***Wishlist Party: Jacksonville...everything you need to know***

JB128716

Hey everyone,

This is the thread for you guys to find out anything and everything about the Wishlist Party in Jacksonville. The Wishlist Party in Jacksonville, the one party in 2016 that everyone can support!!!

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1305569096136547/
Location: http://www.jaxsportstavern.com
Beneficiary: http://www.HavenHospice.org
https://tcjayfund.org/
http://pearljam.com/activism/vitalogy-foundation

We will be posting all the things you can bid on and all the fun things we have planned for everyone. This is the first time PJ is coming to Jacksonville, so let's welcome them and make it a special event for everyone.

If you have something you want to donate or if you want to volunteer, send me a message.

Wiggum

JB128716

We are please to announce we will be raising money for Pearl Jam's Vitalogy Foundation and Haven Hospice. We may add one more local charity in the next coming weeks.
In the meantime, let me tell you about one of our charities, Haven Hospice. Haven has a local office in the Jacksonville area and services our community. At Haven, we celebrate life. We help patients and families make the transition to the Otherside. The money raised will go to patients and families that need our services, but may not have health care or simply cannot afford it. While many people associate Hospice with death, we truly celebrate life. We've reunited families, put on weddings, and will try to do anything possible to fulfill our patients' wishes and help the families in any way possible. To learn more about Haven Hospice, visit our website at www.havenhospice.org
I lost my father to cancer last year and I got to experience first hand the value of Hospice for helping my dad be pain free and helping my family through the transition.
To give you an idea of the amazing things that happen at my work everyday and the power of music, check out this video from one of our care centers that went viral (warning, you may want to get a box of tissues).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWPOG_hxkTE

JB128716

I am pleased and excited to announce that the Pearl Jam tribute band PJP (Pearl Jam Project) will be playing during the 2016 Jacksonville Wish List Preparty at the Jacksonville Sports Tavern adjacent to the concert venue on April 13th. The members of PJP are made up of talented local musicians Matt Bevis, Anthony Fishburne and Phil Rao of the local Jacksonville band Chilly Rhino, Jim Murdock and of course yours truly, Boris Kirilloff. Venue stage lighting and sound is being provided by Steve Couch of First Coast Audio Visual. PJP has performed in Jacksonville at charity concerts that have benefited charities like Wounded Warriors, St Johns Riverkeepers and the Innocence Project. This added live music feature to the amazing effort at the Wishlist Pre-Party will, without a doubt, electrify the event even more than planned.

For more information on the PJP, visit their website at: https://www.facebook.com/pearl-jam-project-283708741679121/

JB128716

Here are some of the items we will be raffling off to help us raise some money:

maryjayne127

This will be my first Wishlist party, is there a cover charge that goes to the charity?

JB128716

No cover charge. We will have things that we will raffle off and the Jacksonville Tavern will be donating part of the proceeds. They are even letting us create a PJ inspired menu.

dudeman

We're going to try to make it. Sounds like a great way to help others and warm up for the show.

Also: Thanks for doing what you do!

joseph33

What time is a good time to arrive? Probably head that way after i buy my merch.

JB128716

I think we are going to setup around noon so maybe 1 or 2?

joseph33

Great! I fly in at 9:40am.

dimitrispearljam

seeya soon john!!

JB128716

Here are some local bars and restaurants that are supporting our event. Some of the owners are big PJ fans so let's support them:

Thank you David and Riverside Liquors for supporting the PJ fans! Fans, show your Pearl Jam Jax tickets and you'll receive a 10% discount on beer, wine and booze! Amazing wines here!

Thank you Lola's Burrito and Burger for the wonderful support of Pearl Jam Fans! Fans, show your server your PJ concert tickets to the PJ Jax concert on 4/12 or 4/13 and receive a 10% discount! And....50% off of local Intuition and Jax Brewey beers!
https://www.facebook.com/Lolas-Burrito-Burger-Joint-322086…/

Thank you to Steve Flores and Kickbacks Gasropub in Jax for your fan support! Fans, show your server your PJ tickets on the 12/13th of April for a 10% discount! Steve is a huge PJ fan. The pic is in their bar!
https://www.facebook.com/kickbacksgastropub/?hc_location=ufi

Thank you so very much to Nicky Spofford and Janet Edens Spofford for their generous Wish List donation of a gift card to Vino Java Brew House http://www.facebook.com/vinojavabrewhouse!!!!!!! I would encourage any fans attending the Pearl Jam concert to try the amazing food at Vino Java's. Fans who are either local or are coming in from out of town the weekend before the concert should definitely come to Vino Java's and have some great food and listen to some amazing live music that is performed by some of the best local musical talent on Friday's and Saturday's. Additionally, if you order a Boris Pearl Jam pizza you will receive a 50% discount for the pizza if you show the staff your tickets to the Pearl Jam concert in Jacksonville. Best pizza in the house!

Sbraga Restaurant https://www.sbragadining.com/ , a fabulous restaurant has donated a $100 gift card to be auctioned at the Wishlist preparty fundraiser in Jacksonville! Additionally, Pearl Jam fans will enjoy a 10% discount on their check when they present tickets to the Pearl Jam concert for the 12th and 13th of April..........You will be amazed at the incredible food, beverages and service at Sbraga's, which is fairly convenient to downtown Jacksonville at Unity Plaza....Thank you Kevin Sbraga, Pete and Evan Geske for this wonderful donation in part to the local beneficiaries of Tom Coughlin Jay Fund and Haven Hospice and to the Pearl Jam fans traveling from all over the world for this amazing event!

Thank you soooo much to Jim Thomas and Blue Fish restaurant here in Jacksonville! http://bluefishjax.com/ . Blue Fish is offering a 15% discount for any PJ Fans that show concert tickets for the Jacksonville concert! additionally Blue Fish has also donated 2 each $100 gift cards to dine with them! What amazing local support!

One of the best restaurants, III Forks http://www.3forks.com/ , has donated a $150 gift card to the Wish List Foundation for it's pre-party fundraiser in Jacksonville April 13! What a generous donation. Thank you Andy Smith for contributing and supporting our beneficiaries, including our two local beneficiereies Haven Hospice and the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund. For those attending the Jacksonville Pearl Jam concert, I would highly recommend III Forks........the food, the wine list, the atmosphere and service are all 5 star and will enhance your stay in Jacksonville.

JB128716

I am pleased to announce that the "Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation" https://tcjayfund.org/ (Jay Fund) will be the second of two local beneficiaries of the Pearl Jam Jacksonville Wishlist Foundation Preparty Fundraiser. Previously it was announced that the other local beneficiary Haven Hospice has also been chosen. You can learn more about Jay Fund either at their web site noted above or on their Facebook page. I would encourage the attending Pearl Jam fans to visit the "Jay Fund" web site to learn what an amazing charity it is and what amazing work they do in the local community. I have dear friends of mine who you will meet at the preparty who have personally benefited from this charity after learning that their youngest Son was diagnosed with Lukemia at age 2-1/2. It's an amazing story that I will share more with you all over the coming weeks but just know that the outcome was positive and little Liam is thriving after intensive medical care. It was Jay Fund that provided the support for the family as they do for so many local families. We are proud to be able to support this amazing foundation.

joseph33

What time will the raffling begin?

LukinFan

Awesome! I'm thinking about driving over early. My girlfriend (who lives in Jax) doesn't get off until after 5:00. I might as well have a couple of beer in the mean time.

Is there parking available for the sports bar?

JB128716

No clue. I went there once and there is a minor league baseball stadium across the street and the football stadium is near by too. There's also parking on site but someone said that typically opens at 4?

LukinFan

JB128716 said:

No clue. I went there once and there is a minor league baseball stadium across the street and the football stadium is near by too. There's also parking on site but someone said that typically opens at 4?

awesome! thanks John