Welcome Message
Hi Everyone!
I am so excited to announce the launch of my foundation, The Avril Lavigne Foundation. I have always looked for ways to give back because I think it’s a responsibility we all share. The Avril Lavigne Foundation will allow me to support the causes I really care about in a more meaningful way, and hopefully inspire you to join us. I also really want your help in shaping The Avril Lavigne Foundation, so I will be asking you guys for feedback along the way. Be sure and sign up on the site so that I can keep you updated on what The Avril Lavigne Foundation is doing. Check back for updates and new ways you can get involved!
Love,
Avril
Our Mission
The Avril Lavigne Foundation R.O.C.K.S. Respect, Opportunity, Choices, Knowledge, and Strength in support of children and youth living with serious illnesses and disabilities.
It is our mission to:
- Respect the needs of all children and youth, no matter their circumstances, and encourage others to do the same;
- Create the Opportunity for children and youth with serious illnesses or disabilities to follow their dreams;
- Offer Choices so children and youth see they have many options in life and not just a single path defined by their circumstances;
- Provide Knowledge about what is possible to children, youth and their families through new program ideas that The Avril Lavigne Foundation will support and help expand;
- Give kids and their families the Strength to face their daily challenges.
From Avril's Blog
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Hi Everyone, Great news! A special t-shirt I’ve designed with Live Nation to support the Avril Lavigne Foundation is now available at my shows on the Black Star Tour in Canada! For every stop on the Canada tour, I’ve had the opportunity to invite youth from local Easter Seals affiliates to attend my show. Being able to see them at my shows every night reminds me of what inspired me to create the Avril Lavigne Foundation. We’ve been working hard this year at the Foundation with our partners to design programs and mobilize support for children with serious illnesses or disabilities. I blogged about the start of the Avril Lavigne Rockstar Club in Topeka, Kansas last week – that was just the beginning of some of the great stuff we have planned for the Foundation. I hope those of you who are attending my shows in Canada will stop by the merch stand and show your support. Thanks! Xo, Avril
Recent News
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Feb062012
The Avril Lavigne Foundation will donate all net proceeds from the R.O.C.K.S. T-Shirt sold during the Black Star Tour in Japan this month to Mercy Corps’ “Comfort for Kids” program. Comfort for Kids trains caregivers to help children through the trauma of disaster. You can also support Japan by purchasing the Abbey Dawn Love Japan T-Shirt, which is available now on AbbeyDawn.com.
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Jan012012
The response to Avril’s video was so overwhelming that we have decided to double the number of personalized photos and thank you’s from 50 to 100.
We will contact the first 100 donors in early January 2012. The giveaway has concluded for 2011, but keep checking back for more fun ways to support our work!
We are incredibly grateful for your continued support. To donate, visit www.theavrillavignefoundation.org/support to contribute.
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Dec242011
We hope you’ll consider making a donation this year to help us design more great programs for children living with a serious illness or disability. Watch Avril’s personal message below – The first 50 individuals who donate before December 31st will receive a personalized photo and thank you from Avril! Click here to donate.
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Oct232011
Avril Lavigne and The Avril Lavigne Foundation have donated over 7,000 tickets throughout the Canadian leg of The Black Star Tour to the Canadian Forces, Easter Seals and Hospitals in Canada that are part of the Children’s Miracle Network.
We would like to express our gratitude to the staff members of all of these organizations who have helped us to distribute these tickets across 16 cities on this tour. We apologize to those families of the Canadian Forces who were not able to attend the London concert- there appears to have been a miscommunication at the box office and an allotment of tickets went unused.
The Avril Lavigne Foundation will continue to find new ways to provide opportunities for children, their families, and communities in Canada.