Hello TWW

I'm told you all can run an online poll like nobody's business. I'm an NCSU alumna, and I hope you can help me with this project I'm involved in by voting for a historic trail in NC, the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail.

Pepsi did not produce a Superbowl ad this year and is instead giving away money to non-profits, small businesses and individuals to "change" their communities. They are looking for projects to help health, arts and culture, education, the planet, communities and... humm all things that create good things for you, with their Pepsi Refresh Everything promotion. You have probably seen the ads on TV. Here is our link:

http://www.refresheverthing.com/ovta

The Overmountain Victory Trail Association, OVTA, protects, promotes and perserves the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail, part of the National Parks. This year the funding for the National Park Service is to be cut. OVTA wants to win $250,000 to fund events for the public and students in 25 or more towns in western NC and small parts of Va,Ga, SC and TN to protect the trail and share the story of 1780 when militia rose up out of the mountains to defeat the British and turned the tide of the American Revolution.

Please register at http://www.refresheverything.com and vote for us under Arts and Culture at http://www.refresheverything.com/ovta. Vote every single day in March. I need exponential help to move OVTA up in the ranks.

thanks for any help you can give!

Donna

3/9/2010 4:46:43 PM

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"I'm told you all can run an online poll like nobody's business."

As long as we don't have to sign up for anything.

3/9/2010 4:47:58 PM

Look, Donna, look...

We want to help. We really do. But we're not too keen on you showing up here in order to exploit our services, and then just leaving... never to post again. We're going to need your word that you'll stick around and be a productive member of our site.
Feel free to let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Thanks,
EMCE

3/9/2010 4:51:19 PM

the last thing i want is to make pepsi seem like a good corporation

nthx

3/9/2010 4:51:55 PM

Leather Mystics is almost the look we have. But please don't scare the children.
Never mind. You don't get it.

3/9/2010 5:13:02 PM

sense. you don't make it.

3/9/2010 5:13:57 PM

Don't leave us donnaaa!

3/9/2010 5:25:22 PM

did donnaaa just reference leathermyst?

3/9/2010 6:45:51 PM

yall leave this nice lady alone haha

3/9/2010 9:21:06 PM

^ qft

let's show this one some love. let's at least let her get used to TWW first, ha
do it as a favor for me, please

3/9/2010 9:22:35 PM

she actually found the outside sales meme useful

today we are all donnaaa

3/9/2010 9:23:30 PM

^Lols.

3/9/2010 9:24:18 PM

I'm going to adopt her. She's my new buddy

3/9/2010 9:24:29 PM

i agree. she seems sincere enough. be nice to her.

3/9/2010 9:25:09 PM

I ain't even sent her no yet

3/9/2010 9:26:24 PM

btw, donnaaa, do you drive a Camaro?

3/9/2010 9:27:02 PM

Quote :

"she actually found the outside sales meme useful today we are all donnaaa"

and this was the most awesome thing in a long time

3/10/2010 8:23:34 AM

lol, internet meme provides real world results for new user. Epic win.

3/10/2010 8:26:01 AM

Here you go Donna.

3/10/2010 12:01:47 PM

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"the last thing i want is to make pepsi seem like a good corporation nthx"

[Edited on March 10, 2010 at 12:17 PM. Reason : .]

3/10/2010 12:17:47 PM

I voted

3/13/2010 12:09:50 AM

WHAT IS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN DONNAAA AND THE LEATHER MYSTICS?

3/13/2010 1:10:30 PM

YAY!! there are nice people here! The connection with leather myst is I went to check that website listed in one of the first guy's information. The clothing looks somewhat like the 18th century or pirate gear from earlier. Occasionally, reenactors wear things sorta like those leather laceups and boots. There were no zippers in 1780.... Usually the knee high boots are for the men! Women wear those boned stays over their blouse/chemise/nightgowns and a tight bodice with skirt attached or a simple skirt Women in 1780 in the back country did not necessarily wear the stays if could not afford them.

[Edited on March 17, 2010 at 10:08 PM. Reason : leather myst connection.]

3/17/2010 9:56:07 PM

Hi Donnaaa.

has your OVTA thing gotten any traction since posting here?

3/17/2010 10:04:45 PM

Hi Joe!! Well, yes some, but I'm not sure we can reach rank 1 or 2 by March 31st. I think some of the OVTA national folks are disbelieving it is all about voting. They keep asking about the rules for the grant and well...we make the rules. Still it is great to see the change. I think TWW was worth about 20 points in the right direction. I have to go to a meeting next weekend and tell those old guys to get on-line!

I hope we get to roll-over into April. If not we will probably reapply in May. I least we know the project is an acceptable one.

I tried to add this website, but... http://www.ladywaisted.com/blog/?p=15
This designer is inspired by the clothing of the time. See... kind of like leather myst too .. HA!

[Edited on March 17, 2010 at 10:14 PM. Reason : add]

3/17/2010 10:12:07 PM

i dont get it. how are you related to leathermyst? do you know Michael Glapion?

message_topic.aspx?topic=589727

3/17/2010 10:33:04 PM

No, no, he busted me in the Chit-chat the other night, but I think we are "friends" now...

I checked his website from the information here and found it.

Oh! well, maybe not the Michael guy. One of you guys had this website listed in the info. hummm... I need an alias.

[Edited on March 17, 2010 at 10:37 PM. Reason : read ur link]

3/17/2010 10:34:58 PM

oh dag, it's my good friend and future wife donnaaa. how's it going?

3/17/2010 10:39:59 PM

Lovely! and how are you my hero??

btw, Happy St. Patrick's Day and what are you doing in front of the computer??!!!
You will have to get in line. I'm keeping husband number three.

[Edited on March 17, 2010 at 10:48 PM. Reason : add]

3/17/2010 10:45:02 PM

Chillin' out, maxin', relaxin' all cool...

3/17/2010 10:46:33 PM

EMCE is my hero, too.

3/17/2010 10:48:47 PM

Aha! You have fans!

are y'all all wearin' the green?? and carrying on??

[Edited on March 17, 2010 at 10:53 PM. Reason : more conversation]

I wanted to find out if you missed me and its okay. Maybe you did. Tell Chop I drive a Cadillac...
but I want a Nissan Leaf. Have you seen that charging station at the McD in Cary??

They tore down that perfectly good enough Micky D and put in a new one in the very same spot, but it has a charging station... to be sure...

[Edited on March 17, 2010 at 10:57 PM. Reason : more questions]

[Edited on March 17, 2010 at 10:57 PM. Reason : sp]

[Edited on March 17, 2010 at 10:58 PM. Reason : !!!! thinking faster than I type !!!!! corrections!!!]

Ok, have a nice sleep!

[Edited on March 17, 2010 at 11:09 PM. Reason : bye!]

3/17/2010 10:51:40 PM

I'm lost as shit.... maybe cause I'm still hungover... maybe not...

3/18/2010 8:25:27 AM

Ohhh donnaaa
Ohhh donnaaa
Ohhh donnaaa
Ohhh donnaaa
I had a girl
Odonnaaa was her name
Since she left me
I've never been the same
Cause I love my girl
Odonnaaa, oh where can you be?

3/18/2010 8:44:37 AM

Done. Good luck.

3/18/2010 9:01:10 AM

Thank-you wolfpackgrrr and Byrn Stuff!

We will see how it goes. Last year Coke gave us $50,000 via the Active Trails grant from the National Parks Foundation. I think some of my OVT guys are feeling some kind of loyalty to them. We will spend the remainder of that money promoting, walking, teaching, and talking about the American Hiking Society's National Trails Day(r) on June 5th. But we haven't heard about funding for school kids in October for this year and I have to get on with it. Pepsi seemed like a good idea.

Anyway, we are in. If we move this proposal into rank 100 or better we are automatically continued for April. I'd like more help with that! You can vote everyday if you will at http://www.refresheverything.com/ovta

I am writing grants for the event to ask for funding from other companies too.
Eventually, it would be great to have the American Revolutionary History create tourism for the region west of Winston... well for the whole state of NC. Every county has a tale to tell expect for perhaps three. I have to keep looking. The problem is no body really knows these stories.

This year I want to get pedometers for the students. last year they walked four miles and the next day some reported they had sore muscles!!! Anyway, anything to incorporate math and science.

Do you guys have experience writing grants?

[Edited on March 18, 2010 at 3:40 PM. Reason : added info]

3/18/2010 3:25:58 PM

Sunday: Thanks to all of you for your continuing efforts for my Pepsi Refresh Project. We are moving up in the ranks to 168 last I saw. That's up another 10 points. I'm afraid many schools will not be able to come to our sites because of their limited budgets this year to experience fire-making, spinning, long-rifle lifestyle etc of the backcountry in 1780. That's what our project is to do, get students to the muster ground and other sites. Plan B - we go to them. It's important to me to be clear about the diversity of people involved in the victory and the difficulty of decision to split with England. It was just a big divorce to which I can relate. I found something you might like from a company in Asheville on You Tube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZfRaWAtBVg
using "It's Too Late to Apologize".


http://www.refresheverything.com/ovta

3/21/2010 2:05:15 PM