Wishlist Foundation 2022 Fall Preparty Fundraisers

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Wishlist Foundation, the Pearl Jam fan-run grassroots 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is hosting preparty fundraisers in September on the band’s 11-date North American fall tour supporting their eleventh studio album, Gigaton. The tour kicks-off on September 1st in Quebec City and wraps with a stint in Denver on September 22nd. The fan fundraiser events will benefit the band’s spotlight charities as well as local charities in each city.

Here you will find an informational summary for each tour date fundraiser and links for more information:

Thursday, September 1st: Quebec City, CN – Videotron Centre
Time: 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Location: SNO Microbrasserie – Grand Marché de Québec, 250M Wilfrid-Hamel Blvd, RC15, Québec City, 
Beneficiaries: La Bouchee Genereuse & Vitalogy Foundation
Organizer: Laura Trafton & Meg Kenning
Socials: Facebook Event | Facebook Group

Saturday, September 3rd: Ottawa, ON – Canadian Tire Centre
Time: 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Location: Bert’s Bar 1000 Palladium Drive, Ottawa ON K2V 1A5 (613) 599-2582
Beneficiaries: Capital City Condors & Vitalogy Foundation
Organizer: Chris Blackstone
Socials: Facebook Event | Facebook Group

Tuesday, September 6th: Hamilton, ON – FirstOntario Centre
Time: 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Location: Stonewalls Restaurant – 339 York Blvd, Hamilton, ON (905) 577-0808
Beneficiaries: Downie & Wenjack Fund & Vitalogy Foundation
Organizer: Steve Poulson
Socials: Facebook Event | Facebook Group

Thursday, September 8th: Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
Time: 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Location: The Rec Room 255 Bremner Blvd., Toronto, ON  (613) 599-2582
Beneficiaries: Gord Downie Fund for Brain Cancer Research at Sunnybrook, ROCK & Vitalogy Foundation
Organizer: Jenni Conway & Catherine Hendrick
Socials: Facebook Event | Facebook Group

Sunday, September 11th: New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Time: 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Location: District Social 252 West 37th Street, New York City – 212-994-9599
Beneficiaries: Every Mother Counts, The Lustgarten Foundation & Vitalogy Foundation
Organizer: Carin Cohen & Jenny Schenk
Socials: Facebook Event | Facebook Group

Wednesday, September 14th: Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
Time: 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Location: Battleship New Jersey 100 Clinton St, Camden, NJ 08103 – (856) 966-1652
Beneficiaries: Vitalogy Foundation
Organizer: Laura Trafton & Jenny Schenk
Socials: Facebook Event | Facebook Group

Friday, September 16th: Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
Time: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: Nashville Underground 105 Broadway, Nashville, TN (615) 964-3000
Beneficiaries: Fifty Forward & Vitalogy Foundation
Organizer: Mark Kirby & Carrie Janes Marlin
Socials: Facebook Event | Facebook Group

Sunday, September 18th: St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
Time: 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Location: Schlafly 2100 Locust Street, St. Louis MO (314) 241-2337
Beneficiaries: Vitalogy Foundation
Organizer: Laura Trafton & Mindi Denson
Socials: Facebook Event | Facebook Group

Tuesday, September 20th: Oklahoma City, OK – Paycom Center
Time: 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Location: Social Capital OKC 517 S Hudson Ave.Oklahoma City, OK (405) 270-7805
Beneficiaries: Junior Achievement of Oklahoma & Vitalogy Foundation
Organizer: Jeff Groves
Socials: Facebook Event | Facebook Group

Thursday, September 22nd: Denver, CO – Ball Arena
Time: 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Location: The Celtic on Market 1400 Market Street, Denver, CO  (303) 484 1066
Beneficiaries: 350.org & Vitalogy Foundation
Organizer: Jessy Brashears & Cindy McElhiney
Socials: Facebook Event | Facebook Group

demetrios

  

tinz.

Anyone know who I won the Yield Oakland shirt at the Hamilton wishlist party? 😁

Lyons Den Productions

Awesome! 

Sluzzi

Thank you Catherine and the Wishlist Foundation for choosing ROCK as one of the beneficiaries of the Toronto event!  

It was a great night. Your generosity is inspiring!

Torontonian

Jenni you did such an amazing job running the Toronto Wishlist thank you so much! ❤️

eeriepadave

Anyone on the Camden committee on here? Would like to volunteer if they need help. I'll try Facebook as well.

JoeyP21

eeriepadave said:

Anyone on the Camden committee on here? Would like to volunteer if they need help. I'll try Facebook as well.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdD6iCYhX7BiXFvcwHMAeS6186c4KZF3BAGSLTMTBIsJBFiSw/viewform

demetrios

The preparties are fun but what really hurt this time around was all the short staff workers from the restaurants. For Hamilton the guy who does the sound stage there cleared our table. I would say only 3 folks were working the bar & tables. They were short staffed. And in Toronto we had to eat outside the Rec Room & wait to get seated where there were dozens and dozens of empty tables but we couldn't get a table because they were so short staffed. Knowing a Pearl Jam & Elton John show was happening close by that day .. majority of their staff called in sick. 

But the short staff games wasn't just happening at the restaurants. Every hotel we stayed at were short staffed. Two of them stopped doing room service. It was getting bad. 

demetrios

https://twitter.com/WishlistPJ/status/1577840229246959616?t=Fy9_NcBsVom8mPSI865vgw&s=19