Jennifer Grassman June 20, 2009

Local Celebrity Hosts First Houston Concert to Benefit Victims of Sexual Assault

All net proceeds from the concert to support the nation's largest anti-sexual assault organization

Spring, TX July 29, 2008 Jennifer Grassman, local celebrity and recording artist, will host the city's first RAINN Over Houston Benefit Concert, to help support the efforts of the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN). The fundraising concert will take place at the Meridian in Houston in June of 2009.

"It is a tragedy that has tainted the lives of many of us," says Grassman. "I myself am an abuse survivor. My best friend is a rape survivor. We are not alone." Every two minutes someone in the United States is sexually assaulted and 60% of those cases go unreported to the police, according to RAINN, the country's largest anti-sexual assault organization.

Grassman, a resident of Spring, is hosting the event to raise awareness and educate the public on how to reduce risks of assault for themselves and their loved ones. She will perform during the concert, which will feature speakers and other notable Houston personalities, such as Ernie Manouse, show host of PBS' Inner Views.

The financial goal of the event is to raise at least $30,000 with 100% of net proceeds to be donated to RAINN. Grassman is also dedicating her third album to the organization and contributing a portion of the sale proceeds to their cause.

Tickets will go on sale early next year. Several sponsorship packages are available for local benefactors to consider. For more information on the concert or sponsorship opportunities, please contact Jennifer Grassman Music at [email protected].

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Jennifer Grassman is a singer, composer and recording artist. Her songs are inspired by her desire to console and reassure listeners who are suffering and to inspire meaningful thought and great expectations. She is currently on tour in Texas. To learn more, please visit www.myspace.com/JenniferGrassman or www.myspace.com/rainnoverhouston.

The Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) created and operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline (800-656-HOPE) which has helped over 1.2 million people since its inception in 1994. RAINN recently launched the National Sexual Assault Online Hotline (www.rainn.org), the country's first secure web-based hotline, which provides a safe, secure and anonymous place for victims to get help online. RAINN also helps to educate over 130 million college students each year about sexual assault, and leads national efforts to improve services to victims and ensure that rapists are brought to justice.

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