When it comes to some of the greatest ballads, Sting has certainly left his mark on all of our hearts. However, his reach isn’t just skin deep. In fact, Sting’s charity work has positively influenced many persons, places, and things world-wide.
With the help from his wife, Trudie Styler, Sting co-founded The Rainforest Foundation in order to save its diminishing existence in South America. He has worked so closely and persistently with the Foundation that a species of Columbian tree frog, Dendropsophus stingi, was named after the acclaimed singer.
The catalyst responsible for Sting’s humanitarian efforts began nearly thirty years ago through a series of concerts called the “Secret Policeman’s Ball,”of which Sting was in attendance. The series of concerts was sponsored by Amnesty International, a world-wide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights.
Since being a witness to that first concert series in 1979, Sting has been a mainstay for Amnesty International, headlining in every major tour held for its benefit. In 1988, he joined their six-week world Human Rights Now! tour, celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
That same year, Sting went on to write and record “They Dance Alone,” which chronicled the plight of the mothers, wives, and daughters of those who mysteriously vanished under the Pinochet regime in Chile.
Along with Amnesty International, Sting has promoted a wide array of charities and movements with focuses that span clear across the globe. Some of these charities are: Breast Cancer Care, Creative Coalition, David Foster Foundation, Elton John AIDS Foundation, Live 8, Musicians on Call, Walden Woods Project, and Worldwide Orphans Foundation, and that is just the beginning.
Whether Sting is entertaining an audience of 500,000 or simply feeding a village of fifty, it’s clear to see that “every little thing he does is magic!” Have YOU helped save the world today?
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