tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123878732024-03-06T23:39:04.624-08:00On the road: outreach and action with LokahiLokahi provides the creation, activation and management of innovative field campaigns.
Check out news and updates from our concert outreach work, our campus engagement programs and community initiatives.Brandehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16328714742750234534noreply@blogger.comBlogger288125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12387873.post-10022471927828078972013-07-22T14:39:00.001-07:002013-07-22T14:39:46.585-07:00Out on the road with John Mayer<div>We've been out on the road with John Mayer for the past few weeks, building support for a really great initiative building support for veterans.</div><div><br></div><div>John has partnered with NCIRE, a northern California based research organization that is focused revamping veterans health care services. By looking at the 'whole picture', NCIRE hopes to help veterans young and old be healthy, happy, and productive.</div><div><br></div><div>NCIRE and Mayer have together launched a joint pilot project called the Veterans Health Integration Program. VHIP has four key areas of research they are conducting that related to veterans; the program is funded entirely by John Mayer and Mayer fans.</div><div><br></div><div>We are partnering with our friends at REVERB to take this program out onto the road for John. Working with volunteers at each stop, we are talking to fans about the importance of veterans issues, raising consciousness and funds along the way. </div><div><br></div><div>More updates to come. In the meantime, check out vhip.org for more info, and some of our photos below. You can also search the hashtag #paradisevalley on Instagram and Twitter to see fan photos taken in our booth!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhowgJC_VVHMcaueILeDaenKmdBzE3t6ZUdBLTKal2knZHjoihl_Ezmt2vpo4Z1ZEaLwGtETGzJ9BZ_vRhDJ0yFab7fFUgdlBReGEfuhFGFWLGJXKtn2xC4-yAKxduPWki3UEcZ7g/s640/blogger-image-989862681.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhowgJC_VVHMcaueILeDaenKmdBzE3t6ZUdBLTKal2knZHjoihl_Ezmt2vpo4Z1ZEaLwGtETGzJ9BZ_vRhDJ0yFab7fFUgdlBReGEfuhFGFWLGJXKtn2xC4-yAKxduPWki3UEcZ7g/s640/blogger-image-989862681.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> Our volunteers at the Gorge!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9C-6clz_wF7CGSil6MPBFm8P73mUi9rQRcy2KCBKulT8J7up1VQ6l5T0i4lB9dY1W0zT0G6xFwrVegeemUN4tRASTLMDbjAtVIou1ZLHNFuyq_ZyLLFNRGqAblPr_ZLkzZmMOoA/s640/blogger-image--1755143619.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9C-6clz_wF7CGSil6MPBFm8P73mUi9rQRcy2KCBKulT8J7up1VQ6l5T0i4lB9dY1W0zT0G6xFwrVegeemUN4tRASTLMDbjAtVIou1ZLHNFuyq_ZyLLFNRGqAblPr_ZLkzZmMOoA/s640/blogger-image--1755143619.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> Fans showing support!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1NO7-7brF_wwwlHhPGf-gmtujYo6AvUBvSYex_aVSfi8uxOEQJYi87B5W7KySR3NGBQ6z_Mh-jCLXg_nlwAJFYL78ocZxHZt1Bs6_3ekfrKwh5bniqCyPbOKro91YEzlzi6Hgg/s640/blogger-image-915102662.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1NO7-7brF_wwwlHhPGf-gmtujYo6AvUBvSYex_aVSfi8uxOEQJYi87B5W7KySR3NGBQ6z_Mh-jCLXg_nlwAJFYL78ocZxHZt1Bs6_3ekfrKwh5bniqCyPbOKro91YEzlzi6Hgg/s640/blogger-image-915102662.jpg"></a></div></div> Houston volunteers!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-k8Eyam_Mg7L3HlPt4ykw-5rTY7rLG52UfGYWkAxhgBfhkCuqP_oki-s1EVZMkOE47GqfUud4RHLLbjfTRuzQT8vmW8a9916ysxXNP54C5n7hH3a_vtdhLuFa_snLsRR3RkL15w/s640/blogger-image--1713136991.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-k8Eyam_Mg7L3HlPt4ykw-5rTY7rLG52UfGYWkAxhgBfhkCuqP_oki-s1EVZMkOE47GqfUud4RHLLbjfTRuzQT8vmW8a9916ysxXNP54C5n7hH3a_vtdhLuFa_snLsRR3RkL15w/s640/blogger-image--1713136991.jpg"></a></div> Cincinnatti volunteers!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6FCKzN1Ccv84yzl6jESoVtTwZXaH3dRYKkGcYdCy60o7_6uWrezN7IrgtnV5O4mWaTFR53YGsidjGZN1ZssTBsUtlxYZlD6vcG9RIlCTQ6acyz7l9Jo8RYSYW4r7mM1wlE1ggfg/s640/blogger-image--1477039796.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6FCKzN1Ccv84yzl6jESoVtTwZXaH3dRYKkGcYdCy60o7_6uWrezN7IrgtnV5O4mWaTFR53YGsidjGZN1ZssTBsUtlxYZlD6vcG9RIlCTQ6acyz7l9Jo8RYSYW4r7mM1wlE1ggfg/s640/blogger-image--1477039796.jpg"></a></div></div><div> Photobooth action</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qDgh4qN4UcrVzTb88R5GXi_BHQzIYoIurGMyZ4zfT6Uaf8x9NsFVtUJ8q6wQOKbiRJcWy7DWxzSEE1Ilec00gsII5aHRQ2xjdv4_R8mKznRtlOzumq3MjH806e1c-cZdYVE9bA/s640/blogger-image-988049707.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qDgh4qN4UcrVzTb88R5GXi_BHQzIYoIurGMyZ4zfT6Uaf8x9NsFVtUJ8q6wQOKbiRJcWy7DWxzSEE1Ilec00gsII5aHRQ2xjdv4_R8mKznRtlOzumq3MjH806e1c-cZdYVE9bA/s640/blogger-image-988049707.jpg"></a></div> Use the 'John Mayer Tour App' filters!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Brandehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16328714742750234534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12387873.post-76558826715304662422011-09-13T17:16:00.000-07:002011-09-13T17:18:34.153-07:00Austin City Limit volunteers needed!Once again we'll be taking the <a href="http://www.lokahioutreach.org/ArcadeFire.html">Arcade Fire Haiti Campaign</a> out to a big music festival, and we are looking for some PIH, Kanpe and Haiti supporters who would like to volunteer a few hours of their weekend in exchange for some cool Arcade Fire merch!<br /><br /> <span style="font-weight:bold;"> This is a volunteer opportunity open to those who already have tickets to and are going to be attending Austin City Limits this weekend! <span style="font-style:italic;"><blockquote></blockquote></span></span><br /><br />Here is how it works: You sign up for 2 two hour 'shifts', learn about PIH and Kanpe, spend some time talking to your fellow ACL fans about the important work these organizations do, earn some good karma, AND get an AF Haiti tee-shirt and a chance to win an autographed AF set list all in exchange for your good will! <br /><br />Sign up below for more info!<br /><br /><iframe height='500px' width='100%' name='zoho-Bonnaroo_Volunteer_Sign_up' frameborder='0' allowTransparency='true' scrolling='auto' src='https://creator.zoho.com/brandejackson/copy-of-bonnaroo-volunteer-sign-up1/form-embed/Bonnaroo_Volunteer_Sign_up/9evudVOkRxRus0TRMwS2aPDNqG2pF8Us8jmJEZubpMZv0mKF1UuvkHJrpHHf6GDp2MhbW6S4RUxqwBKS8pr3PMEAQ63gZ9zBDxkb/'></iframe>Brandehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16328714742750234534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12387873.post-63196044143626111012011-08-09T16:56:00.000-07:002011-08-10T08:20:20.115-07:00Already attending Outside Lands? Want to volunteer for Arcade Fire Haiti while you are there?Once again we'll be taking the <a href="http://www.lokahioutreach.org/ArcadeFire.html">Arcade Fire Haiti Campaign</a> out to a big music festival, and we are looking for some PIH, Kanpe and Haiti supporters who would like to volunteer a few hours of their weekend in exchange for some cool Arcade Fire merch!
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<br />Getting involved is easy: sign up below, and we'll follow up with more info on Thursday. Hope to see you in SF!
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<br />We’ve made stops in 14 different cities now, have talked to over 4,000 people about clean water issues and worked with close to 100 volunteers in the process. And we are well on our way with our fundraising goals, using our time on the road this summer to once again involve the country fan community in bringing clean water to communities in need.
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<br />This past weekend we made two stops: Chicago and Columbus. Chicago saw our biggest volunteer crew yet, with 17 people joining us, some of whom drove from as far away as Milwaukee to be a part of the action. The team did great - it was our biggest night ever on the Paisley tour.
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<br />Columbus had smaller team, but they were very committed and ready to work! The torrential downpour of rain right when the doors opened didn’t even slow them down - they kept right on talking to people that had taken cover in some of the covered areas of the arena!
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<br />Our volunteers reflect the diversity of support that surrounds the clean water movement: last weekend alone with had students, retirees, non-profit executives, huge Brad Paisley fans, huge water.org fans, and a long time supporter of Senator Frist (co-founder of Water = Hope) among many others. It’s always exciting to see how issues such as this unite people in one common goal.
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<br />We are also pleased to see a lot of ‘return support’ on the tour itself; many fans have told us they supported the campaign last year, and are eager to do so again, buying a new shirt, signing up friends and family for more information, taking our info cards for classrooms, and so on.
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<br />We have five more stops ahead, Florida, Philly, DC and Raleigh. You can still <a href="http://www.waterequalshope.org/volunteer">sign up to volunteer</a>, and if at one of the shows, be sure to stop by the Water = Hope tent to learn about how your support can enter you into a raffle to win an autographed Gibson guitar from Brad!
<br />Brandehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16328714742750234534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12387873.post-88043319518351133532011-05-31T18:46:00.000-07:002011-06-01T07:37:09.113-07:00Summer Volunteering NewsletterIn case you missed it in your email today!<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Summer Volunteering!<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_gIwdU091m94VKZMooyOko3MwhKimCMb5z0AV0HwmFccxCw7aqlVIV-BJe19F1OZv-cZCFO3ujScloukbvYt8V4ivfg2x_tq3z_1j6P33QCNaiYQ1EMFiiQczrbzrOCLfnrlig/s1600/IMG_1331.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_gIwdU091m94VKZMooyOko3MwhKimCMb5z0AV0HwmFccxCw7aqlVIV-BJe19F1OZv-cZCFO3ujScloukbvYt8V4ivfg2x_tq3z_1j6P33QCNaiYQ1EMFiiQczrbzrOCLfnrlig/s320/IMG_1331.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613062103982096610" border="0" /></a><br />Summer is almost here, and volunteer opportunities are everywhere! We are looking for volunteers to join us all across the US and Europe this summer as we work with lots of very cool bands and campaigns!<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"> Some of you might have already signed up for some of our summer shows - a big thanks, and do know we’ll be in contact with you soon if you have! If you have not yet had a chance to check out what we are up to, read on - lots of great opportunities to do good and check out some shows in the process!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Benefits of volunteering</span><br /><br />Volunteering has lots of perks: doing good for your community, learning about an issue or organization, meeting new people with like minded passions, getting trained on organizing methods. If you are a student, it’s also a great way to earn community service credits (and yes, we can validate those for you!); and yes, volunteering on our campaigns generally always involves a free concert too!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Women for Women International</span><br /><br />We are very excited to be working with Women for Women, and amazing grassroots organization dedicated to empowering women globally through micro lending.<br /><br />We’ll be taking Women for Women out to Bonnaroo with us this year, and need some unique help for the festival: <span style="font-weight:bold;">we have 6 or so BONNARROO PASSES and CAMPING spots available for some dedicated volunteers!</span> In exchange for these passes and camping spots, you’ll need to be willing to work at least 16 hours with us - just four hours each day, which leaves plenty of time to check out music and the festival! - and provide for your own transportation to and from the festival, as well as your camping set up. If you are already attending Bonnaroo on your own ticket, and would like to sign up for one of our four hour volunteer spots (spread out throughout the festival weekend) in exchange for some cool W4W merch and good karma, you can do that as well!<br /><br />Bonnaroo is a lot of fun, a great community - <a href="http://lokahioutreach.blogspot.com/2011/05/volunteers-needed-for-women-for-women.html">if you are interested, please fill out our online application here</a>, or email us.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br /><br />Arcade Fire and Haiti</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZWgf1THo9hqPB9GWRZcGs2mQRHKSsDkITvTtzVsNif9u_m89v6BZBSMkZGI3fmMVLSTrRpdNOOQpcJZEpsDml85vxj7gRLz2fyjCcacBevzeHkKUE7BZAQNir26wePlSXGci2Q/s1600/IMG_4837.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZWgf1THo9hqPB9GWRZcGs2mQRHKSsDkITvTtzVsNif9u_m89v6BZBSMkZGI3fmMVLSTrRpdNOOQpcJZEpsDml85vxj7gRLz2fyjCcacBevzeHkKUE7BZAQNir26wePlSXGci2Q/s320/IMG_4837.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613063575862259586" border="0" /></a><br />We are still out on the road with Arcade Fire, building support for Partners in Health, Kanpe and Haiti. We just wrapped up a really amazing spring leg of the tour (check out our photos and blog!) and are about to head off for a string of festivals and shows in Europe. If you are in Europe (or will be visiting this summer!) get <a href="http://www.lokahioutreach.org/ArcadeFire.html">signed up here to volunteer</a>!<br /><br />Water = Hope and Brad Paisley<br /><br />Brad Paisley is bringing back his H20 Tour again this summer, and we are going to be back out on the road with him! Last summer, we were able to build enough support and raise enough money to build FOUR wells; 100% funded by country music fans, which is quite awesome! We are looking for a repeat performance this year, and need your help to make it happen! Check out our <a href="http://www.waterequalshope.org/volunteer">Water = Hope website</a> for more information and to <a href="http://www.waterequalshope.org/volunteer">get signed up!<br /></a><br />We are also taking Water = Hope to Bonnaroo this year, and likewise have a few passes for camping volunteers, and are looking for help from those that are already attending. Learn more about it here.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Dispatch and Amplifying Education</span><br /><br />We are very proud to be working with Dispatch on their summer tour! They are running a very cool campaign called Amplifying Education featuring information about organizations like City Year and Teach for America. Learn more and sign up to volunteer at a show by visiting their website: <a href="http://www.amplifyingeducation.org/">www.amplifyingeducation.com</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Festivals!</span><br /><br />In addition to Bonnaroo, we’ll be out at Outside Lands and Austin City Limits this year; stay tuned to more information on those!<br /><br />Still looking for more? Our friends at <a href="http://www.headcount.org/volunteer/">HeadCount</a> and <a href="http://www.reverb.org/volunteer">Reverb</a> also are on the road the summer, looking for some volunteers to help them out!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Keep in Touch</span><br /><br />Be sure to ‘like’ us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LokahiOutreach">Facebook</a> - it’s one of the best ways of staying current on what volunteer opportunities are happening. You can also follow me on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/lokahi">Twitter</a> for ‘on the road’ updates and the like!<br /><br /><br />Thanks again for your ongoing support - we all hope to see some of you at our shows this summer. Spots fill fast, so get signed up today!<br /><br />-BrandeBrandehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16328714742750234534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12387873.post-58373445086672317662011-05-29T10:48:00.000-07:002011-05-31T21:39:35.791-07:00Volunteers needed for Women for Women at Bonnaroo!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/womenforwomen/3083151674/" title="Ashley Judd poses in the DRC by Women for Women, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3158/3083151674_f29a1cc521_m.jpg" alt="Ashley Judd poses in the DRC" height="160" width="240" /></a><br /><br />In addition to Water = Hope, we are excited to be bringing <a href="http://www.womenforwomen.org/">Women for Women International </a>to the very first Bonnaroo as well!<br /><br />We will need volunteers to help us in this effort of spreading the word about the amazing work W4W does to Bonnaroo fans. We have 6 passes for Bonnaroo that INCLUDE camping, and are also looking for volunteers that are already attending the festival that would like to donate four hours of their time to an amazing grassroots organizations.<br /><br />Click on the <a href="https://creator.zoho.com/brandejackson/copy-of-bonnaroo-volunteer-sign-up/form-perma/Bonnaroo_Volunteer_Sign_up/tk4KzESORURu75bv6nj2nxV1eqypxNa5taRJkDphrqOOMYBaAhV6WvJ8GqTxJM5qAwjsZwKKh9j5xx7fZ6742Vx02y6t6HqEVQ6t/">link to our sign up page</a> to apply for a volunteer spot, and feel free to <a href="mailto:info@lokahioutreach.org">email us</a> for more information.<br /><br /><a href="https://creator.zoho.com/brandejackson/copy-of-bonnaroo-volunteer-sign-up/form-perma/Bonnaroo_Volunteer_Sign_up/tk4KzESORURu75bv6nj2nxV1eqypxNa5taRJkDphrqOOMYBaAhV6WvJ8GqTxJM5qAwjsZwKKh9j5xx7fZ6742Vx02y6t6HqEVQ6t/">Sign up to volunteer!</a><br /><br />Thanks!Brandehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16328714742750234534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12387873.post-27961767874136405662011-05-26T17:57:00.000-07:002011-05-26T18:10:19.854-07:00Water = Hope at Bonnaroo!In addition to being on the road with Brad Paisley this summer, Water = Hope is also going to be at the <a href="http://www.bonnaroo.com/">Bonnaroo Music Festival</a> in Manchester TN this June!<br /><br />We need some volunteers to help us - read below for more info, but we have some volunteer spots that include passes and camping at the festival, and some that are for supporters that already have tickets but want to come help out for a few hours in exchange for some cool new W=H merch, and of course, good karma!<br /><br />The festival runs from Thursday, June 9 - Sunday, June 12th. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/4880755872/" title="Water = Hope by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4880755872_2a36cd1c3c_m.jpg" width="172" height="240" alt="Water = Hope"></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">VOLUNTEERING INFO</span><br /><br />1. We have a handful of volunteer spots that INCLUDE a festival pass and camping. In exchange for this volunteers MUST:<br /><br />*figure out their own transportation to and from the festival; we can not help with this<br /><br />*commit to volunteering a total of 16 hours over the festival: four hours each on Th, F, S and Sun<br /><br />In addition to the pass and camping spot, volunteers will also get our new W=H shirt and a W=H poster and plenty of time to check out the bands playing the festivals! These spots are SUPER limited - if you are interested, get signed up asap, and be sure to explain WHY you want to volunteer! We are especially interested in coordinating this in groups - if you have a group of 2 or 3 (or more) people that can do this, sign up and mention that under 'why you want volunteer'.<br /><br />2. We also have a cool program for Water = Hope supporters that are already attending the festival. We are asking volunteers to sign up for two 2 hour shifts; volunteering a total of 4 hours over the three day festival. In exchange for that, volunteers get one of our very cool new W=H shirts, and W=H poster and a chance to win in some cool contests we are kicking off!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.waterequalshope.org/">Visit our website</a> for more info on what volunteers do; primarily, you’ll be going around and about, talking to your fellow Bonnaroo fans about clean water issues and Water = Hope. It’s a great way to build support, a lot of fun and you can also sign up with friends to work together.<br /><br />The sign up form is below; we are limited in the number of volunteers we can accept for this project, so if you want in, sign up soon! If you are signing up for one of our four hour shifts, you need to select one half hour orientation session, then two ‘shifts’ that work best for you.<br /><br />We’ll be following up with everyone who signs up with more information. Thanks!<br /><br />*once you hit submit, form will say it's 'loading' then go blank - don't worry, it means we have your info!<br /><br /><iframe height='984px' width='100%' name='zoho-Bonnaroo_Volunteer_Sign_up' frameborder='0' allowTransparency='true' scrolling='auto' src='https://creator.zoho.com/brandejackson/copy-of-w4w-bonnaroo-volunteer-sign-up/form-embed/Bonnaroo_Volunteer_Sign_up/fs9sH1Xr890SY5u5F8wHrEUk0UmMR6QWkaVZ7YP71uvUtvq7MM3vYQMqCsu3O5bAySYxTV6FkjZaDDOu5AYptqs4NhapBwUpUTGs/'></iframe>Brandehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16328714742750234534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12387873.post-31176417307954699412011-04-07T11:47:00.000-07:002011-04-07T11:50:01.334-07:00Coachella volunteers needed!Coachella!<br /><br />Arcade Fire Haiti will be set up talking to fans all three days (April 15th - April 17th) at Coachella this year. We need volunteers to help us out!<br /><br />Here’s the deal: unfortunately, we do NOT have any passes for volunteers that do not already have tickets to the festival. However, we DO have a cool program for Partners in Health supporters and Arcade Fire fans that are already attending the festival. We are asking volunteers to sign up for two 2 hour shifts; volunteering a total of 4 hours over the three day festival. In exchange for that, volunteers get one of our very cool new PIH Arcade Fire shirts, and AF poster and a chance to win an autographed set list from the band’s Coachella performance!<br /><br />Visit our <a href="http://www.lokahioutreach.org/ArcadeFire.html">website</a> to get signed up!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/5272167047/" title="Set list win! by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5006/5272167047_553d9c27c7.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Set list win!"></a><br /><br />Read below for more info on what volunteers do; primarily, you’ll be going around and about, talking to your fellow Coachella fans about Haiti and Partners in Health. It’s a great way to build support, a lot of fun and you can also sign up with friends to work together.<br /><br /><br />Visit our <a href="http://www.lokahioutreach.org/ArcadeFire.html">website</a> to get signed up; we are limited in the number of volunteers we can accept for this project, so if you want in, sign up soon! You need to select one half hour orientation session, then two ‘shifts’ that work best for you.<br /><br />We’ll be following up with everyone who signs up with more information.Brandehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16328714742750234534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12387873.post-90745647317643374252011-04-02T21:47:00.000-07:002011-04-02T21:50:16.710-07:00Arcade Fire updateApril 2nd: <span style="font-weight:bold;">Emails to volunteers that have spots for the first few shows will go out on Sunday and Monday.</span> We apologize for the delay, and a big thank you for your support and patience. A HUGE thanks to everyone who has signed and shown interest in volunteering thus far!<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />**All shows have had more sign ups than we have spots for!**</span><br /><br />To be put on our volunteer list for future shows in these areas, <a href="http://www.lokahioutreach.org/volunteer.html">use this form</a>. <br /><br />A HUGE thanks to all of you that have signed up and shown an interest in volunteering; we wish we could find a way to get a spot for everyone! It has been so encouraging to see such support for this campaign.<br /><br />More info soon - and watch for updates from our first show in Denver, one week from today!Brandehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16328714742750234534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12387873.post-55468797807046099372011-03-29T10:38:00.001-07:002011-03-29T10:40:58.800-07:00Build support for clean water this summer!Interested in clean water issues? We are taking part in a very cool campaign this summer and would love to have <a href="http://www.waterequalshope.com/volunteer">volunteers join us</a>!<br /><br />We'll be partnering with Brad Paisley to bring the message of clean water to country fans across the country.<br /><br />Visit the <a href="http://www.waterequalshope.com/">Water = Hope website</a> to learn more and get signed up!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/4987894714/" title="Water = Hope support by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4111/4987894714_cf6e6a6a66.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Water = Hope support" /></a>Brandehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16328714742750234534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12387873.post-85158004447897280212011-03-28T10:38:00.001-07:002011-03-28T10:40:27.276-07:00AF volunteering updateA big thanks to everyone who has signed up to volunteer thus far! We'll be in touch soon.<br /><br /><br />We still need more volunteers for the following shows:<br /><br />Denver, Utah, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Phoenix, Santa Fe, and Memphis.<br /> <br />We are still taking sign ups for ALL shows, though the Texas shows are looking close to full - you can still be put on the wait list though!<br /><br />Visit our <a href="http://www.lokahioutreach.org/ArcadeFire.html">AF Volunteer website</a> for more info and to get signed up!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/5272760506/" title="Kanpe love! by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5210/5272760506_53576e6e80.jpg" width="500" height="331" alt="Kanpe love!" /></a>Brandehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16328714742750234534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12387873.post-29056256254437153422011-03-22T09:25:00.000-07:002011-03-22T09:41:04.681-07:00Brad Paisley and the H2O tour 2011!We are very excited to be partnering with Water = Hope and Hope Through Healing Hands on the Brad Paisley on his H2O tour again this summer! Last year, Lokahi helped develop the Water = Hope campaign, and took the idea on the road, educating tens of thousands of country music fans about clean water issues, working with hundreds of volunteers across the nation, and raising enough donations to build wells in Africa!<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="320" height="210" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/sQVegyxPnTY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Once again, we'll be taking to the road, talking to country fans all over the US about the importance of clean water and the role they can play in bringing water to millions of people around the globe. Last year, from the support of country fans across the nation, our partner <a href="http://www.hopethroughhealinghands.org/">Hope Through Healing Hands</a> built three wells in Liberia, Uganda, and Ethiopia and installed water purification systems in homes lacking access to water in Appalachia. This year, we hope to build more wells and service more homes for families to have clean, safe water at home and around the world.<br /><br />We can't do this with out your support - we need to <a href="http://waterequalshope.com/volunteer/">volunteers to join us again this summer</a>! Volunteers get an amazing opportunity to engage in important water issues, inspire fellow fans, and check out a Brad Paisley concert!<br /><br /><a href="http://waterequalshope.com/volunteer/volunteering-faq/">Learn more</a> and <a href="http://waterequalshope.com/volunteer/">get signed up</a> today!<br /><br /><a title="Cinci Water = Hope volunteer crew! by Brande Jackson, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/4682149731/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4052/4682149731_565b5140c3.jpg" alt="Cinci Water = Hope volunteer crew!" width="500" height="353" /></a><br /><br />Visit our <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/sets/72157623866101790/with/4943038064/">photos</a> and <a href="http://lokahioutreach.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2010-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&updated-max=2011-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&max-results=23">blog</a> to learn about the work we did with Brad on the 2010 H2O tour.<br /><br /><iframe height='500px' width='100%' name='zoho-Registration' frameborder='0' allowTransparency='true' scrolling='auto' src='http://creator.zoho.com/brandejackson/copy-of-af-haiti-april-may/form-embed/Registration/VPWJd0MgqDAE2YKNBrdkh6ms3t2ppy9Nb7Cs51juES5N4KNyuDRsFgqteVB6Za46VAunjnHfg7W8ryAdAFeHb3wW9q1ET28HJqO6/'></iframe>Brandehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16328714742750234534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12387873.post-51187327338939578302011-03-17T09:20:00.000-07:002011-03-17T09:23:54.194-07:00Arcade Fire volunteers needed!Arcade Fire is about to hit the road again, and volunteers are needed in:<br />Denver, SLC, Phoenix, Vegas, Santa Fe, Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago, Indy, Austin, Houston and Dallas. Volunteers might also be needed for Coachella - more info on that soon!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/5272190001/" title="Glasgow volunteer crew standing strong! by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5288/5272190001_d4cba1651b.jpg" width="465" height="500" alt="Glasgow volunteer crew standing strong!" /></a><br /><br />Visit the <a href="http://www.lokahioutreach.org/ArcadeFire.html">Arcade Fire Volunteer</a> page for more info. You can sign up there, or using the form below!<br /><br />We hope to see you at a show soon!<br /><br /><iframe height='697px' width='100%' name='zoho-Registration' frameborder='0' allowTransparency='true' scrolling='auto' src='http://creator.zoho.com/brandejackson/af-haiti-april-may/form-embed/Registration/HUtw4tTZ6TDTqTmDkD8zWKwGWEuW967MGynX6WzbsuGpFWngGjghZ1260y4DP3jAOOd9U8Q93V3n2K8K019YMZNhOrkpJdfx1Yk0/'></iframe>Brandehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16328714742750234534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12387873.post-65422052807523547332011-01-03T15:04:00.001-08:002011-01-03T15:05:30.734-08:00Volunteer survey!If you volunteered with us on our Arcade Fire our Brad Paisley tour last year, we'd love to get your feedback and input.<br /><br /><a href="http://creator.zoho.com/brandejackson/volunteer-survey#">Click here</a> to take our survey - many thanks in advance for doing so!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/4880749196/" title="Water = Hope by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4094/4880749196_2d70beffe7.jpg" width="500" height="420" alt="Water = Hope" /></a>Brandehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16328714742750234534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12387873.post-89743740019762728012010-12-13T13:20:00.000-08:002011-01-03T13:20:57.405-08:00Dublin and the UKThe second half of the tour has been spent in the UK and Ireland. We hit up London first, two big shows at the O2 arena. Our volunteers both nights came out and braved some pretty nasty weather and even nastier transportation problems to join us! The shows were a blast, really supportive, friendly fans, and our volunteers worked like crazy (and went up and down lots and lots of stairs) to talk to as many people as they could. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/5272775978/" title="London night one team! by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5290/5272775978_9f6c322da7.jpg" width="500" height="289" alt="London night one team!" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/5272169211/" title="Support! by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5165/5272169211_93256f9481.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Support!" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/5272170715/" title="London night two volunteer crew! by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5167/5272170715_ddc4cb5899.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="London night two volunteer crew!" /></a><br /><br />We moved onto Dublin from there, and I quickly learned why the band loves playing shows there so much! The crowds there were rowdy, but fun and supportive - some of our best nights on the whole tour were during our two nights in Dublin, in fact! Because of the layout, we set up three mini tables spread throughout the O2; our volunteer team really went above and beyond, with some of them staffing the tables, and the rest really working the floor; one volunteer signed up over 200 people on her own, which was really incredible! Our team in Dublin was a lot of fun: students, the brother of a volunteer from Madrid who does music therapy and his co-worker (they joined us straight from playing at a retirement home, ties still on!), former volunteers... as always, the amazing list can go on and on! We also had Shane join us, who works at Google Dublin.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/5272781032/" title="Our awesome Dublin night one team! by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5162/5272781032_94b2a79ef1.jpg" width="500" height="255" alt="Our awesome Dublin night one team!" /></a><br /><br />Shane and I had been coresponding via email for a few weeks, as he was working to raise money for PIH at work ahead of the show, and he asked if I’d like to come speak to the Google team at his office. I asked Marika and Regine if they’d like to join, and the three of us went to Google Dublin on Monday and found a receptive audience of a few hundred staffers (and we later found out they recorded it to share company wide!) waiting to hear us talk about PIH, Haiti, and individual actions people can take to engage and make their own unique impact. It was a lot of fun, the team at Google was great, and we even got treated to lunch in their cafeteria!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/5272783194/" title="Google employees who came to the talk me, Regine and Marika gave at their offices! by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5082/5272783194_aaa332b41f.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Google employees who came to the talk me, Regine and Marika gave at their offices!" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/5272783744/" title="Me (eye closed as always), Regine, our volunteer and Google employee Shane and Marika after the PIH and invidual action talk we gave at Google Dublin. by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5205/5272783744_2b0457ba5f.jpg" width="500" height="294" alt="Me (eye closed as always), Regine, our volunteer and Google employee Shane and Marika after the PIH and invidual action talk we gave at Google Dublin." /></a><br /><br />After Dublin, the tour moved into Birmingham, Cardiff, Manchester and Glasgow for our final week. Our English crews in these cities were FANTASTIC - we got so much support for what we are doing from UK fans, it’s really unbelievable! A big shout out has to go to team Birmingham; though our smallest team in size, six amazing people, they nonetheless had the highest average of sign ups & conversations per volunteer than ANY of our other teams (and we had some really hard working impressive teams!), with each volunteer engaging with an average of 84 fans! That also means they won our ‘friendly competition’ among European cities to see which team could do that, so they’ll have a little Arcade Fire thank you gift coming in the mail soon!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/5272178325/" title="Set list winners - so cute, the guys came up with her chanting 'we have a winner! we have a winner!" Crazy Dublin! by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5002/5272178325_4c9c2b82b8.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Set list winners - so cute, the guys came up with her chanting 'we have a winner! we have a winner!" Crazy Dublin!" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/5272792184/" title="Cardiff volunteers! by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5170/5272792184_161eff36ec.jpg" width="500" height="312" alt="Cardiff volunteers!" /></a><br /><br />All in all, it’s been an incredible run; 14 cities, 143 volunteers, tens of thousands of fans talked to, and hopefully even more inspired by our volunteers, the band, and PIH.Brandehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16328714742750234534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12387873.post-31659631626847959412010-11-30T20:15:00.000-08:002011-01-03T13:16:02.779-08:00Germany!Munich and Dussledorf and our German volunteers did not let us down, braving snow storms, cold weather and crazy transportation problems to join us!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/5272160449/" title="Set list! by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5210/5272160449_88b806f3fa.jpg" width="477" height="500" alt="Set list!" /></a><br /><br />Our Munich show was similar in set up to our Lyon one - a former warehouse or factory of some sort, cool looking. Volunteer Team Munich included several students - philosophy, American Studies, graphic design and architecture, to name a few! - a former UN worker now getting his MA in Germany, a trade lawyer and a former PIH volunteer from the Neon Bible tour in 2007, something we LOVE to have happen! They worked like crazy, talking to hundreds of their peers in what quickly became a very cramped venue. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/5272762314/" title="Team Munich! by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5045/5272762314_d13479b9b4.jpg" width="500" height="290" alt="Team Munich!" /></a><br /><br />We rolled into Dussledorf the next day and quickly got to work setting up. Our volunteers all arrived ready to get to work talking to fans - so much so in fact that I never even got a big group photo of them all, they took off the second the doors open, eager to talk to people! Our team consisted of a lot of students, and another former volunteer from the last tour. They hit the ground running and never stopped, getting lots of support for Kanpe and PIH along the way.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/5272165341/" title="Kanpe volunteers at work! by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5126/5272165341_335f3a159e.jpg" width="500" height="353" alt="Kanpe volunteers at work!" /></a><br /><br />All in all Germany showed us a lot of support, with thousands of fans talking to our volunteers and signing our Stand with Haiti petition!Brandehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16328714742750234534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12387873.post-84584551288769921702010-11-27T13:11:00.000-08:002011-01-03T13:12:28.000-08:00FranceThe Arcade Fire tour moved into France this past week, with dates in Marseille and Lyon. <br /><br />We started out the week with only a handful of volunteers in Marseille; not sure entirely why, but I started to really work our social networks, and also asked the volunteers that had already signed up to help me in recruiting more people to join us. By show date, we had a full crew - I’m always so grateful for all of the work our volunteers do, esp when they rally together at the last minute for us, such as in this case!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/5272749268/" title="Comedy team at work again! by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5122/5272749268_e14f3293ed.jpg" width="438" height="500" alt="Comedy team at work again!" /></a><br /><br />We were joined as always by a diverse crew, including a teacher, several students, two mobile app developers and a public health worker. The team did great, giving us our best night on the tour thus far! All night they talked to fans, really focusing on getting them excited and inspired by what Kanpe and PIH are doing. As with most of our trainings, Marika came out and joined us to talk about the band’s involvement and support for these campaigns - her help was especially appreciated at these two shows given her fluency (and my lack of) in French! Our volunteers have all for the most part been bi-lingual, so no big issues there, but it’s always great to have someone else on hand who can help with translations. Team Marseille did really great - they signed up almost 20% of the audience in attendance than night (a pretty impressive feat for ten people to accomplish!), which in turn means that they talked to and inspired hundreds of people!<br /><br />After a day off (and a band/crew ‘Thanksgiving Dinner’ in France) we moved onto Lyon. The venue was really cool - I was told it was an old meatpacking warehouse. Team Lyon came in ready to work; I found them all gathered together ready to go at the meeting time, and I assumed most of them already knew each other since they were chatting away. As it would turn out, they just found each other, and were excited, and started to talking to one another outside in the cold - I always love to see teams form a bond like that at the get go, they were such a cute group!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/5272756214/" title="Mighty team Lyon! by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5128/5272756214_cbf962f825.jpg" width="500" height="310" alt="Mighty team Lyon!" /></a><br /> They worked like crazy too - it seems each show we do, the more people we end up talking to! They all stayed for a long time after the show ended as well, talking to fans for nearly an hour - it was a pretty crazy end of the night in Lyon!<br /><br />The tour moves into Germany next, hoping it’s not too cold!Brandehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16328714742750234534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12387873.post-48886898882477056552010-11-24T04:41:00.001-08:002010-11-24T04:41:49.217-08:00PIH and Kanpe in Spain with Arcade Fire!The European leg of the Arcade Fire tour started up with two dates in Spain this past weekend, building support for Haiti, Kanpe, Partners in Health along with way!<br /><br />Day one in Madrid: Palacio De Los Deportes sits in the middle of Madrid, flanked by a lovely plaza that quickly filled with fans lining up early to get a good spot on the floor. This was going to be a big show, nearly 15,000, and we were excited to get going!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/5199447667/" title="Stand with Haiti by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5128/5199447667_0ff200bde5.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Stand with Haiti" /></a><br /><br />As always, we were joined with an amazing crew of volunteers. Several were students at an American University in Madrid - and a big thanks to Maya O’Cadiz for helping us to recruit for this first show! We were also joined by teachers, musicians, community members and business professionals - all committed to the idea of helping Haiti forge a prosperous future. After a brief talk from Marika on behalf of the band, the crew got to work practicing how they were going to explain the work of PIH and Kanpe to fans. Once the doors opened, they hit the ground running, having nearly 600 conversations about Haiti in just under two hours - very impressive! A big thanks to our Madrid team - Neil, Andreas, Joseph, Maya, Susan, Stephanie, Didier, Diarmuid, Leticia, Bruno, Stephen, Curry, Ray, and Madelyn - for getting our tour off to a great start!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/5199445417/" title="Madrid volunteer crew! by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4152/5199445417_910e417f8c.jpg" width="500" height="258" alt="Madrid volunteer crew!" /></a><br /><br />We arrive in Barcelona late - at least in tour terms! - the next morning. Palau Sant Jordi has an incredible view of the city and the sea from the top floor, where we were lucky to set up our Kanpe table! We were joined by a smaller but mighty crew of volunteers that night: Ines, Andrea, Patricia, Marina and Maribel who did a fantastic job and managed to talk to and inspire lots and lots of fans! It’s so exciting to see people really check out our set up, read about Kanpe and PIH and tell us about their own connection to Haiti or other parts of the world, or their desire to become engaged and involved. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/5200045864/" title="Barcelona volunteer crew! by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5008/5200045864_f7a5a37b6b.jpg" width="500" height="336" alt="Barcelona volunteer crew!" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/5200044630/" title="Kanpe volunteer and fan by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5127/5200044630_a8bb44348a.jpg" width="500" height="459" alt="Kanpe volunteer and fan" /></a><br /><br />As an added bonus, Regine and the band are still writing out and autographing set lists every night to give away to PIH/Kanpe supporters as well!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/5199449817/" title="Set list winner! by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5085/5199449817_be3e73e45c.jpg" width="270" height="500" alt="Set list winner!" /></a><br /><br />Our nights in Spain provided a great preview of the weeks to come as the tour moves into France, Germany, Ireland and the UK. We can’t wait to talk to and inspire fans across Europe about what they can do to support Haiti!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/5199451221/" title="Standing with Haiti by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4147/5199451221_b055afbe2d.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Standing with Haiti" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/5199450825/" title="Standing with Haiti! by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4107/5199450825_76c393f070.jpg" width="269" height="500" alt="Standing with Haiti!" /></a>Brandehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16328714742750234534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12387873.post-36503715035333077802010-11-04T13:45:00.000-07:002010-11-08T09:18:56.181-08:00Volunteers needed for Arcade Fire shows in Europe!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/5097324427/" title="Pledge by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4152/5097324427_4afd92e689.jpg" width="500" height="482" alt="Pledge" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">Update Nov 8th: All of the UK and Ireland shows are pretty much full at this point, but feel free to sign up to be added to a wait list. We DO still need more volunteers for our Spain, France and esp German shows - please forward this link on to anyone that you think would be interested. Thanks for the great response so far - we'll be in touch with all of you soon!</span></span><br /> <br />We are about to head back out with Arcade Fire, this time to the UK and Europe, continuing to build support for Haiti and the important work that <a href="http://www.kanpe.org">Kanpe</a> and <a href="http://www.pih.org">Partners In Health </a>are doing.<br /><br />We need volunteers to join us to make it a success! Volunteering is an amazing opportunity - in a matter of hours, you can talk to hundreds of people about the incredible work these organizations are doing, inspire them, and get them involved. And yes, you might even get to see an awesome concert in exchange for your hard work!<br /><br />We need volunteers in Nov and Dec in Spain, France, Germany, UK, and Ireland. <br /><br />Sign up below, or visit our <a href="http://www.lokahioutreach.org/ArcadeFire.html">Arcade Fire volunteer page</a> to learn more, and please pass this on to anyone you may know that would be interested in joining in and helping out!<br /><br /><iframe height='500px' width='100%' name='zoho-Arcade_Fire' frameborder='0' allowTransparency='true' scrolling='auto' src='http://creator.zoho.com/brandejackson/arcade-fire-european-tour-volunteer-application/form-embed/Arcade_Fire/'></iframe>Brandehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16328714742750234534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12387873.post-37046383389567486482010-10-02T12:23:00.000-07:002010-10-20T12:30:51.927-07:00H2O Tour Wraps Up!The H2O tour has wrapped up its summer run, and Lokahi is proud to have partnered with the <a href="http://www.waterequalshope.com">Water = Hope</a> campaign to build lots of support for clean water issues amongst country fans!<br /><br />Our final two weeks on the tour were a bit of a whirlwind, with stops in San Francisco, San Diego, Phoenix, Albuquerque, Boise, Salt Lake City and Denver. Along the way, as always, we were joined by some amazing volunteers!<br /><br /><a title="Excited Water = Hope volunteers! by Brande Jackson, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/5040494970/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4104/5040494970_77fb15b73c.jpg" alt="Excited Water = Hope volunteers!" width="500" height="338" /></a><br /><br />San Francisco and San Diego brought out lots of veteran volunteers, many of whom worked with us on tours with the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/sets/72157594485315623/">ONE Campaign </a>in years past – it was great to see familiar faces like Rochelle, Mary and Christine – all of whom were among the first ONE volunteers we ever worked with! It was a lot of fun to get to talk to so many fans while in California. From there, we moved on to Phoenix, where we were amazed to learn it can be over 100 degrees in September, go figure! We were joined by a massive crew of volunteers, including some veterans from our work on the Warped Tour and with Dave Matthews, and lots of new volunteers from local high schools and colleges as well. Albuquerque proved to be one of the best nights on the entire tour; we were joined by an AWESOME team of volunteers: college students and high school students and community members who all are passionate about clean water issues. We had one of our best nights of the entire tour in Albuquerque, a direct result of our awesome volunteer team! We also met author Sandra Postel who has written extensively about clean water issues; she was in the crowd and saw our <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQVegyxPnTY">PSA</a> show on stage before the show, and came out to find us! You can learn more about her <a href="http://www.globalwaterpolicy.org/biography.html">here</a>.<br /><br /><a title="Water = Hope support by Brande Jackson, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/5039874323/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4083/5039874323_b66c532abf.jpg" alt="Water = Hope support" width="396" height="500" /></a><br /><br />As we headed out for out the very final weekend of the tour, we made our first stop in Boise, Idaho. After an eventful first couple of hours (including trying to track down our missing tour bus!!), we met our awesome volunteer crew for the night. The venue that we were at was on the Boise State campus, so we weren’t surprised that we had many dedicated BSU do-gooders! We had Katelyn and Daniel, freshman year roommates who actually went to their dorm and signed-up their whole floor, as Tara with her friend, as well as a couple other students. We also had a mother with her three daughters who were huge Brad Paisley fans and did awesome throughout the night!! All in all it was a great first night back, thanks to all the cool people and Water = Hope supporters that Boise had to offer.<br /><br />After a three AM bus visit from <a href="http://www.eastoncorbin.com/">Easton Corbin</a> and his crew due to their bus breaking down, we landed in Salt Lake City and met our one man volunteer crew for the night. Josh, who had just moved to SLC recently to pursue his love of skiing, worked by himself and helped get the majority of our sign-ups for the night. He is really dedicated to volunteer work, and expressed over and over how much he really liked Water = Hope’s vision and goals. It was great working with him and we are so thankful to him for helping us out in Utah!<br /><br />Next we were off to Denver, Colorado, a bit unhappily because it would be Water = Hope’s last night working with the tour. We weren’t ready for it to end! However we couldn’t have ended the whole journey with a better crew, twelve dedicated and hardworking individuals who agreed that we should end it all with a bang! We had a group of four people that came individually and throughout the night bonded over the Water = Hope work, and they ended up leaving as friends after watching the show together. Then we had our basketball girls, who all played together on the local high school team. Michaela, Lindsay, Bree and a few friends worked the entire night to get those donations and raised almost two hundred dollars between them, as well as getting a ton of signatures. All you Colorado-ians were so supportive of Water = Hope and we had such a huge amount of people walking up to the table that we could barely talk to all of you! In between watching the crew play pranks on the artists as they performed and watching the donations pile up, I think everyone agreed that we had a great last night in Denver!<br /><br /><a title="Signing up by Brande Jackson, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/5004765155/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4083/5004765155_53120ebc74.jpg" alt="Signing up" width="463" height="500" /></a><br /><br />After four months of weekends full of talking to fans about clean water in 33 different cities, we are proud to announce that Water = Hope hit our goal of raising $20,000 to build wells, and signed up nearly 14,000 people in support of the <a href="http://www.hopethroughhealinghands.org/articles?ContentRecord_id=8bb52607-da32-4673-81ec-546570d90c64&ContentType_id=691a93cf-50b2-4735-90f7-c1881e1ed39e&Group_id=6de5b99d-792c-461a-b122-9eeb476c486a">Simon Water for the World Act</a>. Perhaps more importantly, this means that some 14,000 conversations about clean water happened over this summer between our volunteers & campaign team and the fans in each city, and we can only hope that some of those 14,000 people are going to share that message, get inspired to volunteer themselves or even lead clean water initiatives in their own communities.<br /><br />None of this would be possible without the hard work and help of the 239 volunteers that joined us this summer; they inspired us night after night with their dedication – again, a HUGE thank you to all of you that joined us! We are proud to know that they’ll take what they learned and work to inspire thousands more this fall and spring on their campuses and their communities so that we can bring clean water to even more people.<br /><br />Water = Hope and Lokahi truly believe in this idea of ‘a small drop making a big ripple’; the work of our volunteers and the fans that supported the campaign this summer is all the evidence that we need.<br /><br />Keep checking in for more campaign updates and ways you can get involved; visit the Water = Hope/Hope Through Healing Hands <a href="http://www.facebook.com/hopethroughhealinghands">Facebook</a> page to stay updated, and check out all of our <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/sets/72157623866101790/">pictures</a> from the summer!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/5004746693/" title="Volunteer crew by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4090/5004746693_59851011e8.jpg" width="500" height="337" alt="Volunteer crew" /></a>Brandehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16328714742750234534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12387873.post-69661892140740879352010-09-15T10:53:00.000-07:002010-09-15T10:55:14.255-07:00Water = Hope in Washington!We just finished another fun weekend on the road with Brad Paisley and the H20 Tour, making stops in Spokane, Portland and the Gorge!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/4977082935/" title="Volunteer Aaron at work! by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4125/4977082935_ac90921985_m.jpg" alt="Volunteer Aaron at work!" height="240" width="180" /></a><br /><br />We started our weekend off in Spokane with some great volunteer help: college students, a high school student and parents involved with a local home schooling organization all came out to lend a hand, doing a great job and signing up lots of new supporters for the Water = Hope campaign!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/4977692790/" title="Water = Hope volunteer crew in Spokane! by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4128/4977692790_cc98d1f82e_m.jpg" alt="Water = Hope volunteer crew in Spokane!" height="240" width="180" /></a><br /><br />Our next stop was in Portland, where, after a summer of blazing heat and humidity, we were shocked to find ourselves...cold! Once again we were joined by an awesome volunteer crew: Chris just moved to Portland where he is soon to be joining the Portland Fire Department (congrats Chris!), and he was joined by Danielle, who is in nursing school in San Francisco but was visiting the Portland area. Ryan and Sarah are both students - Ryan is in med school, in fact!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/4980705768/" title="Portland volunteer crew by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4146/4980705768_4e048b9383_m.jpg" alt="Portland volunteer crew" height="159" width="240" /></a><br /><br />And we also had Kate joining us, who literally just moved to Portland the week before to attend college, and was looking for volunteer opportunities to get involved in her community. All of our crew did a great job in Portland, roaming the lawn area and talking to fans about the campaign, gaining their support. Though it was a smaller show, Portland showed us lots of love and support and we are excited to continue our organizing efforts in the community.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/4987297049/" title="Water = Hope support! by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4092/4987297049_edc51a1a5a_m.jpg" alt="Water = Hope support!" height="240" width="180" /></a><br /><br />Next up was the Gorge, located in the middle of Washington state, and quite possibly the most beautiful music venue in all of America. We were way excited to be working there, and it was a HUGE show, with more fans in attendance than almost any other show we’d been at! We were joined that night by Randy and Kim, a husband and wife team who had tickets to the show but wanted to help out. They came in went to work, signing up well over 100 new supporters in a short amount of time, talking to lots and lots of fans before joining their son and mom (or mom-in-law!) in their seats. They also made a very generous donation to Water = Hope, helping us reach our well building goal all that much faster, for which we are most appreciative!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/4987295719/" title="Randy and Kim, Water = Hope volunteers and supporters! by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/4987295719_540eb3fba4_m.jpg" alt="Randy and Kim, Water = Hope volunteers and supporters!" height="240" width="199" /></a><br /><br />We were also joined by our two recent Washington State U grads (a big Washington U rival game was going on that night, and, depending on who they talked to, they either got lots of love for their hoodies, or a lot of grief!) who were eager to get involved, and three new volunteers that Laura from Spokane had recruited for us (thanks Laura!).<br /><br />All in all, it was a great three days, full of inspiring stories from fans, and lots of support and enthusiasm about our work.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/4987894714/" title="Water = Hope support by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4111/4987894714_cf6e6a6a66_m.jpg" alt="Water = Hope support" height="180" width="240" /></a><br /><br />We are nearing our final stretch of the H20 tour, with only <a href="http://waterequalshope.com/tour-dates/">two weekends remaining</a>. Watch for us in San Francisco, San Diego, Phoenix and Albuquerque this weekend! And we still need <a href="http://waterequalshope.com/volunteer/">volunteers</a> for Denver, St. Louis and Boise! <a href="http://waterequalshope.com/volunteer/">Sign up today</a>!<br /><br />Check out more photos from our weekend in Washington <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=198319&id=23133677902&ref=mf">here.</a>Brandehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16328714742750234534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12387873.post-10739206781419805702010-08-31T10:38:00.000-07:002010-08-31T10:46:05.804-07:00Paying a visit to North CarolinaThe Water = Hope campaign spent the past weekend in North Carolina with the H2O tour, getting even more country music fans involved with our campaign to bring people around the globe clean drinking water!<br /><br />We arrived in Charlotte on Friday morning and got to work, setting up for the day and preparing for our volunteer crew. We had 11 amazing volunteer join us: Joe, a volunteer from Cleveland, came out with his friend, and we had several groups of high school and college friends joining us as well.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/4943037072/" title="More awesome volunteers! by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4943037072_25bdc5cf8e_m.jpg" alt="More awesome volunteers!" height="240" width="180" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/4943031108/" title="Charlotte volunteer crew! by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4079/4943031108_d897b1ec0a_m.jpg" alt="Charlotte volunteer crew!" height="240" width="185" /></a><br /><br />It’s been really inspiring to have so many students volunteering for us this summer, and we hope they are able to take the Water = Hope campaign back with them to their campuses this fall!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/4942448765/" title="Water = Hope support by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4117/4942448765_9af2b68dcd_m.jpg" alt="Water = Hope support" height="162" width="240" /></a><br /><br />Charlotte gave us a lot of love - we talked to hundreds of fans about the importance of clean water, with many of our volunteers going out and working the parking lot and talking to the ‘tailgating’ crowd before they came in, to much success! We also got a nice shout out from a local radio station which helped us out quite a bit - lots of fans mentioned hearing about us before they came to the show that day. We also need to mention that we raised more money in Charlotte for our <a href="http://www.hopethroughhealinghands.org/blog?ContentRecord_id=4e664d33-b916-4a8c-a13c-70a3c176818b&ContentType_id=7ee3f043-655a-41fd-ae51-d8cf19f29ba5&Group_id=135b9788-1130-4373-b931-a43d404be048&MonthDisplay=7&YearDisplay=2010">well building project</a> than we have at any other show thus far on the tour, so a special thanks goes out to our volunteers that night and all the supportive fans!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/4942446331/" title="Water = Hope supporters by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4098/4942446331_87cf29c93f_m.jpg" alt="Water = Hope supporters" height="240" width="180" /></a><br /><br />The next day we were in Raleigh. Our normal set up routine had the added bonus of a <a href="http://www.gactv.com/">GAC film crew</a> being on site; shortly after our volunteers arrived, they came by with Brad to talk to me and Kim about what the Water = Hope campaign was doing on the tour, so <a href="http://www.gactv.com/gac/shows_top/episode/0,3038,GAC_26159_71620,00.html">watch for us at some point in the next week</a>! Brad also took the time to talk to our volunteers, 10 high school girls (plus a mom and a boyfriend!) who, needless to say, were very excited to meet him!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/4943038064/" title="Brad Paisley meeting Water = Hope volunteers by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4136/4943038064_1ded8f7f9a_m.jpg" alt="Brad Paisley meeting Water = Hope volunteers" height="240" width="172" /></a><br /><br />Our volunteers in Raleigh were a lot of fun; 7 of them came from Wake Early College of Health and Sciences, a college prep high school about an hour away (one of the volunteers, Lizzy, also brought her mom and a friend!), and our other three all attend a local Raleigh high school (sorry for forgetting the name, girls!). All were a blast to work with, and did a great job talking to fans all night long!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/4943038990/" title="Water = Hope volunteers! by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4138/4943038990_9fd2920179_m.jpg" alt="Water = Hope volunteers!" height="240" width="180" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/4943039816/" title="Water = Hope volunteers in Raleigh by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/4943039816_cec5962862_m.jpg" alt="Water = Hope volunteers in Raleigh" height="240" width="180" /></a><br /><br /><br />All weekend long, we talked with fans who were not only interested in supporting Water = Hope, but who told us stories of things they and family members were doing through churches, schools and in their communities to make clean water a priority for people around the globe - it’s so great to see this fan community engaged around this issue!<br /><br />The tour will resume next week in Spokane as we finally <a href="http://waterequalshope.com/tour-dates/">make our way out west</a> with about nine more stops. We still have room for volunteers to join us, so be sure to get <a href="http://waterequalshope.com/volunteer/">signed up</a> today!<br /><br />-BrandeBrandehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16328714742750234534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12387873.post-45997604776540851342010-08-24T17:07:00.000-07:002010-08-24T17:10:12.392-07:00Lokahi Summer Newsletter!<div style="text-align: center;">Thanks to all of you that have volunteered with us so far this season - it’s been a lot of fun and incredibly inspiring to get to work with so many amazing volunteers!<br />If you have not yet had a chance to join us at one of our shows, read on, as there are still lots of volunteer opportunities abound!<br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Water = Hope Campaign</span><br /><br />Our work on the Brad Paisley tour for Water = Hope has been nothing short of incredible; we’ve already gotten over 10,000 Paisley fans to take part in this amazing campaign, are halfway to our goal of building four wells in communities needing clean water, AND we still have over a dozen dates left on the tour, more chances to talk to people about the importance of clean water! If you would like to join us, we’ll be out west in September, with shows in Spokane, the Gorge, Portland, San Francisco, Phoenix, Albuquerque, San Diego, Boise, Denver and Salt Lake City and need lots of volunteers to help us make these dates a big success!<br />To join us at one of these dates, just visit <a href="www.waterequalshope.com/volunteer">www.waterequalshope.com/volunteer</a><br /><br />We have been posting photos from the tour all summer long on the Facebook page - if you haven’t checked it out yet, please do so, and be sure to tag yourself if you are in some of them!<br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=168302&id=23133677902&ref=mf">http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=168302&id=23133677902&ref=mf</a><br /><br />Learn more about Water = Hope by visiting the website, Hope Through Healing Hands website, and by becoming a ‘fan’ on Facebook!<br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/hopethroughhealinghands">http://www.facebook.com/hopethroughhealinghands</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Arcade Fire and Partners in Health</span><br /><br />I am also doing some cool work in a partnership with our friends at Reverb and Partners in Health, hitting the road late this September with Arcade Fire, where I’ll be building support for Partners in Health’s Haiti projects.<br /><br />To volunteer, visit <a href="http://reverb.org/project/arcadefire/">http://reverb.org/project/arcadefire/ </a><br /><br />I was lucky to get to spend about two and a half weeks on the road with the band this August; you can read about my work on the tour earlier this summer here: <br /><a href="http://lokahioutreach.blogspot.com/2010/08/on-road-with-arcade-fire.html">http://lokahioutreach.blogspot.com/2010/08/on-road-with-arcade-fire.html</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">More volunteer opportunities!</span><br /><br />Our good friends at Reverb have all sorts of cool projects and tours going on and offer up some great volunteer opportunities. Check them out: <a href="http://www.reverb.org/volunteer">http://www.reverb.org/volunteer</a><br /><br />We have also recently partnered up with Trick or Vote, a very cool voter outreach project taking place on Halloween this year. Check it out, and head up a Halloween night effort in your community: <a href="http://trickorvote.org/">http://trickorvote.org/</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Photos, Facebook, Blogs and more!</span><br /><br />There are all sorts of ways to keep up to date with all of our projects this summer!<br /><br />Become our friend on Facebook:<a href="http://www.facebook.com/LokahiOutreach"> http://www.facebook.com/LokahiOutreach</a><br />Follow up on Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/lokahi">http://twitter.com/lokahi</a><br />Check out our blog: <a href="http://lokahioutreach.blogspot.com/">http://lokahioutreach.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">We couldn’t do it without you...</span><br /><br />Again, a huge thanks to all of you who have come out and joined us in recent months - working with volunteers is the most important aspect of our work and appreciate your continued support and involvement!<br /><br />Thanks!<br />Brande and the Lokahi teamBrandehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16328714742750234534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12387873.post-67333069959826892962010-08-17T16:24:00.000-07:002010-08-17T16:26:59.445-07:00Water = Hope in Florida!<span style="font-style:italic;">Another guest blog from Kelsey Neff, reporting from our work with <a href="http://www.waterequalshope.com">Water = Hope</a> on the Brad Paisley H2O tour!</span><br /><br />Water = Hope made it out to three different cities this past weekend in Florida, starting in Daytona Beach. <br /><br />We stepped off the bus in the morning and were pleased to see we were surrounded by all sorts of Daytona Beach fun, including a water park, carnival and the beach a short walk away. We ventured over to beach and walked around for a bit before we had to meet our awesome volunteer crew for the night. We had Michelle come out and bring her husband Derrick, her mother and her nephew Dustin. Michelle was an employee at the local Old Navy store, and took part in their volunteer program (much like our Gap girls that we met in Cleveland). Because she took the time to come out, Old Navy will make a donation to Water = Hope!! <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/4902946842/" title="Water = Hope volunteer crew! by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4137/4902946842_3e93d26d93.jpg" width="500" height="458" alt="Water = Hope volunteer crew!" /></a><br /><br />We love seeing more retailers encourage their employees to volunteer like this, and we really appreciate the effort that Michelle and her family put in to make our time in Daytona a great experience!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/4902362453/" title="Water = Hope support! by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4119/4902362453_9c180c73b2_m.jpg" width="216" height="240" alt="Water = Hope support!" /></a><br /><br />Next we headed to Tampa where the whole H2O crew, as well as some of the artists, took part in a hundred foot high water slide!! After that we met our crew, which consisted of four high school friends who were last minute add-ons from the waiting list and were really great. Sophia, Stephanie, Kelsey and Sarah were working to fill community service hours for their school and said they had a lot of fun working with Water = Hope and wanted to volunteer with us again. We also had Jamie come out and volunteer, who was very passionate about the water crisis and a lot of other issues that affect third world countries. She was working with a program that requires applicants to volunteer with different organizations and then in return they set you up with volunteer opportunities abroad. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/4902361681/" title="Water = Hope volunteer crew! by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4123/4902361681_d24fbc9062.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Water = Hope volunteer crew!" /></a><br /><br />Toward the end of the night we had Andy and Joel, who are musicians that play with Steel Magnolia which is a part of the H2O tour, come by the tent and pick up some Water = Hope shirts. Keep an eye out for them to appear on stage!! Thanks for a great night Tampa!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/4902946790/" title="Joining Water = Hope! by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4902946790_d5ed3bdb63.jpg" width="410" height="500" alt="Joining Water = Hope!" /></a><br /><br />Our last stop on our tour de Florida was West Palm Beach where we prepared ourselves for a sold out show. We met Jillian, Katelyn and Stephanie who worked hard with us to spread the word about Water = Hope to the people of West Palm. They worked hard into the night and helped us have our best donation night of the three cities! We were very impressed by that, especially considering we only had the three girls working with us. Thanks for your hard work girls!!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/4902947708/" title="Water = Hope volunteers by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4094/4902947708_c7522c8cd5.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Water = Hope volunteers" /></a><br /><br />We’re headed to North Carolina next, visit us as <a href="http://www.waterequalshope.com/volunteer">waterequalshope.com/volunteer</a> to sign-up!!Brandehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16328714742750234534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12387873.post-78025863733978518432010-08-16T19:28:00.000-07:002010-08-16T19:37:21.276-07:00On the road with Arcade FireOn the road with Arcade Fire<br /><br />A quick update on what I’ve been up the past two week: I’ve been working with Arcade Fire on joint project with Reverb and Partners in Health, greening the tour and running the fan engagement for PIH. <br /><br />On the greening front, Reverb is coordinating backstage recycling, water stations and biodiesel fuelings. The band and crew were all given a reusable water bottle at the start of the tour, which they are then using to cut down on the amount of plastic water bottles being used each day. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/4898828518/" title="Reverb water bottles by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4898828518_dc42cc38bf.jpg" width="448" height="500" alt="Reverb water bottles" /></a><br /><br />I make sure there are ample water coolers or five gallon water containers with our cool little ‘dolphin pumps’ backstage and in dressing rooms for the crew each day, in addition to placing recycle containers throughout the backstage area, finding out what the venue recycles, and taking care of all advancing issues related to greening. We get biodiesel fuelings about twice as a week as well, fueling our trucks and buses with B20. The band has been really committed on this ‘green front’, even taking their reusable bottles on stage with them!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/4880371439/" title="Reverb greening it up on Arcade Fire's summer tour by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4880371439_d2b5714143.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Reverb greening it up on Arcade Fire's summer tour" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/4898217475/" title="Biodiesel fueling on the Arcade Fire tour by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4116/4898217475_d787c61914.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Biodiesel fueling on the Arcade Fire tour" /></a><br /><br />My afternoons and evenings are spent running an outreach program for Partners in Health, an organization I have long admired and am thrilled to be working with. Night after night we talk to fans about the work that PIH is doing and the relationship between the band and the organization, get fans to sign our ‘Stand with Haiti’ declaration, and take small donations to support the work that PIH is doing.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/4858447664/" title="PIH volunteer crew represents! by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4858447664_c0d682bd1b.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="PIH volunteer crew represents!" /></a><br /><br />Each night is filled with incredible conversations with fans doing amazing things; people that have volunteered in Haiti, that work in global health, that work for local health organizations in their own towns, doctors that want to help PIH. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/4873471349/" title="Standing with Haiti by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4135/4873471349_415674e9a9.jpg" width="500" height="337" alt="Standing with Haiti" /></a><br /><br />In New York at one of our Madison Square Garden shows we talked to a fan who had come in from Mexico City for the show, and really wanted to volunteer and help with PIH efforts where he lives. In Baltimore we met several people whom had just returned home from working in Haiti the previous six months. Our Philly show included a visit from several Haitian families that Partners in Health had placed locally for medical treatment following the earthquake - meeting the young, funny, smart, resilient little kids among them was a particular treat! <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/4858448302/" title="Part of the group of Haitian families placed in Philly for medical care by Partners in Health. by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4097/4858448302_52903b2e27.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Part of the group of Haitian families placed in Philly for medical care by Partners in Health. " /></a><br /><br />Doing engagement and organizing on a concert tour always reminds one of how much of the world is full of people silently doing their own thing to make things a little better, a little more just, and a little bit kinder. This tour has been remarkable on that front; night after night after night we get to hear incredible stories, and it feels great to know we are linking all of these amazing people together through the PIH community.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/4880991898/" title="PIH on tour with Arcade Fire by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4141/4880991898_e191765237.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="PIH on tour with Arcade Fire" /></a><br /><br />Our volunteers have been nothing short of amazing. Many of them have been students: high school students, college undergrads, grad students in public health, law, pre-med, and medicine leading efforts on their campus for both Partners in Health and other global health organizations, many inspired by the work of Paul Farmer and the story they read in Mountains Beyond Mountains. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/4880999320/" title="PIH on tour with Arcade Fire by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4079/4880999320_10db17d405.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="PIH on tour with Arcade Fire" /></a><br /><br />They have come to us through student list serves, forwarded emails, Facebook and Twitter, and some have driven as much as three hours in each direction to join us. Our student volunteers in particular have been remarkable, I’m always so encouraged to hear about the efforts they leading on their campuses and in their communities, motivated by a strong sense of compassion and justice.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/4898823946/" title="PIH by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4079/4898823946_5fd17cf154.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="PIH" /></a><br /><br />We have also been joined be a steady stream of volunteers that are no longer in school but are committed to the work that Partner’s in Health does and want to donate their time. All of our volunteers have worked incredibly hard, talking to thousands and thousands of people about the work of PIH, inspiring the Arcade Fire fan community about the work of PIH and the potential we have to forge a new future for Haiti and all of the developing world.<br /><br />We wrapped up this short two week run in Toronto on Saturday night, where instead of Partners In Health, the set up was for Kanpe. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/4898238117/" title="Regine's sign for us! by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4077/4898238117_c9cf0aa8ee.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Regine's sign for us!" /></a><br /><br />Kanpe is an organization that Regine Chassagne established with a close friend, and is focused on working in a very grassroots, one on one manner with Haitian families, linking them to the resources they need to end the cycle of poverty. Kanpe works to address health, nutrition, housing, education and financing/banking in part by partnering with organizations like Partners in Health and Fonkoze, helping families navigate the confusing stream of NGO resources available to them in their country to get what they need to literally ‘stand up’ and become self sustained. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/4898832972/" title="Arcade Fire fans joining Kanpe in Toronto by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4898832972_fc529a5cbe.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Arcade Fire fans joining Kanpe in Toronto" /></a><br /><br />The Toronto show was a lot of fun; we were joined by a Kanpe board member and Ambassador, as well as an awesome crew of volunteers who helped us have an absolutely incredible night - the ideal way to wrap up a tour!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/4898801134/" title="Kanpe volunteer crew in Toronto! by Brande Jackson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4898801134_66e7b97508.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kanpe volunteer crew in Toronto!" /></a><br /><br />Check out more photos <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/sets/72157624637288318/with/4898801134/">here</a>!<br /><br />Be sure to become a fan of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/reverb">Reverb</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/partnersinhealth">PIH </a>and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fondation-KANPE-Foundation/131814616840109?ref=ts">Kanpe</a> on Facebook to learn more and stay updated!Brandehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16328714742750234534noreply@blogger.com0