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Article: JONAS BROTHERS INSPIRE TEENS WORLDWIDE TO GIVE BACK.(SERIES: VOICES: BY FOR AND ABOUT TEENS)(CNY)
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- The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
- Article date:
- June 1, 2009
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Byline: Patricia Helena Botti de Oliverira Contributing writer
The Jonas Brothers are a world-wide success, listed ninth in money earned while on tour last year.
But they're not just a phenomenon, they are boys trying to improve the world. The Jonas Brothers earned about $12 million in 2007, and have donated 10 percent of their earnings to their charity, Change for the Children Foundation. The foundation supports programs that inspire children to face adversity with confidence, determination and a will to succeed.
Nick Jonas was diagnosed with diabetes when he was 13. Now 16, he is a diabetes ambassador for Bayer Diabetes Care, working to ...