President Obama's United We Serve Campaign, Music Industry Powerhouses, Students and Local, National and International Businesses Generously Support Boston Rockers

President Obama's United We Serve Campaign, Music Industry Powerhouses, Students and Local, National and International Businesses Generously Support Boston Rockers

Last Public Service Initiative to be Hailed by U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy

BOSTON, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Boston-based rockers, Thirteen Yards to Victory (13 YTV), ranging in age from 18-22 years old, today announced the many diverse partners supporting their massive community service project and campaign designed to raise revenue for economically crippled arts and music programs in public and private schools nationwide via their American Dreamers EP and I'm an American Dreamer campaign.

Inspired by President Barack Obama's United We Serve initiative and The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, 13 YTV's project is designed to tap into the diversity that is America while providing a measurable financial impact on music and education programs across the United States, the District of Columbia and the U.S. territories.

In a written statement released two weeks prior to his death, and believed to be his last public comments on community service initiatives, Massachusetts Senator Edward M. Kennedy commended 13 YTV for responding so well to President Obama's call to community service. He wrote in part, "The I'm an American Dreamer project demonstrates the band's strong commitment to help America meet its most pressing challenges by putting their talents to work for communities across the country."

On Tuesday, September 15, 2009, 13 YTV will release an EP titled American Dreamers, made available through on-line digital distributor TuneCore, and will kick off their campaign, calling on everyone everywhere to declare his or herself an American Dreamer and enter a contest on a state-by-state basis to win money for his or her home state to support arts and music education programs in a school district of his or her choice.

Speaking for all five members of the band, their manager, President and CEO Frederick J. Balboni, Jr. of the Balboni Communications Group, LLC said, "All of the guys in 13 YTV are humbled, honored and very grateful to be teamed up with our amazing community focused partners. 13 YTV is looking forward to making a true difference in the lives of their peers by bringing people together through the power of the universal language of music."

Our partners include: music industry powerhouse Ken Lewis, the Hard Rock Cafe Boston, Highway 51 Productions, Suffolk University college senior John Datserakis, N.Y.-based fashion and music photographer James Pickett, Web designer Lara Kulpa of Ginkgo Consulting, Club Cafe Boston, Zara Clothing, public relations and marketing support by Jan Saragoni and Company and Carol A. Beggy, the Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University, TuneCore, JamSpot, United We Serve, Holland & Knight LLP and Blouin & Company, Inc. For more information on our partners and their roles in the project, please visit www.13ytv.com/partners.html.

About the Balboni Communications Group, LLC

The Balboni Communications Group, LLC, or the BCGroup, was founded in the spring of 2004 as an artist management and full service public relations agency headed by entrepreneur, veteran broadcast journalist and publicist Frederick J, Balboni, Jr. Its corporate headquarters are located just north of Boston with an additional office near Albany, N.Y. Visit www.balbonicg.com for more information.

About Thirteen Yards to Victory

13 YTV includes Anthony DiPerri (20, Vocals, Keys), Vinny Prezioso (19, Guitar, Vocals), Thomas Iannello (21, Guitar, Vocals), Ryan Passariello (18, Drums) and Dave Rossi (22, Bass) of Saugus, Mass., and was formed in late 2005. During its brief time on the music scene, the band has performed during the Boston date of the internationally acclaimed Vans Warped Tour in 2007, has covered 29 states via three independent national tours and has recorded under the auspices of acclaimed drummer Kenny Aronoff (Melissa Etheridge, John Fogerty and Smashing Pumpkins).

Through the massive popularity of its MySpace Music page (www.myspace.com/thirteenyardstovictory), 13 YTV has amassed tens of thousands of fans spanning the globe. The phenomenal Internet buzz created has caught the interest of indie and major labels alike.

CONTACT: Carol Beggy Jan Saragoni
(617) 549-1247 (617) 497-2602
Carolbeggy@gmail.comJan.saragoni@saragoniandco.com

Source: Thirteen Yards to Victory

CONTACT: Carol Beggy, +1-617-549-1247, Carolbeggy@gmail.com; or Jan
Saragoni, +1-617-497-2602, Jan.saragoni@saragoniandco.com, both for Thirteen
Yards to Victory

Web Site: http://www,balbonicg.com/

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