Stuff Worth Alotta Good
(proceeds benefit Do Good Bus)
Tshirts
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Finding Community On The Road
DoGooders define community.
A hardbound book full of YOUR definitions of the word: community.
Autographed Torches CD
We still have a VERY limited number of autorgraphed CDs left. Get them while they last!
Austin City Limits Posters
Autographed by:
Foster The People, Sara Bareilles, North Mississippi Allstars, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Brady Rymer, Delta Spirit and Patrice Pike.
These are the places and faces we visited across North America. We hope you'll click through and read more about them and how they're changing their communities.
B. Scottsdale, AZ WHEAT
Collected professional clothing for locals trying get on their feet.
D. Austin, TX Wildfire Relief Fund
Raised over $12K for volunteer firefighters in Texas. Austin City Limits matched for a total of over $25K going directly to firefighters.
E. Houston, TX Halo House
Prepared two fully-furnished apartments for patients who recieve treatment at Texas Medical center for blood cancers.
F. New Orleans, LA Son of A Saint
Played football and basketball with 70 boys who don't have male role models in their lives.
G. Orlando, FL Mustard Seed
Disassembled 100 old mattresses to be recycled and sold. Money is then used to buy new mattresses for people affected by flood, fire or financial hardship.
H. Atlanta, GA Piedmont Park Conservancy
Got our hands dirty cleaning up trails and landscaping throughout the park.
I. Nashville, TN Hands On Nashville
Prepared an urban farm for harvest season in an effort to help people who need access to healthy, nutritious food.
J. Richmond, VA I Have A Dream Foundation
Distributed more than 1700 books to elementary students in Richmond.
K. Washington, DC Grassroot Project
Played games with 8th grade students in a program spreading awareness about HIV and AIDS prevention.
L. New York, NY The Door
Sorted emergency clothing for runaway and homeless youth.
M. Toronto, ON Arts for Children & Youth
Raised over $400 for
the program which provides Toronto children with art experiences.
Q. Chicago, IL Gaia Movement
Sorted and cleaned books and toys that wil be distributed to kids during the holiday season.
R. Seattle, WA Nature Consortium
Planted trees and plants to restore the West Duwamish Greenbelt.
S. Vancouver, BC Union Gospel Mission
Helped serve Thanksgiving dinner and distributed eyeglasses and socks to over 3000 low-income and homeless locals.
T. Portland, OR Oregon Food Bank
Packaged 9,693 lbs of onions to be distributed to families in need.
W. Pomona, CA Habitat for Humanity
Visited their "ReStore" and moved 3.5 tons of building material donations as well as helped paint the inside of the store.
V. Los Angeles, CA (trip 2) L.A. Guerrilla Gardening
Cleaned up and weeded two local guerrilla gardens and cleaned up a city block near McArthur Park.
X. San Diego, CA Feeding America
Bagged apples for their Farm2Kids program and repackaged pinto beans to be distrubuted to families in need.
Y. Las Vegas, NV Tonopah Community Garden
Dug a compost pit and mulched and planted new flowers.
AND Las Vegas Rescue Mission
Prepared a drink station and food for homeless locals and assembled hygiene kits to be distributed to locals trying to get back on their feet.
Foster The People partnered with the Do Good Bus to inspire community and volunteering across North America. In each city on the band's tour, the Do Good Bus loaded up with 30 volunteers and took them to a mystery volunteer activity in their community. Do-Gooders did everything from feeding the homeless to recycling mattresses to handing out books to kids. Each city was a unique experience and both Foster The People and the Do Good Bus hope to continue to inspire to do good, no matter where you are.
Click on the images above to see photos and videos from our entire trip.
When I left Los Angeles, still spinning from packing and planning and fundraising, I knew there would be lessons to learn on the road. In fact, I had been warned.
After 40 days, 11,000 miles, at least 4 temper tantrums and a ridiculous amount of coffee -- I made it home safely and could barely remember what happened. There were pictures and video to prove it all existed, but when a friend asked, "Soooo, what'd you learn?" -- I didn't seem to have an answer. I could think of small things like: how to rip a matress apart, how deep to plant a tree and how many pinto beans fit into a 1/2lb bag.
But I wanted big juicy life lessons and aha! moments. I found myself sifting through pictures looking for an expression or a group shot that explained it all. Then after gathering everything I needed to create the page you're looking at now, I realized there was something pretty amazing we had accomplished; more than helping our neighbors or cleaning our streets.
We had done it all together.
The projects we accomplished in one hour with 30 willing hearts and hands would have taken weeks for someone on their own. Everything we did -- including just getting the bus on the road -- we did together. Mark, Ponsi, Cubbie, The Do Good Bus team and YOU. That's not a cheezy line, folks. That's truth. Without everyone who dared to hop on the bus or commited to giving a dollar:
This. Would. Not. Have. Happened.
So, thank you. (and you and you and you)
"What is that feeling when you're driving away from people and they recede on the plain till you see their specks dispersing? — it's the too-huge world vaulting us, and it's good-by. But we lean forward to the next crazy venture beneath the skies."
- Jack Kerouac, On the Road
Don't stop doing good,
Do Good Bus
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