CONTACT: JEFF GELDER FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Office: 619.795.1740 – Cellular: 760.613.0220
PRESS RELEASE:
SAN DIEGO, May 10th, 2012 – Children’s Holiday Magic Project Inc., a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, announced today that they are now accepting submissions for the 10th edition of the Holiday Magic, a Gift for Children of All Ages CD. The submission deadline is August 24th, 2012 and all details can be found at www.HolidayMagicCD.org “submissions.”
Jeff Gelder, owner of GelderHead Productions, with the help of many volunteers, distributed nearly 5000 CD’s to hospitals in 2011 and will exceed that number this year with plans to “play Santa” in December at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego.
Last year’s CD tale introduced Thalion, Master Elf, who is the head of Santa’s workshop. Santa also declared the first annual Elfin Day to celebrate and acknowledge all of the hard working elves. 2011 talent included Broadway actress and singer Ashley Fox-Linton (from Del Mar, CA), and Marc Graue, renown voice-over talent. The CD includes tales in several languages including English and Spanish, and a Hanukah song. Talent over the past eight years has been remarkable, and includes award winning actress and singer Nichelle Nichols (Lt. Uhura on Star Trek) and her talented sister Marian Michaels, and Sam Bass of San Diego’s KyXy 96.5fm and many more. Listen to music clips online at www.HolidayMagicCD.org.
Other performers who generously lent their talent to the CD are singer, songwriter Karl Anthony, nationally acclaimed voice actors, Canadian Artist Deb Munro, singer, songwriter Teri Wilder and the talented and clever Glenn Hascall. Writer Mark Patterson penned the script, and professional speaker Phillip Tanzilo, voice actors Greg Dehm, Heather Martinez, Penny Abshire, Tina Wilson, and Jeff Gelder also of KyXy 96.5fm, plays Santa Claus, Carlito, Kate, Mrs. Claus and Rudolph and Jeffery the Reindeer respectively.
The first Holiday Magic CD was produced in 2003, when Jeff Gelder, of GelderHead Productions, was tasked in a Landmark Education class to come up with a project that would enhance the community and ultimately take on a life of its own. That’s just what has happened, as Gelder now fields many inquiries about the CD all year long. “This year we hope to once again have CD’s for Children’s Hospital’s in San Diego, Milwaukee, Miami, Albuquerque, Orange County, New Orleans, Houston, Los Angeles, Taos, Delaware, Tacoma, Seattle, Denver, Oakland, St. Louis, Palo Alto, Omaha, Rhode Island, and Singapore!
Donations are requested throughout the year. Checks of any denomination should be made out to: Children’s Holiday Magic Project, Inc. and sent to P.O. Box 3386, San Diego, CA 92163-3386, or donate via Paypal at www.HolidayMagicCD.org and click on “Donation.”
For every $10.00 donation a child will receive a CD of their own,” says Gelder. “This is a labor of love that is received with much joy by children who are unfortunately spending the holiday season in the hospital and their siblings, who often crave attention due to so much being given to the ailing member of their family,” Gelder said. “We appreciate all donations! The more donations the more children that will be receiving a CD.”
GelderHead Productions offers professional voice-over services to enhance business communications, provides voice or on-camera talent for commercials, narration, spokesperson and emcee services. Owner Jeff Gelder, believes in giving back to the community and is proud to produce a Holiday CD that is distributed free to children confined to the Hospital during the most festive time of the year. For more information and interviews, contact Jeff at GelderHead Productions.
