Eric Molho Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Hi all, If you're on facebook, you've probably been seeing the occacsionally plea to 'check out this amazing charity!' Or maybe, you've seen a couple of the threads here on DCP about supporting the Chase Community Giving campaign. It's possible this has seemed like spam or annoying hype. But the Chase Community Giving campaign is for real. And the best part is . . . MANY corps can be successful if we leverage our collective support! Here's the scoop: For three years Chase has done this big facebook event where they give away a zillion dollars or so. Every year they change it up a little bit. This year, the contest aligns perfectly with nearly all DCA corps. In order to participate, a non-profit has to have a budget less than a million dollars. This means it's about small, grass-roots organizations just like drum corps! Secondly, the contest requires passionate fans--something we in the drum corps world have in spades! Finally, the contest will give prizes to 100 different organizations and everyone who participates gets to support TEN DIFFERENT organizations. This means you can support not just your all-time favorite corps, but a whole bunch of those others corps you really really like. In previous years, DCI corps have done very well in this contest because DRUM CORPS FANS came out in droves. In this year's contest, many of the top DCI corps are not eligible to win a prize (the curse of huge budgets). But DCA corps and many smaller DCI corps CAN WIN! In fact, several drum corps are already in the top 100 including Minnesota Brass! Here's how it works: The 100 non-profit organizations who receive the most votes on the Chase Community Giving facebook page, will receive awards as follows: The eligible charity receiving the most votes will be awarded $250,000 The second through fifth place eligible charity winners will be awarded $100,000 each The 6th through 100th place eligible charity winners will receive $25,000 each You don't have to sign up for anything. You don't even have to give them so much as an email address. All you need is to be on facebook. From there, it's just one click to vote for your favorite ten corps. To help you out, here are the links to the 2011 DCA finalists. Please vote . . . and keep spreading the word! Thanks!! Minnesota Brass: http://bit.ly/rz4fLb Reading Buccaneers: http://bit.ly/rseDIE Empire Statesen: http://bit.ly/rWhweC Hurricanes: http://bit.ly/ugB7UN Caballeros: http://bit.ly/sIxS1e Renegades: http://bit.ly/tUuRml Alliance: couldn't locate . . . if you find please post below! CorpsVets: http://bit.ly/vDhIhx Kilties: http://bit.ly/sXFQAw Tampa Bay Thunder: couldn't locate . . . if you find please post below! Govenaires: http://bit.ly/v0abye Fusion Core: http://bit.ly/lXJcs8 (I think this is right!) Carolina Gold: http://bit.ly/t2TJV8 Windsor Regiment: http://bit.ly/ijhmw9 A list of eligible DCI corps is available here: http://www.dci.org/news/view.cfm?news_id=13b26726-7b1d-4d91-97bb-d4955b2ca6d9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 And I must thank the DCA corps for being FAR more subtle in their approachthan some DCI corps were in asking for your votes this past spring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomMoore Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Thanks for doing this, Eric! I've cast my votes thus far for your team, Hawthorne and my team (can you blame me?!?), and your post makes it VERY EASY to use up my other 7 votes. Good luck to everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayre Kulp Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Love this thread. Makes voting everyday easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkman Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 SoCal Dream is also listed vote here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrocker Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 (edited) ALLIANCE won a Chase grant in 2010 and is not eligible for this year's contest. Our partner organization is, however, and since we share percussion equipment, you can use the following link for ALLIANCE: Georgia Alliance for Performing Arts Education, Inc. http://apps.facebook.com/chasecommunitygiving/charities/141852095-georgia-alliance-for-performing-arts-education-inc?src=vote_share Edited November 15, 2011 by Shamrocker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Nice thread. I made my 10 votes, for a mix of DCA and DCI corps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loiswt Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Eric, You are amazing!!!!! Thanks so much for doing this for all of us. Okay people, get out and vote, it doesn't take allot of effort and every corps on this list could use your support!!!!! Please help all of us, so we can continue to put out quality products for the fans to enjoy. Thanks everyone for your support Lois Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSGreen Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 I don't have the link handy, but saw that Frontier is trying to comeback out this year, and their non-profit is eligible (Frontier Performing Arts Association) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabstuba04 Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Thanks Eric... and please vote this would be a huge help for all of us.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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