Friday, July 20, 2012

Open Letter On Behalf Of Michael Jackson Fans in Support of MJ Estate

Open Letter On Behalf Of Michael Jackson Fans in Support of MJ Estate

Michael Jackson's fan base is aware of derogatory statements made by certain members of the Jackson family, against the executors of his Estate. We are shocked and saddened that propaganda, rather than seeking avenues to address their concerns legally, have been used to gain sympathy. While we most certainly support the beneficiaries of Jackson's Estate, Katherine Jackson and Michael's children, we equally support the executors, Mr. John Branca and Mr. John McClain.

Jackson's fans understand that the task both Branca and McClain took on when Michael died was staggering. Weighted in nearly $400 million in debt, with an overwhelming amount of pending lawsuits, the Executors took the reins of the Estate and went to work.

Posthumously, the Executors have ensured the highest grossing music documentary of all time, This Is It, two successful albums, the number one tour in North America, Cirque du Soleil's IMMORTAL, sold millions of Michael Jackson The Experience video games, and are planning a huge release for the 25th anniversary of Jackson's legendary Bad album. Although every fan does not agree with all decisions the Estate has made, we agree that overall, the Estate has done well in preserving Michael's legacy. In addition, we agree with the Estate, that "false and defamatory accusations grounded in stale Internet conspiracy" do nothing to promote the positive ethic Michael Jackson espoused while alive.

In three years, Jackson's Estate is thriving, nearly debt free and Michael Jackson's music is still at the forefront of the music industry. We wholeheartedly support Michael Jackson's final wishes; that he trusted both John Branca and John McClain to continue his message through his music. The Michael Jackson fan base thanks the Executors for continuing to do just that, with grace and dignity.

Sincerely,

MJJCommunity, MJJUnderground, MJJJusticeProject, United4MJsLegacy, MJ Fans of NYC, MJ4Justice, Justice4MJ, TributoMJ, MJTruthNow, MJNation, SOMJ, Canadian MJ Fan Club, The Jam Café, Michael JacksonVindication 2.0, Stop Global Airwave Abuse, Michael Jackson fans of Montreal, MJHellas.gr , MJFSC, JacksonVillage, One Rose for Michael J. Jackson

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Giving a Childhood of L.O.V.E-American Vitiligo Research Foundation

As you all know Michael suffered from this terrible disease his entire adult life and it caused him much heartache, pain and distress - not to mention the ridicule he put up with from both the media, and some of the public...We have the opportunity to help others with this disease now by donating to The American Vitiligo Research Foundation.

Your donation will be helping Children, Teens, and Young Adults afflicted with this disease Worldwide..and do no harm to animals in the research that is done......The Foundation has no other means of support - other than the kindness of you, the public, and a very special public you are - Fans of Michael Jackson.....There is no corporate funding to help these children.


I honestly believe that Michael would really appreciate our help with this Foundation - his son Prince now suffers from the same disease.


Please open your hearts to help those afflicted.

A letter from the President of AVRF:

The AVRF is a 501©(3) federally tax exempt charity based in Clearwater, FL. We are a humane charity that does not sponsor any research using animals. We focus on children living with Vitiligo, since they are the most vulnerable. Vitiligo does not kill the body, but it truly destroys one’s spirit. Many Vitiligo sufferers do not leave their homes due to public ridicule, pointing, staring and many nasty remarks. I have lived with Vitiligo for over 40 years of my life. I was 22 years old when I first was diagnosed, so I know firsthand what one goes through with this disfiguring skin disorder.

Many people do not want to support awareness or research since they
believe that there are more serious diseases that take lives. I agree
that Vitiligo is not life threatening but it is life altering sometimes to
the point of those afflicted committing suicide. I myself did
contemplate suicide, but I thank God that I put all of my energy to help others living with this skin disorder.

We are a very small charity. I work out of my home, but we have been to Nairobi, Kenya and purchased a treatment machine forKenyatta National Hospital because in Kenya and in other countries in Africa the uneducated public believes that Vitiligo is one of the following: a curse, aids, or cancer. One of the male nurses at Kenyatta National Hospital told me that his uncle hung himself, because people shunned him so much that he could not go on living. A parent of a biracial child emailed me that her doctor told her that her child was 2 colors due to her parents, one being black and the other being white. I could go on and on for a few hours sharing some of the horror stories I hear on a weekly basis, but I believe if we are chosen to be the charity of your choice, then it will happen. I will have our Webmaster create a special Pay Pal just for your group’s donations, if you choose the AVRF as your charity to support. We create a children’s “Embracing Diversity” calendar each year with 12 different children affected by Vitiligo. Each child and their parent write a little about themselves and this helps anyone who reads the calendar to learn about this devastating disease. I believe awareness is the first step for acceptance.

Wishing all of you a happy, healthy and prosperous life.

Thank you on behalf of the millions of children worldwide living with Vitiligo.

Sincerely,
Stella Pavlides
President

The AVRF Mission Statement

American Vitiligo Research Foundation Inc. (AVRF) provides public awareness about vitiligo through dedicated work, education and counseling. We seek to make a difference worldwide to those afflicted by the disease, focusing on children and their families.

We embrace diversity and encourage acceptance. The AVRF encourages higher ethical standards in research, and therefore supports finding a cure through alternatives to animal testing.
  •  AVRF is a tax-exempt charity, regulated by section 501(c)(3) of The Internal Revenue Code.
If you would like to donate to this charity in honor of Michael's birthday, please click the image below.


A special thanks to Wendy Dalgetty for arranging for the direct set up of donations and for writing this blog entry.
 

Giving a Childhood of L.O.V.E-St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Michael once told us, we are the world, we are the children and in order to heal our world, we must care enough for the living.That's why in order to honor our beloved Michael for his birthday, we've included St. Jude among our charities to support.

Childhood can be hard enough, but imagine that childhood riddled with disease and illness. Its heartbreaking what many children thru at a very young age, but imagine the difference that could be made if we raised our voice as one and gave these children the hope of a childhood that's more filled with L.O.V.E than the diseases that ale them.

St. Jude Mission Statement

The mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. Consistent with the vision of our founder Danny Thomas, no child is denied treatment based on race, religion or a family's ability to pay.

One Rose for Michael J. Jackson has set up a tribute page thru St. Jude to raise donations in Michael's name and memory. If you'd like to donate to St. Jude in honor of Michae's birthday, please click the image below.

Giving a Childhood of L.O.V.E-UNICEF Immunizations

In 2011, One Rose for Michael J. Jackson's members had raised over $10,000 for children to be immunized under the former group's name, One Rose for Michael Jackson. This year, as a reformed group, we would like to attempt to provide 5,400 children with the vaccines they were robbed of last year in honor of Michael's 54th birthday.

With UNICEF's assistance, we have set up a team page for the purchase of measles, polio, and tetanus vaccines. It will cost 80cents to immunize one child against measles, polio, and tetanus. The total cost to immunize 5,400 children against these childhood diseases is $4,320 so we've placed our team page's goal at $5,000. All contributions are direct to UNICEF.

About UNICEF's Immunizations:

Measles Vaccines
"Measles causes a debilitating attack on the immune system of a child with the risk of permanent physical and mental disability and claims the lives of hundreds and thousands of children annually. The measles vaccine is a simple and effective solution to stop this disease."
Polio Vaccines
"Polio is a highly infectious viral disease, mainly affecting young children. It is transmitted through contaminated food and water, and multiplies in the intestine, from where it can invade the nervous system. Many infected people have no symptoms, but can still transmit the infection to others."
Tetanus Vaccines
"In many countries, babies are delivered in challenging and unhygienic circumstances, putting mothers and their newborns at risk for a variety of life-threatening infections. Maternal and neonatal tetanus is among the most common lethal consequences. But maternal and neonatal tetanus deaths can be easily prevented by immunizing mothers with tetanus vaccine."
If you would like to participate and join One Rose for Michael J. Jackson in giving children the chance of a childhood by supporting the purchase of these immunizations in honor of Michael's birthday, please click the image below and make your donation.







Sunday, May 6, 2012

#BuyOneRose4MJ Twitterthon



Esteemed members of One Rose for Michael J. Jackson. The journey of arising from the ashes and reforming this group and restrengthening the causes we believe in has been a long, hard effort, but we've made great strides in restoring this group's good name.

As many of you know, we've pulled through and thanks to Robyn, we've been able to continue our tradition of sending gorgeous, long-stemmed, freedom roses to Our Beloved Michael at Forest Lawn on June 25th.

In 2010, the members of this group were able to shower Michael with 3,000 roses. Last year(2011), we filled Forest Lawn with 4,500 roses...this year, we'd love nothing more than to hopefully be able to shower Michael with even more beautiful roses.

As a means to promote the purchasing of roses for Michael's anniversary, we have decided to hold a twitterthon on May 20, 2012. While the slot is for 3hrs, please know that you do not have to tweet for the entire 3hrs. Contribute to the trending topic as much as you can for as long as you can. Every little bit counts and is appreciated!


The Details for the Event are as follows:


Date: May 20, 2012

Times: 

4pm-7pm ET
3pm-6pm CT
1pm-4pm PT


**To find your start time for your time zone, you may also go to this link and view the world clock created for this event by Tina: World Clock for #BuyOneRose4MJ Twitterthon


Hash Tag: #BuyOneRose4MJJ


***Important note: Please do not use the hash tag until the beginning of this twitterthon. Overuse of this hash tag before the event could cause twitter to mark it as SPAM and it will prevent it from making the TTs list. Also, please only use the hash tag ONCE, per tweet, to avoid tweets being marked as SPAM as well.

For example: Tweets that look like this, "#BuyOneRose4MJ #BuyOneRose4MJ #BuyOneRose4MJ" are marked as SPAM by twitter and are blocked from contributing to the trending topic!

Also, please try to refrain from retweeting and instead please copy and paste tweets that you like. RTs do not count towards trending topics.
 
Useful info for Trending Topics:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBjegDg50SI


If you can, please provide a link to our blog post on how to purchase a rose(s) in your tweets: http://onerose4mjj.blogspot.com/2012/03/purchasing-rose.html




Friday, March 9, 2012

Purchasing a Rose

 Here's a break down of how to purchase your rose(s)!


1. Go to www.paypal.com.

2. Log into your account.

3. Click on 'Send Money'

4. In the box that says 'To (email or mobile phone) enter: onerose@passiongrowers.com

5. In the box marked 'Amount' enter the total amount in USD you are sending. Each long stem freedom rose is $3.00. To calculate the total amount of money needed to purchase your roses, multiply the number of roses you'd like to purchase by 3. You may also refer to the chart below:




6. Select 'This is a purchase' and click on 'goods'!


Once you've purchased your rose(s), you may email One Rose for Michael J. Jackson to submit your message for Michael on our memorial page.

Email:
OneRose4MJJ@gmail.com

Once you've submitted your message via email we will post it for you to the memorial page, but give us at least 24 hours for it to appear on the memorial site. We will email you to notify you when your message has been posted, provide a link to your message and send you your personalized rose badge as well! All messages will be posted to:
http://celebratingourbelovedmichael.blogspot.com/

Important Note: Purchases for our June 25th Rose Event will close on June 17, 2012! 

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

June 25th Roses of Love

One Rose for Michael J. Jackson is pleased to announce the opening of the roses for June 25th.

This has been the beautiful centerpiece at Forest Lawn from the very first year 2010 and has grown into a sea of red roses, lining the pathway to Holly Terrace. Each rose represents one person, showing their love... roses sent from all over the world honoring Michael & thanking him for all the treasures he created. He is truly missed everyday, but we all carry him in our hearts always.

Let's show him our love and thanks this day with 1 rose ...It's all for L.O.V.E

Passion Growers roses, for the 3rd year, are proud to be part of honoring Michael on June 25th. A direct paypal account has been set up by One Rose for Michael J. Jackson & Passion Growers to purchase your roses for this year's June 25th anniversary :
onerose@passiongrowers.com

Details: Each long stem freedom rose is $3.00ea. To calculate the total amount of money needed to purchase your roses, multiply the number of roses you'd like to purchase by 3. You may also refer to the chart below:



Once you've purchased your rose(s), you may email One Rose for Michael J. Jackson to submit your message for Michael on our memorial page.

Email: OneRose4MJJ@gmail.com

Once you've submitted your message via email, give us at least 24 hours for it to appear on the memorial site. We will email you to notify you when your message has been posted. To view your message once its been published go to:
http://celebratingourbelovedmichael.blogspot.com/

Some people might say why not donate this money to a charity,however I know all of us have done our part throughout the year so this day is the one day we can give our love back to Michael and show him our love.

One voice, one heart, one rose...its ALL for L.O.V.E.

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Raising Our Voice

This is a call to action. We must find answers to our questions and concerns regarding the funds that were raised to immunize underprivileged children. Every effort has to be made to bring the culprit who stole these children's chance at receiving life-saving vaccines to justice. Any chances of recovering the funds that have been stolen depends on us as a group reporting this crime that has been committed in the name of Our Beloved Michael.

There's nothing that can't be done, if we raise our voice as one!

~Michael Jackson~

Paypal: If you used Paypal to make your contribution to the Immunization Project with One Rose for Michael Jackson, please report to their Compliance center.

Email: Compliance@paypal.com

Include the following information or as much of it as possible when you make your phone calls and write your emails:
  • An explanation of what has occurred. Try to be brief. Please try to refrain from using insults or offensive language towards Sofie in your email. 
  • Include Sofie's full name, both maiden and married: Sofie Strandberg and Sofie Jansson
  • Include the email address Sofie used to collect the PayPal donations: OneRoseForMichael@yahoo.se
  • Provide them with your name and PayPal account email.
  • Inform them of the amounts you donated. The dates you donated and then provide them with the "Unique Transaction ID#" for each donation.
  • Include a link to One Rose for Michael Jackson's page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/112633555419436/
Paypal: If you used Paypal to make your contribution to the Immunization Project with One Rose for Michael Jackson, please report to their Compliance center.

Email: Compliance@paypal.com

The agent I spoke with encourages as many members to email them as possible. The higher the volume of emails, the faster they'll respond. It usually takes anywhere from 24-72 hours, but again, the more emails the receive, the higher the potential for rapid response.

Not only is this the first step to reporting this to the proper parties, but it also serves as a method of getting our complaints on record quicker.

Members have already begun receiving responses and the most promising of replies are ones that indicate that a higher volume of complaints will render greater potential of the matter becoming a top priority for investigation.


UNICEF Sweden: As of now, it is understood that UNICEF Sweden has put forth every effort to get in contact with Sofie Strandberg regarding the missing donation, but they have been unsuccessful. Still, continued communication with UNICEF Sweden has proven that the more people report this matter, the better the chances of it becoming a higher priority for investigation. We need to get our claims and reports on file for Interpol and Swedish authorities to have a reference point for their investigations.


Per Westberg-Deputy Executive Director/Vice generalsekreterare
Phone: +46 8 692 25 00
Direct +46 8 692 25 05 
Mobile: +46 708231606
Email: pwestberg@unicef.se

Email: Alexandra.aquist@unicef.se



A response one of our group members received from UNICEF Sweden:
UNICEF USA:
Email: integrity1@unicef.org
Phone: 1.800.FOR.KIDS

Interpol: The email I sent to Interpol upon receiving an email from them suggesting I forward all information to them to provide to Swedish authorities can be read here.

Email: ipo.rkp@polisen.se 
Reference #: IP-2011-031526 (please include this in your email to Interpol).


Local Swedish Authorities:

Mayor Camilla Brunsberg                                                                                                     
Phone: 011-46-455-30 30 01.                                                                                                
Mobile: 011-46-709-31 30 01.                                                                                                
Email: camilla.brunsberg@karlskrona.se

Mats Lindbom – second to the mayor.
Phone: 011-46-455-30 30 02.
Mobile: 011-46-708-79 52 82.
Email: mats.lindbom@karlskrona.se

Josephine Lindstrom – Asst to the Mayor.
Email: josephine.lindstrom@karlskrona.se

Local Police Department in Sweden
Phone: 0046 77 114 14 00
Email: rikskriminalpolisen@polisen.se
Email: rikspolisstyrelsen@polisen.se

Internet Fraud Email: itbrott@rkp.police.se
For English Speaking: http://www.polisen.se/en/Languages/Startpage/

Any and everybody who donated to this cause must raise their voice...if not for the injustice, than at least for the children who have been cheated out of a disease free childhood!
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."
~Edmund Burke~ 

 

The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

Michael Jackson among many things, was known as one of the world's greatest humanitarians to have ever lived and as his fans, its not surprising that we strive to carry on his humanitarianism in honor of him, his name, and his legacy.

Together as a group we've done many things in Michael's loving memory, the most distinct of accomplishments are the roses for Michael's anniversary in June, and the humanitarian acts we carry out in his name in honor of his birthday.

In both 2010 and 2011 the people in this newly reformed group raised a total of 7,500 roses(3000-6/25/2010 and 4500-6/25/2011) for Michael's anniversary. We also participated in charity projects in Michael's name such as planting 1000 trees in Michael's name for his birthday in 2010 and raising money to provide food and presents for the needy for Christmas in 2010.

Sadly, our list of accomplishments is lacking one of our greatest feats.

For Michael's birthday, OneRose4MJ's(old group) administrator, Sofie Strandberg informed us that we'd be collecting donations to immunize underprivileged children thru UNICEF. We were told at that time that it would cost $2USD for each child to be vaccinated for Measles, Polio, and Tetanus. However due to certain events and after further research, we have now discovered that the amount Sofie Strandberg quoted as the cost was greatly inflated.


The Seed of Deception

From UNICEF USA's site:
Measles:

Accordingly, it would take 67 of these $24 gifts to immunize the 5,353 children Sofie quoted.

Tetanus:
 A purchase of 14 of this gift would have provided the quoted 5,353 children immunizations against this disease.

80 gifts of this vaccine would have covered 5,353 children being immunized.

It Just Doesn't Add Up

When we donated, we donated in increments of 2 with the total faith that the price we were being quoted, $2 per child, by Sofie Strandberg was accurate and truthful. This means as a group we had raised a total of $10,706USD for this cause. However, as you can see in the image below, once you enter the qty of gifts that were calculated above on UNICEF's page, the total amount needed to vaccinate 5,353 children against Measles, Tetanus, and Polio is only $4,254.40. This means that Sofie Strandberg was lying to our group from the beginning. The cost per child once you divide the total cost of all 3 vaccines by 5353 is 79 cents, that is IF her intentions were to purchase thru UNICEF USA's site.

According to UNICEF Sweden's site, the prices are as follows:
Mässlingsvacci(Measles):

Total for Measles on Sweden site: 10, 584Kr which is approximately $1,530USD.

Telkrampsvaccin(Tetanus):

Total for telkrampsvaccin(Tetanus)is 2,268Kr which is approximately $328.00 USD.

Poliovaccin(Polio):

Total for Polio 5,040Kr which is approximately $728.00 USD.

Meaning the GRAND total for all three vaccines would have been 17, 892Kr which is approximately $2,585.00USD...that is if Sofie had used Sweden's site instead of the U.S site for UNICEF's Immunization program. The cost per child for all 3 vaccinations, barely $0.50USD...that's barely fifty cents per child to be immunized for all three diseases!

What do all these numbers mean? From the beginning as previously stated, Sofie LIED about the cost of immunizing those children. It means, given that UNICEF still denies receiving any donations under Sofie's married name, maiden name, Michael Jackson's name OR One Rose for Michael Jackson's name, Sofie had intentions of stealing anywhere from $6,450.00USD to about $8,000USD from the onset of this project.

Remember this vital information as you continue to read this entry because I assure you, that's not even the beginning of this sordid ordeal. Those of us who joined in the efforts to raise money for these immunizations did NOT have the benefit of the above information until AFTER the fact. We were under the impression that Sofie was somebody to be trusted...boy was our trust ever misplaced!

And The Lies Continued...

It was roughly the first week of September 2011 when Sofie informed the group that enough had been raised to immunize 5,353 children in honor and loving memory of Our Beloved Michael and YET AGAIN, we trusted her words. Why wouldn't we? After all this is the same individual that handled the business of getting One Rose for Michael Jackson started. This is the same gal who as she liked to portray, had single handedly and all by her lonesome arranged for the donations, the purchase, and the delivery of the gorgeous roses that have been sent to Forest Lawn to honor our fallen idol for both of his anniversaries...right?

WRONG!

That was our first mistake...not looking deeper. The truth was, the person who was behind the scenes ordering and arranging for the roses purchases and arrival at Forest Lawn, is the co-administrator of the newly reformed One Rose for Michael J. Jackson group...Robyn.

Two months came and went and STILL no real word on the progress of the vaccines for the 5,353 children that were supposed to benefit from our efforts. There were brief mentions of the funds arrival to UNICEF being delayed because Sofie would have to transfer the funds into her bank account. We never got a concrete answer on why that was.

According to some, Sofie had explained  that UNICEF doesn't accept Paypal. However that's not entirely true. UNICEF on the USA side DOES accept Paypal as confirmed to me when I contacted their office in New York and people from any part of the world CAN and HAVE donated to UNICEF USA thru their paypal accounts. This should have been a red flag and for some it was, but for the rest of us, the benefit of the doubt was given to Sofie.

Then it was said that Sofie would have to do the donations in smaller increments to avoid paying taxes. This was another red flag, but because 'she did so well with the roses' we continued to give her the benefit of the doubt.

November 17th rolled around and we still, as a group, had not been given any concrete answers as to the progress of the Immunizations with UNICEF. Not even when Sofie took the time to write a lengthy post to tell us about her personal woes and illnesses did we get a direct answer to inquiries regarding the vaccines. She was well enough to inform our group of her personal matters, but couldn't muster the strength to answer our questions regarding the vaccines...yet another red flag, but still some continued to give her a chance to settle the situation.

December came and finally our eyes were wide open. People began speaking up and voicing their concerns over the fact that some of us had already contacted UNICEF and verified that NO such donation was made by Sofie or any of her aliases or in our group's name.

Instead of being met with an explanation, we ended up being met with even MORE deception.  Ironically, in her attempts to prove her innocence, Sofie or rather "her mother" ended up proving Sofie's GUILT. It was thru her attempt to pass off what we NOW know to be a falsified "thank you card" from UNICEF Sweden that we found out where the deception from Sofie REALLY began. After a person discovered the site to purchase vaccines for both UNICEF USA and UNICEF Sweden, it all became crystal clear that the entire project to raise money for vaccines was a deliberately, executed scam.

We realized that we had been lied to, cheated, and betrayed!
  1. Sofie lied about the cost of the vaccines from the beginning.
  2. Sofie misappropriated funds.
  3. Sofie lied to us at one point and commented that at least HALF of the vaccines had been secured. UNICEF Sweden can verify no donations have been received to date.
  4. Sofie misled people into believing that UNICEF didn't accept Paypal and that transferring money into her own bank account was the only means of getting the money to UNICEF for the vaccines.
  5. Sofie or "her mother" presented a FALSIFIED document to try to make it seem like she had used the funds appropriately. 
  6. Sofie has been the root of additional conflict among fellow fans now...those who continue to defend her vs those of us who will no longer stand silent to her lies.
For this reason, we are asking every single person who contributed to this project to please come forward and be a voice for the children who were cheated. My next blog post will be dedicated to providing all the information on the proper authorities that we need to make sure are notified. We cannot stand silent any longer and we can no longer afford to give Sofie 'the benefit of the doubt'...not while so many facts are stacking up against her.

The members of this group gave Sofie ample time, consideration, and attention, but no more. Our focus is no longer on Sofie's well being alone...its much more than that. With all the money that was actually raised we should have been able to vaccinate anywhere from 13,000 to almost 22,000 underprivileged children. So when we raise our voice, we're raising it for more than just 5,353 children...we're raising it for every single child in the world that depends on goodhearted Michael Jackson fans like the ones that formed part of this effort.

As a group, there is a greater potential of successfully reaching a resolve. To do this, we would all need to make sure we put forth every individual effort to report this and find the answers and justice we’re seeking. We need to remember, this group is not made up of Sofie alone and any mishandling of funds can reflect badly on us ALL as a group. Condoning this type of behavior leads to everything One Rose for Michael Jackson stands for becoming tainted.

People are falling on hard times. Some donated the very little they had to this cause in good faith that the funds would be used for whom they were intended for…underprivileged children. And while some donated $2, others donated higher amounts, I feel its important to remember, what is only $2 to us, is life or death to these children in need of these life-saving immunizations.

If you feel that this should NOT be confronted, then I assume you believe we should let GO and let GOD. I urge you to take the time to consider what doing such would do for any future potential projects we’d like to do as One Rose for Michael J. Jackson. Not only that, but what it means for the children who are struggling to survive and could benefit greatly if our prayers are answered and the money is recovered.
"Stand up for what you believe in, even if it means you stand alone. Speak the truth, even if your voice shakes. Never regret doing the right thing , no matter what the cost may be. Don't ever let anyone make you feel small or guilty for doing anything of these things. Don't shrink away from standing, or speaking, or doing for fear of the repercussions or personal price. It takes a strong person to not turn the other cheek, to not look the other way, to not just simply walk away."
~Unknown Author~

I know this is a tough decision to be faced with because we all want to believe in the greater good of our fellow man. Having said that, I am sending love and healing energy to all because the reality is, the more silent we remain, the more people's questions go unanswered, the more probable it is that we will have no chance of recovering the money that was stolen...money that was supposed to provide a means of a healing childhood for children who otherwise, would have a childhood riddled with disease.

Our creed at times is to be "Mike-like," the problem is people only link doing good deeds, forgiveness, and peace to being Mike-like when in reality being like Michael is so much more than all that. Michael stood up and faced the injustices of this world with a strong faith that the TRUTH would always win the marathon. However, to run the marathon, you have to actually get out of the bleachers and raise your voice loud and proudly as Michael did so many times throughout his life and run the race of truth. You have to take action. If not for the children, than at least in the name of justice.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.
~Martin Luther King Jr.~

If we allow ONE wolf to slip by in sheep's clothing...then what hope is there to prevent other wolves from slipping by? We cause ourselves to be vulnerable the longer we allow these type of injustices to mount and sooner or later it will all come back to us somehow, somewhere...when we least expect it.


This is Us


We're the same wonderful group of loyal Michael Jackson fans who have arranged for roses to be delivered to Forest Lawn where our beloved Michael rests, all in honor if his anniversary and loving memory. In addition to this, 1000 trees were donated by the people in this group in honor of Michael's birthday for 2010 and for Christmas 2010 funds were raised to help needy families with food and presents in Michael's name.

Due to unfortunate events, however, we had to abandon the original group's name and cause. So, even though we've now emerged from the ashes as One Rose for Michael J. Jackson, we are still the same group of loving Michael Jackson fans who will continue to put forth every effort to honor and carry on Michael's legacy. The name didn't make us who we are...WE made the NAME!

One Rose....One Voice...One heart. Its all for L.O.V.E! ♥

Our Mission

Its a new year and incidentally, its a new group. One Rose for Michael J. Jackson is arising from the ash and overcoming all obstacles in order to continue what this group first set out to do....honor Michael's memory and legacy by continuing his humanitarian efforts to Heal the World.

Whether it be one tree at a time, one animal at a time, or one fellow human being at it time, we will carry on in our quest to make the world a better place.

Join us in our journey!
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One Rose....One Voice...One heart. Its all for L.O.V.E! ♥