Posts from — April 2009

The Gardens at SIUE Volunteer Project 8am-12pm — Volunteers are needed to assist with general cleaning, tree planting, educational programming, and preparing the Garden for spring. Wear work clothing and gloves. Sign-up in advance in the Kimmel Leadership Center.

11am to 1:30pm Elected city officials and department heads will be serving lunch to the public at the Edwardsville Fire Department Station on Main Street. The menu includes a meal deal – a bowl of chili or a chili dog, chips, soda and dessert for $5 bucks. They will also have chili or chili dog $3 bucks, hot dog $1.50, chips .50, soda .50 or dessert $2. All proceeds will benefit the city’s American Cancer Society Relay for Life team.

SIUE Springfest 2009

The Edwardsville Coupons page has officially been updated with downloadable coupons in pdf and jpeg formats! Your favorites are still there; 54th Street Grill, Bully’s Steakhouse, and Pizza World. There are also a few new ones this month that are worth checking out. See $6 off an oil change at Rapid Lube (Another oil change already?) and 5 cents/gal off of gas at Edwardsville BP. When you’re a block you gotta cut corners when you can!

Friday, April 17
SIUE Student Athlete Advisory Committee will take part in the American Cancer Society Relay for Life. The event is at the SIUE Rec Plex from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., SAAC has a goal to raise $1,500 for the American Cancer Society. If you can’t make it in person you can also donate online.

I just found out some troubling news from one of my good friends in the Marine Corps, Alan Speakes. One of our fellow Marines has gone through a horrible ordeal after being injured in combat in Iraq. Here is Alan’s message:

In my last combat deployment in 2007, a Marine in my Squad named Lance Corporal John Doodey was shot multiple times in his leg while engaged in a vicious firefight with members of Al Qaida. His life was saved only through the heroic action of Fellow MARINES, who exposed themselves to enemy fire to get him to safety. Doodey was medivaced and shipped home for recovery.

However, complications arose during his rehabilitation, and he developed anoxic brain damage through his infections. This means that his brain had insufficient oxygen traveling to it, causing damage.

Americans as a whole give more to charity than any other people on the planet. There are literally tens of thousands of wholesome and worthwhile causes that would love to take your money. However, keep in mind that most of these charities have extensive administration, advertisement, and other bureaucratic expenses that much of their received donations go towards. Any money given to LCpl Doodey goes straight to him.

Screw your politics, WMD’s, and both the Bush and Obama administrations. This is for a struggling young man, who joined the military during a time of war. Like almost every Marine I have ever known, he wanted to serve his country in the best way he knew how: by fighting for it. He was grievously injured and is constantly struggling through his rehabilitation. Any money received will go towards his quality of living. Hell, he might just buy a beer with it.

Think about it.

TO DONATE:

http://caringbridge.org/visit/johndoody

http://www.helpjt.com/
——–End of Alan’s Message——–

Please open your hearts to this incredible man. He was a great guy to be around and he was always there for his friends. Thank you for your support and donations.

-Jay out

This Marine is a true hero and brother. Check out the story at this link.

http://www.marines.mil/unit/29palms/Pages/News/2009/Apr/27MarineawardedhighestNavyhonor.aspx

Picture Courtesy of http://www.frankjcarrollmclmcla.org.

I just received an email from the Watershed Nature Center about students participating in a scavenger hunt and trespassing in areas that are fenced off. Let me stress again, the rules clearly state that trespassing and climbing over things are not required to find ANY picture locations. Stay out of the construction area. If you’re trespassing that’s a clear cut sign that you are in the WRONG PLACE. Good luck on the rest of the hunt and don’t do anything unsafe.

-Jay Knight

That’s right, we’re going to open a store soon with My-Eddy.com merchandise. I haven’t had much time to work on it and I just put up some quick basic items. A prototype store is actually up and running we just haven’t linked it from our site yet. Check it out here.

Have a good one!
-Jay

What the hell is going on with fast food?

I’m all for cute girls and funny commercials but Burger King has taken things too far. Parodying “Baby Got Back” by Sir Mixalot for a KID’S MEAL COMMERCIAL IS A DISGRACE! Kids who eat kid’s meals should be worried about going out and riding bikes and playing tag with their friends. They shouldn’t be worried about girls shaking a square ass and hearing mention of implants. Children don’t need to know what implants are. This commercial is completely insane and I hope they get sued for this crap.

And how about this ad?

Hot chicks eat huge hamburgers huh? Not likely. This girl purged after filming, I’m sure. Have fast food companies run out of ways to market their horrible food? Their resorting to the of adage “Sex sells.” It doesn’t matter who the sexy food gets sold to as long as it gets sold. Despicable.

Do you agree? If you do email these companies and tell them how much of a disgrace they’re commercials are.

Hardees: pr@ckr.com
Burger King: They don’t have an email. (WTF?) But their Corporate phone number is 305-378-3000.

Take a stand, if not for you, the young children who should be allowed to stay young.

-Jay

Its a beautiful Saturday in Edwardsville and we still haven’t had our first completed scavenger hunt pictures.

$50 bucks to Big Daddy’s to the first person to send their pictures to contest@my-eddy.com

More details at the Scavenger Hunt Page