This May, Boost Mobile and RockCorps bring back their award winning national youth volunteerism movement that has touched more than 125,000 young people across the country.  Boost Mobile RockCorps (BMRC) will focus its volunteer efforts on one community at a time starting with Los Angeles, Calif. 

Los Angeles volunteer events begin on May 10 with the “BMRC Green Kickoff Weekend.” BMRC will be in Cypress Park and El Monte respectively, for riverbank beautification efforts. The weekend will focus entirely on restoring Los Angeles’ natural habitat.  Youth volunteers will plant trees, provide wetland restoration near the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers, and clean-up community gardens.

Volunteer events will take place through June 20 and will include community projects in areas ranging from South Central and Hollywood to Inglewood and Manhattan Beach. This year, BMRC will partner with a number of “green” organizations including the Million Trees Initiative, Heal the Bay, Project Youth Green, North East Trees, Tree People and Community Services Unlimited.  Participants earn tickets to an exclusive concert event in exchange for volunteering four hours of community service.

Additional volunteer efforts will include the Million Trees Initiative Arbor Day Celebration, sponsored by the City of Los Angeles on May 17 at Griffith Park. Volunteers will plant trees in this area recently affected by wild fires. Also, as a measure to prevent further environmental destruction, celebrities and several professional surfers and athletes will set aside time to personally give back along side youth volunteers by cleaning up El Porto Beach with Heal the Bay on June 14.

Los Angeles youth devoted to social change will earn a ticket to the signature BMRC show on June 20 at the historic Gibson Amphitheatre. The exclusive concert event will include performances by some of today’s most popular hip-hop, rock, pop and R&B artists. Talent will be announced shortly. Past performers have included top-selling artists Kanye West, Panic at the Disco, Young Jeezy, T.I., Kelis, Nelly, Taking Back Sunday, and Lil’ Wayne to name a few.

BMRC continues to grow each year and has been monumental in community service outreach nationwide as it embraces the concept of utilizing music to inspire and encourage community service. As this year’s BMRC Movement will focus primarily on Los Angeles, youth in other areas wishing to give back to their communities are still encouraged to do so through the BMRC RockStar program. As a RockStar, youth can uniquely design their own volunteer projects right in their very own neighborhoods. RockStars receive a reward package containing limited edition BMRC gear and are also entered into sweepstakes to win hot-ticket items such as Xbox consoles and Boost Mobile cell phones.

People interested in participating at upcoming BMRC events are encouraged to log onto www.boostmobilerockcorps.com or call 888-ROCK-889 to register for membership.  Boost Mobile RockCorps members will be notified of opportunities in their area to volunteer and asked to commit four hours to a specific event or ongoing cause.  Youth interested to participate in the BMRC RockStar Program can visit http://profile.boostmobilerockcorps.org/rockstar.asp.

About RockCorps

RockCorps is an organization that harnesses the power of music to inspire volunteerism.  Based on the early work of The Greenbucks Foundation, RockCorps was founded in 2003 to affect social change and act as the bridge between communities in need and the young adults who want to make them better. RockCorps’ goals are to introduce volunteerism to teens and young adults, motivate people to volunteer in their community and launch an international movement.  The company has formulated a unique blend of music, community and volunteerism to expose young people to simple ways they can proactively contribute to the greater good. By completing four hours of community service, each participant receives a ticket to a signature RockCorps event which features performances by some of the hottest names in music. RockCorps is expanding to Europe in the summer of 2008. Plug in, get in. www.rockcorps.com

About Boost Mobile

Boost Mobile is a lifestyle-based telecommunications brand focused on offering premium Pay-As-You-Go wireless phones and services to the youth market.  Boost Mobile is dedicated to boosting the lives of today’s young people by contributing to youth development programs.  Boost’s community relations efforts, which include Boost Mobile RockCorps, Building Leaders for Tomorrow, support to Big Brothers Big Sisters and Historically Black Colleges and Universities and more, are helping young people enhance their lifestyle and status, and build stronger connections and greater independence. Experience Boost on the Web at www.boostmobile.com