Singer Jimmy Demers is receiving a lot of buzz about his upcoming Concord Records CD release. However, Demers is also known in the Darfur Activist community for being the first person to wear a Team Darfur sweatband in China. Demers wore the sweatband with pride as he sang at the closing ceremonies of the 2007 Special Olympics in Shanghai, China. Here is part of what Jimmy had to say about his experience:

"As a singer, I have come to accept my role on stage as a temporary opportunity to make a lasting impression. It's sometimes challenging when you are in another country and singing in a language many might not know. However, the langauge of our heart is a universal one, and it was with my heart I wore a Team Darfur sweatband when I performed at the closing ceremonies at the Special Olympics in Shanghai, China ... I wore the Team Darfur sweatband that beautiful evening in Shanghai in the hopes that somehow, somewhere, it might awaken within someone, someday, to an innervoice that reminds us all of a greater and more powerful purpose."

To read the rest of Jimmy's comments please visit: http://pages.prodigy.net/mdd/jfd/Eunice/euney.html [2]

To buy a Team Darfur sweatband please click on the image below.