January 22 event to raise awareness about the importance of
open dialogue on mental health features headliner Cage the
Elephant
American Campus Communities (NASDAQ: ACC), is proud to be the
presenting sponsor of Hi, How Are You Day 2020 held at the
award-winning ACL Live at the Moody Theater in Austin, Texas, on
January 22, 2020. Starting tomorrow, tickets for the concert are
available at the ACL Live event page and all proceeds from the
event will benefit the Hi, How Are You Project, a nonprofit
organization named after the work of the late artist and musician
Daniel Johnston, formed to educate people worldwide about
the importance of open dialogue on mental health by funding
research, events, and creating comprehensive training programs.
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The Hi, How Are You mural in Austin,
Texas. (Photo: Business Wire)
This celebration of the life and legacy of Johnston is both a
tribute and a call to action to remove the stigma around mental
health and to encourage conversations about well-being. Grammy
Award-winning rock band Cage the Elephant will be headlining,
sharing the stage with other performers including White Denim, TV
on the Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe, Jason Falkner, Katie Schecter, and
other special guests to be announced soon.
AXS and Stingray will live stream the Hi, How Are You Day 2020
concert on both platforms to give people around the world the
opportunity to witness this special event for free. To further
encourage community and conversations around mental health with
college students, American Campus Communities will host live-stream
watch events at its communities on and near campuses across the
country.
On January 22, 2018, Austin, TX united in the first Hi, How Are
You Day. Austinites were encouraged to check in on a neighbor,
friend, co-worker, family member or loved one and ask, “Hi, How Are
You?” - and to really mean it! Founders Tom Gimbel and Courtney
Blanton were inspired by Austin’s love for the iconic friendly frog
mural painted by Daniel Johnston -- himself a world-renowned
musician and visual artist despite his own struggles with mental
health issues -- to create the Hi, How Are You Project in
partnership with Johnston’s family in 2018. In July 2018, ACC
purchased the Goodall Wooten building on which Johnston’s mural is
painted to preserve his important work and legacy for future
generations. In 2019, ACC partnered with the Hi, How Are You
Project to launch a training and awareness program geared toward
tackling the issues of mental health among college students. The
success of the day - and the outpouring of support from around the
world - inspired the formation of the Hi, How Are You Project. The
mission is to remove the stigma and shame around mental health, so
people will feel open to communicate.
“It’s amazing to see the progress we have made in just two years
since we came together in Austin for the first Hi, How Are You Day,
which inspired our formation of the Project to help make sure
people feel open to communicate about the importance of mental
health and well being,” said Tom Gimbel, longtime manager for
Daniel Johnston and co-founder of the Hi, How Are You Project. “We
are so appreciative to ACC for their ongoing partnership and for
being the hero sponsor of our greatest fundraising and
awareness-raising event of the year. Together, we will make an even
deeper impact with students not only in our respective hometown
headquarters of Austin, but around the country.”
Starting this month, over 200 properties owned and/or managed by
American Campus Communities will go through a special Hi, How Are
You Project-based training. The trainings will become a guiding
tenet for American Campus’ Residence Life program, which offers
events and information with health and wellness as a key topic.
Asking residents, “Hi, how are you?” is a simple step toward
starting a conversation about their well-being and letting them
know someone cares.
“American Campus Communities is proud to support Hi, How Are You
Project’s important mission of removing the stigma around mental
health and encouraging people to check in on each other,” said Bill
Bayless, co-founder and CEO of American Campus Communities. “We
have a passion for building community and connection among our
student residents, our staff, and the universities we serve, and
we’re thrilled to be expanding our partnership with this charity
organization as we implement our peer-to-peer team training and
awareness program on mental health and wellness at our communities
across the country.”
Additional artists, programming details, and information about
the event will be announced in the coming weeks. For more
information on the Hi, How Are You Project and Hi, How Are You Day
2020, please visit www.hihowareyou.org and follow along at
@hihowareyouproject.
About American Campus Communities
American Campus Communities, Inc. is the largest owner, manager
and developer of high-quality student housing communities in the
United States. The company is a fully integrated, self-managed and
self-administered equity real estate investment trust (REIT) with
expertise in the design, finance, development, construction
management and operational management of student housing
properties. As of September 30, 2019, American Campus Communities
owned 168 student housing properties containing approximately
113,400 beds. Including its owned and third-party managed
properties, ACC's total managed portfolio consisted of 205
properties with approximately 140,300 beds. Visit
www.americancampus.com.
About Hi, How Are You Project
The Hi, How Are You Project was created to generate new
conversation around mental well-being. The name and city-proclaimed
Hi, How Are You Day were inspired by Austin’s love for the iconic
mural painted by Daniel Johnston. On January 22 (Johnston’s
birthday), people everywhere are encouraged to check in on a
neighbor, friend, co-worker, family member, or loved one and ask,
“Hi, How Are You?” The Project, created with the support of the
Johnston family, funds research grants, creates media and
peer-to-peer training programs that encourage open dialogue on
mental well-being. Johnston was a world-renowned musician and
visual artist despite his own struggles with mental illness. To
learn more about how you can get involved or to donate, please
visit www.hihowareyou.org.
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