The Dear Jack Foundation and 11:11 A.M. have teamed up to head out on Warped Tour 2010!  We are starting a volunteer program for our tent.  Two (2) individuals per tour date will be chosen to help us out in the tent during the day at Warped Tour.  You are allowed to sign up for a maximum of two dates.  Individuals will be chosen based on their involvement with either the Dear Jack Foundation or 11:11 A.M., or any other organization that helps better the community.

Some duties will include:
Arriving promptly at the venue at least 1 hour before doors open,
Passing out literature,
Selling merchandise,
Taking photos, and
Promoting the organizations to attendees visiting the tent!

Guidelines:
You must be 16 years of age or older on or by the date you sign up for.  Additionally, by signing up for the volunteer program, you agree to assist our tent for a large part of the day.  Should you be chosen to be a volunteer, you will receive a wristband at the venue (this gets you into the event for free).  The volunteer wristband is not to be used to get backstage or side stage access, to cut lines, or to behave in a manner that may reflect poorly on each organization.  Breaking any of these rules will result in your volunteer status being revoked and your wristband being taken away.

If you are interested in helping us out, please send an email to:  1111amvolunteerwarpedtour@gmail.com.

In the subject line, please specify: your full name, tour date, and city of the tour date.

For example:
John Doe, 7/6/10, San Diego

In the body of the email please include the following information:
Name:
Tour Date(s): (limit 2)
City:
Cell Phone:

Please write a few sentences in response to the following questions: How have you been involved with the Dear Jack Foundation or 11:11 A.M. in the past?  Explain.  If you have not been involved with either organization, what volunteer activities have you participated in to help better your community?  Explain.

If you are chosen as a volunteer, we will reply via email with directions to follow for your tour date(s). Volunteer positions are available on a first come, first serve basis and are non-transferable.  

Disclaimer:
Neither 11:11 A.M. nor the Dear Jack Foundation is responsible for transportation of volunteers to and from the event.  Volunteers should arrange for their own transportation to and from the venue.  Additionally, volunteers are responsible for their own parking, food, and water.  We reserve the right to cancel the volunteer opportunity at any moment.

These are the available dates left:

June 30th: Las Cruces, NM
1 spot

August 7th: Salt Lake City, UT
1 spot

August 13th: Nampa, ID
2 spots

Dear Jack Foundation and 11:11A.M. will be teaming up this summer on the 2010 Vans Warped Tour. As a part of the non-profit/Take Action area of Warped Tour, the two organizations will unite under one tent to raise awareness for cancer research. All proceeds raised on tour will go towards furthering the mission of Dear Jack Foundation: to improve survival rates of young adult cancer patients.

Warped Tour attendees will find new merchandise from each organization, literature on how and where to volunteer locally, daily raffles and a special opportunity to share their personal stories on how cancer has affected their lives. Dear Jack, the documentary that chronicles Andrew McMahon’s heroic battle with cancer, will also be available for sale.

Volunteer opportunities will be available at each tour date. More information on how to sign up will be announced in the near future. Please follow @1111am and @dearjackhq to stay updated on how to get involved this summer.

Tour Dates for the Vans Warped Tour can be found HERE.

Wish. Love. Hope. Cure.
Dear Jack Foundation & 11:11am

Matt is a fellow Jack’s Mannequin fan and a proud 11:11 A.M. supporter. Earlier this year, Matt, who is 23 years old, was diagnosed with lymphoma. This Christmas season, he is going to be in the hospital bravely fighting his cancer and receiving his treatments.

11:11 A.M. wants YOU to show your support for Matt’s fight and spread a little holiday cheer. Send him a holiday card (Matt celebrates Christmas, but you’re free to send any sort of card– even a handmade one!) to:

City of Hope
1500 E. Duarte Road
Duarte, CA 91010
ATTN: Matt Cwiertny – Patient

It is very important to include the “ATTN: Matt Cwiertny – Patient” line, so please double-check when you address your card. He’ll be reading every single one, so be sure to include your favorite JM lyric or reference to 11:11. Let’s spread some holiday cheer and let Matt know that he is not fighting alone!

Fight on,
11:11 A.M.

PS. Send us a photo of you and your card, and we’ll post some of the best ones on our myspace!

So… Warped Tour is coming to an end and it has been an amazing adventure to say the least. The shirts did amazingly well on tour. We still have some for the next two shows, so if you are at a show, please come by the tent to get yours

Also, 11:11 A.M. will be at the USC Welcome Week Concert with Hellogoodbye headlining on August 23rd! We will have a tent there, so please come by to say hi! Mao will be heading up the tent for the day. We will have shirts at the event along with buttons/bracelets/ and a raffle for a drum head and skate deck.

The skate deck was signed by pretty much every band on Warped Tour 2008. Half of the money goes to 11:11 A.M. and the other half to Skate 4 Cancer.

Thank you to everyone for making this Warped Tour a success!

Rock on,
Adam
11:11 A.M.