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October 24, 2006
Jon Bon Jovi Leads Advocacy Effort as 'Founding Ambassador' of Newly Created Habitat for Humanity Ambassador Program
Jon Bon Jovi has been named the first "Founding Ambassador" in Habitat for Humanity International's new Ambassador Program. The program's goal is to engage celebrities to bring heightened awareness to the worldwide-housing crisis and to Habitat's effort in providing safe, decent and affordable shelter. Bon Jovi is pictured with Habitat for Humanity International CEO Jonathan Reckford and former President Bill Clinton.
The program goal is to engage celebrities and entertainment industry leaders that can bring heightened awareness to the worldwide-housing crisis and to Habitat's effort in providing safe, decent and affordable shelter.
Musician, singer, songwriter and actor, Jon Bon Jovi is most recognizable as the voice for the band Bon Jovi. Since the group's formation in the early 1980s, Bon Jovi has sold more than 100 million records worldwide and at more than 2,700 shows in 47 countries more than 32 million fans have seen Bon Jovi in concert.
Habitat for Humanity International is an ecumenical Christian ministry that welcomes to its work all people dedicated to the cause of eliminating poverty housing. Since its founding in Americus, Ga., in 1976, Habitat has built more than 200,000 houses in nearly 100 countries, providing simple, decent and affordable shelter for more than 1 million people.
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