MEDIA ALERT: Grammy Award-Winning Musician and Humanitarian Wyclef Jean To Make Appearance at Jimmy Jazz

To Support Launch of Timberland Earthkeepers™ Yéle Haiti Collection

WHAT:               This Thursday, Wyclef Jean will make an in-store appearance at Jimmy Jazz (442 Fulton Street, Brooklyn) to help launch the new Timberland® Earthkeepers™ Yéle Haiti Collection.  The multiple Grammy award-winning musician and humanitarian will talk about his collaboration with Timberland and his Yéle Haiti organization, and conduct a meet and greet with fans.  Jimmy Jazz, chosen as a partner for its leadership in fashion and commitment to community, is one of the first retailers in New York City to be carrying the Yéle Haiti collection.

For every pair of Yéle Haiti boots sold, $2 will be donated to Wyclef's Yéle Haiti organization to support reforestation in his homeland of Haiti.  On November 19, anyone purchasing the boots at Jimmy Jazz Fulton Street location will receive a free CD copy of the brand-new mixtape EP DJ Drama Presents Wyclef Jean A.K.A. Toussaint St. Jean From The Hut To The Projects To The Mansion. 

WHEN:           Thurdsay, November 19, 2009

                                4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

WHERE:           Jimmy Jazz

                                442 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 

MEDIA CONTACT:

Lauren Szczerba, Porter Novelli
lauren.szczerba@porternovelli.com
(212) 601-8268