Stephen Colbert Presents $171,525 to the 'Yellow Ribbon Fund' Charity on 'The Colbert...

Stephen Colbert Presents $171,525 to the 'Yellow Ribbon Fund' Charity on 'The
Colbert Report' for the Sales Generated by his WristStrong Bracelets
For More Info and to Purchase a WristStrong Bracelet, Viewers Can Log Onto
www.colbertnation.com

NEW YORK, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Once again, Stephen Colbert's call to
action is heeded by The Nation. On last night's show, Colbert presented the
Yellow Ribbon Fund with a $171,525 check, the proceeds raised to date through
the sales of the WristStrong bracelets. He first donned the WristStrong
bracelet during the August 20, 2007 episode of "The Colbert Report" in which
he launched a "wrist awareness" campaign urging celebrities to wear a
WristStrong bracelet. Heroes can log onto www.colbertnation.com to purchase a
WristStrong bracelet.
On June 27, 2007, Colbert fell and broke his wrist during a taping of his
show. The host was seen wearing a cast and getting celebrities (New York
CityMayor Mike Bloomberg, Katie Couric, Bill O'Reilly, House Speaker Nancy
Pelosi,
Tim Russert, Tony Snow and Brian Williams) to sign it. The celebrity-signed
cast was then auctioned off on eBay, fetching $17,200 with proceeds also
benefiting the Yellow Ribbon Fund.
Previously, Colbert has raised proceeds for other charities including
DonorsChoose.org and Save the Children. During his Presidential bid to get on
the South Carolina ballot, Colbert asked his viewers to contribute to
DonorsChoose.org which benefits schools in South Carolina. The on-air mention
raised $59,000 in 10 days and reached 13,000 public school students in South
Carolina. In 2006, Colbert celebrated his one-year anniversary by auctioning
off on eBay his famous on-set portrait featuring a regal Stephen Colbert
standing in front of a portrait of a regal Stephen Colbert. The portrait
garnered an impressive $50,000 for Save the Children. Currently, the third
season portrait hangs in the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait
Gallery in Washington, D.C.
The Yellow Ribbon Fund www.yellowribbonfund.org assists injured service
members and their families while they recuperate at the Walter Reed Army
Medical Center and the National Naval Medical Center by offering housing,
transportation, job mentoring and internships, as well as tickets to sporting
and cultural events.
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For COMEDY CENTRAL, Renata Luczak, +1-212-767-8661,
renata.luczak@comedycentral.com; or for Yellow Ribbon Fund, Marie Wood,
+1-301-706-9498, marierwood@hotmail.com