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Paper Heart · 29th Nov 2011, 09:02 PM

Hey guys!

i just wanted to make sure that everyone here knows that next week, the American Giving Awards will host voting for many different charities and how they will divide the $2 million dollar prize to each charity. If you're confused by that so was I when I first wrote it but basically:
1st Place gets $1 Million, 2nd gets $500,000, etc.
So basically, although we're guaranteed a cut, we all need to help make sure we get first prize!
Voting runs from Dec. 1-8. However, we can only vote once per day.

Quote:

1. Voting will begin at 12:01 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Thursday, December 1, 2011.

2. To vote, you must be a registered Facebook user, you need to “Like” the Chase Community Giving application, and “Allow Access” to use the voting platform.

3. Each user will be able to vote 8 times until voting closes at 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Thursday, December 8, 2011. However, you may only cast one vote each day, so to fully support the Matthew Shepard Foundation, please stop by daily to give your voice the most impact!

4. If you are Chase customer and have an online account for your checking, savings or credit card accounts, you may also vote one more time at Chase.com during the same voting period.

5. The results will be announced in the first ever NBC broadcast, hosted by 22-time Emmy Award winner Bob Costa, in a two-hour primetime special on Saturday December 10, from 8 to 10 p.m. ET from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles.

I'm gonna now leave a few links that help explain/get everyone connected to vote!
Info on voting
Matthew Shepard Foundation » Blog Archive » American Giving Awards -

Info on Matthew Shepard Foundation
Matthew Shepard Foundation » Our Story -

Facebook link to Voting page
https://www.facebook.com/ChaseCommun...23284047772276

Chouchou · 29th Nov 2011, 09:24 PM

Thanks for the links!

Paper Heart · 1st Dec 2011, 07:04 AM

Hey Everyone!
Just a reminder, VOTING STARTS TODAY! So go vote!

Snowflake · 1st Dec 2011, 07:46 AM

Thank you for this. I'll make sure to spread the word.

subaru000 · 1st Dec 2011, 02:59 PM

I voted. Planning to vote everyday. I hope that the organization receives the largest grant, because it has done such a good job aiding everyone who needs it.

Noir · 1st Dec 2011, 03:04 PM

I shall vote in spirit since I do not have a Facebook account and it is technically impossible for me to vote otherwise. Unless I steal someone else's FB page temporarily for the cause.

RIP, Matt Shepard, I just finished watching the movie for The Laramie Project a few hours ago, and it has greatly inspired me.

Paper Heart · 4th Dec 2011, 12:02 PM

Just reminding everyone, that voting is still going on!

29th Nov 2011, 09:24 PM	#2
Chouchou Warrior Goddess Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Homosexual (asexual?) and mostly homoromantic Out Status: To some friends, but not to family Location: Wisconsin, USA Age: 26 Posts: 1,109 Join Date: Oct 2011	Re: Help the Matthew Shepard Foundation! Thanks for the links! __________________ "The good neighbor looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human and, therefore, brothers." -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

1st Dec 2011, 07:04 AM	#3
Paper Heart The Fool Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out and About =D Location: The tiny red dot in Massachusetts. Age: 19 Posts: 500 Join Date: Nov 2009	Re: Help the Matthew Shepard Foundation! Hey Everyone! Just a reminder, VOTING STARTS TODAY! So go vote! __________________ I don't understand how lightning is in competition with an above ground swimming pool.

1st Dec 2011, 07:46 AM	#4
Snowflake Member Regular Member Gender: Female Orientation: Lesbian Out Status: Almost all the way out. Location: SLC Age: 34 Posts: 33 Join Date: Nov 2011	Re: Help the Matthew Shepard Foundation! Thank you for this. I'll make sure to spread the word.

1st Dec 2011, 02:59 PM	#5
subaru000 Non ducor, duco. (A Latin quote). Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to my mom, not yet to my brother. Location: On a peninsula near Tampa, Florida, USA. Age: 21 Posts: 248 Join Date: May 2010	Re: Help the Matthew Shepard Foundation! I voted. Planning to vote everyday. I hope that the organization receives the largest grant, because it has done such a good job aiding everyone who needs it. __________________ Damnant quod non intellegunt. -They condemn what they do not understand.

1st Dec 2011, 03:04 PM	#6
Noir EC Addict Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Lesbian Out Status: A select few Location: Missing Age: 18 Posts: 361 Join Date: Aug 2011	Re: Help the Matthew Shepard Foundation! I shall vote in spirit since I do not have a Facebook account and it is technically impossible for me to vote otherwise. Unless I steal someone else's FB page temporarily for the cause. RIP, Matt Shepard, I just finished watching the movie for The Laramie Project a few hours ago, and it has greatly inspired me. __________________ The opposite of love isn't hate--it's indifference.

4th Dec 2011, 12:02 PM	#7
Paper Heart The Fool Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out and About =D Location: The tiny red dot in Massachusetts. Age: 19 Posts: 500 Join Date: Nov 2009	Re: Help the Matthew Shepard Foundation! Just reminding everyone, that voting is still going on! __________________ I don't understand how lightning is in competition with an above ground swimming pool.

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