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Our hearts and thoughts are with those in Moore, Oklahoma and surrounding areas after an EF-5 strength tornado ripped through the city on Monday.   DONATE HERE TO SUPPORT RECOVERY.…

Today, Sunset Strip Music Festival organizers announced that the 2013 festival will be headlined by LINKIN PARK at the Saturday, August 3 street festival and that a significant portion of ticket sales to benefit Music For Relief.

Tickets are available at www.eventbrite.com and http://sunsetstrip.eventbrite.com.  Get yours today adn support MFR. …

On Saturday April 27, 2013, MFR volunteers participated in a tree planting at Stetson Ranch Park in Sylmar, CA. We planted one tree and cared for over 70 existing trees by watering, weeding, and mulching to help them make it through the summer.…

Music for Relief is offering you a once-in-a-lifetime chance to…

To celebrate Earth Day, enter on Facebook to win two concert tickets to the Honda Civic Tour with Maroon 5, or Legends of the Summer with Justin Timberlake & Jay-Z.

In addition, for Earth Day, …

What some people don't know is that April is officially Earth Month. Take the time this April to make small changes that will benefit your life and helps sustain our planet. Using disposable bags, getting off of junk- mail lists, and…

In January, Mike Shinoda and Music for Relief traveled through Port-au-Prince, Haiti. There, Mike did an impromptu jam session with a local group of Haitian musicians called Lakou Mizik. Steve Valcourt participated in the session and was so humbled by the experience that he wanted to share it with the MFR community. Valcourt even sent out a special message to Linkin Park. …

Thank you to the 30 plus MFR volunteers who came out on Saturday to help plant gardens for the Inglewood community. We were able to plant 10 backyard gardens with the help of Do Good and the Social…

On Sunday, March 24, Music for Relief and Power the World participated in the first ever Los Angeles Film and Entertainment Soccer Tournament. The all-day event brought entertainment industry professionals onto one field where they battled it…

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Recommunity’s goal is to work towards the day where there will be zero waste. Watch short videos here to learn how thrown away materials are turned into valuable resources once again.For a more in depth look, click on the image below to take a virtual tour through their facilities to see the people, machinery, and technology behind the recycling process. …

A video showing Mike Shinoda's visit to Haiti on the 3 year anniversary of the earthquake. Along with Music for Relief, he saw cholera treatment facilities and learnt how Hurricane Sandy exacerbated the cholera epidemic in Haiti. Special thanks to MSF for allowing Music for Relief to visit their Cholera treatment facility in Port-au-Prince.MIKE SHINODA HAITI VISIT / CHOLERA TREATMENT POST SANDY

Click on the image below to watch Laura's CNN HERO video.

WE CARE SOLAR’s co-founder, Dr. Laura Stachel, is nominated for CNN HERO of the Year for her contribution of “solar suitcases” to developing countries. WE CARE SOLAR is one of MFR’s partner organizations and we are ecstatic that they are featured on CNN.com this week. …

We've designed a bracelet to benefit families impacted by Hurricane Sandy.  Click here to purchase.

The bracelet features a black adjustable band with two interlocking circles engraved with “Music For Relief.” 100% of all proceeds from the bracelet will support Music For Relief’s Sandy recovery efforts by implementing long-term…

Thank you to the extraordinary LP crew members who volunteered for MFR this week in Sydney Australia.   Crew members helped out on a rare day off, giving back to the local community and enriching lives of some amazing young people with Whitelion & Youth Off The Streets.  Thanks also to…

Thanks to all the LPU members who volunteered with Music for Relief to support the Forest and Bird Society of Auckland. Volunteers helped by removing the climbing asparagus weed to help protect the native vegetation and encourage the environment to prosper. Awesome work!…

      Since Hurricane Sandy hit, MFR has partnered with Save the Children and International Medical Corps to help children and their families recover.

      In New York and New Jersey, Save the Children has been there since day 1 helping the kids affected.  MFR's support has helped Save replace indoor and outdoor learning…