Have you registered for Jeepalooza? If you are attending, please register to help keep track of parking needs and food requirements :) Thanks!
Registration and more info > http://clecars.ticketleap.com/jeepalooza-willoughby-2015/
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Preorder your T-Shirts for the August 15, 2015 Jeepalooza Cleveland Event.
Orders must be placed by Saturday, August 1st to meet the deadline for printing and shipping to arrive before the event on August 15th.
Shirts are not shipped directly to you. I have all the shirts shipped to me at once, which saves a lot on cost. We will distribute shirts to you when you sign in at the event on August 15th. We've done this the past few years and its worked out great. Thanks in advance to everyone that helps out at registration :)
All shirts are by preorder and prepaid only. I'm only ordering the amount of shirts that are placed by all of you. I don't have a store or carry inventory. Orders will not be refunded or cancelled after Friday, July 31st.
If someone cancels after the orders are placed, or does not claim their shirts on the day of the event by 1pm, or I receive an additional quantity, I will offer those shirts for sale for cash only. The past two years I have had some extras in various sizes, of course no promises on what may be available. First come, first served. Please see me on event day to inquire.
If you can not make it to the event for some reason and have preordered and prepaid your shirts, please make arrangements with me before Friday, August 14th to hold them for you to pick up or arrange shipping. If I have not had any contact from someone and shirts are not claimed, they will be put up for sale.
Since the shirts were all prepaid, any cash collected from the sale of unclaimed / extra shirts on event day will be donated to Feed Lake County. *Please see note at the end.
Each ticket line is a size - small, medium, large, etc. The 2X and 3X cost me a few extra dollars, thats the price difference.
If you want more than one of a size, just choose that amount of tickets. So two smalls and one medium would be 2 in the small tickets and 1 in the medium tickets.
The price of each item includes: One shirt and One Jeepalooza Cleveland 2015 sticker for your windshield, the ticketleap fee, the credit card processing fee, shipping, and tax. It should be a flat $20 ($22 2XL, $23 3XL) fee per item at the end of your transaction, all the costs are totalled into it. If you notice otherwise please contact me immediately at [email protected] - Your credit card / bank fees / APR / late fees and similar are your responsibility.
I'll do my best to keep up and send a confirmation email with sizes back to you. We have over 100 Jeep registrations, and I'm assuming an average of 2 people per Jeep. A lot of people wanted shirts so I'll be a bit busy with these this week no doubt.
Thanks and see you in a few weeks!
Dusty
[email protected]
*Like last year, there is no cost to be in the parade, thanks to the Heart of Willoughby. We only ask that you bring a donation for the United Way's Feed Lake County Program - https://www.uwlc.org/feed-lake-county - Contact myself at the above email, or Gayle Sikula from Feed Lake County at (440) 639-1082 for more information.
If you would like to make a cash donation instead of / in addition to a food donation, please choose the donation line in the ticket menu and choose your own amount. 100% of that donation will go to Feed Lake County - Jeepalooza will take care of the online fees for donations. You can also give me a cash donation at the event and I'll pass that along to Gayle.
Donations are not required to participate in the event, but are greatly appreciated by our community.
All donations stay in Lake County.
Here are some ideas from around the web: (There are some duplicates)
Non-Perishable Proteins - Protein in particular is a crucial staple in most banks and the non-perishable types ensure that when there's an overstock, the extras won't go bad. Cans of tuna, chicken and beans are consistently needed, as are jarred peanut and almond butter, all of which are great sources of protein.
Baby Foods, Formula and Diapers - Food insecurity may arguably be the most frightening for the parents of infants. Banks almost always benefit from more jarred baby food, packages of baby cereal and cookies, and cannisters of formula. And donating boxes of diapers means that the food banks' littlest clients can stay dry and healthy.
Snacks for Kids - Snacks for kids are always in high demand. Boxes of granola bars, packs of yogurt, milk boxes, juice boxes and the like remain popular. Anything that a child would be thrilled to find in his or her lunchbox (that's not straight junk food) will generally be received enthusiastically wherever you donate.
Condiments and Spices - So you've donated all this canned tuna and chicken, but what are people supposed to mix it with? Items like mayonnaise are often forgotten when people are donating food, and the same can be said for other condiments like mustard and ketchup. Salt and pepper are also always appreciated.
Personal Hygiene Products - Even when people qualify for food stamps, they don't normally cover necessities like toilet paper, toothpaste and soap. For that reason, personal hygiene products are especially hard to come by and very much appreciated by food bank clients.
1. Spices.
Think about it. People who rely on the food bank eat a lot of canned food, rice, oatmeal, white bread, etc. They love spices. Seasoned salt, cayenne pepper, chili powder, cumin, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, oregano, basil and so on.
2. Feminine Products.
Can you imagine being worried about affording these? Pads, tampons, panty liners, etc. Recommended: Buy in bulk at Costco for donating.
3. Chocolate.
People don’t need it, but think about being in their shoes and how nice it would be to be given a chocolate bar or brownie mix along with your essentials.
4. Toiletries.
Grocery stores are great about donating surplus or unsold food, but they have no reason to donate toilet paper, tooth paste, soap, deodorant, shampoo, etc. Food stamps often don’t cover these.
5. Canned meats and jerky.
This isn’t true of all food banks, but some struggle to give users enough protein.
6. Crackers and tortillas.
They don’t spoil and everybody likes them.
7. Baby toiletries.
Diapers, baby wipes, baby formula, baby shampoo, baby soap, baby food, bottles, etc.
8. Soup packets.
Sometimes you look at rice, beans, instant potatoes, and cans of vegetable and think, “What do I make with this?” Hearty soup is a complete meal.
9. Socks.
From a former homeless person: “Socks mean the world to you. They keep you warm, make you feel like you have something new, and just comfort you.”
10. Canned fruit other than pineapple.
Food banks get a lot of pineapple donated. Their clients love it when other kinds of fruit are available.