(RED) takes on Milwaukee

Here are some notes from the road from Brande, who's heading up the (RED) and ONE volunteer crew on the Dave Matthews Band tour:

(RED) joined the ONE Campaign on the Dave Matthews Band Tour this past weekend, getting lots and lots of Milwaukee supporters involved along the way!

Our weekend kicked off with the unveiling our new set up – complete with a (RED) tent, new (RED) postcards, stickers and buttons and other promotional items – we are pretty happy with how it turned out! Our team was excited to bring the (RED) message out to DMB fans – we have spent the past three summers on tour with the band spreading the word about ONE, and know firsthand how eager fans are to get involved in the fight against poverty and AIDS.

We had some stellar volunteers join us this weekend to help out. Sando and Alyssa are volunteer Milwaukee area veterans that always come out to help. Alyssa is best known for being the volunteer that once got over 500 people to join ONE at a single Warped Tour date. She hit the ground running in East Troy this weekend, ready to get tons of DMB fans involved with (RED) and ONE! We also were lucky to have a new crew of (RED) volunteers join us – including our super team on Sunday that went to town, getting in the highest average of sign ups we’ve had on the tour yet. A big thanks to everyone who came out and helped us get thousands of Dave fans involved with (RED) and ONE!

It was way cool to have fan after fan come up and show us their (RED) phone, (RED) Converse or (RED) shirt! Getting to spread the word about what (RED) and ONE are working to do is always exciting, but its especially rewarding to know that people across the country are really taking the work of the campaigns and making them their own – we met countless people that are launching projects in their schools, churches and communities to build support for the Global Fund and ONE.

We are looking forward to the month ahead and getting an opportunity to talk to thousands of more people about (RED) and ONE! Stay tuned for more updates from the road…

--Brande

(RED) photos from the Dave Matthews Band tour

The (RED) crew looked like they had a fantastic time on the Dave Matthews Band tour at the Alpine in East Troy, WI! Since I didn’t actually make it to the shows, I can’t give you a recap of what happened, but here are a few photos that we received at HQ :)

Click here to see the full set on our Flickr page, and be sure to come say hi at the shows when (RED) hits your town with DMB.

Here are the remaining shows where you’ll find (RED):

Fri 08/31/07 - Quincy, WA
Sat 09/01/07 - Quincy, WA
Sun 09/02/07 - Quincy, WA
Sat 09/08/07 - Atlanta, GA
Tue 09/11/07 - Gainesville, FL
Wed 09/12/07 - Tampa, FL
Fri 09/14/07 - West Palm Beach, FL
Sat 09/15/07 - West Palm Beach, FL
Fri 09/21/07 - The Woodlands, TX
Sat 09/22/07 - Dallas, TX
Tue 09/25/07 - Phoenix, AZ
Wed 09/26/07 - Irvine, CA
Fri 09/28/07 - Chula Vista, CA
Sat 09/29/07 - Mountain View, CA
Mon 10/01/07 - Los Angeles, CA
Tue 10/02/07 - Los Angeles, CA

More later from our colleague Brande, who is heading up the (RED) and ONE crew on the road.

--bn

On the road again

Join (RED) and our sister organization the ONE Campaign as we head out on tour with the Dave Matthews Band! We’ll be at the shows walking around and talking to fans, spreading the word about how to help eliminate AIDS in Africa.

Come meet us! We’ll be on the tour starting August 25 through October 2, hitting Wisconsin, Washington, Georgia, Florida, Texas, Arizona and California. For more information about the Dave Matthews Band tour, go to dmband.com.

Stay tuned for photos and stories from the road!

--bn

Greg's team turns (RED)

Happy Friday!

A few weeks ago, we got an email from a Microsoft employee named Brittanie who wanted to show off her colleagues’ support of (RED).

Here are the photos from Microsoft’s annual briefing – even with 12,000 stuffed into an arena, these folks were able to shine in their (RED) gear. This team of 15 spent their entire team-building budget on (RED) items to support the Global Fund, instead of going out to dinner together. They even presented a slide show at the conference to show how (RED) money will affect the lives of people affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa.

Brittanie told us that their efforts were spearheaded by her colleague Greg, who has performed outreach work in Africa, which makes him a prime candidate to be a (RED) supporter! Greg shares his stories Greg Urquhart Space. Greg’s page features photos alongside an extensive blog about his journeys, which make for very worthwhile viewing.

Take a bit of time this weekend to check out Greg’s page!

Cheers,
bn