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Help do good in Puyallup! Ok, and other places. Pepsi Refresh

AprioriMark

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Hey, I know some of you hate charities and guitars in one place, so just close this thread now if it bothers you.



Still here?  Ok. 

I work closely with the Puyallup FISH food bank every day, and I can tell you that these people do wonderful, wonderful work every day (even though they're supposedly only open 4 days a week).  Bill and company go out of their way to not just feed people, but EMPOWER people to better themselves.  They're trying to purchase a permanent building, as they're been forced to rent one that's less advantageous for a couple years now. 

Please check out this opportunity to help people in the community where your favorite guitar parts are built.  It's really easy, and will make a real difference.  Also, check out the opportunities in your community by putting your state's name in the search bar... once you're done voting for the Puyallup Food Bank, of course!

Here's a walk-through.

Vote for the Puyallup Food Bank
to receive a $250,000 Grant from Pepsi Refresh

Pepsi is offering the Puyallup Food Bank a chance to win a grant for $250,000 to help purchase a permanent home for the food bank.  Rent is their biggest expense, and they risk disruption or closure past December of 2010.  Currently they are raising funds to move to a smaller building that the food bank can own.  If the Pepsi Refresh contest is won 100% will be use toward the purchase a building.


Please vote and help the Puyallup Food Bank receive funds to help keep feeding 20,000 of our neighbors in need every year.


The top two contenders in the $250K category will with the money. This is a popularity contest and Every vote matters!

You can vote once every day, so please vote again tomorrow. Also, please forward this to your friends and ask them to vote every day too!

Please read these important steps then
Click on the link at the bottom


1. Once you click on the link provided at the bottom of this page you will then be directed to The Puyallup Food Bank Website

2. You will then see be prompted to Vote Now Click on the one that button, it will then take you to the Pepsi Refresh site

3. You will see a yellow banner that says:
Buy the Puyallup Food Bank a building to keep feeding 20,000 neighbors

4. You will see a button on the right the vote for this idea Click on it

5. You will then be prompted to sign in (if this is your first time you will have to sign up, it takes 10 seconds)

6. Once you have signed in then you will hear a can of soda open

7. This next step is VERY IMPORTANT click on the vote for this idea again

5. At the bottom of the page in the right corner you will see a numeric counter

6. It should now be on #9 if it is still on the #10 your vote has not counted.
TO VOTE please click here:  http://www.puyallupfoodbank.org

Thank you for helping us feed our neighbors in need--



To find out more information on what they do for the community or if you are having troubles with the above link please visit their website at
http://www.puyallupfoodbank.org

-Mark






 
This is a ridiculously cool idea.

I'm going to post the ideas that I'm voting for, in the hopes that some of you might like them too.

$5K~

Health
Provide entertainment for kids undergoing chemo in an isolation ward.
http://www.refresheverything.com/kidswithcancer

Food and Shelter
Provide 10 new cozy kennels to house pets of our homeless residents.
http://www.refresheverything.com/pathkennels

Education
Help students with Autism communicate.
http://www.refresheverything.com/picturecommunication

$25K~

The Planet
Help Special Needs animals receive medical care.
http://www.refresheverything.com/secondchancepets

Neighborhood
Help save family pets during this economic crisis
http://www.refresheverything.com/purrfectpals

$50K~

Health
Create a Multi-Sensory Studio for Adults with Autism
http://www.refresheverything.com/safehavenfarmssensorystudio

Arts and Culture
Help provide quality instruments to needy students
http://www.refresheverything.com/musicstudentneeds

Food and Shelter
Save homeless pets across America! Cats and Dogs need us!
http://www.refresheverything.com/petsinneed

$250K~

Mark's food bank charity.

Health
Open a Comprehensive, Cutting-Edge, Family-Based Autism Therapy Center
http://www.refresheverything.com/smileautismservices
 
definitely cool to see these ideas and see people get passionate about them. i've voted a couple times now.

too bad no more than 2 can win! they all deserve it...
 
JaySwear said:
definitely cool to see these ideas and see people get passionate about them. i've voted a couple times now.

too bad no more than 2 can win! they all deserve it...

There will be only two winners for the $250K, however, there will be ten winners for each of the others.

(10*$5,000) = $50,000
+
(10*$25,000) = $250,000
+
(10*$50,000) = $500,000
+
(2*$250,000) = $500,000

=
$1,300,000

 
oh ok, very cool. i saw where it said "2 top prize winners" and didn't see any more about lower amounts. good!
 
JaySwear said:
oh ok, very cool. i saw where it said "2 top prize winners" and didn't see any more about lower amounts. good!

I voted for two $250K ideas, because there will only be two winners, but that leaves your 8 more votes per day for the $5K, $25K and $50K ideas.

I tried to vary things up a bit by choosing ideas in each $$$ level and at least one idea from each category. (Health, Education, Arts and Culture, etc.)
 
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