Welcome to the Wishlist Foundation Street Team!

The Wishlist Foundation Street Team is a grassroots team made up of fans and volunteers who work together to promote the Wishlist Foundation, our beneficiaries and Pearl Jam and earn rank titles, activity points and gift store credits in the process - all while having fun and making a difference!

As a member of our exclusive 250 person Street Team, you are expected to login frequently and stay up to date on the latest info and complete promotional challenges, called “Orders”.

It's free to join. There are no commitments. To learn more view our Street Team info sheet, or read our how-to guide.

If you're ready to become part of the hardest working fan group out there, then...

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February 11, 2010

Happy Valentine's Day!

We hope everyone is enjoying the winter and staying warm & toasty!

While we're all waiting to hear some news from our favorite band, we've come up with lots of things to do to keep you busy in the meantime!

Get to know your Team...this month's statistics: 239 Street Team members comprised of 83% male / 37% female. Most people are between 25-34 years old and use Facebook as their primary social networking site.

New in this newsletter:

• Backspacer Promo Poster Contest
• Special Ops Order: New Johnny G Official Backspacer Promo Pack
• Give from the heart...donate blood!
• Earn a limited edition orange 7-inch single or a Backspacer LP on white vinyl
• Support our fellow fans
• Support Relief Efforts in Haiti
• Join Team McCready
• CCFA: IBD Research Awareness Act
• Special Ops: Keep posting those banners!
• Recent Orders
• Leaderboards

Special thanks to our Street Team member sponsors - Dirty Tom (02/10), miasdaddy (01/10), STONEdanddAMENTED (12/09), and EduardoVeduardo (11/09) - it's you guys who are keeping us afloat!

Want to help too? http://wishlistfoundation.fancorps.com/headquarters/orders/details/16332

 

If you accepted the Official Pearl Jam Johnny G Pearl Promo Pack physical promotion mission, you can win this awesome 32”x45” Backspacer poster from the Ten Club just for participating!

Backspacer Promo Poster Contest Rules
You will be automatically entered to win the poster when you accept the Official Pearl Jam Johnny G Pearl Promo Pack physical promotion mission/order at the Wishlist Foundation Street Team site and meet and agree to the following rules:

• You must be actively participating (hanging posters & documenting them) in the Official Johnny G Pearl Jam Backspacer Promo mission to be eligible for the contest.
• Winner will be chosen randomly by the Ten Club.
• The number of posters you hang during the mission does not affect your chances of winning.
• Valid for US residents only.
• Your Street Team contact information must be current and valid.
• Deadline for participation is June 1, 2010.
• The winner will be chosen after June 1, 2010 at the Ten Club's convenience.
• The winner will be notified via email and/or phone.
• The poster will be shipped to the winner from the Ten Club.
• This contest, its policies, regulations and procedures are subject to change without prior notice. Wishlist Foundation reserves the right to make such changes.

Special Ops Order: Promote Backspacer with the Official Pearl Jam Johnny G Promo Pack w/Printed Materials from the 10C

Street Team members can visit the General Store and redeem 3000 Gift Store credits* to receive this official Pearl Jam Backspacer promo pack for distribution.

*If at some point in the future we use Gift Store credits to reward you with Reward Items (not Supplies), you will not be penalized for redeeming these points.

The promo pack contains 25 Backspacer lithograph posters that are two-sided, measuring 24"X18" and 100 Backspacer Johnny G vinyl stickers measuring 3"x4".

REDEMPTION RULES:

• Street Team members must have 3000 or more Gift Store credits for the redemption of this item.
• CONFIRM your shipping address before placing this order.
• The promo package will be shipped to you by Santos L. Halper/The Ten Club.
• This is available to US residents.
• Street Team members must accept the Promo Pack Mission to distribute and document your efforts.
• After accepting the mission/task and successfully documenting and getting at least 95% of your poster distribution approved, you may elect to order additional promo packs under these same rules.
• International residents willing to cover shipping expenses, please email your name and shipping address to streetteam@wishlistfoundation.org for shipping details.
• The promo pack is for PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY. They are NOT FOR RESALE! By redeeming your Gift Store credits for the promo pack, you are agreeing to follow these rules and use them for promotional purposes only. If they are incorrectly used for personal/financial gain your Street Team membership with be permanently revoked and the Ten Club will be notified.
• It is extremely important to document each poster individually so we can monitor how many posters are being hung, what type of locations are being covered, in what towns and cities you are promoting them in. PLEASE try to document as many as you can.

Note:
The promotional materials you receive are for promotional use only! They are NOT FOR RESALE. By redeeming your Gift Store Credits for this promo pack, you are agreeing to use them for promotional purposes only. If they are incorrectly used for personal/financial gain, your Street Team membership will be permanently revoked and the Ten Club will be notified.

To be included in this new round of physical promotion and receive your Official Johnny G Promo Pack for distribution, check out the mission here.

Only 38% of Americans are eligible to donate blood and of those, only 8% do. That amounts to only about 3 out of every 100 people.

You don’t need a special reason to give blood, the American Red Cross reminds us...

* Some of us give blood because we were asked by a friend.
* Some know that a family member or a friend might need blood some day.
* Some believe it is the right thing we do.

Whatever your reason, the need is constant and your contribution is important for a healthy and reliable blood supply. And you’ll feel good knowing you've helped change a life.

http://www.redcrossblood.org/make-donation

http://www.redcrossblood.org/our-regions

http://www.aabb.org/Content/Donate_Blood/Where_to_Donate/

Head to the Street Team site now to fill the order!

In support of the hard work and efforts of the Street Team, Pearl Jam has generously donated a limited edition orange 7-inch single or a Backspacer LP on white vinyl to the first Street Team members to reach 80,000 and 200,000 Activity Points.

Use your Street Team store credits to receive a new Pearl Jam poster and sticker pack and spread the word in the streets about the new album Backspacer and earn activity points and even more store credits. Promote many of the charitable organizations we support by accepting various missions and earn even more activity points and store credits!

For more information about how you can be the first to earn a limited edition orange 7-inch single or a Backspacer LP on white vinyl, click here.

We recently started a new series of missions aimed to support the efforts of our fellow Pearl Jam fans. Take a look at these below and head over to the Street Team site to support your friends!

This All Encompassing Trip
http://www.thisallencompassingtrip.com

Support fellow fan & friend Jason Leung! You may know him as the "Touring Van Guy", pjbiz, the "guy with the video camera", (or a bunch of other descriptions!), or you may not have been fortunate enough to meet him yet...but now here's your chance!

Jason has been a long time supporter (and videographer) of Wishlist and all things Pearl Jam fan related. Now's our chance to give back to him....? Check out Jason's blog, "This All Encompassing Trip" and read through his travel blogs, watch his crazy Pearl Jam fan videos and tour documentaries and view his gorgeous photos. Say "hi" or leave a comment at his site. Tell your friends about Jason's blog too!

All That's Sacred
http://allthatssacred.blogspot.com/

Support our fellow friend and PJ fan Donny Anderson and his original "Unofficial Podcast for the Pearl Jam Fan," All That's Sacred.

Donny is a pioneer in his development of a Pearl Jam fan produced podcast. His consistant thoughtful insights and carefully planned out playlists are witty and fun - and definitely not meant to be missed!

Listen at the All That's Sacred home on Blogspot, or subscribe via iTunes.

Dumbgun
http://www.dumbgun.com

Friends and fellow Pearl Jam fans, Dumbgun is an "artist and designer of logos, t-shirts, websites and schemes for world domination."

Derek & Trevor have supported the Wishlist Foundation from the beginning by donating their time and creativity to the organization in the form of logos, posters, t-shirt designs, web art, Flight to Mars art and more.

Support Dumbgun by subscribing to their email list and/or follow them on Twitter - and check out their beautiful work.

::leefenvisual::
http://www.leefenvisual.com

A friend and fellow Pearl Jam fan, Lee Fenyves is an artist that has supported the Wishlist Foundation from the beginning by donating his time and creativity to the organization in the form of posters and t-shirt designs and more.

Keep the good karma going and help us support Lee by becoming a fan of his on Facebook and check out his gorgeous work.

Join fellow Pearl Jam fans David & Lisa Town (sennin & jamainiac) in their quest to raise valuable funds for breast cancer research at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Reasearch Center through the Climb to Fight Breast Cancer.

From David's Blog:
I'm highly motivated to participate in this climb! I, like many of you, have had my life affected by breast cancer. Lets get together and make the future for our mothers, sisters and daughters, cancer free. This combined with my love of the mountains....and THE Mountain....it's a no brainer.

Since this is a charity climb, the stakes are high. I must raise $2500 by April 2nd, 2010, and have a total of $5000 raised by June 3rd, 2010. When I first heard this figures, I thought "no way!". But after talking with Lisa about it, and knowing that I'd have her full supprt, I began to think I really could do this!

Read more: David's blog, Lisa's blog, West Seattle blog

Donate Now and accept this mission to earn points!

According to reports, as many as three million Haitian people may have been affected by the quake, which collapsed government buildings and caused major damage to hospitals and residential areas as a result of Tuesday's 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Haiti.

Here's how you can help - make a donation to any of the following organizations to support their efforts of providing emergency food, water, medical supplies and aid, shelter and more. You also can text "Haiti" to 90999 to donate $10 to the Red Cross International Response Fund. The money will go directly to relief efforts in Haiti. Or call 1-800-Red-Cross. You can also check out the Team mission.

* Red Cross
* AmeriCares
* Care
* Doctors Without Borders
* Save the Children

We love all the guys in the band, but for those with a special place in their hearts for our energetic, face-melting lead guitarist, there's Team McCready!

Team McCready is a division of the Wishlist Foundation, a Pearl Jam fan non-profit organization. Team McCready is specifically dedicated to supporting the philanthropic goals and celebrating the achievements of Pearl Jam lead guitarist, Mike McCready.

The ongoing mission of Team McCready is to utilize the collective ability of the fans of Mike McCready around the globe to affect a positive change.

Team McCready has raised over $1,200 in honor of Mike so far, and has some exciting plans for April, so check out the Facebook group and complete the Team McCready mission by joining us in celebrating the Master!

CCFA: IBD Research Awareness Act
in honor of fellow fan & friend Brent Hinson

Over the past several years many of you have come out to support Mike McCready as he raises awareness about Crohn's Disease & Ulcerative Colitis.

You've attended "Flight To Mars" shows, donated at a Wishlist Foundation fundraiser or bought a "Got Guts" bracelet.

Now, I ask for your help to increase awareness on a national level.

"The IBD Research and Awareness Act" (S.981 / H.R.2275) is a bipartisan bill that would:

"Express the Sense of Congress that the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease at NIH should expand support for research and public awareness on inflammatory bowel disease."

As an IBD patient and fan of Pearl Jam, I am asking for your help to write, email and call your Senators and Congressmen/women and ask them to co-sponsor this bill.

If you would like more information, visit my blog, follow me on Twitter or send me a PM (PissBottleMan on the Pearl Jam Forums).

Brent Hinson
CCFA IBD Advocacy Chairperson - Tennessee Chapter

Here's a great link and resource to find which of your legislators have already co-sponsored the bill and a place to email senators and congressmen/women in your area that haven't co-sponsored yet.

Please offer your assistance if you believe this bill should be sponsored and write to your local representatives. Accept the Team order to earn points for this important mission!

Continue to help promote the album - view the mission here - with some cool Tom Tomorrow banners! Keep it going!

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