NASHVILLE, TENN. – On the rise Country music artist and songwriter, Allie Colleen, performed at a benefit in July 2018 to raise funds for Sea Turtle Recovery, a Non Profit Organization dedicated to the rehabilitation of sea turtles and providing public outreach. In May 2019 she was honored to partner with them and include her single, “Take Up Your Arms,” an anthem song about fighting for the good in the world featured in a promotional video bringing awareness to the organization. As a special opportunity to share the outreach and incredible care of the turtles, Allie invited her Facebook fans to join her in a virtual tour of the Sea Turtle Recovery state of the art facility located within the Essex County Turtle Back Zoo. During the special event, her fans were given the honor to give the name Olaf to one of the two Sea Turtle Recovery’s two critically endangered Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles. Both of these sea turtles washed ashore cold stunned due to failing to migrate to warmer water before temperatures became too cold. Donate to this cause to help pay for food, medicine, bloodwork, and other needs for Olaf and other sea turtle patients at seaturtlerecovery.org/donate and receive a special Allie Colleen signed magnet for “adopting” Olaf. More information on Sea Turtle Recovery can be found at www.seaturtlerecovery.org
“I absolutely adore Brandi and Bill. I am so blown away by their work and their efforts every single day to take care of lives that are not their own,” expressed Allie Colleen. “When I was on the phone with Brandi and Bill trying to schedule a good night to do this live, I asked them what a good time would be because I wanted to make sure they would still be at the clinic and hadn’t gone home yet. Brandi without missing a beat casually said “oh well we haven’t gone home in two days, we’re kind of here all the time so literally anytime works!” — that is how hard these two work. I am honored to support their cause in any way I can.”
“Allie has, for years now, continued to help Sea Turtle Recovery save threatened and endangered sea turtles. She is an inspiration not only for her music, but also for her compassion for wildlife,” shared Sea Turtle Recovery Co-Executive Officer – Brandi Biehl. “Sea Turtle Recovery is humbled by her love for our patients, and we are proud to consider her part of STR’s family. Olaf will be lucky to have Allie in his corner.”
Allie Colleen is passionate about the earth and saving our natural resources and has worked with the organization for fundraising efforts in the past. The song “Take Up Your Arms,” is about knowing what is right and wrong and taking responsibility for our homeland and bringing attention to those things that cannot fight for their own survival. Watch the promotional video here.
The lyrics to “Take Up Your Arms” expresses how if we truly embrace each other and come together nothing is impossible. From supporting endangered sea turtles that play a crucial role in the health of the oceans to just giving a hug, if we choose to embrace each other then nothing is impossible.
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