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To celebrate Isaac Hayes’ constant support of the Stax Music Academy and his Stax Records Legacy, the Hayes family, in lieu of flowers requests that donations be sent to the Stax Music Academy in Memphis, made out to Soulsville, 926 E. McLemore Avenue, Memphis, TN 38106. Please specify “In memory of Isaac Hayes.” |
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Isaac Hayes supports the louisiana people
Isaac Hayes donates to the Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation. Click here to see the PSA
Singer Isaac Hayes honored as Tennessee Treasure
NASHVILLE, Tenn. To the guitar riff of "Theme from Shaft," Memphis entertainer Isaac Hayes entered the Tennessee legislative chambers to be honored as a "Tennessee Treasure." more
The Way to Happiness: a gift from Isaac Hayes
It is the CHOICES that we make that are the key factors in determining our happiness and quality of life.
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The Way to Happiness book is for anyone who wants to make the best choices and decisions possible in their lives. Get your copy today! more
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Hayes
is a tireless champion of human rights. Currently, he is the international
spokesman for the World Literacy Crusade, in which he encourages
people to work and/or stay in school, and the Shepherd Foundation,
a Harlem-based non-profit organization that researches alternative treatments
for degenerative diseases. Isaac is devoting much of his time to charitable
causes through the Isaac Hayes Foundation, founded in May
of 1999 by Isaac Hayes, whom in addition to being a musician and actor,
has always been a tireless champion of human rights. The Isaac Hayes Foundation
(IHF) partners with other nonprofit organizations to support global causes
and serve the needs of the community. With programs such as his Literacy
Links 2000 and the technology center in Ghana. |
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The Isaac Hayes Foundation is dedicated to assisting vulnerable populations
in realizing their full potential through grants, technical assistance and
program development in the areas of health care, economic, community, environmental
and human development.
In
1992, Hayes was appointed Honorary King for Development of the Ada Tradition
area in Ghana in Western Africa. There, his official name is Nene (King)
Katey Ocansey I, and he is responsible for improving literacy as well
as spurring industrial and economic growth. In the summer of 2000, Hayes
opened a school in Ghana that is designed to link children in Africa with
those in American inner cities via the Internet.
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