Campaign

We Think Joe Can

Support Shuguh, shuguh while helping homeless youth

Joe Talmadge

Donations

Name	Amount	Location	Date
Anonymous, Friend	$25		03/28/2010
David and Fumiko DiDomizio, Friend	$50	San Francisco, CA	03/28/2010
It is nice of you to support our community in many ways, including your volunteer work for Benches Community Garden! Thank you, Joe!
Thom Ward, Friend	$25	San Francisco, CA	03/28/2010
Go for it...hopefully fruit doesn't count that could help! Good luck and thanks for your efforts. Thom @ the Benches
Anonymous, Friend	$100		03/29/2010
Anonymous, UD	$50		03/29/2010
Read Deuteronomy 8:2-3 Matthew 4:4 Luke 4:4 and may these verses strengthen you when you feel weak or tempted and may your sacrifice be pleasing to God that he may allow your sacrifice to save many! As for me I will be eatin some cake! God bless you!
Anonymous, neighbor	$50		03/29/2010
keep up the good works!!
Michelle Petruzzelli, Auntie	$50	Cameron Park, CA	03/30/2010
I love your picture...What a handsome boy you are. Go get'em tiger! Good Luck! :)
Joseph Talmadge, Grandpa Chief	$100	San Francisco, CA	03/30/2010
I Have no dought you can do this.After all you are my grandson, and when we put our minds to it, we can do anything.. LOL Grandpa
Veronica Vaskinn-Lew, Friend	$25	Oakland, CA	04/05/2010
Awesome that you got your campaign started:)
Leah Toeniskoetter, Friend	$50	San Jose, CA	04/12/2010
Way to stick to it Joe!
john volland, Friend	$50	palm springs , CA	04/29/2010
Better late than never!
Brandy Howard, Friends	$25	Burbank, CA	04/30/2010
Hey Joe! Your hair looks kinda like a pompadour in that picture. We don't care about your sugar intake, but we love you so much and we are happy to help out with the cause. Brandy & Kav
Joseph Treinien	$50	CA,	06/08/2010

Goal

Stop eating processed sugar (including fake sugar).

I chose this goal because

It seems impossible...sugar and fake sugar are in everything! I'm up for doing it, the cause is worth it!

I'm helping because

At The Crossroads is a very organized non-profit whose work is clearly valuable in San Francisco. I wholeheartedly believe in helping "at risk" youth. We can spend a couple bucks now to help our youth in SF or pay the price later when they turn to crime and drugs.

About At The Crossroads

ATC walks the streets of San Francisco, reaching out to homeless youth and young adults on their turf. We work with young people who others have given up on, who would not get help without us. Since we started 13 years ago, we have worked with more than 5,000 youth, helping them build outstanding lives.

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Updates

Posted by Joe on 04/29/2010

Week #3 & 4 Accomplished!

As this week comes to a close, as does the last chance to donate and support the campaign!!! Two more days!!!

The past two weeks have been ever more challenging as I'm learning processed and fake sugar is ridiculously difficult to stay away from. Highlights from the past two weeks:

1. Salsa: I had no idea that some salsa has sugar in it. It was pointed out to me by my grandfather as I bit into a chip with salsa. I abrubtly ran over to check the label...low and behold, ingredient #3: SUGAR.

2. Beef Jerky: Some people told me this should have been obvious, but I figured if it wasn't a sweet flavor, then we'd be all good. I picked up the pepper flavor to look at the ingredients and as I should have expected, sugar was #2 on the list.

THANK YOU to the people who have stepped up to support the campaign so far, your money is a great help and is definitely helping me to stay on track with my goal!

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Posted by Joe on 04/13/2010

Week #2 Accomplished!

My fundraising efforts eclipsed the halfway mark this week thanks to some really close friends, THANK YOU to everyone who supported this week!

This week's challenges:

1. Ketchup: I ordered a burger this week and in the midst of stacking on my condiments, it dawned on me that looking at the ingredients might be a good precaution. Sure enough...ketchup had High Fructose Corn Syrup!!! I never would have guessed...bummer. Kind of...I don't even know what High Fructose Corn Syrup is, I was told it's like fake sugar, so there goes that option.

#2: Muffins: This was a no brainer. I know this one is hands off for this month, but there's an Italian restaurant called Aperto on Potrero Hill in SF, they serve freshly made miniature muffins with brunch...they were very, very, very tempting and while I was not near to being tricked, I was very near to being indulgent.

All of your support thus far has been inspiring and has gotten me through the halfway point of the campaign. Please feel free to share this link with friends who care about SF community involvement. THANKS!

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Posted by Joe on 04/05/2010

Week #1 Accomplished!

Wow! I've been overwhelmed with the support of family & friends, I've almost reached the halfway mark of my fundraising goal in the first week of the campaign! A HUGE THANK you to all of you showing support early on!

A couple highlights on this weeks challenges:

1. Sugar in my coffee: This little habit was a tough one to drop! Coffee with no sugar? Are you kidding me? Well, I've lasted the first week with plain old coffee and pushing through for a few more weeks.

2. Trail Mix: Who would have thought I'd have to give up trail mix! It seems so healthy, but as soon as I flipped the bag over, apparently they add sugar to the dried cranberries and raisins, BUMMER!!! Oh well, I successfully made it this week on dry, bulk trail mix, no cranberries and raisins. This was a hard one to swallow.

Your support this week was critical to helping me not break the sugar fast, I TRULY appreciate all your help, and so does ATC (At the Crossroads)!

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