The Love Alliance Newsletter #37
www.thelovealliance.net
July 7, 2010
We are in the middle of our Summer Festival Tour and it has been going
great so far. We have met so many wonderful people and have had amazing
conversations about the vision of our organization and the social
justice issues we deal with.
It has also been a VERY hot summer and we want to Remember the Thirsty this month because of that. Check out this month’s Action Project below.
Last
but not least. We are once again in another non-profit contest but
this time we don’t have to win to get some much needed funds for the
organization. If you can vote us in the Top 200 we will receive
$20,000. If you have Facebook please take a minute to vote for us in the Chase Community Giving Contest here. Be sure to spread the word to all your friends, family and co-workers as well.
LAST MONTH - HAPPENINGS
This past month has been jam-packed. We started off the month celebrating 3
years as an organization. We are still amazed at what has been
accomplished in those 3 years and are excited for the future.
After
celebrating 3 years, our tour team gathered in Florida to get ready for
our Summer Festival Tour. Many t-shirts were rolled, buttons made and
somehow we managed to fit everything including David, Matt and Hade in
a Ford Explorer. As sort of a warm up for our tour, David spoke once
again at the HOBY Mid-Florida Leadership Seminar in St. Petersburg, FL. The response was
overwhelming and it was such a good time. We met some amazing kids
that are already making a huge difference in their communities. We
hope to partner with HOBY on future projects and are excited to
hopefully be back next year.
From
Florida we made our way to Wilmore, KY, to Ichthus Festival. We had a
great time at the festival and were able to see a lot of old friends
and make some new ones. Thanks to the guys in Everyday Sunday for
supporting The Love Alliance from stage. It was great to spend time
with them as well as James Young, our TLA Louisville, KY Group Leader.
From
there, Hade and Matt took over the tour and headed out to Alive
Festival. The festival was in a new location in Mineral City, OH, but
the rain still followed the festival. Overall it was a great fest and
we met some amazing people and had some quality conversations.
From
Ohio, Hade and Matt headed to Cornerstone Festival in Illinios where
Candice and our friend Courtney Coleman met them. The response this
year was so much better than last and we were so glad to once again be
at Cornerstone. Thanks to Ben from Skillet for sporting our classic logo shirt on stage.
Creation
Festival in Pennsylvania overlapped with Cornerstone this year so David
left from NYC to PA for the event. This is by far the largest event
that we attend each year (80,000+ in attendance) and because of this
the booth is constantly busy. Thanks to our old friend Tim Torres for
driving from Virginia to help us out at the booth. Also many thanks to
Owen Jones, our TLA Alexandria, VA Group Leader, for giving up his time
to volunteer at the booth. As always the response was great at
Creation Fest. We made some good friends with the vendors around us,
including Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee which sells fairly traded
coffee. Check them out at www.drinkcoffeedogood.com
Overall the summer has been a huge success and we are only half way done. To keep up to date with the tour visit our tour blog here and check out our flickr for up to date pictures.
In
the midst of the Summer Festival Tour we also did a soft launch of our
new campaign “What is Social Justice?” We have had a good response
especially at the music festivals. It really has started some amazing
conversations. You can check out the responses so far on the site: www.whatissocialjustice.com You can also upload your own video response or text response via the website or via text message at 321-426-8677
LAST MONTH - ACTION PROJECT
Last month we celebrated our 3rd year as a non-profit organization. We decided to take it back to our roots and revamp our first ever Action Project. We remembered the homeless by making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, donating essentials and spending time with the homeless in our areas. As always the response was great and it was good to hear from people about the homeless outreach that they are doing in their community.
THIS MONTH - HAPPENINGS
As we mentioned before, we are only half way through our Summer Festival Tour. Lifest starts today in Oshkosh, WI. We are excited to be there to help educate the Midwest about the social justice issues that we deal with and to give them practical ways they can make a difference towards these issues. The dates to our second leg are listed below. If you are attending any of these festivals, we would love your help. Volunteers have been a huge asset and have been a great way for you to get involved with the organization. Reply back to this email if you will be at any of them and would like to help with The Love Alliance:
July 7-July 11: Lifest – Oshkosh, WI
July 31: iMatter Festival – Elmira, NY (Pending)
August 1-4: Kingdom Bound – Darien Lake, NY
August 4-7: Soulfest – Gilford, NH
August 13-14: Purple Door – Lewisberry, PA
September 4-5: Revelation Generation – Frenchtown, NJ
As mentioned last month, we have once again partnered with SoulFest this year and they have given our supporters a 15% discount on their entire Soulfest order. Simply order your tickets at www.thesoulfest.com with the discount code of “lovealliance10” We are thankful to SoulFest for their continued support and we hope to see many of you there.
We are encouraging everyone to educate those around you about the clean water epidemic. Memorize some facts about the Clean Water Epidemic and share them with your friends. (Click here to learn more) Print off some facts and distribute the information or maybe even tape it to the water cooler at work. (Click Here for a Fact Sheet) Hand out some “Remember the Thirsty” Flyer Cards. (Order some from our webstore) Or download this water bottle label; tape it to some water bottles; and hand them out at work, in your community, etc.
Appreciate what we have, educate others and get involved to make a difference.
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