Lamont & John Legend raise money for Justice For Children Intl. at GQ Gentlemen's Fund event.

NYC - Joe's Pub - 9/20/07

John Legend, who is the spokesman for GQ's charity, the Gentlemen's Fund, performed at Joe's Pub to raise awareness and funds for Justice for Children International, an organization dedicated to stopping child trafficking throughout the world. www.jfci.org.

The evening started out with some words from GQ Publisher Peter King Hunsinger and more information about the charities the Gentlemen's Fund sponsors. The initiative is part of the magazine's 50th-anniversary celebration. Mr. Hunsinger explained that the sponsorships meant the money from ticket sales could actually go to the charity, not just cover the event.

GQ then treated guests to a performance by Lamont Hiebert, self-described artist/abolitionist and one of Justice for Children International's founders. Lamont performed a new song from his upcoming album "Jubilee" entitled "Fragile". There were tears as Mr. Hiebert started describing scenes from the music video as he sang about enslaved children.

When Mr. Legend was asked about the charity, he was excited to be doing the work and enthused that GQ has raised more than $1.1 million so far. To read more about the Gentlemen's Fund and offer your support please visit http://thegentlemensfund.com.