*BUGS AMONGST THE WAVES* Help us to help each other!

Introducing.....
BUGS AMONGST THE WAVES!

You may be asking, “What the heck is that?”

Bugs Amongst the Waves (BATW) is a group of your fellow 10c members who have banded together after the idea was proposed by Don (dwhite76) that together, PJ fans CAN make a difference in the lives of those around us. This is a result of what has evolved from the original thread, “HELP A 10C STRANGER CHALLENGE”.

There are so many great people in 10c, and we all seem to have so much love to share! Help us to help others!! [/color]

Who we are
The current “board” members, in no particular order, are:

ahill721 (Adam)
MFC2006 (Matt)
dwhite76 (Don) (CEO )
GivenToLukinKP (Kelly) (Treasurer)
Loulou (Lorna)
StillHere (Jo)

~*~*~*~*~CURRENT PROJECTS~*~*~*~*

BATW Holiday Help Drive!
Head on over the AET to see what BATW is doing to help a few fellow ten clubbers this holiday season! http://community.pearljam.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=175986

The "Can't Keep/Save You Garage Sale" is being organized over at this thread: http://forums.pearljam.com/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=156055 Put some stuff up for sale; make a few bucks, spend a few bucks

What we hope to accomplish
Plain and simple- we want to be there to help other 10c members who are in need of a little boost. A little help goes a long way. You have no idea how much something like a gift card to buy food for your family or to put gas in your car really means until you are in a situation where that is an extreme struggle. We are setting up a variety of ways to raise funds in order to give a hand to those around us. Our plan is to offer not only financial support, but also to assist with locating local assistance programs that offer services that the individual deems useful for thier situations. Some examples of these services: transportation, help running errands, financial assistance to reduce utility bills, local food banks, job placement programs, support groups, patient advocates to help negotiate reduced medical bills, sliding scale mental health services and whatever else the recipient can use help with. We are somewhat rookies, but we are absolutely PASSIONATE about doing whatever we possibly can to help! This is the plan right now, but there is no telling how much we can accomplish once this gets going!

How you can help

1- Cash gifts are very much needed and appreciated. You can send all monetary gifts via paypal. Please PM Kelly (GivenToLukinKP) for details on how to do this. Please mark it as a "gift" so we can avoid fees. Please include your forum user name and e-mail address (if its not the one linked to your paypal account) and also note that it’s a cash gift (so there is no confusion over whether monies received are for garage sale goods-see next item). ANY gifts in the form of cash are welcome- even a few bucks will help!

2- The "Can't Keep/Save You Garage Sale" is being organized over at this thread: http://forums.pearljam.com/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=156055. We just need people willing to pledge proceeds from the sale of their goods. All the details can be found on that thread. If you have questions on this, PM Kelly (GivenToLukinKP).

3- We need people to volunteer to be possible “runners”. This means once we find out where a recipient lives, we need someone in their region to go to purchase the gift cards (since we don’t all have the same stores available in our areas as where the recipient lives). We would paypal you the money, and then you could go and make the purchase with it. If you are interested in being put on a list to do this job, please PM Don (dwhite76) with subject “RUNNER VOLUNTEER”. Include your name, email address and the town you live in so we can keep track of people who are available should the need arise.

4- We need people to give to!! Please, don’t be shy! We know how hard it is to ask for help. If you know of a fellow 10c member who is in a tough spot and could use a little help, let us know! You can choose to remain as an anonymous “tipster” if you want. If you have their address already, that is a bonus. If you don’t, not to worry- we can get it somehow. All nominations should be sent via PM to Don (dwhite76). Please include as much information as you can.

5- We need IDEAS! If anyone has any ideas on ways to raise funds or any type of operational suggestions, please PM any of the board members listed above, and we will make sure everyone gets the info.

6- Support! Bumps! Spread the word! LOVE!

Thank you all for your donations, support and BUMPS!! We are all so very excited to get this going and help each other. We sincerely hope you want to jump on this train with us

Much appreciation,
Don, Adam, Matt, Kelly, Lorna & Jo

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