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We have the opportunity to win the $50k we need to bring our space up to code and REOPEN in the Pepsi Refresh contest! Winners are selected based SOLELY on number of votes. Please vote for us and each of our partners* EVERY DAY through December 31! We need about 1,000 votes per day to win, so it is entirely doable! It’s easy and takes less than 5 minutes!

IMPORTANT: Sometimes the Pepsi voting site has technical problems. If you get a “connection error” or the voting links don’t work for you, try refreshing the page several times to get the list of us and our partners to show up.

3-WAYS TO VOTE EACH DAY

1

Vote Online

You have 10 online votes per day – please vote for us and our partners. It’s easy to vote online – just click the button above!

OR

Click below if you are voting from a cell phone browser

From Smartphone

2

Vote on Facebook

You can also vote 10 times each day on Facebook. Make sure that you are signed into Facebook, then simply click this button!
(Please add the PepsiRefresh
application prior to voting the first time.)
To vote for our partners, copy-and-paste the following string into the pepsi search box: “Bernard read.me 1874 adopt-way CABF make.gateway vanport Weaver.middle Hendrik ambulance-harbor”
(Please note this search is rather slow!)

3

Vote by phone

You can vote another 10 times each day from your phone via text messages. Simply text the code 102195 to the number 73774.

To vote for our partners this way simply text the codes below, one at a time, to 73774.

(103774, 103761, 102255, 104563, 103745, 104312, 102689, 101500, 104174))

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5 Minutes to manifest a dream!

What we call the end is often the beginning.

Together we hold the “currency” to fund a new beginning for the Church of Bass: 5 minutes of our time each day so that the CoB may win a $50,000 grant. The money will enable us to upgrade the CoB space, so that we can reopen a brand new CoB in the Spring! Complete with new exits, a wood floor, and more bathrooms! It will allow us to fully manifest the CoB ViSiON, for the benefit of everyone that walks through our doors!

The November round of the contest is under way, and we are in 37th position. We have very strong partners this month, and combined with strong support from the communities we serve we can make into the Top 10, and win! In addition, our votes for our partners will also help their worthwhile programs to get the funding they desperately need.

It takes less than 5min each day to fully participate!  We realize that you’ve given so much already, and that our goal of winning this grant may not seem very likely to you. We are asking you to believe with us that it is possible, that we can and will succeed, and throw your full weight behind this effort.

We appreciate you and your gift of time and energy to the CoB community.

with gratitude,

Hendrik, on behalf of CoB family

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✔ VOTING 3-ways per day is as EASY as 1-2-3; takes less than 5 min!

1: From your PHONE: text 102195 to 73774

2: ONLINE*: http://bit.ly/vote4cob or http://bit.ly/bQ01YO (mobile friendly)

3: Inside FACEBOOK http://goo.gl/WFlH

*You will not receive any spam from Pepsi by registering to vote!

Please support our ViSiON:

❥ VOTE religiously every day in Nov

❥ SHARE our cause with your close personal circle and ask them to support you (us) and vote daily. Invite them to this event!

❥ REMEMBER with a daily reminder*:

☎ Text the word CHURCHOFBASS to 41411

✉ Sign up for our Newsletter and a daily reminder Email at http://goo.gl/d5t4

*opt-out anytime; 1 msg/day

Pepsi Refresh in Nov – yes or no?

The Church of Bass has been competing for a $50,000 Pepsi grant in September and October. We have done really well, finishing September in 94th position, and 48th (est) in October, out of almost 500 entries! Our ranking reflects strong support for the CoB in the communities we serve, and is a clear indication that the CoB Vision* resonates well beyond the PNW!

Although we will not finish in the Top10 in Oct, we will likely finish in the Top100 and advance to the November round, offering us another opportunity to win $50k. It leaves us with a difficult decision: Should we campaign in November, or not? Read more

Time for the 5×5 WAVE….

Ask 5 friends to vote with you all 3 ways for the last 5 days!

1. PHONE: text 102195 to the number 73774
2. ONLINE (you won’t get spam from Pepsi, really!)
3. Inside FACEBOOK (make sure you are logged into FB first)

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Expression of gratitude

We a receiving incredible support from so many people, and we appreciate that very much. We are in 50th place in a nationwide contest of almost 500 ideas – a clear indication that our Vision resonates with many. Thank you for standing with us, voting diligently, and being spokespeople for our collective vision of community. ♥ ♥ ♥

Vote & Win free show tickets!

We are at #50, on our way to #1! We are here because of you. We are truly grateful and full of hope. Now is the time to rally, but not without a gift for you! Let the gifting spiral expand!

We are excited to announce the Win3 Sweepstakes! We are giving away 2 free tickets to one of the hottest shows in Seattle every day! Everyone wins with Win3:

You win tickets to hot events!
The event wins (your presence) !
The Church of Bass wins…re-opening via $50K grant!

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Entering the Win3 Sweepstakes is free and easy – subscribe to the Church of Bass $50k Daily reminder email and/or Newsletter using the convenient subscription box to the right. We will send you a Daily Voting Reminder each day during October. It will include 1 or more trackable link(s) that directs you to vote for the Church of Bass in Pepsi’s Refresh Everything Project (“Pepsi Refresh”). Read more

Pepsi Refresh $50k grant

We can win the $50k we need to bring our space up to code and REOPEN in the Pepsi Refresh contest! Winners are selected based SOLELY on number of votes. Please vote for us EVERY DAY through October 31st! It’s easy and takes less than 5 minutes per day!

3-WAYS TO VOTE EACH DAY

1. Click here to vote on PEPSI SITE
(vote for partners also)

2. Click here to vote inside FACEBOOK

3. Text the digits 102195 to the number 73774 from your MOBILE PHONE*

Partner codes are (text individually)
100542, 100246, 100265, 100256, 100854
* Sign up for a daily txt reminder! Text the word CHURCHOFBASS to the number 41411
FREE SHOW TICKETS!

We are excited to announce the Win3 Sweepstakes! We are giving away 2 free tickets to one of the hottest shows in Seattle every day! Everyone wins with Win3:

You win tickets to hot events!
The event wins (your presence) !
The Church of Bass wins…re-opening via $50K grant!

Entering the Win3 Sweepstakes is free and easy – subscribe to the Church of Bass $50k Daily reminder email and/or Newsletter using the convenient subscription box to the right. We will send you a Daily Voting Reminder each day during October. It will include 1 or more trackable link(s) that directs you to vote for the Church of Bass in Pepsi’s Refresh Everything Project (“Pepsi Refresh”).

You are automatically entered to win the Church of Bass Sweepstakes when you click a link to vote for the Church of Bass in Pepsi Refresh during the Promotion Period. A separate random drawing for each day of the Promotion Period shall be held. To be entered into a daily drawing, an entry must be received by midnight EST on the same day.

Sign up now for your chance to Win3!

(Complete rules available here)

OUR PROMISE TO SEATTLE

The Church of Bass in Seattle, WA stands for community through an expression of music, movement, wellness, and heartfelt connection. Our gatherings and events have made a positive impact in many lives. If Church of Bass wins this grant, we make this promise:We will reopen the Church of Bass as a non-profit community space and fully engage with our Vision, for the benefit of our local community. We will do this by hosting intentional events, gatherings, workshops, and classes.

The possibilities are endless ~ together, we can do this!

OUR PARTNERS

Spokane Community Warehouse: Spokane Community Warehouse is a partnership of non-profit agencies in Spokane who work with homeless people to help them get the furniture and household items they need when they move into their new homes.
Playground by the Sound: They are a group of volunteers devoted to building a safe, fun, much needed, outdoor space for families to play together.
Aquaponics: Is a project that will allow integration of a large-scale aquaponics project into an environmental science course at Belfast Central School.  This would allow students to supply lettuce for the school cafeteria salad bar.
Second Chances Wildlife Rehab and Education Center: a 501c3 that provides rehabilitation and safe release to injured and orphaned animals. They serve as a resource for wildlife information through phone calls, web, and education programs in our community.
Clark County Humane Society: a charitable organization dedicated to improving the lives of stray, abused, neglected and unwanted animals. They have existed for 25+ years and have helped thousands of pets find loving families. Their Shelter is run by a large group of volunteers who provide all of the work, love and care.

EYES of APPRECIATION

WE MADE IT! We finished in the TOP 100 and advanced to the OCTOBER round of the Pepsi Refresh Project!!!!

Our TRUE VICTORY is in coming together and uniting behind a vision. An expression of music, movement, wellness, and community. Read more

An Attitude of Gratitude

The past few weeks of my life has been all about winning a popularity contest, at least as far as the Church of Bass is concerned. Campaign strategy, outreach, emails, press releases, countless facebook updates and so on. All driven by the possibility of winning a $50,000 grant in this contest. Which could be a good thing….or not. Read more

You can help REOPEN the Church! Here’s how:

The Church of Bass building may be closed but very much alive and open in our hearts! We are excited for the future and our intention is to REOPEN later this year. That can only happen if we UNITE as a community! We really can’t do it without you! We believe that we will win this grant that would allow us to step forward immediately! Here’s what we need to do NOW:

  • Vote every day online and by phone (text 102195 to the number 73774) You can vote both ways every day. You also have 9 other votes – please support other worthy causes!
  • Jump in an help with electronic (www) outreach. Tell your friends about our cause! Invite them to join our voting events on Facebook, send emails to people and communities asking for support, and encourage everyone to vote daily.
  • Join our street outreach team that goes to events, gatherings, and venues and hand out handbills to people, asking them to vote for us. We have beautiful business card size get-the-vote-out fliers ready! Contact us by email at info at churchofbass dot org. Or write a comment below this blog entry.
  • Download our 6-up PDF handbill that you can print at home and make copies of. It’s inexpensive and easy to do! Take these with you where you go (to events, gatherings, meeting, wherever) and hand them to people, and ask them to vote for us. (Suggestion: print in high quality B&W, copy at Kinkos)
  • Sign up for our daily reminder email.
  • Please reach out to us, email, call, whatever. Your words of encouragement and support and solidarity means so much!
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