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PDHP Champions Banquet w/ Blackhawks legend, Denis Savard, benefitting the SMILE Fund
Working for the Park District of Highland Park in Illinois we have what is called the SMILE Fund. The SMILE Fund is a grant-in-aid program in which local residents can apply for a scholarship, based on financial need, for participation fees for programs and memberships that we offer. In 2015, over $100,000 was awarded to…
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American River Conservancy (ARC) Land Stewardship Program
My wife and I just finished a two day training seminar to become land stewards for the American River Conservancy (ARC), a local land conservancy organization we have been members of for many years now. Basically, the work will involve visiting a chosen land conservancy site (yet to be determined) at least four times a…
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Danielle Hallobough - A rare one
I wanted to share this story with the jamily. I work with and am good friends with the gentleman whose wife this story is about. They were married just a little over 6 months ago and had recently announced they were having their first child. Sadly the first ultrasound showed a large growing mass that turned out to be an…
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Sets Captives Free
I work for a non profit organization called Sets Captives Free. Here is what we do: We incorporate Equine Assisted Psychotherapy to help women newly released from prison here in Co, to re-establish their lives in a productive, and meaningful manner, by dealing with the issues that cause continual re-entry into the prison…
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ALS Softball Fundraiser
In November of 2016, my father was diagnosed with ALS. Here in Charlotte, we have an organization called the Joe Martin Foundation that assists families dealing with this disease. The assistance is free and we are under no obligation to repay the Foundation for their support. Because of that reason, I felt the need to give…
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Raise the funds needed to put Our Veterans in the training and certification programs - closes 3.22
Hi PJ Friends! My company (Worldlink) is associated with the charitable organization called Working Wardrobes. They are running an event in March called Walk In Their Shoes. The goal is to walk 5k in boots in honor of our veterans and to raise money to assist Veterans in Orange County, CA. Orange County has one of the…
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Welcome!
https://pearljam.com/acts Stay up-to-date on the band's activism, giving projects, and news about their non-profit, the Vitalogy Foundation. Share your personal activism, giving, and political projects with fellow fans and keep the ACTS of kindness coming!
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AMONGS THE WAVES - great cause
please check the link=page..its for great cause..thanks https://web.facebook.com/groups/1827301090861525/ AMONGS THE WAVES We have evolved from single celled organisms in the oceans into the majestic, fault filled, beautiful, creatures we all see when we pass each other every day! BUT, like those single celled early life…
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Vitalogy Foundation Monthly Contributions?
I was looking to set up a regular monthly donation to the Vitalogy Foundation, much like I have for the Sierra Club and ACLU, but didnt see a way to do that. Does anyone know if there is a way to set this up?
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Skate Park in NC Needs YOUR HELP!
Please help my hometown! We are just in need of signatures to help a great cause. https://www.facebook.com/kinstonramppark/?hc_ref=SEARCH
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Feed The Fuzzies
This is something I started a while back. Feed the fuzzies offers food and vaccine vouchers for homeless people's pets. I see these people and their pets everywhere.. and when I was doing well financially, I always carried bags of cat and dog food in my car to offer. Then I started working with a local veterinary practice…
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NODAPL - Pearl Jam Band/Fan Views
Looking for support and wondering what PJ'S stance is on the Dakota Access Pipeline. Currently the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in ND is battling big oil and money while the Army Corps of Engineers is granting access to allow construction of a 1100 mile pipeline from ND to Illinois. The Standing Rock tribe has been trying to…
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Rock The Socks for Makenzie and EB Awareness!
Hello! I posted this in the porch, but we're trying to spread the word about Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), the rare genetic disease that results in extremely fragile skin and recurrent blisters that the Vedders have been advocating for for several years. It hit very close to home when our cousin had a daughter born with…
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Wishlist Foundation Newsletter
Check out the Wishlist Foundation February Newsletter and subscribe! Quarterly newsletters go out on the 11th of February, May, August, and November. Go! http://eepurl.com/cBpANj
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Carson Wentz using Rise on Instagram
I think Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam would be disgusted if they saw this. https://instagram.com/p/BQTb-VhjG_h/embed/
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Walking the Great Wall of China for NSPCC
Hi all I'm going to be walking the Great Wall of China in a couple of months for the NSPCC. The NSPCC is National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children a charity campaigning and working in child protection in the United Kingdom. I think a number of bootlegs are going to help me get through this. Not sure what…
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Article on Glen Hansard
http://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2017/0112/844568-glen-hansard/
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*Price Drop* Movember Fundraiser - PJ / Cubs Items
*PRICES DROPPED, ENDS 11/30* No takers to date, so I'm lowering prices. I'm guessing most people are aware of Movember and I'm doing my 10th year as a participant. Since participating in 2007, I've had family members and friends diagnosed with prostate and testicular cancer and the advancements that Movember has helped…
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Recovering from Homelessness a woman veteran
A lot of you know my story. I have ehlers-danlos, a disease that progressively affects my heart and joints and leaves me using a scooter a lot. Some of you know I am a Navy Veteran, who suffers from ptsd, and MST, which means I was sexually assaulted when in. Many of you know I was married to the opening act for Penn and…
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Beaver Stadium 25th anniversary tour
Beaver stadium is now allowing concerts for the summer and with no curfew and 107,000 seats, would be a glorious celebration for the entire tri state area. I'm just throwing it out there as no act has played there yet and would only be fitting for the greatest band to play there. I'll check back later to see if there is…