WWE (NYSE: WWE) and O.A.R. have teamed up to raise awareness and
funds for Connor’s Cure through O.A.R.’s Just Like Paradise tour
this summer. Through O.A.R.’s Heard The World Fund, a portion of
the proceeds from O.A.R.’s Just Like Paradise tour will
benefit Connor’s Cure with a minimum contribution of
$50,000 for pediatric cancer research.
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Connor’s Cure was created by Stephanie McMahon and Paul “Triple
H™” Levesque to support pediatric brain and spinal cord cancer
research. Connor’s Cure was established in honor of 8-year-old WWE
fan Connor Michalek, a patient at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
of UPMC who battled medulloblastoma, a rare tumor that affects the
brain and spinal cord. In 2015, Connor’s Cure launched a national
partnership with the V Foundation for Cancer Research, ensuring
that 100 percent of all net funds raised directly benefits
pediatric cancer research. To date, Connor’s Cure has raised more
than $2 million and assisted more than 260 families around the
world.
O.A.R.’s hit song Peace was featured in the first Connor’s Cure
PSA that was created by WWE to tell Connor Michalek’s story and
launch the fundraising initiative:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EIXxcpH_UQ.
“O.A.R. is proud to have provided the musical inspiration that
helped to bring Connor’s story to the world,” said lead singer Marc
Roberge. “We are equally honored to be raising funds for pediatric
cancer research through our tour this summer.”
“We are incredibly grateful that O.A.R. is joining WWE in the
fight against pediatric cancer and helping raise awareness and
funds to find a cure,” said Stephanie McMahon, WWE Chief Brand
Officer. “Children should not get cancer, and hopefully one day we
will put an end to this insidious disease.”
“WWE has a long history of working with artists from all genres
of music across our global platforms, but this partnership with
O.A.R. reaches far beyond that,” said Neil Lawi, SVP, WWE Music.
“We are proud to team with O.A.R. to fight pediatric cancer and
help save lives.”
In 2006, O.A.R. created Heard The World Fund, built to support
youth and education in the United States. Through their music, the
band hopes to raise awareness and resources for worthy individuals,
groups, and organizations making a positive impact in their
communities.
Tickets for the Just Like Paradise Tour benefitting Connor’s
Cure are on sale and can be purchased at www.liveoar.com/tour. To
learn more about O.A.R.’s Heard The World Fund, click here:
https://ofarevolution.liveoar.com/heardtheworld.
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About O.A.R.O.A.R. first
began to develop their unique sound while in high school in
Rockville, Maryland. With three albums under their belt before they
finished college, the band began pursuing their musical dreams
full time in the summer of 2001. By the end of 2008, the band
had released six studio albums and three live double disc CDs. To
date O.A.R. has sold close to 2 million albums and more than 2
million concert tickets, including two sold-out shows at New York
City's Madison Square Garden and Red Rocks Amphitheater in
Colorado. In 2011, the band released the album, King,
which debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200 chart, No. 3 on the
Billboard Digital Album Chart, and was No. 3 at
iTunes. King was the follow-up to the band’s 2008
release, All Sides, which contains the platinum hit
single “Shattered.” The band’s album, The Rockville LP,
debuted at #1 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart and #6 on
the Top Current Rock Albums chart. Upon its release, The
Rockville LP hit the top spot on the iTunes Rock Albums chart
and #3 on iTunes Overall Albums chart. The album features the songs
“Favorite Song”, “Two Hands Up” and smash hit, “Peace”. O.A.R.
has performed on such national TV shows as The Today
Show, Live with Kelly and
Michael, CONAN, and 2015 Special Olympics Opening
Ceremony. In 2015, they performed in New York City’s Times Square
New Year’s Eve Celebration to a live audience of over 1.5 million
plus their concert was broadcast in a worldwide webcast reaching
millions of fans!. 2016 marked the
band’s 20th anniversary with the release of their new
album, XX; a career-spanning collection that shines a light on
key moments from the band’s illustrious career and features two new
songs including the new single “I Go Through” which was written and
recorded as the cameras rolled during the captivating six-part docu
series Evolution of a Song. O.A.R. kicked off 2018 with the
release of their new song “Just Like Paradise,” and the
announcement of a National Summer Tour.
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