All five living former US presidents will take part in a benefit concert later this month to raise money for those affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria.
Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W Bush, Bill Clinton, George HW Bush and Jimmy Carter will appear at Texas A&M University’s Reed Arena on October 21 for the ‘Deep From the Heart: The One America Appeal’ concert.
The event will also feature rock and country musicians including ALABAMA, the Gatlin Brothers, Lyle Lovett, Robert Earl Keen, Sam Moore, Yolanda Adams, Cassadee Pope and Stephanie Quayle. Country music artist Lee Greenwood will emcee the event.
All five living former US presidents will take part in a benefit concert later this month to raise money for those affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria (Pictured, left, George HW Bush and George W Bush, and right, Barack Obama)
Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W Bush, Bill Clinton (left), George HW Bush and Jimmy Carter (right) will appear at Texas A&M University’s Reed Arena on October 21 for the ‘Deep From the Heart: The One America Appeal’ concert
The event will also feature rock and country musicians including ALABAMA, the Gatlin Brothers, Lyle Lovett, Robert Earl Keen, Sam Moore, Yolanda Adams, Cassadee Pope and Stephanie Quayle. Country music artist Lee Greenwood will emcee the event (Pictured, Texas A&M University’s Reed Arena)
‘The 43rd President and I, and our distinguished colleagues in this ‘One America Appeal,’ are very grateful to these wonderful performers – some of them old friends, some of them new – for giving their time and talent to help the urgent cause of hurricane recovery in Texas, Florida and the Caribbean,’ George HW Bush said in a statement.
‘It’s important that those affected by these devastating storms know that, even if the path to recovery feels like a road that goes on forever, we’re with them for the long haul.’
However, this is not the first time the former presidents have joined forces for ‘The One America Appeal’.
After Hurricane Harvey struck Texas in August, all five filmed a video urging citizens to help out amid the devastating flooding.
‘We love you Texas,’ the elder Bush, who raised his family in Texas and served as a US Congressman for the state, said in the video.
Three of the former presidents – Obama, Bush 43, and Clinton – were just together last week as they celebrated the opening ceremony of the Presidents Cup golf tournament in Jersey City, New Jersey.
However, this is not the first time the former presidents have joined forces for ‘The One America Appeal’. They all filmed a video urging citizens to help out amid the devastating flooding when Harvey struck Texas in August (Pictured, from left to right: Bush 41, Obama, Bush 43, Clinton and Carter in January 2009)
Funds collected through concert ticket sales will all be donated to victims of the storms and distributed from a number of charities (Pictured, families walk among the flooding in west Houston on August 25)
Three of the former presidents – (left to right) Obama, Bush 43, and Clinton – were just together last week as they celebrated the opening ceremony of the Presidents Cup golf tournament in Jersey City, New Jersey, on September 28
Funds collected through concert ticket sales will all be donated to victims of the storms and distributed from a number of charities.
Some of these charities include:
- Houston Harvey Relief Fund, focusing on the greater Houston region
- Rebuild Texas Fund, assisting hurricane-ravaged communities across the state
- Florida Disaster Fund
- Juntos y Unidos Por Puerto Rico, launched by First Lady Beatriz Rossello and a private sector coalition
- The Fund for the Virgin Islands
Tickets for the event’s 10,800 seats were first available Wednesday to Texas A&M students, faculty and staff, and will go on sale to the general public Thursday. Prices range from $30 to $600.