Young The Giant Raises $23,000 To Benefit Black Lives Matter Movement
By Katrina Nattress
June 10, 2020
Last week, Young The Giant raffled off a few pieces of music gear to fans who donated money to organizations associated with the Black Lives Matter movement, and the turnout was so positive (they ended up raising $23,000 for various groups) that they're doing it again: this time giving away merch bundles and handwritten lyrics.
"Time for another raffle !! This time there will be 3 winners chosen who will receive one of the following: Vinyl Package (vinyl of all 4 LPs), Merch Package (any 4 items you choose from our webstore), Grand Prize (all of the above PLUS @sameergadhia’s handwritten lyrics for Mind Over Matter)," the band revealed on Instagram, alongside a gallery of photos showing off the prizes. "Like last time, each $25 donated to an organization helping in the fight for racial justice and against police brutality, or towards voting rights organizations (DM us your receipt as proof, must be dated today through Friday [June 12]) gets you a ticket. We’ll DM the winners at the end."
See their post below.
Protests have been going on all over the world since George Floyd was killed by the hands of police officers over two weeks ago (May 25), and celebrities have been using their platforms to support Black Lives Matter. Panic! At The Disco's Brendon Urie recently announced he would be redirecting his Highest Hopes Foundation funds to anti-racist organizations, Walk The Moon matched donations to Black Visions Collective, Paramore donated $25,000 to three BLM organizations, and Fall Out Boy pledged to donate $100,000 to various groups over the next few months.
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