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JM Fan Street Team: Today is International MPS Awareness Day!!!

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:47:33 -0700

JM Fan Street Team: Today is International MPS Awareness Day!!!:

In that spirit, we would like to announce that The JM Fan Street Team** is sponsoring the McFadyens in their “Run For Isaac” event later this month.

Their goal is to raise $500 during Ottawa Race Weekend (May 25th-26th), and so far our group has sent them $50 from members like you!

We would love…

My hero, Isaac McFadyen @isaacfoundation #ProjectOneMillion

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:02:00 -0700

My hero, Isaac McFadyen

@isaacfoundation #ProjectOneMillion

Please take a few moments to help @isaacfoundation #ProjectOneMillion

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 09:59:09 -0700

Please take a few moments to help @isaacfoundation #ProjectOneMillion:

jm-fan-street-team:

This is really important. The Isaac Foundation has asked for the Street Team’s help on this, so please take about five minutes out of your busy day to help save Isaac and other children with MPS by commenting on this newspaper article that was published Monday. It costs nothing but a few minutes of your time, and it will mean so much! You’ll need to register first, and then you’ll be able to log on and leave your comment. It’s CRITICAL that Johnson & Johnson funds this trial, for so many reasons. There are only 9 comments so far, and we need many, many more to get J&J’s attention.

Please help today. This is THE single most important activity that the Street Team does: we gather our voices together as one to help save children with MPS. So… let’s assemble and make our voices heard.

This is from The Isaac Foundation founder, Andy McFadyen:

…It could help save my son. Please leave a comment for J&J on this Globe article. Isaac, and I, thank you :-)

Can you help us let Johnson and Johnson know how we feel about the need for this trial to move forward?

Please take 30 seconds to leave your view on the recent Globe and Mail Article. Simply click on COMMENT and leave your view. Every post counts!

Thanks in advance,
A.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/health/the-agonizing-fight-for-isaac-the-hope-and-the-hurdles/article8395379/

scottycrowe: truths. explore-blog: Ten Things I Wish I Knew...

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:35:18 -0700

scottycrowe:

truths.

explore-blog:

Ten Things I Wish I Knew Sooner Rather Than Later — timeless life-wisdom from the brilliant Debbie Millman, who is wise.

True Wisdom….

thedailywhat: Dear Ann Coulter of the Day:After Ann...

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 07:40:26 -0700

thedailywhat:

Dear Ann Coulter of the Day:After Ann Coulter referred to President Obama as a retard in a tweet during Monday night’s presidential debate, Special Olympics athlete and global messenger John Franklin Stephens penned her this open letter:

Dear Ann Coulter,

Come on Ms. Coulter, you aren’t dumb and you aren’t shallow. So why are you continually using a word like the R-word as an insult?

I’m a 30 year old man with Down syndrome who has struggled with the public’s perception that an intellectual disability means that I am dumb and shallow. I am not either of those things, but I do process information more slowly than the rest of you. In fact it has taken me all day to figure out how to respond to your use of the R-word last night.

I thought first of asking whether you meant to describe the President as someone who was bullied as a child by people like you, but rose above it to find a way to succeed in life as many of my fellow Special Olympians have.

Then I wondered if you meant to describe him as someone who has to struggle to be thoughtful about everything he says, as everyone else races from one snarkey sound bite to the next.

Finally, I wondered if you meant to degrade him as someone who is likely to receive bad health care, live in low grade housing with very little income and still manages to see life as a wonderful gift.

Because, Ms. Coulter, that is who we are – and much, much more.

After I saw your tweet, I realized you just wanted to belittle the President by linking him to people like me. You assumed that people would understand and accept that being linked to someone like me is an insult and you assumed you could get away with it and still appear on TV.

I have to wonder if you considered other hateful words but recoiled from the backlash.

Well, Ms. Coulter, you, and society, need to learn that being compared to people like me should be considered a badge of honor.

No one overcomes more than we do and still loves life so much.

Come join us someday at Special Olympics. See if you can walk away with your heart unchanged.

A friend you haven’t made yet, John Franklin Stephens Global Messenger Special Olympics Virginia

[specialolympicsblog]

John Franklin Stephens says it all in his extremely well-written letter.

This isn’t about politics, it’s about the wrong choice of words - it is hurtful and disrespectful, shows total ignorance.

Thank you, Mr. Stephens, for speaking out!

DonnaFirsty: Guitar God Raffle This Week!

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 11:17:00 -0700

DonnaFirsty: Guitar God Raffle This Week!:

donnafirsty:

ANNOUNCING OUR HUGE **JOHN’S BIRTHDAY RAFFLE WEEK** to benefit The Isaac Foundation’s “Project One Million”!!

Donate $35 this week to The Isaac Foundation in honor of John Mayer’s 35^th birthday today, and you will have a chance to win some exciting JM merchandise!!! Please review the raffle…

This is an awesome opportunity to donate to an incredible foundation AND have an opportunity to win some incredible prizes! I’m a huge fan of The Isaac Foundation and strongly believe in their efforts…. I hope you’ll join in with a donation as well to show your support of this outstanding organization. Happy Giving & Good Luck in the Raffle!

This is an outstanding opportunity to make a difference in...

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 09:57:00 -0700

This is an outstanding opportunity to make a difference in children’s lives. And, with your donation of only $10, you’ll be entered in this week’s raffle drawing for some incredible John Mayer prizes!

To learn more about The Isaac Foundation and MPS VI, please visit http://www.theisaacfoundation.com today!

jm-fan-street-team:

Hey John Mayer fans!

In case you haven’t seen notice of this week’s raffle, here it is again! Over the weekend, we raised another $70 for The Isaac Foundation, bringing our current total for this package to $143. That means that currently, there are only 14 entries in the raffle. Pretty good odds, wouldn’t you say?

Please read the instructions carefully, because this blitz is different than the last two.

This package includes:

- An autographed and framed copy of “Born and Raised”

- The new 2013 John Mayer calendar (16 months) - gorgeous pics of your hero inside!!

- A B&R sticker/decal

Donate a minimum of $10 to The Isaac Foundation, and you will be entered into this week’s raffle, which ends at midnight EST this Thursday, September 27^th. The drawing will take place on Friday, and then another weekly raffle will be announced.

Unlike last week’s raffle, we WILL be giving you multiple chances to win on this one.

For every $10 you donate, you will get another chance to win. ($5 or other partial amounts are truly appreciated as a donation, but will not count as another chance.)

We weren’t going to offer this one to international participants due to the cost of shipping the frame beyond US borders, but we changed our minds after the uproar among the international members of our own Street Team. And, since The Isaac Foundation is a Canadian organization, that just didn’t seem right.

So, we have to put a disclaimer on this prize. We will ship the signed CD in the frame within the US, but if it is won by an international participant, then we might have to remove it from the frame and ship it just as a signed CD. Our international members assured us that this would be fine with them, since the signed CD is the important part of this gift. This will prevent us having to spend more on shipping than the item is actually worth, and since all of the costs associated with this project are donated by John Mayer fans, we need to keep it reasonable. We promise to throw in some other sort of treat for you, if we need to ship it overseas without the frame.

Donate to The Isaac Foundation here: http://www.projectonemillion.ca/

Forward your email receipt to: fanstreetteam@verizon.net

Please be sure to forward your receipt to us, otherwise we won’t know about your donation and you won’t be entered into the raffle!

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Fri, 17 Aug 2012 21:22:41 -0700

Chart Moves: John Mayer's Live EP Debuts on Billboard 200....

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 21:21:24 -0700

Chart Moves: John Mayer's Live EP Debuts on Billboard 200....:

Congrats, John!

mimimph: Attention all @JMMAGroup members re:...

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:01:10 -0700

mimimph:

Attention all @JMMAGroup members re: #projectonemillion- we are 2,683 in total! We have the potential to add much deserved support to #ProjectOneMillion by #shareitforward! Let’s show our hearts, our compassion, our humanity by encouraging others to watch the video, share the conversation and hopefully donate to the cause…even $1 from each will make a difference! Let’s do this for Isaac and 1100 kids worldwide who suffer from MPS VI! And let’s do this often! They deserve a CURE! Thank you!

http://jmmagroup.tumblr.com/

jm-fan-street-team: projectonemillion: Project One Million -...

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 08:38:00 -0700

jm-fan-street-team:

projectonemillion:

Project One Million - You CAN Make A Difference

Ready… set… REBLOG!!

And the donation period has officially started!

As my friends and family members will attest to, I’m a believer in supporting worthy causes for children. Project One Million is truly a gift for those children who are suffering with a rare disease that medical research CAN help, with our help.

Please take 10 minutes out of your day to watch this video about Project One Million and how you can make as little as a $1 donation toward the project’s medical research efforts.

I’m a very proud member of a collective group who strongly supports the Isaac Foundation. Isaac is just one of many children living with MPS VI. I’ve followed Isaac and his progress for quite some time and am hopeful you will lend your support today to help Isaac and other children to live as normal a lifetime as possible.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your gifts to Project One Million!

jhnmyr: iTunes exclusive five song EP coming August 7… Sadly...

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 10:08:11 -0700

jhnmyr:

iTunes exclusive five song EP coming August 7… Sadly (though funny to me) the title is pretty much the truth. Four in studio acoustic performances and the track “Go Easy On Me” from the Born and Raised sessions. A little something for all your support and patience.

I’m about to enter the prep/surgery/recovery wormhole next week (edit: surgery at the end of August) , but I’m excited to get back to it next year. Hope you’re all having a great summer.

love

JM

John Mayer’s “Queen of California” music...

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 10:03:23 -0700

John Mayer’s “Queen of California” music video. Enjoy!

brandonjoshuamusic: Pictures of John Mayer from THEN to NOW....

Sat, 07 Jul 2012 06:24:44 -0700

brandonjoshuamusic:

Pictures of John Mayer from THEN to NOW. ”Born and Raised” covered by me :) Brandon Joshua

Brandon is a gifted young singer/songwriter we’re all going to be hearing about. He recently composed this video of John Mayer: Then to Now, with his own cover recording of JM’s Born and Raised in the background. You can follow Brandon on tumblr., friend him on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/brandonjcolon and visit his BandCamp pages at http://www.brandonjoshua.bandcamp.com.

jhnmyr: Michael Kiwanuka performing “I’m Getting Ready” on...

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 06:47:00 -0700

jhnmyr:

Michael Kiwanuka performing “I’m Getting Ready” on Letterman.

You should reblog this video today to help promote something ORIGINAL and not culled together, copied and pasted, covered, repurposed, parodied, made ironic, specious or insincere. Great stuff needs to win the day sometimes.

Beautiful music, beautiful voice from Michael Kiwanuka - new album “Home Again”.

Love is a Verb…….

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 09:21:58 -0700

Love is a Verb…….

I Can See You, And Thank You.

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 06:24:36 -0700

jhnmyr:

Someone told me that the tag search on Tumblr would be one of the safer doors to open on the internet and that it might be an encouraging experience to read your posts… I’m really glad I did, because I got to connect with and feel a whole lot of love from you all. It’s been strange to release a record with zero crowd noise to go off of, and tonight I really felt like the music I made over the last couple of years really matters. You have all put a huge smile on my face. Thank you.

“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind,...

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:25:00 -0700

“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.” ~ Plato ~

Pedamundo!

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 07:32:14 -0700

HIM: Are you celebrating that made up holiday again.

Me: You bet your ass I am...PEDAMUNDO!!!!

Him: But it's not even a real holiday.

Me: Must we have this conversation every year? Besides, name 1...just 1 holiday that wasn't made up by someone?

Him: ...

Me: That's what I thought. Every single holiday came from someone's idea to celebrate the day and the people's collective agreement that the day should be celebrated. Hence... PEDAMUNDO!

Him: Viva Pedamundo...I guess.

HAPPY PEDAMUNDO, JM FAMILY!!!!

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:53:00 -0700