12 Days to Make a Difference with $1

The Tipping Bucket has given Africa Water is Life 12 days, and counting down, to raise $4,850 to "tip the bucket" so World Hope International can drill a well for Zinc Camp, a village in Liberia, West Africa. $1 can make a difference. If the bucket tips before time runs out, the pledged donations are collected and the well can be drilled for the village. If we don't tip the bucket in 12 days, none of the transactions will go through and the village will have to continue making 3-4 trips daily to get their water from the muddy sources. Please donate $1 or more to help tip the bucket.

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If You Love Your Followers....by Parke Ladd

…you’d better tell them.

If those who follow you, look-up to you, respect you, work for you, listen to you, sacrifice for you, or dedicate their time to you, think they are unimportant–not a crucial part of the movement–than, ultimately, they will dedicate their efforts, energy and resources to another.

There are three types of leaders:

1. Leaders who forget about or choose to completely ignore their followers, taking them for granted.
2. Leaders who acknowledge their followers but never instill or feed any positive value back into their work.
3. Leaders who recognize the importance of those followers who want to partake in valuable work and consistently reassure them that they are; all while challenging them with truly worthwhile opportunities to commit to throughout.

If people think they are unimportant, regardless of how important they may actually be, their dedication toward you will reflect that mindset. Those who think they’re unimportant will work and follow (at least until they leave) as though they genuinely are.

Great leaders are extremely proficient at connecting value with the work, care and commitment of their followers. They understand what it takes to integrate people into a vision, and they’re adept at assigning appropriate responsibilities to those passionate about making that vision a reality. They have a knack for intrinsically motivating the seemingly unimportant to achieve things which they never before believed possible. They know how to impart importance.

If your work force or small group or spouse or teammates or co-workers think they’re unimportant, you’ve already lost them. Don’t let that happen. Whether you lead 1 person or 1 million, impart and associate value with who they are and what they do. If you can identify your most supportive followers, those highly invested in the process, movement, job, or service you’re passionately attempting, than together you can help a lot of people.

Can One Person Change the World?

Can One Person Change the World?

A Gruesome Black Market - The Daily Beast

Violent gangs are targeting albinos in Tanzania, seeking a grisly prize: human albino limbs, which are thought to bring good luck, and can fetch thousands of dollars on the black market.

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Free! The Elms 25 Min. Performance @ Best Buy, Castleton

AUGUST 26, 2009: SPECIAL NEW ALBUM RELEASE EVENTS ANNOUNCED!

THE ELMS' brand-new album, "The Great American Midrange," releases on September 15... just days away now! TheElms.net is proud to announce that the band will perform two very special acoustic shows at Best Buy stores in Indiana on the day of release and the following day. This album's release is truly a landmark event for THE ELMS on many levels, and we certainly hope you'll come be a part of one (or both) of these exciting events:

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009: Indianapolis, IN.
Best Buy, Castleton location. 7pm. Free!
SEPTEMBER 16, 2009: Bloomington, IN.
Best Buy, Bloomington location. 7pm. Free!

At these events, you'll have the opportunity to purchase the new album for a great price, and meet, hang out with, and get autographs from the members of THE ELMS -- in addition to a fantastic 25-minute, full-band acoustic performance of songs from the new album!

Even if you've already pre-ordered the new album, or plan to buy digitally, you'll most definitely not want to miss these special events. Come celebrate the new album's release with the boys in the band! These are rare opportunities to hear THE ELMS perform new songs in a stripped-down light. See you there!

AUGUST 22, 2009: AFRICA WATER IS LIFE.

THE ELMS are proud to offer their assistance to a fantastic new Indiana-based organization called Africa Water Is Life, which is a community initiative working in association with World Hope International to raise awareness and funding for clean, sustainable water wells in rural African villages. Currently, 1.1 billion people worldwide do not have access to clean water, and thousands die daily from disease correlated to contaminated drinking water sources.

For a limited time, THE ELMS are offering a special acoustic version of "This Is How The World Will End" for download when you register your email address for updates by clicking HERE. There are absolutely no registry fees, and your email will be used to inform you about volunteer opportunities, progress reports, and immediate assistance needs.

Enjoy the track... please donate and get involved with Africa Water Is Life in whatever way you are able.

FREE download!

Africa Water is Life will be doing a one day, in-store promotion at 13 different Starbucks locations in the Castleton, Carmel and Fishers area on Friday, August 21st. This is World Water Week and to raise awareness and funds, Africa Water is Life in conjunction with the band, The Elms, will seek to have area residents join the cause, recruit friends and give to the water crisis in Africa. Stop in to one of these locations, pick up a download card and see how you can get involved. The song, "This is How The World Will End" from The Elms' latest album The Great American Midrange is a FREE download!