Thursday, April 1, 2010

Pepsi Refresh Everything: I need your help!

Back in February I had posted about the Pepsi Refresh Everything project, which is giving out $1,300,000 every month to fund great ideas. A few of you had suggested that maybe Operation NICE would be a good contender. I mean, a grant could really help me turn this project into a certified MOVEMENT! So I wrote up the proposal, submitted it on March 1, and today, it went live for voting!

The only way we'll even come close to winning is if I have all of your support! This is huge. When I started Operation NICE, I just wanted a few people to be more mindful of their behavior. And maybe encourage some folks to participate in kind acts. In nearly two years it has grown far more than I could have imagined, and with this Refresh Everything grant I could really turn this into something fantastic!

So, will you help me?

The voting is super easy. You just have to go to this site, register, and click "Vote for this idea." You can vote once a day, every day in April. And if you really want to join the good fight, you can help me get the Faberge effect going. You know, she tells two friends, and they tell two friends, and they tell two friends. :)

And I'm going to apologize in advance because I am really going to be pushing this for the entire month, so I might get repetitive and annoying. But I hope you all know that it's because I'm incredibly passionate about Operation NICE, and I really think it has the potential to make a difference!

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13 comments:

Diana said...

I voted for you and posted the link on my Facebook page. Good luck!

Melissa said...

Thanks Diana! I really appreciate it!

Mel said...

Voted and promoted! :)

Sarah said...

Hiya! I'm a lurker - I've been following your blog for a good year now, but I never comment. I read for the reminder to try to be nice more often. For that, I owe you a big thank you. We all need a little reminder every now and then.

But this competition is huge! It would be so great if you could expand this operation even more. I've voted for you and will continue to do so as much as I can. You go girl!

Anonymous said...

I so LOVE this Pepsi Refresh thing. I vote daily! And I've been happily waiting to be able to vote for you! Just did! And will continue to do so throughout the month. Fingers crossed! Okay, can some one help me remember the commercial that went and they tell two friends and so on . . . It was a shampoo commercial. And now it's driving me crazy! : )

Melissa said...

Ahh, I thought it was Calgon, but it was Faberge! I linked a video in the post above!!! :)

And thanks everyone for your support!!! I really hope I can make this dream a reality!

Anonymous said...

Ah! Yes! Thanks! It was really driving me a bit crazy. : ) Lots of luck!

Tay said...

Voted!

Will promote soon =)

[can we vote more than once?]

Green Teen said...

I love operation nice! I just discovered it a month ago, but I LOVE IT!!! I love the cause!! NICE can go a long ways!!! I am posting the link to my blog and facebook!!! Have a great day!!

Domesticated-Bliss said...

I voted and posted it to facebook and will mention you in my blog tomorrow :)

www.domesticated-bliss.blogspot.com

Suzanne said...

I voted for you and posted on Facebook too. Good luck!

Secret Agent L said...

this here secret agent TOTALLY voted for you and will continue to do so. because she loves you very, very much and thinks you should, in fact, rule the universe.

as long as this here secret agent gets to be your right-hand man..er, agent...er, woman.

xoxo,
secret agent l

kkarasch said...

I absolutely love Operation Nice you can count on my vote every day this month!!