A new, and HUGE, supporter!

As of this past Friday (June 13), I have been given permission by the good people at Summerfest in Milwaukee to post pick collection boxes at eight of the main stages on the grounds!

For those of you unfamiliar with Summerfest, it is a 10-day festival on the Milwaukee lakefront that is as much an institution to Milwaukee as Beer and The Fonz. Over the course of the festival as many as a dozen different stages are continually showcasing local, state, regional, national and international musical acts.

With this many acts passing through the area in a relatively short period of time, it is not practical to try and collect picks in the conventional method I have been using. Which is to say, I can only be in one place at a time. Which is why I presented to the Summerfest marketing people the idea of providing multiple collection boxes at many of the stages. Initial reaction was positive, but due to the hectic schedule of this time of year for these people, I only recently got the official clearance.

This may very well be the greatest influx of donations to the cause possible, simply due to the volume of acts coming to town. Wish me luck, and I will keep you updated as things progress.

Also, I received the promised two bags of Three Days Grace picks from Moose. There were a total of 325 picks in the package! Big, BIG thanks to Moose.

Finally I have started selling picks on eBay. Response has been overwhelming. The second wave of pick sales is scheduled to end this evening. I will give you a sales total soon, but to give you a general idea, I will have sold about 60 picks and raised over $800 in the process!

Stay tuned...

Something Big is coming up...but first an update.

I have not updated for a while, as I am in the process of negotiating something pretty big that should substantially add to the fundraiser stock. As things get a bit more certain, I will let you know.

I need to make this update brief, so here I go...

I want to thank Jordan from The Hives camp for donating eight picks of various styles:

Locksley was on tour with The Hives. They are a great live act and I would recommend checking them out should the opportunity arise. They were good enough to donate an even dozen picks to the cause, thank yo uKai, Jason and Jordan:

Adam and Justin with the Panic at the Disco tour were gracious enough to donate a total of 10 picks:

Touring with Panis at the Disco was Motion City Soundtrack. Brian offered 10 of the picks you see below:

Phantom planet was also along for the ride on the Panic at the Disco show. I was not able to get the name of the tech who gave me these picks during the set change, but he donated five picks:

Thrice rumbled through Milwaukee recently and Joe fave me a fistful of picks totaling 53:

Thank yo uto everyone who donated to the cause. So far it has been a success. I have ventured onto eBay to sell some of the picks donated and I will give yo uresults in the next update.