Wycef Jean, having very much success as a member of The Fugees also as a solo career, is making use of his fame and leverage to make use of as he teams up with Timberland Co. in an effort to benefit his native homeland, Haiti. The Yele Haiti Item Collaboration, for Timberland Earthkeepers label, will comprise of 16-boot footwear collection, all of which was directly by the Grammy Award-winning musician as well as the makers of Timberland. All products in the collection might be green in design, becoming strictly composed of recycled & organic materials. For each shoe sale created, $2 is going to be contributed to the Yele Haiti Foundation, a motion launched by Wyclef in an effort to promote environmental and social activism in Haiti. Additionally, organic tshirts designed by Haitian art college students from the FOSAJ Art School, shall be sold exclusively at Timberland Earthkeepers retail places. Like the basketball shoes, every single tee sold contributes $1 to the organization.

Though the collection is anticipated to drop sometime next month, Wyclef is expected to make appearances at promotional events for this collaboration from now till 2010. In an interview using the Associated Press, Wyclef says he hopes the partership will inspire kids & place a brand new face on his homeland (regarding the issue of deforestation in Haiti). Have a look at some previews of a few of the collection, at the same time as dates of Wyclefs appearances pertaining to this collaboration. by way of FreshnessMag.

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