Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival Announces “Metal Of Honor” in Partnership With iHome
“Metal of Honor” Is an Awareness and Fundraising Effort Shining a Spotlight on the Needs of Our Active Duty Military, Veterans and Their Families and on How Important It Is to Hire Our Veterans
Five Finger Death Punch Contributes PSA for the Cause
The Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival is proud to announce the partnership of iHome and Metal Of Honor, an awareness and fundraising effort focused on the needs and challenges of our active duty military, veterans and their families. The Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival has supported Hope For The Warriors® and The Pathway Home, both national not-for-profit organizations dedicated to the many challenges facing our veterans, since their inception.
“Giving back and showing gratitude to those that have sacrificed for all of us and those who continue to sacrifice is the message we want to spread,” comment Mayhem producers John Reese and Kevin Lyman.
As a part of this effort, all military personnel will be granted early entry to the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival dates upon showing their military I.D. All military veterans are encouraged to go to the Metal Of Honor tent, located in the festival area, to obtain their Metal Of Honor wristband and information on the various charities supporting their needs.
The Metal Of Honor wristband will identify our military patrons as veterans for the crew, bands and fellow patrons. If you see a Metal Of Honor wristband at our festival, say, “Thank you!” to the person wearing it and acknowledge his or her service in whatever way you can!
Each veteran over the age of 21 will receive a raffle ticket for a custom Metal of Honor/Jägermeister guitar to be presented to one of these hometown heroes on the main stage to thank them for their service.
A portion of the proceeds of each Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival ticket sold will go to Hope For The Warriors® and the Pathway Home to further aid them in continuing their vital work. In addition, the Metal Of Honor partnership with iHome’s awareness campaign will include a text-to-donate campaign, wrapping one of the tour’s semi-trucks with logos of the charities (providing nationwide exposure on major highways throughout North America for over six weeks), and more. Additional social media outreach efforts will be put in place to bring this important message to fans of rock music worldwide. Metal Of Honor in partnership with iHome will also have an onsite presence at each festival date highlighting Hope For The Warriors®, The Pathway Home, and other charities of support.
Five Finger Death Punch announced a suicide prevention initiative promoting the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. In cooperation with the Lifeline, the band has filmed a public service announcement, which will be placed on all broadcast, cable and web outlets interested in supporting the initiative.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is an asset for the general public that also provides a special service for veterans and members of the military. When calling 800-273-TALK (8255), the individual dialing will be linked to the nearest of over 150 local crisis centers across the country to speak with a trained crisis worker. The caller may “press 1″ if he/she is a veteran, military service member or concerned about one, which will route the call to the confidential national Veterans Crisis Line.
Earlier this year, Five Finger Death Punch returned from a visit to military bases across Kuwait, where they touched down for performances and or visits on bases that included Camp Moreell, Camp Beuhring, Camp Patriot and others. This was the band’s second visit overseas to perform for the troops in two years. At the time, singer Ivan Moody shared with Blabbermouth, “What a stellar way to start the spring. Playing for the troops is always an honor and seriously humbling. Can’t say enough about the experience — everyone was so respectful and warm. I hope we helped morale and it was a privilege to give back to those that give so much for us.”
Metal of Honor in partnership with iHome and the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival are proud to provide local veteran hiring and job placement information at each city date at the Metal Of Honor in partnership with iHome tent. This valuable material will be provided by Military.com, a leader in providing career and educational opportunities for service members, veterans and military spouses.
ABOUT iHOME
iHome was established in 2005 as a division of SDI Technologies to develop and market iPod compatible audio products. The first iHome product introduced, the iPod Clock Radio, was an exceptional success that became the top-selling iPod accessory for the year and firmly established iHome as the premier brand in the iPod electronics market. Since then, iHome continues to be the #1 brand in iPod/iPhone/iPad clock radio and speaker systems according to NPD data* and has been at the forefront of design with a growing lineup of award-winning iPod-compatible audio products that includes alarm clocks, clock radios, portable and home speaker systems, and headphones, as well as a newly licensed line of mobile device accessories.
Acknowledged for its innovative features, unique designs, and advanced technology, iHome has garnered several prestigious industry awards including CES Innovations Awards, numerous 2012 Editor’s Choice and Red Dot design awards.
iHome can be found worldwide in over 70 countries or on the web, on Facebook or @iHome on Twitter .
ABOUT MILITARY.COM
Military.com was started in 1999 to revolutionize the way the 30 million Americans with military affinity stay connected and informed. Today, they are the largest military and veteran membership organization ~ 10 million members strong.
Military.com‘s free membership connects service members, military families and veterans to all the benefits of service: government benefits, scholarships, discounts, lifelong friends, mentors, great stories of military life or missions, and much more.
In 2004, Military.com joined forces with Monster Worldwide (NYSE: MWW) to accelerate their growth and change the playing field for career and educational opportunities for service members, veterans and military spouses. Monster’s vision is bringing people together to advance their lives, which is a great fit with Military.com‘s “members first” ethos and goal of connecting the military community to all the benefits of service. Further information will be posted here in the coming weeks.
ABOUT THE CHARITIES
The mission of Hope For the Warriors® is to enhance the quality of life for post-9/11 service members, their families, and families of the fallen who have sustained physical and psychological wounds in the line of duty. Hope For The Warriors® is dedicated to restoring a sense of self, restoring the family unit, and restoring hope for our service members and our military families.
Hope For The Warriors® has earned a Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator for two consecutive years. Charity Navigator is an independent organization that evaluates fiscal responsibility and accountability of nonprofits.
“Because sometimes the road to excellence requires a helping hand…” Supporting: Resiliency, Recovery, & Re-transition
The Pathway Home Program is a residential recovery program specifically created for, and dedicated to serving, our nation’s “New Warriors” ~ those of any age who have served our nation’s Global War on Terror in areas of the world such as Afghanistan and Iraq. Our New Warriors have survived the stressors of war, but may find themselves experiencing problems that are “getting in the way” of their post-deployment functioning. The Pathway Program can help to address those problems and maximize each Warrior’s mental and physical heath, coping, resiliency, and overall functioning ~ whether that is post-deployment, or to re-deployment, or civilian status.
The goal of The Pathway Home is to provide a comprehensive program of treatment and support for its Warriors so that each one can continue to recover from the effects of war or combat or other traumatic military-related stressors. The Pathway Home Program is a place where each warrior can: Capitalize on Resiliency; Re-new and Extend the many Strengths developed during military training, experiences, and career, Strengthen Coping Skills, Strengthen Relationships with self, friends, co-workers, and family members, and Work toward meeting the Challenges of Transitioning to post-deployment, re-deployment, or civilian life.