One America Appeal

One America Appeal
Founded	September 7, 2017
Founders	Jimmy Carter; George H. W. Bush; Bill Clinton; George W. Bush; Barack Obama
Type	501(c)(3)
Focus	Recovery efforts for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria
Location	George Bush Presidential Library;
Area served	Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
Method	Donations
Website	www.oneamericaappeal.org

The One America Appeal is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded on 7 September 2017, by all five then living former U.S. Presidents: Jimmy Carter, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama. This joint appeal originally aimed to encourage support for recovery efforts for Hurricane Harvey, but was then extended to include areas most affected by Hurricanes Irma and Maria.^[1] The appeal was launched when the five former Presidents aired a joint PSA on the NFL's regular season opening broadcast.^[2]

All funds collected through this fund will go into a special account established through the George H. W. Bush Presidential Library Foundation and then all proceeds will be distributed to assist hurricane victims.

According to an update issued on 21 October 2017, the effort has raised $31 million in funds from more than 80,000 donors.^[3] The appeal concluded fundraising on 31 December 2017 and raised $41.3 million in total from around 110,500 donors.^[4]

Benefit concert

A benefit concert, "Deep from the Heart: The One America Appeal", was held on 21 October 2017 at the Reed Arena at Texas A&M University in College Station and headlined by all five living former U.S. Presidents (Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H. W. Bush, and Jimmy Carter). Ticket sales and other proceeds went to the special hurricane recovery effort. The concert was hosted by Lee Greenwood, with Martin Guigui as Music Director, and featured the country music band Alabama, Sam Moore, Yolanda Adams, Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen.^[5] Lady Gaga made a surprise appearance, performing "Million Reasons", "You and I" and "The Edge of Glory" at the concert.^[6] The Texas A&M University Singing Cadets also made an appearance to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner", "God Bless the USA" (alongside Greenwood), and "Lean on Me" at the end of the concert. A pre-taped video message from sitting US President Donald Trump was shown during the concert, in which he described the effort as "tremendous".^[7]^[8]

Donations

Donations to the fund will be distributed to these organisations:^[9]

Houston Harvey Relief Fund
Rebuild Texas Fund
Florida Disaster Fund
Juntos y unidos por Puerto Rico
The Fund for the Virgin Islands

Founders

Five living former U.S. Presidents were co-founders of the One America Appeal in 2017. (George H.W. Bush died on 30 November 2018.)

Jimmy Carter
39th President
served 1977–1981
George H. W. Bush (†)
41st President
served 1989–1993
Bill Clinton
42nd President
served 1993–2001
George W. Bush
43rd President
served 2001–2009
Barack Obama
44th President
served 2009–2017

References

^ "One Nation. One Appeal". One America Appeal. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
^ "All 5 living ex-presidents to attend hurricane relief concert". CBS News. October 4, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
^ Beavers, Olivia (October 21, 2017). "Campaign from former presidents raises $31M for disaster relief". The Hill. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
^ "One America Appeal Raises Over $41 Million for Hurricane Relief" (PDF). One America Appeal. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
^ "Why five former U.S. presidents are putting politics aside". NBC News. October 21, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
^ Calvario, Liz. "Lady Gaga Joins Former Presidents at One America Appeal Benefit Concert in Texas, Donates $1 Million -- Watch". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
^ Kenny, Caroline; Malloy, Allie (October 21, 2017). "Ex-Presidents attend hurricane relief concert". CNN. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
^ The White House (October 21, 2017). "President Trump Delivers a One America Appeal Message". Retrieved October 22, 2017 – via YouTube.
^ "Former Presidents Obama, Bush 43, Clinton, Bush 41 and Carter to Headline Oct 21st Concert Benefiting Hurricane Relief Efforts" (PDF). One America Appeal. Retrieved October 22, 2017.

External links

[1] "One Nation. One Appeal". One America Appeal. Retrieved October 22, 2017.

[2] "All 5 living ex-presidents to attend hurricane relief concert". CBS News. October 4, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2017.

[3] Beavers, Olivia (October 21, 2017). "Campaign from former presidents raises $31M for disaster relief". The Hill. Retrieved October 22, 2017.

[4] "One America Appeal Raises Over $41 Million for Hurricane Relief" (PDF). One America Appeal. Retrieved January 28, 2018.

[5] "Why five former U.S. presidents are putting politics aside". NBC News. October 21, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2017.

[6] Calvario, Liz. "Lady Gaga Joins Former Presidents at One America Appeal Benefit Concert in Texas, Donates $1 Million -- Watch". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved October 22, 2017.

[7] Kenny, Caroline; Malloy, Allie (October 21, 2017). "Ex-Presidents attend hurricane relief concert". CNN. Retrieved October 22, 2017.

[8] The White House (October 21, 2017). "President Trump Delivers a One America Appeal Message". Retrieved October 22, 2017 – via YouTube.

[9] "Former Presidents Obama, Bush 43, Clinton, Bush 41 and Carter to Headline Oct 21st Concert Benefiting Hurricane Relief Efforts" (PDF). One America Appeal. Retrieved October 22, 2017.

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39th President of the United States (1977–1981) 76th Governor of Georgia (1971–1975) Georgia State Senator (1963–1967)
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Speeches	Moral Equivalent of War Island of Stability A Crisis of Confidence State of the Union Addresses 1978 1979 1980 1981
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Awards and honors	Nobel Peace Prize Presidential Medal of Freedom Freedom of the City Silver Buffalo Award Philadelphia Liberty Medal United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights Hoover Medal Christopher Award Carter–Menil Human Rights Prize Grammy Award
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