JASON ALDEAN PARTNERS WITH HOUSTON NATIVE,
13-YEAR-OLD DJ DANIEL, TO RAISE $200,000
FOR HEROES FOR CHILDREN
The Texas-based Non-Profit Heroes For Children, Which Helps To Ensure No Family Faces Childhood Cancer Alone, Was First Brought To Aldean’s Attention by Cancer Warrior DJ Daniel In This Video
Houston Astros, Aldean And Tour Sponsor Patriot Mobile Host A Day Of Baseball And Mini-Golf Fun For Heroes For Children Families And Kids Fighting Cancer Before Houston’s FULL THROTTLE Show At The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion on August 15
Aldean with DJ Daniel and DJ’s father on stage
at the Full Throttle tour stop in Houston, TX on August 15th
Photo Credit: Courtney Reed.
Grammy-nominated, award-winning entertainer Jason Aldean’s FULL THROTTLE Tour made its sold-out stop in Houston, TX Friday (8/15) at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, but not before making a very important local stop. Before taking to the stage, Aldean joined Devarjaye “DJ” Daniel, members of the Houston Astros baseball team, and families, staff and children from Texas-based non-profit Heroes for Children for a full day of mini-golf at Puttshack and baseball fun before the Full Throttle show that evening. Aldean, in partnership with Full Throttle tour sponsor Patriot Mobile, also presented a surprise check for $200,000 to Heroes for Children, thanking them for all they do and thanking DJ for bringing his awareness to the organization.
DJ Daniel and Jason Aldean at a Heroes for Children event
held at Puttshack in Houston, TX, prior to the August 15th Full Throttle Tour stop.
Photo Credit Courtney Reed
The event was the culmination of initial outreach online by 13-year-old DJ Daniel, a cancer fighter and Houston native, who made a video plea earlier this year asking, “Hey, does anybody know Jason Aldean? Because we’re trying to do a country show down here to raise money for kids with cancer.” Jason saw the video while he happened to be with his friend and fellow artist Darius Rucker, so they responded here, with Jason promising to meet the teen and help his mission.
In addition to hosting the event at Puttshack mini golf, Aldean also worked with the Houston Astros, who came to the table in a big way, offering kids a chance to attend batting practice including meet-and-greets on site with some of its players and free tickets to a future Astros game, ahead of Aldean’s sold-out show that evening. Hall of Famers Roger Clemens and Jeff Bagwell were in attendance, playing golf and taking pictures with families battling pediatric cancer. Later that evening at the Full Throttle Houston show, DJ made a surprise on-stage appearance to share his story of how Heroes for Children helped him, encouraging fans to also get involved, and also telling a few jokes that had the crowd roaring.
DJ Daniel, who suffers from a rare form of brain and spinal cancer was told almost 8 years ago that he had about 5 months to live, and after battling cancer and undergoing more than a dozen surgeries, has since spent countless hours working to raise awareness and funds in the fight against childhood cancer and Texas non-profit Heroes for Children. Co-founded by Jenny Lawson and Larissa Linton, who both lost children to cancer, Heroes For Children helps to ensure no family faces childhood cancer alone. For more information and additional ways to donate, visit here.
Aldean with 13 year old Heroes For Children advocate DJ Daniel along with from L to R:
Patriot CMO Scott Coburn, (Aldean), Heroes for Children Co-Founders Jenny Lawson and Larissa Linton, Patriot Mobile COO Jenny Story, (DJ Daniel) and Patriot Mobile CEO Glenn Story at a Heroes for Children Puttshack event ahead of Aldean’s Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion’s Full Throttle Tour stop on August 15th in Houston, TX.
Photo Credit: Courtney Reed
Aldean with Hall of Famers/ Houston Astros legends Roger Clemens and Jeff Bagwell at Puttshack Houston for a Heroes For Children event on August 15th
Photo Credit: Hailey Stutzman
