Neyo Celebrates Mother’s Day In A Major Way
May 10th, 2008
Neyo is making sure the foster mothers of Atlanta are being recognized for their motherly contributions. This Mother’s Day (May 11), Neyo’s charity organization, Compound Foundation, is hosting a special Mother’s Day brunch for 50 extraordinary foster care mother’s from the Atlanta metro area.
Earlier today I spoke with Neyo about the event, check out what he had to say. “My foundation, Compound Foundation, is doing a Mother’s Day brunch for all the foster mothers in Atlanta. It’s just basically something to let them know we appreciate the stuff they’ve been doing. There’s no bigger responsibility then taking care of children and it’s an even bigger responsibility when you’re taking care of someone else’s children. That’s major. This brunch is for my mom, and all the mother’s that put it down for their families.”
He also credits his mother for his existence in music today “My mom is the one who put the pad and pen in my hand and told me to write it down” Neyo said. “If not for that moment, I probably wouldn’t be doing music at all.”
If you have a particular Mother’s Day moment, let it out in the comment’s section, or hell just shout her out. I’m sure she wouldn’t mind seeing her name on the walls of BET.Com lol. BIG SHOUTS GO TO SIDNEY C. IVEY (Yes, that’s LowKey’s Mommy lol)
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GOD BLESS YOU, SHAFFER SMITH FOR REMEMBERING THE FOSTER MOTHERS THIS TIME AROUND. I’M SURE YOUR MOTHER WILL BE SO VERY PROUD OF YOU. MAY THE BIG MAN UPSTAIRS CONTINUE TO BLESS THE GOOD WORKS OF YOUR HAND.
I’M A BIG FAN OF YOURS AND A RADIO PRESENTER ALL THE WAY IN ABUJA, NIGERIA, AFRICA AND MY NAME IS CELESTINE (SOLID C). I WORK WITH HOT 98.3FM IN THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF ABUJA. CHAAL!
Hey Ne-yo I love da way you thought about doning something so greatmy mother is a foster parent LOVE EYVONNE
i wunna wish my mom nd all the beautiful woman in my life who i call mom nd aunty a wonderful mothers daii i love u guys with all my heart nd i wouldn’t trade yall 4 nothing in this world
love u 4ever nd always
Jurlene
HEY NE-YO THAT IS THE GREASTEST THING YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR MOM AND FOSTER CHILDREN,SO AS YOU DO REMEMBER THEM, LET GOD ALIMIGHT REMEMBER YOU TOO AND CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU ALL THE DAYS OF YOUR LOVE, I AM PROUD OF U nE-yO
NEMEZ
just givin a HAPPY MOTHERS DAY shout out to LINDA JOHNSON Love u mama!
I would like to say Happy Mother’s Day to my Mommy Edith. Thank mommy for everything that you do.Thanks for all of your support. Always. I love you. Boo.
Happy Aunt Sans Day! I love you Aunt San. Thank you for still believing in me. I love you for all of your support. To my AK (Aunt Kathy), I know that you lead our family in prayer. Thanks for all of them. Our family is built on lots of love and faith. I appreciate my family being loyal to me. Much Love Always, Mont.
Happy Mothers Day Ma Bessie. Thank you for always being positive. No matter what, you always support us and hold us down as a family. I love you with all my heart. Thanks for everything! Mont.
Ma Bessie, Happy Mothers Day. Thank you for all of your kind words of support. Your faith is amazing. I love you! Mont!
Mommy I love you so much and appreicate everything you have done for me …. you are truly a blessing in my life and my son’s life you also find the time to educate other children at L.AU.S.D…… God put calling on your life and you answered ….. so to the world’s Greatest Mom and GG Happy Mother’s day !
Tracey Washington , CA
Hey Neyo, that is an awesome gesture reaching out an appreciating the fosture mother’s just to show them what they do will never go unnoticed or unappreciated!!! Happy Mother’s day to my mom Carol!! She has been there & done sooo much for me. I wouldnt be here today if it wasn’t for her!!!!
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What a great and unselfish thing to do Neyo. Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers –biological, surrogate, foster, step… Much love to my mother “T”, Rose and the rest of u who are dear to me.
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Ne-Yo that’s a beautiful thing you’re doing for the foster moms.
I would like to wish my mother, Ruthie Martin, a Happy Mother’s Day. She is truly an inspiration in my life and I thank God for her.
Hey Neyo just thought i would let you know first of all i love you so much and i listen to your music everyday allday. Also i would like to give my mother Sandra a mothers day shout out she’s a good mom strict but strong and i love her so much for that. Also happy mothers day to myself i’m a singel mother of two girls Tamia 8 & Amelia 17months old.
HEY i JUST WANTED TO GiVE A HUG SHOUT OUT TO MY MOMMi SHARVONNE FERGUSON, AND ALL THE OTHER GOOD CARiNG MOMS OUT THERE. i APPRECiATE YOU ALL. KEEP DOiN WHAT YALL DOiN. HAPPY MOTHERS DAY AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL. AND BiG SHOUT OUT TO NEYO FOR DOiN WHAT YOU DOiN FOR THE FOSTER MOMS.
I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE MY MOTHER PHYLLIS WASHINGTON A HUGE SHOUT OUT HAPPY MOTHERS DAY MAMA. I LOVE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART. BLESS YOUR HEART NE-YO WHAT A WONDERFUL THING TO DO.
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO MY SISTERS LATICHA AND SHARON WITH MUCH LOVE:)
TO MY GRANDMOTHER NINA RUTH CLAY. SHE TOOK IN ME AND MY TWO SISTERS WHEN OUR MOTHER WAS OUT THERE IN THOSE STREETS. MY GRANDMOTHER IS MY HERO. I LOVE HER VERY MUCH. HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY GRANDMA.
TO ALL THOSE SINGLE MOTHERS AND FATHERS THAT IS OUT HERE MAKING SURE THEIR CHILDREN ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING. HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY.
Neyo, thank you so much for having such a heart. The world needs more people in your circle to give back in a major way. I will always love and respect for the kindness. May God bless and keep you.
THANKS
AWW that is so sweet of Neyo to do that for mother’s day.
That is a real nice thing you are doing.My mom past away Sep.27 2005 and it is so hard for me I am lost without her,she meant the world to me and it hurts so much.So I want to say HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY MA,I miss you.Her name was Virginia Sadler,please pray for us.I know in some way she here’s me
thanks neyo!!!!!to all mothers enjoy your day its hard to be a mother to day.
To my mother, Nancy Y. Jones, thank you for bein more then just a mother, but a friend in my darkest hours of life. I thank God for blessing me with such amazing parent such as yourself. I love you so much. Ne-Yo your mother is so proud of you, I’m sure. Your family & friends here in Camden, Arkansas are very proud of you & send you lots of love & blessings.
I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MY MOM EOLA CARTER-GARDNER AND ALL THE OTHER MOTHERS IN THE WORLD INCLUDING ME SIMEKO CARTER.MAY GOD BLESS EVERYONE
To my mom with the greatness I’m in love with thanks for seeing me through this so I can be the best mother to my son for all its worth love mama dukes # 2
Big shout out to my MOM Ms.Edith Matthews in the Clarksdale, Ms its been a pleasure having u as a WONDERFUL MOM. To all my sisters: Teresa Pat Genise Jackie Sister in Law Renee, I love ya’ll and have a Happy Mother’s Day. Slick M-Town TN
Everyone who still has a mom please wish them a Happy Mother’s Day. Love Ya.
Hi Neyo,
That is about one of the grestest of the major things to do is what you did for all those foster mother. They are mother’s and major mothers to take on someone else’s responsibility and they are awesome and you are awesome. God will bless you and those foster mom out there. I am not sending a shout out to my mom because I will just say a prayer in her memory, but will say Happy Mother’s Day to all the Mother’s in the hold wide world and also Happy Mother Day to me I have one son and one grandson. I am a older mom Ne- YO but I listen to your music also your mother did a tremenderous thing by putting that pen and paper in your hands Happy Mother’s Day to Ne -Yo’s mom!!!
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Thanks Ne- yo for such a thoughtful things for those foster mothers because they are mother too. A great big shout out to all the Fathers that have been a mother to their children also. Okay ladies I know it is not Father’s day but Mother’s day, but look at it like this there is father’s that been a better Father/Mother than the mother. Hat off to these Father’s that have raised their children without a mother. Happy/Mother’s Day Guys!!!
Happy Mothers Day 2 all the mom’s
just want to big up my mother Janette Evans in Motreal Canada
HEY NEYO, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT WAS A THING FOR YOU TO DO FOR THE FOSTER MOMS. I HAVE THREE BOYS THAT I LOVE DEARLY AND IF WASNT FOR MY MOM TREATING ME THE WAY SHE DID I WOULDN’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE MY BABIES. SHETREATED ME LIKE THE BLACK SHEEP OF THE FAMILY AND I GO ALL OUT MY WAY FOR MY MOTHER AND I DO IT TO SHOW HER I HAVE NO HARD FEELINGS TOWARDS HER BECAUSE IF IT WASN’T FOR HER I WOULDN’T BE HERE TODAY GIVING MY LOVE TO MY BOYS BUT TO MY MOM CLARA FORD I LOVE YOU ALWAYS AND FOREVER. HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO ALL MOTHERS WHO TAKE CARE OF THEIR KIDS. I GOT NOTHING BUT LOVE AND RESPECT FOR YALL. THANK GOD OUR MOTHERS. LATOYA ALLEN, SHEREVPORT,LA
HEY NEYO I JUST WANTED TO SY I LOVE U AND THAT WAS SO NICE OF TO DO THAT FOR THE FOSTER MOMS.I LOVE MY MOM FOR HAVING ME I LOVE YOU CLARA FAYE FORD. LATOYA ALLEN OF SHREVEPORT,LA
HEY NEYO I THINK IT ‘S SO SWEET WHAT YOUR DOING FOR THESE WOMEN IT’S ABOUT TIME SOMEONE HAS & I WOULD LIKE TO SHOUT OUT MY OWN MOM RIP I LOVE U & MISS U DEARLY WITH LOVE CHANEA
that was very sweet and caring of you neyo
some men wouldnt even get they momma gift
i guess it was the thought that counted
stry fresh and god bless you and yo family
that was very sweet and caring of you neyo
some men wouldnt even get they momma gift
i guess it was the thought that counted
stay fresh and god bless you and yo family
That was a good thing you did Ne-yo Keep up the good work
JUST WANT TO TELL MY MOTHER SUSAN TAYLOR HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!!!
ALSO TO YOU NE-YO THAT IS WONDERFUL WHAT YOU DID…. YOU CARE AND YOU SHOW THAT YOU CARE I THINK YOUR THE FIRST PERSON WHO ACTUALLY THOUGHT ABOUT FOSTER MOTHERS!!! YOU ARE A TRUE TALENT AND KEEP DOING WHAT YOU DO AND BLESSING US ALL WITH YOUR MUSIC. MUCH LOVE.
NE-YO! I agree 100% I was sitting here yesterday feeling guilty and confused about whether or not I should get my aunt who raised my favorite cousin b/c her mother is not around, a mothers day gift. The part that confused me is how my cousin would feel, would she think I was implying that my aunt whom is raising her is trying to be her mom, and I just didn’t want any bs drama. But anyways good foster parents should definately be notice cause mine is a good too, and I could’ve had a lot worst after hearing my friends tell me what they’ve went through I almost feel guilty b/c I didn’t have it so bad.
Greetings,Ne-YO that is a very thoughtful thing you are doing for the foster parents and may god bless you,I Am one of your #1 FANS and I cant wait to c u here in my hometown Mphs tn.thursday nite.And I want to thank my mom for being a wonderful mom,and to let u know dat I CANT wat to suprise u today and a special shout out to all of the single parents including myself.Happy Mothers day
Great job Ne-Yo! This is a wonderful thing that you are doing.
Happy Mother’s Day to all of the mothers across the world.
Special shout out to Phyllis C. Thomas and Victoria L. Butler! Love you momma and granny!
keep up the good work and happy mothers day to all the moms out there hope you all are enjoying your day or soon will be.
God bless you, Ne-Yo. You did a great thing real major!
Hey ne-yo i just want to give u a shout out for doing something that a lot of people don’t think about. I think it is a very beautiful thing for people to take in someone they dont know and raise them like their own and it was very big of u to acknowledge that muc luv keep doing what u do
I wanna send a very very special and blessed Mother’s Day wish to my mother and all the mothers all over the world. Today is the day that u actually feel appreciated for doing a 24 hour job that u don’t get paid for. Enjoy your day!!!!!!
Hi Neyo I love you and your music. Keep up the good work!!!!!!!!!!!
I just want to say that that was a terrific thing for Ne-Yo’s organization to do for foster mothers!!! And I also want to make a shout out to My mom, Charquel Johnson, my grandma, Geraldine Dantzler, and my four aunties, Lisa Sneed, Kim Sneed, Jamiyla Eduful, and Tonya Sneed!!! I love you guys soooo much!!! =]
THAT IS GOOD NE-YO I WISH EVERYONE HAPPY MOM DAY TRIED TO SPEND EVERY MOMENT WITH YOUR MOM BECAUSE YOU ONLYGET ONE MOM.
Neyo good for you for representing mothers all over the world.
that was nice of u……..
that’s wut’z up, just make sure, u recongizin’ the foster mother’s who doing they jobs
I want to shout out to my Auntie Sarah Hairston. She has always been a wonderful foster parent to may young girls. And this was after she raised her own four children. Happy Mothers Day Auntie!
Luv Trena
happy mothers day lisa jean johnson, i love u always. and a big HAPPY MOTHERS DAY to all the foster mothers at took care of mii aunt and mother.
As a mother this truely touched my heart and soul. As we know a mothers job is never done rather u are a mother/father raising a child. And to feel appreciated on any day is mothers day.
So hats off 2 all helpful parents…thank u.
SHOUT OUT TO MY DEAR COUSIN FIRST LADY BEVERLY JOSEPH WHO IS A FOSTER MAMA HERE IN H-TOWM AND SHE HAVE SOME AWESOME VOCAL CORDS TOO.
Hey NeYo that was a very great thing you did for the mothers. I LOVE you Momma. Thanks for being there.
what’s up neyo? just to say,god bless you for doing what you do, you do it so well.my mother is in glory, smiling down on me saying,thank god, i made it…..keep thinking of other as you do,god has a special place for you…DOROTHIE
I would like to say Happy Mothers day to my mom, Mary and to all the mothers out there. Thank the lord for us, because I’m one too and we have one of the biggest jobs in the world. Gopd bless you all.
Ne-Yo,
You the man. And to all the Mom’s out there, natural, surrogate, foster, auntie’s, sister’s, any woman who has the heart to try and MOTHER anyone’s child. HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY. I lost my mother 22 years ago. And I miss her EVERYDAY. I was raised by my mom, grandmother and aunt. I was and am blessed. I am now a mother. I have one child. 17 yr. old-male. He is a wonderful son. God has truly blessed me with this boy and he is and will be a good man because of his mother’s (my mom, grandmom, etc.) before him. Mother’s (good mother’s) continue to hold it down. God Bless you all.
Always,
Ali’
I LOVE YOU DELORES,you r my world and I celebrate you everyday of my life. One day is just not enough to show how much i appriciate you.
Mom = Your Life
That is so special I’m a foster Mom and let me tell you there’s no better joy knowing I help a child know they deserve to be loved and cared for like everyone else.
thanks ne-yo bless yo moms
Mi mommy is mi inspiration and hero
Ill always and FOREVER love her(Daphne)…….
LOVE U MOMMIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
that waz a very nice thing you did and i wanna say that i love you sooo much & u have the best music
I THINK THAT IS SO SWEET OF YOU,YOU COULD HAVE JUST DID SOMETHING FOR YOUR MOM,BUT YOU DID IT FOR OTHER MOMS OUT THERE.THAT IS SO NICE
GOD BLESS!
AWWWWW THIS IS WONDERFUL…NE-YO IS DEFINATELY DOING HIS THING TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY!
Hi NEYO, you are so wonderful to do something like this. Actually, somebody has to do it. Some people don’t understand, this is what we are SUPPOSED to be doing–helping others and loving each other so, THANKS AGAIN!! I am going to adopt a child soon. I’ve been thinking about it for awhile now, I think it’s time for me to give back. My kids were adopted so I want to return the LOVE. You are awesome, Take Care!! Peggy
I THINK NEYO PROVE HIMSELF A GOOD SON OF A MOHTER. IF WE ALSO DO SUCH THINGS TO OUR MOMS,TO CELEBRATES WITH THEM THIS WILL MAKE THEM PROUDE OF US.
KEEP UP NEYO MUCH LOVE.
Hi LLoyd the you one
neyo i think that waz sweet that waz a nice way to do 4 mother day u have a nice heart luv 2 u!!!!!!