The Thru Power Foundation

The ”Steps” CD, produced by drummer and bandleader Paul Tillman Smith, features the Park Place Band with special guest vocalist Donnie Williams, a 2004 American Idol finalist. Donnie missed his chance to become an American Idol winner because of a DUI. He later attended AA meetings, which educated him about the dangers of alcohol abuse. Park Place would like to spread the message about the dangers of alcohol and drug use to young and old alike. Also, the New York office of AA (Alcohol Anonymous) gave Chump Change Records permission to use the twelve steps of recovery in a beautiful musical and spoken-word dialogue.

The “Steps” CD has been designed for everyone to enjoy, and proceeds will not only go to help recovering addicts but also to benefit people recovering from other misfortunes, e.g., foster care, domestic violence, incest, homelessness, or the senseless murder of a loved one. Most importantly, we hope the greatest use of this product will be as a spiritual tool for people who are in early recovery from afflictions of all types. It is our belief that if you reach for your Higher Power and continue to pray for deliverance from personal obstacles, miracles do happen.

We Can't Do It Alone

The song “Higher Power,” featured on the Park Place “Steps” CD featuring Donnie Williams, won the Tyler Perry national contest for the best original video and inspirational song. The contest was co-sponsored by Lions Gate films, BET, and Pastor Marvin Winan’s who stated that “Higher Power” was the winner by far. Go to Chumpchange.com and see the video, written and produced by Chump Change Records executive and Park Place bandleader Paul Tillman Smith.

Proceeds from the sale of this product, minus royalties, manufacturing, and distribution costs, will go to benefit individuals and programs involved in supporting people recovering from all types of afflictions. One of the great tenets of recovery is that you can’t do it alone. In respect of this principle, The Thru Power Foundation in conjunction with Chump Change Records seeks partnerships with those who can put this product in the hands of the people who would benefit most from hearing it. Additionally, the best way to experience the music of “Steps” is live. Something phenomenal happens to people, especially recovering addicts, upon hearing the music performed on stage. The goal is to take our “Recovery Musical and Spoken Word Extravaganza” across the world to perform for both public and private treatment centers, recovery venues, and temples of worship. Ironically, when an addict is practicing his or her addiction, often there is nothing they won’t do to satisfy that addiction. Therefore, for recovering addicts, helping to fund or donating to this product will be an excellent way to spend some of those post- addiction dollars, and the world will be better for it. Finally, our primary goal is to offer scholarships to those individuals who are overcoming their hardships and show the willingness to improve their lives through scholastic and personal achievement.

Press Release:   To Radio Reviewers

Usage of the Twelve Steps in a musical and spoken word dialogue was approved by the New York office of Alcoholics Anonymous. Many Recovery Centers are already using it and distributing it to their clients. We are currently in the process of distributing it to all Recovery Centers in the USA so that it will be readily available once the STEPS CD is played and available on line and in stores.

USA Suggested donation $15.00 each + Postage $3.00 outside USA $6.00.  Life Saving Inspirational, Gospel tinged, Urban Contemporary music at it’s finest: To All Radio Programmers & Music Reviewers:

Dear Radio Music Director: This CD is suitable for all formats. For further information on how to purchase or donate contact us at: www.thruPower.com  or www.chumpchange.com . Paul Tillman Smith: 510-653-8151 or Tom Wiggins: 925-952-4585 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Chump Change Records: “The Thru Power Foundation” P.O. Box 3578 Berkeley, California 94703

Help us lift a life today & together we can begin to lift ourselves to a higher involvement towards better posterity and health for our communities.

Hopefully because of people like you, The Thru Power Foundation will be given the opportunity to share the “STEPS” CD and music Video’s “Higher Power” and “The Twelve Steps” with many of the eighty million people around the world who know about or have followed one of the Twelve Step programs.

The “STEPS” Project is now beginning its out reach program of Recovery thru Internet, Radio, Television and Print Media. Once you listen and view this project we hope that your station will recognize its uniqueness and that you will come on board and partnership with us. Up to eighty percent of every dollar goes into our scholarship fund. We want to reach out to those young gifted people who are talented but may not get a chance to maximize their innate gifts unless we reach out and help them. We are talking about those young people who may have had a ruff start but have begun to turn their lives around. If it wasn’t for the help our record producer received as a young person from people who were strangers there would be no “STEPS” CD.

Also, with airplay and support from folks like you, the Steps Project will be able to reach people who are currently experiencing an addiction crisis and who could benefit greatly from hearing the message of this music. Using the international language of song, we hope to be able to help people all over the world get serious about their recovery. The bottom line is whether this CD is worthy to draw on people’s deeper emotions and that of course will be for people in positions like you to determine.

Yours truly, The Thru Power Foundation