The Embers Band, featuring Craig Woolard, to be Inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame

1
The Embers Band, featuring Craig Woolard, to be
Inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of
Fame
(1888 PressRelease) Beach music legends are
honored by North Carolinians, Woolard uses
recognition to promote cause oriented
campaign. Stamford-Norwalk, CT - The Embers,
featuring Craig Woolard were recently added to
the list of North Carolina Music Hall of Fame
inductees. The band will be formally honored on
October 16th, 2014 at a red carpet ceremony at
the historic Gem Theatre in Kannapolis, NC. Other
artists to be honored include Clay Aiken and
Fantasia Barrino who were both on the hit show
America Idol. Inductions at the North Carolina
Music Hall of Fame are held annually to honor and
commemorate those who have made significant
contributions to American music. Notable past
inductees include James Taylor, Alicia Keyes,
John Coltrane, and Ben E. King, among others. The
Induction Ceremony will be a historical,
entertaining, and educational evening honoring
some of North Carolina's most outstanding music
makers with entertainment provided by North
Carolina Music Hall of Fame inductees, including
The Embers, featuring Craig Woolard. Craig
Woolard, lead singer of The Embers, will announce
that his dedication to his music is rivaled only
by his love for family and his desire to make a
difference in the lives of others. One aspect of
The Embers Band that distinguishes it from its
counterparts is the fine tuned and longstanding
hits that have been made throughout the decades,
and the partnership with a free mobile app,
foodtweeksTM.
Through music and a dedicated following of fans
in social media and at concerts, Craig Woolard
has used the growing recognition of The Embers
band to become an ambassador for a free mobile
app that helps him manage his weight on the road
and feed the hungry through food bank donations.
2
Using The Embers as a platform through which to
speak about the benefits of foodtweeksTM, he is
encouraging the use of the app all throughout the
southern states and along the eastern seaboard.
foodtweeksTM is visible at each show and on all
media to generate interest in the mission to
create a healthier America by tackling two large
problems facing Americans today, being overweight
and being food-insecure. By engaging fans to use
a free app that feeds the hungry while its users
trim calories, he is helping to fight for a cause
he truly cares about while doing what he loves,
performing music. "This year, Jay Walker, Founder
of Priceline, reached out to me to become an
ambassador for the hungry through a mobile app
called foodtweeks. I now can use my microphone
for a greater use, to succeed in "TAKING THE BITE
OF HUNGER" with my BeachMusicCares campaign,"
said Craig Woolard, lead singer of The Embers. "I
thank God everyday for allowing me to make a
living by doing something that I so passionately
love, and now I am able help others while I do.
Being honored by the North Carolina Music Hall of
Fame as an inductee, along with such national
legends and stars as Tab Smith, Jimmy Capps,
Little Eva, Clay Aiken, and Fantasia has only
made my experience sweeter. I am a very blessed
man!" The campaign called "Taking The Bite Out
of Hunger" is being promoted through each show
and with an online presence. A recent contest has
also been added to drive more users to download
the app. Smartphone users who download the app
and enter the "EMBERS" promotional code are
entered to win a FREE cruise from a lottery of
all downloaders. There is also another option to
win the cruise which is to prove that you were
able to get the most people to download the free
mobile app by taking "selfies" each time a friend
downloads the app and posting them to social
media. For more information on the competition go
to www.beachmusiccares.com
About foodtweeksTM foodtweeks has two missions
to help people eat better in a sustainable way,
and to fight hunger in America. For every calorie
our users "tweek" from their food, foodtweeks
makes a donation to a local food bank so they can
distribute the same number of nutritious calories
to feed a hungry child and their family. There's
no cost of any kind to the foodtweeks user and
it's easy for food banks to participate. http//w
ww.foodtweeks.com/