Ty Herndon
Jun 13, 2011
FUNL Records artist Ty Herndon and former NFL football player Kevin Turner have been announced as honorary co-chairs for the 10th annual CVS/pharmacy and ALS Therapy Alliance (ATA) "Researching A Cure" ALS fundraising campaign.
As co-chairs, Herndon and Turner appear in the CVS/pharmacy "Researching A Cure" in-store video and radio spots, running June 5-25 in approximately 7,200 CVS/pharmacy locations across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Herndon's inspirational "Journey On" song and video are also featured prominently in this year's national fundraising campaign, which raises awareness about the ALS disease and encourages CVS/pharmacy customers to donate $1 at the checkout register and online to help fund critical ALS research.
"Ty and I are both really excited about our involvement with the 'Researching A Cure' campaign," says Turner, who played eight seasons in the NFL with the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles. "We're extremely appreciative of the opportunity to partner with CVS/pharmacy and the ALS Therapy Alliance to raise awareness about this horrible disease, and hopefully 'Journey On' will connect with people and urge them into action the same way it did for me."
"When I wrote 'Journey On,' I was writing about some of the personal struggles that I was experiencing in my life, but in the last year or so, I've come to realize that this song has a universal meaning that can be applied to virtually any kind of challenge that people may be facing," said Ty. Kevin really opened my eyes to that, and we are committed to working with CVS/pharmacy and the ATA to opening everyone's eyes about ALS."
To view Ty Herndon's "Journey On" video, visit www.KevinTurnerFoundation.org.
By Jim Asker
