Archive for April, 2010

7 is a lucky number

Posted: 30th April 2010 by Jessica Maddin in Uncategorized

Got up early this morning to start sealing some of the care packages to send out today. It was definitely a lot more work than i anticipated, but it was well worth it! My grandpa bought me an awesome tape gun with a foam handle so I can tape like it “ain’t no thang”.  I […]

Remember Me…

Posted: 27th April 2010 by Jessica Maddin in Uncategorized

Hope sent me a link to this video and all I can say is that it made me cry so hard. I hope you enjoy it and that it will inspire you to help us! WARNING: Be prepared to sob.

A note from Carl

Posted: 26th April 2010 by Jessica Maddin in Uncategorized

I emailed Carl and Randy earlier today to express my thanks and also to give them a link to this website so they could see what their kindness helped create. I received the following email back from Carl: Thanks Jessica for your note and your willingness to support our troops. Your spirit and passion are […]

Now accepting donations via Paypal

Posted: 25th April 2010 by Jessica Maddin in Uncategorized

Thanks to my brilliant friend Amber I discovered a way that people can donate through paypal to avoid the fees. The paypal address is jessicashopeproject@gmail.com. In order to avoid these fees please follow these instructions: Example of Page 1.) Go to http://www.paypal.com 2.) Click on the send money tab 3.) In the “To” box enter: […]

The first 25 care packages

Posted: 25th April 2010 by Jessica Maddin in Uncategorized

Yesterday was a wonderful day. I worked the early morning shift at the gym and told my co-workers and my “regulars” (gym members I have become close with since I started working there) about my project and email to our CEO. I got such amazing feedback from everyone and it just filled me up with […]

Special Delivery!

Posted: 24th April 2010 by Jessica Maddin in Uncategorized

360 boxes of protein bars (5 different flavors with each box holding 12 that’s 4320 bars!) & 98 containers of Muscle Milk & lets not forget 204 bottles of Performance Vitamins!!! Special delivery from the UPS man today… OMG it’s the donations from my CEO at 24 Hour Fitness!! 🙂 I can’t wait to get […]

It all started with an email to a CEO

Posted: 21st April 2010 by Jessica Maddin in Uncategorized

Dear Mr. Liebert, My name is Jessica Maddin and I am employed as a Front Desk Customer Service Representative at Club 173 in Pasadena, California. I currently am in school for Graphic Design at Woodbury University in Burbank and graduating next Spring. I am coming up on my one year anniversary with the company this May. The […]