''Download to Donate'' is a program by

Music for Relief Music for Relief is a 501(c)(3) charitable trust founded by the rock band Linkin Park in response to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Throughout its first twelve years, the organization responded to over 30 natural disasters across four continen ...

, a non-profit organization established by

Linkin Park Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. The band's current lineup comprises vocalist/rhythm guitarist/keyboardist Mike Shinoda, lead guitarist Brad Delson, bassist Dave Farrell, DJ/turntablist Joe Hahn and drummer ...

in 2005 to aid victims of natural disasters in their recovery efforts. So far, the program has released three compilations: two to support the

2010 earthquake in Haiti A catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake struck Haiti at 16:53 local time (21:53 UTC) on Tuesday, 12 January 2010. The epicenter was near the town of Léogâne, Ouest department, approximately west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capi ...

and one for the

2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami The occurred at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC) on 11 March. The magnitude 9.0–9.1 (M) undersea megathrust earthquake had an epicenter in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Oshika Peninsula of the Tōhoku region, and lasted approximately six minutes ...

. Several artists contribute songs to the compilations, and people are encouraged to either download the songs, in which the proceeds will go to relief efforts for the disasters; or to simply donate any amount money for the cause.About Download to Donate: Tsunami Relief

''Download to Donate for Haiti''

''Download to Donate for Haiti'' is a compilation album by Music for Relief, who is working alongside

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and the Dave Matthews Band's BAMA Works to provide food, water, medical supplies and sustainable housing for those affected by the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Mike Shinoda Michael Kenji Shinoda (; ja, 篠田賢治, Shinoda Kenji; born February 11, 1977) is an American musician, singer, rapper, songwriter and record producer. He co-founded the rock band Linkin Park in 1996 and was the band's collaborative vocali ...

and

Enrique Iglesias Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (; (born 8 May 1975) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican indie label Fonovisa and became the bestselling Spanish-language act of the decade. By the ...

promoted the compilation on Larry King Live. The compilation has raised around $270,000 with 115,000 downloads.

''Download to Donate for Haiti V2.0''

On the Music for Relief official website, it is revealed that there will be an updated version/sequel of ''Download to Donate for Haiti'', called ''Download to Donate for Haiti V2.0'', to be released on January 11, 2011. Some of the tracks from the first ''Download to Donate for Haiti'' are included in the album. The cause has raised more than $26,000. The donations will support Artists for Peace and Justice, charity: water,

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, Partners In Health and the

, as well as reconstruction and the delivery of food, water and medical care in

Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...

. On February 22, 2011, Linkin Park members Chester Bennington,

Brad Delson Bradford Phillip Delson (born December 1, 1977) is an American musician, best known as the lead guitarist and one of the founding members of the rock band Linkin Park.

Joe Hahn Joseph Hahn (born March 15, 1977) is an American musician, DJ, director and visual artist best known as the DJ of the American rock band Linkin Park, doing the scratching, turntables, sampling, and programming for all seven of Linkin Park's ...

and Rob Bourdon joined

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and international security, security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be ...

Secretary General

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in a

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Town Hall discussion on how they continue their work on raising efforts on awareness of Haiti. Fans were also encouraged to participate in the ''Download to Donate'' campaign. The songs were no longer available for download from December 10, 2011. Music for Relief selected the Haitian Education and Leadership Program, or HELP, a program that gives higher education to young Haitians, as the final beneficiary of funds raised through ''Download to Donate for Haiti v2.0''. Music for Relief still accepts donations for Haiti.

''Download to Donate: Tsunami Relief''

''Download to Donate: Tsunami Relief'' (sometimes known as ''Download to Donate for Japan''), launched on March 22, 2011, was the third Download to Donate compilation album. The proceeds for downloading the songs went to

Save the Children The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, is an international non-governmental organization established in the United Kingdom in 1919 to improve the lives of children through better education, health care, and economic ...

, which helped the victims of the

. The songs were no longer available for download as of June 7, 2011.DOWNLOAD TO DONATE: TSUNAMI RELIEF LAST DAY TO GET THE MUSIC

References

External links

Download to Donate Official Website
{{Linkin Park 2010 compilation albums Charity albums Albums produced by Mike Shinoda