I’m excited to be able to finally share a project that we’ve been working on for a bit here at eightninety headquarters. We were lucky to be able to partner with Project 7 to build a custom application to help launch/promote their newest goal – provide one million meals to those in need.
Honestly though, who wouldn’t be excited to participate in something like that? Luckily you can be a part as well – anytime you buy a Project 7 product you are automatically helping the cause (or seven causes, as it is). You can also help by heading over to the Feed campaign site, submitting your smile, applying to be a “Feedvocate” for your area, and spreading the word to anyone who will listen. Thankfully, dealing with hunger is a pretty attainable goal and one we can all work towards together.
You can buy Project 7 products in plenty of places including their newest retail partner (and every wife’s favorite store), Target.
EDIT: There’s a number of ‘Easter eggs’ hidden throughout the site, if you can find them all, I’ll buy you a pack of Project 7 gum.
About Project 7 – Products for Good
Project 7 is a consumer goods company that harnesses the power of everyday purchases in order to create a positive impact in American communities and abroad. In 2008 Tyler Merrick created Project 7 to give people a high quality product at a competitive price and one that gives back at the same time. The products created under the Project 7 umbrella, include mints, gum, coffee, water and tees and are distributed nationally in over 7,000 stores from coffee shops and grocery stores to mass retailers including Wal Mart and Target. For every purchase of a Project 7 product, good is done in one of the seven areas of need in the United States – Feed the Hungry, Heal the Sick, Hope for Peace, House the Homeless, Save the Earth, Quench the Thirsty and Teach them Well.
I’m selling some things on Craigslist. I would be much appreciative if you would either buy them or tell somebody you know to buy them. I cannot confirm or deny full truth to any of the descriptions that go with the postings; I can however confirm that the pictures are real, I took them myself.
If you’re not an NBA fan or follower of the Dallas Mavericks then you’ve recently missed out on a sports equivalent of Chernobyl as a vacation destination. The start of the NBA free agent signing period began on Monday and Dallas has quickly been informed that unless roofied or held at gun point, big time players don’t actually want to come play here.
After some investigative research and chatting with some people on the inside, I was able to come across the transcripts of some recent phone calls made by Mavs GM, Donnie Nelson, to NBA players about their intentions of signing with the Mavericks.
Feel free to read along with the unedited conversations:
Deron Williams
Mavs: Deron? You’re awesome, the best player available, and a Dallas native, interested in playing for the Mavs? D.Will: Nope /click
Dwight Howard
Mavs: Dwight, you’re the best big man in the league and you obviously want out of Orlando. We’ll put up with your crazy, get you out of Orlando, pay you Gates-money and let you wear the cape; so, how about it? Superman: I’ll only sign with the Nets. Mavs: But Dwight, the Nets have nothing to trade for you, no money to pay you, and your GM says there’s no chance in Hades that he’d take back the trash heap they’re willing to give for you; we’d pay four guys to carry you around on a shoulder drawn chariot everywhere you go and flatten the entire city of Garland if that’s where you decided to put your estate. How about now? Superman: Nets Mavs: I don’t think you understand Dwight, you have no leverage with your GM. Superman: I’m Superman. Mavs: Not quite following Dwight… Superman: /click (more…)
Dads, photographer Jason Lee is making us look bad. Not satisfied with only being able to take good photos, he decided to practice his craft – and his craftiness – with his two daughters to be able to keep his sick mother up to date with the girls and how they are doing.
Great project, great photos, and a great potential of me currently throwing the Internet equivalent of stink-eye at Jason for setting the bar so high.
