For the next month, Third Man Records will be throwing a Holiday Help-a-Thon, and there are all sorts of ways to get involved and end 2014 feeling good about your contribution to society.
The Nashville Rescue Mission is dedicated to helping the hungry, homeless and hurting, and we are so honored to have such great neighbors. In 2013, they served over 669k meals to those in need, offered close to 35k hours of free education, and provided almost 278k nights of safe shelter to those who would otherwise spend the night on the street. Last holiday season, we did a Turkey drive in November, and this season we'd like to solidify the tradition of giving back with your help. This year, the Mission has expressed a special need for toys and clothes for children as well as food items for their Christmas dinner.
Bring us 3 of any of the following donation items during normal business hours and be entered to win the ultimate prize of 2014: a copy of EACH EXCLUSIVE RECORD we released in 2014. EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. (Excludes Vault packages, of course.) —PLUS— receive 30% off your purchase (certain items excluded*) —OR— a free recording in our Record Booth at our Nashville storefront (a great gift for Mom!). If this doesn't get you in the giving spirit, we don't know what will. Here's what we need:
Choose 3:
- Children's or Adult Clothing Item (New, please)
- Children's or Adult Jacket
- Cold Weather Gear - Hats, Gloves, Scarves (New, please)
- Children's Toy (New, please & not wrapped)
- #10 sized Can of Green Beans
- Large Bag of Onions
- Box/Bag of Stuffing Mix
- Bottle of Salad Dressing
- #10 sized Can of Cranberry Sauce
- Foil Turkey Pans + Aluminum Foil (Counts as 1 item)
- Styrofoam Bowls + Divided Plates (Counts as 1 item)
- Paper Napkins + Plasticware (Counts as 1 item)
- Coffee
- Sugar + Shelf-Stable Creamer (Counts as 1 item)
The month of being good people, the whole lot of us, will end with another opportunity to give blood to the American Red Cross on December 19th. With the generosity of Third Man fans, we helped up to 96 people live to spend another holiday season with their loved ones, and we are thrilled to have the chance to double that number this month.
Like our previous blood drive, space is limited, and we won't let you leave a pound lighter with nothing to show for it. Donors will be granted one gift from beneath the Third Man Family Christmas tree, and trust us, there are no ugly sweaters, socks, or vacuum cleaners in there... every wrapped mystery gift will delight and excite! If you are eligible and would like to donate blood in our drive, please e-mail blood@thirdmanrecords.com with your full name, address, phone number and age. Appointments will be filled on a first-come-first-served basis, and we cannot accommodate any walk-ins.
We THANK YOU in advance for helping us help others. We have it so good having you all around.
*Excludes Paramount Box Sets, Bumblebuzz Guitar Pedal, Pro-Ject Turntable and gift cards.
NOTE: For those of you who would like to contribute but are out of town, feel free to donate directly to the Mission or the Red Cross, OR send us your donations in a package to the following address. Include your NAME, E-MAIL ADDRESS, and PHONE NUMBER in the package.
THIRD MAN RECORDS
attn: Holiday Help-a-thon Donation
621 7th Avenue S.
Nashville, TN 37203
Nodding Amen! to your comments below, Vaulties (those onions bringing tears to my eyes):) Thank God for these holidays when people & businesses (TMR!) make a concerted effort to give to charities who are there year round helping those less fortunate folks….and it’s wet and cold out there now…Get Behind Us Scrooges! :-0 Ive noticed when I give instead of take,take,take I am blessed, at least threefold. “Bless-Ed be the hearts of the givers”. “So saith the Lawd”.
Hey Cathryn, It would be best to stick to the items listed above since those are specific requests from the Mission. We can accept packages until December 19th. Please send checks directly to the Mission. Hope this helps! Thanks everyone for your generosity.
TMR Staff – please clarify – if we are sending a check should we send it directly to the Mission or the Red Cross? Or should we send it to TMR? Are the packages you are accepting just the items listed above? And up to what date are you accepting the packages? Thanks!
Excellent that you updated to include instructions for sending donations to you for delivery to the Mission. You guys and gals will put Santa’s elves to shame by taking in gifts for others as well as shipping out gifts to us during this crazy-busy season. Wish I could come help out in your shipping department!
Thank you guys, for making us part of this, even though we live not in Nashville
Glad I’ll be eligible to donate blood again by that date. I just hope I make the cut. My wife and I will also bring items to donate. We were gonna donate to the Mission anyway along with our favorite animal rescue.
Thank you for the inspiration, I can’t make the travel but I’ll do it through the web again, and all those who can’t make the travel, do as Kali says, give your contribution through the web to thank the Rescue Mission for their support to TMR and us, and also give something to your local institutions or needs.
Kudos for the link Kali! I am sure this will help many others follow suit! Happy Holidays to you!
For those of us who can’t get to Nashville for the Help-A-Thon but who want to show appreciation to the Rescue Mission for so generously letting us use their parking lot when we do visit TMR— http://www.nashvillerescuemission.org/donate/donate_now/
I love the commitment Jack and Third Man has for charitable causes. Unfortunately I do not live close enough to bring something to the Third Man Store in person but I will break out my check book and make a donation to the Mission like I did last year. Thank you Jack and everyone at Third Man for helping those less fortunate and helping to put love and positivity into this world.