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The Frank Ski Kids Foundation will address climate change during their expedition to the Great Barrier Reef
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Monday is Earth Day and the acclaimed syndicated radio personality and philanthropist, Frank Ski, released “Amazon Sunrise (Lovely Day),” on his label, Future Sights And Sounds. The single is the first song to debut from his passion project, Climate Change, a captivating nine-track ambient soundtrack inspired by Frank Ski Kids Foundation’s (FSKF) unforgettable expeditions across the globe.
“20 years ago when we took our first trip to the Galapagos Islands,” explained Frank Ski. “We didn’t have the only thing we had was you could bring a Walkman, right? Or, we had the iPod right? The Apple iPods and you just loaded your iPod up with music and you went and I’m a big lover of lounge music and chill music and whatever. While I’m on the boat, I just look up at the sky watching the frigate birds fly right over us and just glide and I’m listening to this music and I said, ‘Man, this would be a great idea for a soundtrack’ and I’ve always had that dream to do it.
But when the pandemic happened, it really gave me an opportunity because I had all this time and I’m sitting at home with a studio, and I said, You know what, I’m finally going to do this. And that’s when we started the project four years ago, with concepts and getting the music and whatnot together to do this. So it’s got a little bit of the classic Frank ski flavor in there. But you’re going to see a whole new side of not only me, but myself and DJ class, my son Harrison and the producers that helped put all this together.”
The Frank Ski Kids Foundation has been empowering children to explore the world, discover their passions, and build valuable life skills through unique educational adventures for nineteen years. For its 20th anniversary The Frank Ski Kids Foundation is taking things to the next level with their 2024 Planet Green Science Expedition, offering ten lucky winners a chance to join the foundation on an unforgettable all-expense paid trip from June 17th-26th to Study the Effects of Climate Change on The Great Barrier Reef in Australia. All costs including passports, flights, meals, lodging, and apparel are provided to each student at no additional cost.
“It’s going to be a great trip because these kids will see it firsthand,” continued Frank Ski. “I mean, it’s one of the few places that the barrier reef butts right up against their rainforest and the relationship between the two. Not only that, but culturally, how a place like Australia and the Great Barrier Reef, how they rely on what the reef provides just to live and how that’s changing the dynamic of even people living down so these kids will have an immense opportunity to not only go there but also see it firsthand.”
Lastly, the Frank Ski Wine Tasting and Live Auction will take place Sunday, May 5th. The proceeds from this event fund the expeditions for the kids. This year The Frank Ski Kids Foundation has expanded to serve kids in the Atlanta, the Washington DC Metro Area, and within The Frank Ski Network. Ski is still on air in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. However, the reach of the foundation goes beyond the DMV and had winners from New York and New Jersey. But Ski says he started the event at his house twenty years ago and the popularity exploded from there. Because his events are for everyone, Ski says it has attracted a who’s who in corporate America, politics, and entertainment.
“And it just grew so big, because people you would have regular nine to five folks, you would have like corporate leaders, you’d have politicians, you know, from the mayor and everybody else, to the governor, you know, to Hillary Clinton to all these different people that would come through,” said Ski of his annual wine tasting event. “This year, Jeezy and you know, you just get that celebrity mix and it really gives you an opportunity to rub elbows with the who’s who, and at the same time raise money for a great foundation, like the Frank ski Kids Foundation.”
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