Be a Patriot During Military Appreciation Month:
By Carolyn Blashek
May 12, 2009 - 7:28:15 PM
...for Operation Gratitude on Facebook!
Our Corporate Sponsor, Target, has selected Operation Gratitude as 1 of 10 Charities to participate in their Bullseye Gives program to receive a portion of $3 Million. YOUR votes will determine how much money we receive! All you need to do is VOTE for Operation Gratitude every day from May 10-May 25!
EVERY VOTE COULD SEND ANOTHER CARE PACKAGE!!
We need all Operation Gratitude Facebook fans, supporters, volunteers, donors, care package recipients, your friends, family, and colleagues to vote for Operation Gratitude on Facebook starting today!
For the two week period, May 10-May 25, every person can vote once each day for Operation Gratitude. The more votes we get, the more money we will receive. It's that simple! Challenge your friends - see who can vote first each day! Have Fun and spread the word!
Here's how to vote:
1. Click on this link: Bullseye Gives or click here:
(If you receive this email at work and are unable to access Facebook, please forward this email to your personal email account.)
2. If you are already a member of Facebook, you will be prompted to log-in. Once logged in, VOTE for Operation Gratitude!
3. If you are not yet a member of Facebook:
a. Click on the green sign-up button in the upper left corner and complete the sign up form with your name, email address,** a birthdate and a secret password.
b. Once your account is created, click again on this link: Bullseye Gives - VOTE
4. Return to the Bullseye Gives page every day from May 10-25 to vote each day!
** Facebook only allows one member per email address. In order for every person in your household to be able to vote for Operation Gratitude, each person needs their own email address and then their own Facebook account. Multiple email addresses are free through providers such as AOL, Yahoo, Gmail.
Invite all your Facebook Friends to VOTE too!
Every vote means more dollars for Operation Gratitude and more care packages to send to our troops. And what could be more Patriotic than to vote in support of our Military?!!
It really is simple ---and you will be making a huge difference to Operation Gratitude. This campaign could fund our entire Patriotic Drive if we receive enough votes!!
Target will donate to Operation Gratitude an amount based on the percentage of overall votes we receive during the Facebook voting campaign. If we get 15% of the votes cast, we will receive 15% of the $3 Million or $450,000--which will pay for all 40,000+ care packages we will send during the Patriotic Drive!!
All votes and dollars allocated will be updated in real time on the Target Facebook page throughout the contest. The final donation to each charity will be announced on May 26.
That's it! Vote every day for 2 weeks and help us send 40,000 care packages during our Patriotic Drive! Please tell ALL your friends to VOTE too!!
Thank you for your participation in this simple, fun and very beneficial campaign!!
P.S. You can also become a Fan of Operation Gratitude on Facebook!
1. Go to: Operation Gratitude Fan Page or paste this link in your browser: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Van-Nuys-CA/Operation-Gratitude/54680847349?ref=ts
2. Click on the "Become a Fan" link directly below the Operation Gratitude logo.
3. Then Invite all your Facebook Friends to Become Fans too:
a. Click on the "Suggest to Friends" link below the Operation Gratitude logo. If you do not see it, click on the "More" links and the menu will open up--to display the Suggest to Friends link.
b. A box will appear that says: "Select friends of yours who would like to know about Operation Gratitude." Click on the icons for each of your friends. Then click "Send Invitations" at the bottom of the box. Your friends will receive an invitation and can then "Become a Fan."
4. Then remind them to VOTE every day and to tell all their friends too!