Filipino-Puerto Rican and Hawaiian-born singer-songwriter Bruno Mars’ sister Jamie Kailani Hernandez Bayot, an artist in her own right, is one of the co-founders of the “eco-friendly community organization,” Mothers About Making Amends (MAMA Earth).
On its official Facebook page, MAMA Earth was described as “a grassroots organization promoting art, music and nature-based education as tools to make a change for the better” formed in 2007.
More, the “About Us” page on its official website reads that the org has been founded “with the intention to create exciting events that promote incredible music and different art forms in a fun and uplifting environment in order to raise money for causes that are close to her [Kailani’s] heart.”
In a taped interview aired on The Filipino Channel’s “Balitang America,” with the video posted on balitangamerica.tv on March 6, Kailani shared what inspired her set up the organization.
“On my jewelry-making venture, I found a bead, and it looked like the earth, and it sort of inspired me to start making these MAMA Earth wish bracelets. I thought instead of kids selling candy at schools, they could use it to raise whatever funds for whatever charity they want, for their school as well,” she said.
Kailani was quoted as saying on the MAMA Earth website that the bead was called Malachite-Azurite, which “looked so much like the earth, blue and green,” and is “a stone that promotes healing and aids in transformation.”
Prior, Los Angeles-based Kailani worked as a jewelry designer, professional model and actress. At one point, she was also younger brother Bruno’s personal manager and booking manager.
“I enjoy doing good things, and it was always a way to get some of the creativity inside me out. I could do music; I could do art; and I could combine it all together to raise awareness,” she expressed.
MAMA Earth also holds music fundraisers featuring upcoming artists. One of them used to be Bruno himself who, according to “Balitang America,” continues to support the organization.
“He has performed at each and every MAMA Earth event thus far,” read a part of the org’s “About Us.”
The organization, which already has chapters formed in other parts of the globe, supports various global organizations and has also extended help to victims of natural disasters in Haiti, Japan, and the Philippines.
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