Miri Ben-Ari teams with Get Schooled to answer the kids directly!

[Jennie Boddy]

For Immediate Release:
July 11, 2012
MIRI BEN-ARI
ANNOUNCES GET SCHOOLED CAMPAIGN
IN UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP WITH FORMSPRING

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New York, NY - July 11, 2012 - Today Grammy Award-winning violinist and producer Miri Ben-Ari announces a partnership with the non-profit organization Get Schooled. The campaign, which will launch via a unique collaboration with social media platform Formspring, aims to create a trend of awareness, understanding and dialogue about arts and music education.

Starting on July 17th, Miri will participate in one hour-long Q&A sessions on her official Formspring account (http://www.formspring.me/miribenari<https://mail.pressherepublicity.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=8e90f4b8fd7e4fc58c1f20c63b252725&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.formspring.me%2fmiribenari>) every Tuesday from 3 to 4 PM EST. During each Q&A, Miri will answer questions and lead discussions on topics pertaining to music and arts education. 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.

 How To Participate:
*Sign up via the simple one-step registration for Formspring HERE: http://www.formspring.me/<https://mail.pressherepublicity.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=8e90f4b8fd7e4fc58c1f20c63b252725&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.formspring.me%2f>

*Formspring users can log in at any time starting NOW and ask questions on Miri's official account HERE: http://www.formspring.me/miribenari<https://mail.pressherepublicity.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=8e90f4b8fd7e4fc58c1f20c63b252725&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.formspring.me%2fmiribenari>

*Starting at 3 PM EST on July 17th, Miri will pick questions to answer and will post her responses on her official page where others can jump in on the discussion

About Get Schooled:
Get Schooled is a non-profit organization focused on directly engaging and empowering young people to take control of their own education. Get Schooled uses the power of media, technology and popular culture to motivate young people to graduate from high school and go to college. Along with Miri Ben-Ari, other celebrity ambassadors include Nicki Minaj, Justin Bieber, Big Boi, and Pharrell Williams, among many others.

About Formspring:
Based in San Francisco, Formspring is a global social media site where members can share their perspective on anything.  On Formspring, 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, Formspring was one of the fastest growing Internet sites in 2010.  Today, it has more than 4.3 billion responses posted and nearly 30 million registered members.

About Miri Ben-Ari:
A Grammy Award-Winning violinist originally from Israel, Miri Ben-Ari 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.

Miri 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 Miri Ben-Ari 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.

Miri Ben-Ari 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.

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