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Pearl Jam Fan-Run Toronto Preparty Fundraiser, hosted by Wishlist Foundation - a Pearl Jam Fan-Run 501(c)3 Nonprofit OrganizationDATE:
Thursday, September 8, 2022
TIME:
1:00-6:00 pm
LOCATION:
The Rec Room
255 Bremner Blvd.
Toronto, ON
M5V 3M9
@therecroomca
BENEFICIARIES:
• Pearl Jam's Vitalogy Foundation
https://pearljam.com/vitalogy
• Gord Downie Fund for Brain Cancer Research at Sunnybrook
https://donate.sunnybrook.ca/gord
• ROCK (Reach Out Centre for Kids)
https://rockonline.ca/
TICKETS:
Free!
$10 suggested donation
RSVP by clicking “Going” and selecting a response.
SCHEDULE:
• Raffle draws to take place throughout the party
• 4:00-5:00 PM - Acoustic performance by Jack West!
• 5:00 PM - Live auction
Schedule subject to change on a whim.
STAFF:
Organizers: Jenni Conway, Catherine Hendrick
Volunteers: Dan Hurst, Eva Gray Webster, Jordan Weeks, Lori Berges-Hurst, Mara Moran, Sophie Boissonneault, Steve Jamrik, Susie Gooderich-Weeks, Tracey Tomlinson
Want to volunteer? Sign up now! https://bit.ly/22pjvolunteer
Photographer: Volunteers needed!
Videographer: Volunteer needed!
AUCTION:
Silent auction including art by Tim Au-Yeung and wine from Gibson Family Group
RAFFLE:
Raffles for posters, PJ singles, gift cards and more
ABOUT PEARL JAM’S VITALOGY FOUNDATION:
https://pearljam.com/vitalogy
WHAT IS A PREPARTY FUNDRAISER?
A Wishlist Foundation preparty fundraiser is a group of fans gathering before a Pearl Jam concert to meet up and make new friends. Add in a charitable cause that you want to support, mix in a raffle and some merchandise available for a small donation and you’re joining with fellow fans to do great things!
PJ20 Preparty: https://bit.ly/pj20wl
The first official preparty fundraiser happened on October 5, 2004 at Humphrey’s Bar & Grill in St. Louis prior to the Pearl Jam VFC concert organized by Brent Hinson and Laura Trafton.
Due to its success, and the success of the 2005 Canadian preparty fundraisers, Wishlist Foundation was federally granted 501(c)3 nonprofit organization status.
To date, Wishlist Foundation has raised over $1.5 million dollars for local and national nonprofits.
ABOUT WISHLIST FOUNDATION:
Wishlist Foundation is a Pearl Jam fan-run grassroots 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting Pearl Jam’s charitable and philanthropic efforts. Inspired by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legends’ music, philanthropy and activism, Pearl Jam fans volunteering with Wishlist Foundation have been fundraising in the band’s honor for the past 18 years.
Conceived in 2004 and officially organized in 2006, Wishlist Foundation has remained a 100% volunteer organization run by fans, raising over 1.5 million dollars for charitable organizations in the arenas of health and chronic illness, environmental causes, arts and education and social change.
“We are incredibly grateful for the decade-plus years of support and inspiration from the Wishlist Foundation's pre-parties,” states Mike McCready, lead guitarist of Pearl Jam. “I think our fans are very proactive in terms of fundraising for events before our shows. They do it of their own volition and they take care of each other and their communities. It always blows me away.”
A pioneer in fan-based viral activism and leader in the Pearl Jam fan community, Wishlist Foundation sponsored events are the go-to destination for thousands of both diehard and new fans of the band across the globe to gather before Pearl Jam and other related concerts, forge new friendships, all while uniting behind causes important to both the fans and band.
Wishlist Foundation is fan-run and not affiliated with Pearl Jam, Ten Club LLC, Vitalogy Foundation, its management or any of its related entities. Tax ID #205497732.
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TO DONATE:
If you have official t-shirts, posters, stickers or any other cool Pearl Jam or side project merchandise, memorabilia, music/pop culture related items, gift cards, original art or anything else you would like to donate to a preparty fundraiser, please submit your donation items here: https://bit.ly/22donations
TO VOLUNTEER:
We are always in need of volunteers to help run the fundraisers – no experience necessary! It’s a great way to directly meet new Pearl Jam fans and help out worthy organizations. If you’re interested in becoming a volunteer, please sign up here: https://bit.ly/22pjvolunteer
RESTRICTIONS:
• Unauthorized/unlicensed vendors are not allowed. No unauthorized solicitation and materials including handbills, flyers, stickers, beach balls, giveaways, samples, etc.
• Unauthorized professional cameras and professional recording (photo, video, audio) equipment (NO large professional detachable zoom lenses, stands, monopods, tripods, attachment sticks (selfie sticks) or other commercial equipment is not allowed.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Rec Room (Roundhouse Park, Toronto), 255 Bremner Blvd., Toronto, Canada