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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><a name="_GoBack"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">For Immediate Release:<br>
</span></b></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">July 11, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:36.0pt">MIRI BEN-ARI</span></b><b><span style="font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">ANNOUNCES GET SCHOOLED CAMPAIGN<br>
IN UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP WITH FORMSPRING<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">New York, NY – July 11, 2012</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">–
Today<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Grammy Award-winning violinist and producer <b>Miri Ben-Ari<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>announces a partnership with the non-profit organization <b>Get Schooled</b>.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>The
campaign, which will launch<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>via a unique collaboration with social media platform <b>Formspring,</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>aims to create a trend of awareness, understanding and dialogue about
arts and music education.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Starting<span class="apple-converted-space"> on
</span><b>July 17th</b>,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Miri<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>will participate in one hour-long Q&A sessions on her official
<b>Formspring</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>account<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>(</b></span><a href="https://mail.pressherepublicity.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=8e90f4b8fd7e4fc58c1f20c63b252725&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.formspring.me%2fmiribenari" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">http://www.formspring.me/miribenari</span></b></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">)
every<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Tuesday</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>from<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>3 to 4 PM EST</b>. During each Q&A,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Miri</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>will
answer questions and lead discussions on topics pertaining to music and arts education.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>These weekly sessions aim to engage children, parents, educators and arts lovers alike to share their experience, express their
concerns, ask questions and become a community dedicated to preserving and encouraging students’ involvement in arts and music education.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> <b><u>How To Participate</u>:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
</b>*Sign up via the simple one-step registration for<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Formspring</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>HERE:
</span><a href="https://mail.pressherepublicity.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=8e90f4b8fd7e4fc58c1f20c63b252725&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.formspring.me%2f" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">http://www.formspring.me/</span></b></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">*<b>Formspring</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>users can log in at any time starting NOW and ask questions on<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Miri</b>’s
official account<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>HERE</b>:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://mail.pressherepublicity.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=8e90f4b8fd7e4fc58c1f20c63b252725&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.formspring.me%2fmiribenari" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">http://www.formspring.me/miribenari</span></b></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">*Starting at<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>3 PM</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> <b>EST</b>
</span>on<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>July 17th</b>,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Miri</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>will pick questions to answer and will post her responses on her official page where others
can jump in on the discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">About Get Schooled:<br>
</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Get Schooled
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";background:white">is a non-profit organization focused on directly engaging and empowering young people to take control of their own education.
<b>Get Schooled</b> uses the power of media, technology and popular culture to motivate young people to graduate from high school and go to college. Along with
<b>Miri Ben-Ari</b>, other celebrity ambassadors include <b>Nicki Minaj</b>, <b>Justin Bieber</b>,
<b>Big Boi,</b> and <b>Pharrell Williams</b>, among many others.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">About Formspring:</span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><br>
Based in San Francisco, <b>Formspring</b> is a global social media site where members can share their perspective on anything. On
<b>Formspring</b>, people can have social interactions that allow them to share their point of view and express their personality in an authentic and meaningful way. Founded in November of 2009 by Ade Olonoh,
<b>Formspring</b> was one of the fastest growing Internet sites in 2010. Today, it has more than
<span style="background:white">4.3 billion responses p</span>osted and nearly 30 million registered members. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">About Miri Ben-Ari:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">A Grammy Award-Winning violinist originally from Israel,
<b>Miri Ben-Ari </b>has created her own unique sound by a revolutionary fusion of classical style with jazz, R&B and hip hop. This classically trained musician has helped sell millions of records by collaborating with other Grammy award-winning artists such
as Kanye West, Jay Z, Wyclef Jean, Alicia Keys, Wynton Marsalis, Britney Spears, Maroon 5, Patti Labelle, Brandy, Donna Summer, Janet Jackson and John Legend. She studied under the late classical master Isaac Stern and has earned the honor from New York's
Apollo Theater as an Apollo Legend. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Miri </span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">was honored as an "International Jewish Women to Watch” in 2007, she received the 2008 Israel
Film Festival Visionary Award, the American Society for Yad Vashem 2011 Young Leadership Associates Remembrance Award and is the first Israeli to receive the Martin Luther King Award from Israeli President, Shimon Peres. In 2011 <b>Miri Ben-Ari</b> was invited
by America's First Lady, Michelle Obama, as a "Remarkable Woman" Mentor to be a part of the annual celebration of Women's History Month and to perform at the White House.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Miri Ben-Ari</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> is also the CEO and co-founder of Gedenk ("Remember"), a non-profit organization
dedicated to promoting awareness among young people about the Jewish Holocaust.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="https://mail.pressherepublicity.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=c8c4e84bb7cd4469bbadb6824ce82132&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.miribenari.com" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">www.miribenari.com</span></b></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.formspring.me/miribenari"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">http://www.formspring.me/miribenari</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> </span></b><a href="https://getschooled.com/"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">https://getschooled.com/</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">For More Information:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Jennie Boddy or Derek Sherron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">PRESS HERE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">p: </span><a href="tel:212.246.2640" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">212.246.2640</span></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;text-align:center">
<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">e: </span><a href="https://mail.pressherepublicity.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=c8c4e84bb7cd4469bbadb6824ce82132&URL=mailto%3ajennie%40pressherepublicity.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">jennie@pressherepublicity.com</span></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
</span><a href="mailto:Derek@pressherepublicity.com"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Derek@pressherepublicity.com</span></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
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