UPDATED Jan. 15, 2010: Crush It the song was recorded in September 2009. It was themed around Gary Vaynerchuk’s new book Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion.

All the proceeds from the song have always been designated to benefit Caring House Project Foundation – who builds self-sufficient villages for the desperately poor in Haiti.

Unfortunately, the devastating earthquake killed many people by crushing them. We know it goes without saying that this song does not mean that in any way. When you hear the song, you’ll quickly know it’s about “making things happen in life,” “giving your best in what you do.”

Now, we hope you’ll do just that in supporting this song and Caring House Project Foundation in a time of great need for those less fortunate. It’s one thing to live in poverty. It’s another to have just lost family and friends, and have no shelter, food, and water at the same time.

Please TAKE ACTION. And in the spirit of the meaning of this song, Crush It. That means, at minimum, Buy the song now. Next, spread the word. Finally, please consider a larger donation also to Caring House Project Foundation. It’s tax deductible. You will impact lives. Period.

Crush It Charity was created by Mark Fitzpatrick one day after talking with Gary Vaynerchuk about his new book: Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion

A long-time supporter of The Caring House Project Foundation, an amazing group that builds sustainable villages for the desperately poor, Mark got an idea for a song to be wrapped around Gary’s book launch – with 100% of the download money going to Caring House Project Foundation.

So the song Crush It was born, then written by aspiring artists Clabo and Mark Fitzpatrick.

Andre Betts, writer and producer of songs with Madonna and many other platinum performers, jumped on board to produce the more club style version of Crush It with partner China Black.

Another producer, Bruce “Kool-Aid” Gardner produced the Crush It @garyvee Mix from a beat created by Melody Man. So you have two flavors to choose from. But why not take a double scoop and feed twelve people instead of six?

When Gary Vaynerchuk finally heard the songs, he was blown away.

Now it’s up to you. Please download the song now. Get inspired. Maybe even buy extra downloads as gifts to others. And please spread the word.Remember 100% of the download money (after amazon and iTunes cut) goes to building a sustainable village for the desperately poor.

While times may be difficult here right, let’s get real. The people you’ll be helping in Haiti will likely only have one life goal: Survival.

That’s it. No dreams. Just excited to have a well pump, a small cinder block, concrete dwelling, some food….and just maybe, a chance that one day, their kids might be able to dream like us.

We hope this is only the beginning. We hope we can use this platform to Crush It in more ways for those in need. Yet, it starts right now.

Download the Crush It charity song now, and you can sleep well tonight knowing YOU helped save hundreds of lives. Now that’s a good night’s sleep.