Wycef Jean, having very much success as a member of The Fugees also as a solo career, is making use of his fame & leverage to use as he teams up with Timberland Co. in an effort to benefit his native homeland, Haiti. The Yele Haiti Product Collaboration, for Timberland Earthkeepers label, will comprise of 16-boot footwear collection, all of which was directly by the Grammy Award-winning musician and also the makers of Timberland. All products in the collection shall be green in design, being strictly composed of recycled and organic supplies. For just about every shoe sale produced, $2 are going to be contributed towards the Yele Haiti Foundation, a motion launched by Wyclef in an effort to promote environmental and social activism in Haiti. Additionally, organic tshirts designed by Haitian art students from the FOSAJ Art School, might be sold exclusively at Timberland Boots retail places. Like the sneakers, every single tee sold contributes $1 towards the organization.
Though the collection is anticipated to drop sometime next month, Wyclef is expected to create appearances at promotional events for this collaboration from now till 2010. In an interview using the Connected Press, Wyclef says he hopes the partership will inspire young children & put a new face on his homeland (concerning the problem of deforestation in Haiti). Have a look at some previews of some of the collection, as well as dates of Wyclefs appearances pertaining to this collaboration. via FreshnessMag.
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