Activate Tour Kick Off
TUCSON, AZ (June 23rd, 2009)– Independent recording artists Mariah Secrest (Tucson, AZ) and Amy Courts (Nashville, TN) will be kicking off their West Coast ACTIVATE Tour on July 8, 2009, in Tucson, AZ at the Z Mansion (www.zmansion.com) at 7:00 p.m. Mountain Time.
The free event is open to the public and will include a toy/diaper drive to benefit local refugees through a partnership with Tucson Refugee Ministry and Lutheran Social Services, as well as a message in between concert sets from recent refugee arrivals about their experiences coming to the States and the particular needs of their community. A representative from Tucson Refugee Ministry will also be available to answer questions about refugee resettlement and volunteer opportunities.
The following morning, July 9th, Amy and Mariah will join Tucson Refugee Ministry and Lutheran Social Services at ten a.m. for a block party at Suncrest Apartments on Yavapai (currently being re-named Oasis Apartments). The tenants of Suncrest Apartments are primarily refugees who have recently been resettled in the states from Nepal, Iraq, and Somalia. At the block party, volunteers from the previous night’s concert will help distribute the toys from the toy drive and will help facilitate games, a jumping castle, and snow cones. All are welcome to attend.
For more information about the ACTIVATE Tour with Amy Courts and Mariah Secrest, visit their respective websites at www.amycourts.com and www.myspace.com/mariahsecrestmusic. Full EPK’s available upon request.
For more information about Tucson Refugee Ministry, visit their website at www.tucsonrefugeeministry.org.
