For those of you who have never heard of this contest, Pepsi began giving away money to worthy charities and causes back in January. Supposedly it's only for a year, so I'm very glad that we were given this chance! And how would WE use the money? There is a budgetary breakdown if you follow the link, but the gist of it is that we'd use the money to supplement arts education in our area, which is Fond du Lac, WI.
Fond du Lac, like everyone else, has had some budget cuts. And of course, one of the first things cut is the arts. With this money, we'd be able to have artists-in-residency programs through our schools. We would also teach classes at the senior center. We would teach art therapy classes in the hospitals. We'd also serve as mentors for other artists trying to get their portfolio together.
But we can't do this unless everyone who sees this blog post votes for the idea, today and EVERY DAY until November 30! That's right - you have 60 tries (30 for voting online, and 30 for texting 103549 to
Pepsi (73774) apiece to get us the funding we so desperately need.
If you regularly read this blog, you know that I'm not one to ask for things - but this is just so important to our group, and it would greatly benefit our area. It sucks that everything costs money, and that the six of us in the group aren't independently wealthy. That would be awesome, and I wouldn't have to ask for your help. :D
If you're concerned that you're going to be spammed by Pepsi, NOT TO WORRY! I'm involved in the project and even I haven't ever gottten and spammy e-mails! They're really cool that way.
So, I BEG OF YOU - PLEASE vote for our cause. It would mean so much to me and my group. Thank you so much for reading this - I'll be back to my normal posts in the next couple of days! :D
P.S. See that widget to your left, right here on my blog, with the Pepsi logo? You can cast your vote right from there! :D Maybe you could even keep this link up so you remember to vote EVERY DAY! :D
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