EDIT: WE DID IT! WE WON! THANK YOU!!

elwayvedderelwayvedder South Jersey Posts: 9,040
edited July 2017 in The Porch
EDIT: WE DID IT! WE WON!  THANK YOU!!

Dear friends and supporters of Operation Yellow Ribbon,

Thanks to you, we are beyond thrilled to say WE DID IT!  WE WON THE WAWA FOUNDATION HERO AWARD!

We cannot thank all of you enough for all the votes, shares and support.  Winning $50,000 from The Wawa Foundation puts us in a great position to continue sending morale boosting care packages to our brave women and men in harm's way for many days to come.

We are beyond grateful for everything.  Thank you for being a part of such a magical ride.  We are so blessed to have your help and support.  Thanks to you, many more smiles on the faces of those who deserve it the most will happen.

From the bottom of our hearts, we are so grateful for your help and support.

For the Troops,

Operation Yellow Ribbon of South Jersey

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As you may know Operation Yellow Ribbon is an all-volunteer 501c3 US Service Member support group that sends over 50,000 pounds of morale boosting care packages each year to our brave women and men serving in the US Armed Forces and deployed to the Middle East.

OYR is truly inspired by the activism of Pearl Jam and the amazing give and take relationship between the fan and the band.

We've had many Pearl Jam fans or family members of forum members here be care package recipients in the past.
So many of you have helped in the past and have been beyond generous.  With that said, I come here asking for your help again today:

Please vote for OYR by visiting https://www.thewawafoundation.org/hero-award/

We truly need your help. We try not to ask for too much during the year but this is a time we TRULY NEED YOUR HELP.

We are beyond thrilled to announce that Operation Yellow Ribbon of South Jersey is one of four finalists for this year's Wawa Foundation Hero Award! OYR has a 1 in 4 chance of winning $50,000 which will truly help us with our mission of providing morale boosting care packages and smiles to our brave U.S. Military Personnel deployed to the Middle East.

1) Please vote for OYR by visiting https://www.thewawafoundation.org/hero-award/

Voting is limited to once per email address. You can vote June 15th through June 29th. The Wawa Foundation Hero Award will be announced on Independence Day morning as part of a ceremony on July 4th in front of Independence Hall. The recipient of The Wawa Foundation Hero Award will receive a $50,000 grant and the three runners up will receive $10,000 each.

Thank you for "all that you give and nothing you take"


For the Troops,

-EV

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  • cockagecockage Posts: 454
    Fuck + yes!

  • EdsonNascimentoEdsonNascimento Posts: 5,506
    Wow. Great work.  Congrats and good luck!
    Sorry. The world doesn't work the way you tell it to.
  • jeffbrjeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    Voted. Great work elwayvedder!!
    "I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/08
  • pjsteelerfanpjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,883
    voted
    ...got a mind full of questions and a teacher in my soul...
  • tino_11tino_11 Posts: 1,923
    Voted, good luck!!!
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    2012: Manchester I, Manchester II, Manchester (EV) 
    2014: Milan, Leeds, Milton Keynes 
    2017: London II (EV) 
    2018: Amsterdam I, London I, Prague, London II 
    2019: London (EV)
    2022: London I, London II, Budapest, Krakow, Amsterdam
  • JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,408
    I voted.....good luck!
  • hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    Done, and thank you :)
  • Amongst the AniAmongst the Ani @Wobbie Posts: 7,790
    Done and thank you as well. 
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    Fuckus rules all
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  • RP112579RP112579 Tinley Park, IL Posts: 3,350
    Voted. Good luck!
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  • ed243421ed243421 Posts: 7,624
    Cheers to Dave and OYR for all their great work!!
    The whole world will be different soon... - EV
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  • a5pja5pj Hershey PA Posts: 3,834
    Done and done, how many emails can I make, hmmm
    Wouldn't it be funny if the world ended in 2010, with lots of fire?



  • wwsuicidewwsuicide Posts: 1,299
    Wife and I voted...good luck man!!
  • demetriosdemetrios Canada Posts: 87,335
    Voted!
  • stuckinlinestuckinline Posts: 3,357
    Voted

    Best of luck!
  • SD48277SD48277 Woodstock, NY Posts: 12,242
    Voted! :smile:
    ELITIST FUK
  • elwayvedderelwayvedder South Jersey Posts: 9,040
    thank you everyone! i am beyond grateful and blessed to have your support over the years
  • MedozKMedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,209
    Good Luck. Great guy and charity.
  • sdavissdavis Posts: 959
    Hell yeah! Voted! Good luck!
  • NatashapearljamfanNatashapearljamfan Australia Posts: 3,777
    Voted and good luck :bee:
  • BLACK35BLACK35 Hanover, Ontario Posts: 22,438
    Voted and good luck!
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    2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014 - Cincinnati, St. Louis, Detroit
    2016 - Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Ottawa, Toronto 1
    2018 - Fenway 1&2
    2022 - Hamilton, Toronto
    2023 - Chicago 1&2
  • FoxyRedLaFoxyRedLa Lauren / MI Posts: 4,810
    4 more votes in!


    Oh please let it rain today.
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  • HobbesHobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,377
    Voted. :peace:
  • BIGDaddyWilBIGDaddyWil Michigan Posts: 3,027
    Hell yes!!!! I voted! Great work!
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  • mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,739
    done.  Good luck Dave!
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • oftenreadingoftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,821
    Voted twice, work and personal emails. Voter fraud, but for a worthy cause 
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  • jjflashjjflash Posts: 4,815
    Bump!
  • BLACK35BLACK35 Hanover, Ontario Posts: 22,438
    Voted twice, work and personal emails. Voter fraud, but for a worthy cause 
    Oh thanks for the idea, count one more vote when I get back to ofice
    2005 - London
    2009 - Toronto
    2010 - Buffalo
    2011 - Toronto 1&2
    2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014 - Cincinnati, St. Louis, Detroit
    2016 - Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Ottawa, Toronto 1
    2018 - Fenway 1&2
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  • electronblueelectronblue WPB Florida Posts: 3,457
    Voted and good luck!!
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    it's just me"


  • elwayvedderelwayvedder South Jersey Posts: 9,040
    thanks everyone. keep em coming!  i met with WaWa, NBC and the other 3 charities in the running for $50k this morning and some aren't all volunteer and have paid employees etc,. Our ALL VOLUNTEERS need your help.  So do our BRAVE.
    Thank you
    EV
  • wall232wall232 New York Posts: 1,346
    Done!  Thanks again for everything you and OYR do.
    NYPJ
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