Plies Gives Back
This fall, Big Gates, owner of Top 12 Models Management and Plies will release their 2009 Bust It Baby calendar, which will feature 12 international ladies. In addition to each purchase, one will receive a free autographed poster of PLIES. The calendar will be nationally distributed online, at retail outlets, newsstands, concert performances, and via several calendar release parties throughout.
Coming off the success of two hot singles in heavy rotation; "Bust It Baby Pt. 2" featuring Ne-yo and "Please Excuse My Hands" featuring Jamie Foxx and The Dream; Plies lends the opportunity to give back through his philanthropic organization Big Gates and Plies Power of Visions. The Power of Visions organization, offers funding for education, mentorship, the homeless, and legal representation for the currently incarcerated, as well, all the proceeds from the calendar will support the organization, "now that's real," states Big Gates.
The idea of Real, as Plies puts it "Real is being a responsible father, being a support system for my homies…Staying true to my beliefs, and loyal…" Often times, what an individual profess is hardly followed. But not Plies; The organization's first effort was the "Somebody Loves You" Scholarship fund, named after his current album track "Somebody" and designed specifically for students attending an accredited college or university, who have a parent(s) that are presently incarcerated and who is financially disadvantaged. In addition, to the college scholarship, Big Gates and Plies Power of Visions gave over 300 book bags of school supplies to students in preparation for the 2008 school year. Big Gates concurs "We're blessed to be in a position to help those less fortunate and this calendar is just another chapter in our endless book of giving back."
Plies' RIAA Certified Gold album Definition of Real debuted at #2 on Billboard 200, sold over 215,000 copies first week out, and is distributed through Big Gates/SNS/Atlantic Records.
For more information on Top 12 Models Management, Bust It Baby Calendar, sponsorship opportunities, and model submissions contact Top12Models@gmail.com.
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