It is amazing how quickly things can happen in desperate times. I just came up with the idea a couple of hours ago and things are already falling into place.
now, check this out. my friend Sheila is in Texas and she has been volunteering at the astrodome. She is willing to have cds, cassettes, walkmen, portable cd players, boomboxes, and headphones sent to her house. she will organize a team of kids in her area to distribute these things to teenage survivors of the hurricane who have been relocated to the astrodome and transferred to schools down there.
So please, go through your music collections and your closets and find things that are collecting dust. so many of us have upgraded our music players and lost interest in things we used to listen to. I think it would be okay to donate burned cds and mixtapes too. ask your friends to donate stuff. ask local stores to donate stuff. Maybe you don't have a cd player but maybe you could spare $10 to send a gift card. Ask bands you know to donate some of their albums. ask record labels to make donations.
I can't imagine being a teenager and going through tough times without my music.
And I am just imagining having my cat die without listening to sting. or being too shy to talk to Ed without being able to listen to debbie gibson. or being pissed off about having to clean my room without having a suicidal tendencies cd to throw stuff around to. or driving around aimlessly without the violent femmes. or ending a fight with my brother without blasting metallica.
imagine losing your home, all of your possessions, and members of your family, some of your friends...and just sitting in a strange place. being told you can't go back AT LEAST for 2 months, but maybe FOREVER.
it might help a little to put on some headphones and escape.
so please help in any way you can. feel free to donate money too. this way if sheila and her friends meet anyone with a request for an album they are desperate to own again they can go get them a copy.
you can send your donations to:
Sheila Jozami
11423 Birchwood
Humble, Texas 77338
her live journal is:
http://www.livejournal.com/~itarisk
her myspace is:
http://www.myspace.com/vas_defens
if you can help us make a website with an information page and a message board let me know.
awesome. thanks everyone.
I saw this on the Plan It X Record company forum and thought I'd share this with you guys. If anyone has anymore suggestions or other non-monetary donation ideas please post. I know I'll be burning a few cd's and sending them along. It is proper etiquette to include a tracklist with any mixtapes as well as the genre of music the disc is. I can't afford to be sending any money, but I have lots of blank cd's just waiting to be burned and donated. I'll also visit the local goodwill/salvation army to pick up some walkmen, if the wallet permits.
Edited by Richomundo, 06 September 2005 - 12:39 PM.
