JB attends Katrina Benefit in the Hamptons

August 27th, 2007

The Nashua Telegraph reports that Jimmy attended a Hurricane Katrina Benefit in the Hamptons over the weekend:

The couple (Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie) enjoyed a culinary upgrade Saturday when they attended a fundraiser at the home of Tribeca Film Festival co-founders Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff in Watermill, N.Y.

The Daily News reported that Pitt and Jolie left the kids with nannies and helicoptered to the Hamptons for the event, where they were joined by model Christie Brinkley, actress Ellen Barkin and beach balladeer Jimmy Buffett. The dinner was a benefit for Pitt’s Make it Right project, which is focused on rebuilding New Orleans’ Ninth Ward with environmentally friendly homes.

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Buffett and Atwood give library $75K

August 5th, 2007

The Sun Herald has an article on Buffett and Charles Atwood making a generous donation to the Pascagoula Public Library:

The branch manager of the Pascagoula Public Library said she was speechless when she learned Pascagoula natives Jimmy Buffett and Charles Atwood were joining forces and checkbooks to fund a much-needed project at the library.

The two gave Friends of the Pascagoula Library $75,000 to renovate the second floor area so it will match the first floor, which was remodeled after Hurricane Katrina.

Buffett’s “Singing For Change” charitable foundation also donated seven Hewlett-Packard computers to the library, which will be used in the teen area upstairs.

Read the entire article here.

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JB Benefit In Tallahassee Raises $660k

April 4th, 2007

The February 10th benefit concert in Tallahassee, Florida raised $660,000 for the United Way of the Big Bend.

The United Way of the Big Bend will be able to distribute more money to its agencies than it ever has before. The nonprofit announced Wednesday the community raised $7,798,830 at its 2006 campaign Celebration held at the University Center Club, according to a release. That’s a seven percent increase from 2005.

“This was just a banner year for the United Way,” said spokeswoman Heather Mitchell.
Susie Busch-Transou, 2006 campaign chair, “came with fresh, new ideas,” Mitchell said. “She was dynamic and awesome to work with.”

The United Way sponsored Jimmy Buffett concert raised $660,000 in just one night.

Read the entire article here.

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Buffett To Take Part In NYC Benefit Show

April 3rd, 2007

According to LiveDaily, Jimmy Buffett will take part in a benefit concert on May 14th in New York City.

Jimmy Buffett, Lenny Kravitz, and Derek Trucks are teaming up with the Wynton Marsalis Septet for a May 14 benefit concert in New York City.

Dubbed “Spring Swing!,” the event at the Rose Theater at Frederick P. Rose Hall will raise funds for Jazz at Lincoln Center, a not-for-profit arts organization “dedicated to inspiring and growing audiences for jazz through performance and education of the highest standard,” according to a press release, which goes on to say that the organization produces nearly 1,000 education and performance events each year.

Tickets–prices for which start at $1,000–are available by calling Jazz at Lincoln Center Special Events at 212-256-9961.

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Buffett’s SI Guitar nets $42,100 for Charity

February 23rd, 2007

The eBay auction for an autographed Jimmy Buffett Sports Illustrated Swimsuit guitar ended today with a winning bid of $42,100.

The Martin Shellback guitar was also signed by all 21 of the 2007 Swimsuit models and appears in the “Getting The Picture” video.

The proceeds from the auction will benefit the New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic and the New Orleans Habitat for Humanity’s Musicians’ Village.

View the eBay listing here.

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