Hootie and The Blowfish say the proceeds raised by the release of a new version of their song "Hold My Hand" will go to aid the working poor of South Carolina.

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Hootie songwriter and drummer Jim "Soni" Sonefeld teamed with the Benedict College Gospel Choir to produce a new recording of the song that is now available for download on music sites including iTunes. The single was first released in 1994.

All artist profits from the sale of the song are to benefit The Cooperative Ministry, a non-profit organization that serves the working poor in the band's hometown of Columbia, S.C.

"I was blown away by the choir's a capella interpretation of the song and decided -- right then and there -- to find a way to make it available for download, and give away the proceeds," Sonefeld said in a statement Wednesday.