Popular Christian rock band BarlowGirl is teaming with renowned artists such as U2, Kenny Chesney, and Switchfoot in a humanitarian effort hosted by Passalong.com to help Hurricane Katrina victims.

Passalong.com is currently featuring a variety of items from select artists to auction with proceeds going to the American Red Cross. Following last week’s U2 auction, BarlowGirl this week has provided a Fender Squier Mini Guitar autographed by the three sisters (Rebecca, Alyssa, and Lauren Barlow), along with a Zen Micro MP3 player and a digital copy of the band’s newly released CD, Another Journal Entry. Other artists participating the worthwhile effort are My Chemical Romance, American Idol Celebrity George Huff, The Used, Switchfoot, Kenny Chesney and Terri Clark.

“We felt so honored to be asked to participate with helping the victims of Hurricane Katrina,” says BarlowGirl. “Watching all of the devastation on TV every American has felt so helpless seeing such despair so we immediately accepted when the offer came and hope that the items we are providing will provide necessary assistance to the victims of the Gulf region.”

In addition to the spotlight at Passalong.com, BarlowGirl is also the first artist in the Christian music industry to utilize a mobile marketing campaign through ipsh!net, Inc. to broaden their fanbase while promoting an album.

Through banners placed on at www.barlowgirl.com, and www.ferventrecords.com, fans can text message their friends’ mobile phones and invite them to preview the album by entering a phone number provided. Individuals can further vote on their favorite songs, choose to receive ongoing updates from BarlowGirl and even enter to win one of five signed guitars, all from their phone.

BarlowGirl has delivered with Another Journal Entry after the incredible success from their self-titled debut CD that made them the top-selling new Christian artist in 2004. After four Gospel Music Association nominations and a stellar performance of their breakout hit, “Never Alone,” on last year’s GMA Awards show, BarlowGirl is garnering mainstream media attention. The three Barlow sisters have performed on Nashville’s Tennessee Mornings (FOX), appeared on the syndicated hit morning show Rick & Bubba, been featured in Billboard Magazine and on Tommy2.net. BarlowGirl will additionally be found in upcoming features in Enterteenment News and EntertainmentWorld.us. And on iTunes, BarlowGirl obtained in one week over 150,000 downloads of their current single, “Let Go,” after being chosen as the selected title for the week of September 26. A recent review on About.com sums up the strong positive reaction to Another Journal Entry: “I looked forward to BarlowGirl's sophomore release, but it was with a little bit of trepidation, because I honestly didn't know how they could possibly top their debut release. I needed not have worried because somehow, they did just that.”

For updates on BarlowGirl, visit www.barlowgirl.com or www.ferventrecords.com.