, RADIO ETC AND I WOULD LOVE TO INCLUDE THE NAMES AND LOGOS OF THE COMPANIES THATS WILLING TO HELP US OUT WITH THIS EVENT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOUR COMPANY ON MAKING THIS EVENT COME TO LIFE.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO VISIT THE WEBSITE @ WWW.HOOPSBYTHERIVER.COM

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