Sometimes you just get a feel about something, or about some people.. and Papa Roach is a band we just seemed to meet (online) out of nowhere, by chance.. and over time via Twitter that led to guitarist Jerry Horton promising us some of his stage-used strings. Our first batch of strings arrived in August 2016 and Jerry sent us 6 sets. (read about it here)
After a few months creating bracelets (which we shipped as far away as Russia and Poland!) we had some good results, and send the proceeds to World Vision. (Read about that here)
Flash forward to 2018 and we did a Skype session with Jerry as part of the band’s Pledge Music campaign, and were able to let him know of the results, and ask for more strings! Of course, he said yes.. and one day a huge box arrived! (read about that here)
There were about 32 sets of strings – 6 to a set, so close to 200 strings! Our first results were pretty
incredible.. Jerry Horton posted our post on his Instagram and our phone went crazy. Our total was $1890 and you can read about that here.
Our next batch raised $1245 and we went with some big ticket items like a mobile treatment clinic and protecting child soldiers and street children – check out our blog here.
October, and then January 2019 saw a few more bracelets and earrings sold, and we bought a goat! And a sheep, and a share of a cow.. read here.
In June and July we combined proceeds with another band, The Trews, and provided food and education here.
August and September saw us combine with Sam Roberts Band and be able to provide vocational training – a new item at World Vision! Kids cant learn while feeling hungry so school lunches was also chosen. Check it here and here.
By October 2019 we were almost down to the last strings! Jerry Horton posted a few times for us as did the Papa Roach account (Instagram) and all heck broke loose 😉 Fans really responded and we donated $400 for a mobile medical clinic through World Vision here. We did one final push the week before we were off to see Papa Roach in concert! Literally down to the last 6 strings, and another $650.00 to World Vision for a variety of items including school uniforms and girls hygiene kits. The grand total comes to a staggering $6240.00.
The list is long, but we feel its important to share.
- give a family a sheep, give a family a goat, share in giving a family a cow
- hens and a rooster
- baby chicks (breeding and eggs) -4 times
- supply 3 pigletts to a family – 3 times
- supply crop seeds (3 times) and give 5 fruit trees
- stock an entire medical clinic
- supply a bike for rural doctors to make rounds – 2 times
- share in clean water (wells) – 2 times
- equip health care workers
- supply mobile treatment center ($400)
- HIV/AIDS meds to prevent mother to newborn transmission
- Hygiene kit for girl 5 times (so they can still attend school at that time of the month)
- medicines for 10 kids – 3 times
- a share of funding for a latrine for a community
- send a girl to school
- educate a child – 2 times
- support and shelter for street children – 2 times
- support and safety for sexually exploited children
- support and safety/rehabilitation for child soldiers – 3 times
- support for child laborers – 2 times
- school lunches for 50 kids for a month – 10 times
- supply a classroom – 6 times
- supply textbooks – 8 times
- soccer balls for school kids – 5 times
- vocational training
- emergency food – 30 times
- Syrian refugee crisis – 3 times
- bed nets (anti malaria) – 2 times
- wood conserving stove – 2 times
- bee keeping kit – 2 times
- loan for a new small business
- ‘where most needed’ – 5 times
- school uniforms
We absolutely positively can’t do this without the support of the bands and artists who donate strings, or chose to do comfort doll photos with us… it helps us reach the band’s fans – and we can’t do it without the fans! People who support what we are doing, are people that help change the world.. and we appreciate every single one of you.
Donna
