Purchasing A Rose for June 25, 2013

Instructions as follows:

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: onerose4mjj@gmail.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:

1 Rose= $3.00
2 Roses=$6.00
1 Doz(12)=$36.00

PLEASE NOTE: Like last year the calculated cost per rose includes fees, money conversions(for members purchasing from outside the U.S), trucking costs, taxes and other costs. Once the mentioned fees are deducted, any left over balance will go towards the purchase of more roses.

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

Once you’ve purchased your rose(s), you should receive an email from both paypal and #OneRose4MJJ to verify your purchase. The email from the #OneRose4MJJ team with provide further instructions for sending your #MessageToMichael, so that it may be published to our memorial blog along with your rose badge. Our memorial blog:Celebrating Our Beloved Michael

Email: OneRose4MJJ@gmail.com

Once you’ve submitted your message via email #OneRose4MJJ will post it for you to the memorial page, but give us at least 24-48 hours for it to appear on the memorial site. We will email you to notify you when your message has been published, provide a link to your message and send you your personalized rose badge as well!

In addition to honoring Michael with roses this year, #OneRose4MJJ also offers fans the option of donating to a charity in Michael’s loving memory. We have pages set up with three charities.

The charities #OneRose4MJJ supports all have legal status as a charity and provide a means for fans to donate directly to the charity…no middle man.

Our Charities are the following:

• UNICEF: http://inside.unicefusa.org/goto/onerose4mjjdonate
• St. Jude’s: http://fundraising.stjude.org/goto/onerose4mjj
• AVRF(American Vitiligo Research Foundation): http://www.avrf.org/index.htm -Please Note: You will have to scroll down and select the Rose Link for donations in Michael’s honor.

Last year, as many of you may recall, #OneRose4MJJ used the roses sent to Michael in a gesture to pay it forward. On June 26th, various buckets of the roses that were sent to Michael were taken to battered women’s shelters, elderly homes, and even to Lullaby Land and Babyland at Forest Lawn. The plan is to do the same this year as well.

In addition, #OneRose4MJJ has partnered with the MJJJustice Project and Stop Global Airwave Abuse to further use our gesture of love as a means to pay it forward. For every 1,000 roses purchased, MJJJustice Project and Stop Global Airwave Abuse will donate to our three charities. continuing Michael’s long legacy of humanitarianism!

Please visit MJJJustice Project’s blog for information on how to join in on this act of paying it forward!

With A Child’s Heart 2013 – Tribute to Michael Jackson

OneRose4MJJ Supports Open Letter to Media: Diane Dimond

Letter by AndJusticeForSome

Dear Worldwide Media,

       Michael Jackson's fans are more than displeased with your choice of the "expert" special commentator for the Jacksons v. AEG Live trial, Ms. Diane Dimond.  As you are aware, the duty of a journalist is to seek the truth by providing a fair and comprehensive account of an event or issue.  Professional integrity is the cornerstone of a journalist's credibility.

      Ms. Diamond's lack of professional integrity is precisely what has marred her credibility. Michael Jackson himself filed a lawsuit for $100 million against Diane Dimond, for releasing a story that the Los Angeles District Attorney was reopening the 1993 child molestation case after a sex tape was found involving Jackson and his accuser.  The DA immediately denied the story. The story was completely false.

    This is only one example of the clear bias Ms. Dimond holds against Michael Jackson.  As you are well aware, journalists are not required to report their own opinion, but rather to report the truth to the public.  Over a span of 20 years, Ms. Dimond has ridden on the coattails of Mr. Jackson, in the name of "fair and truthful" journalism.  Nothing could be further from the truth. Even in 2012, three years after Jackson's death, when Jerry Sandusky was convicted of multiple child molestation counts, Ms. Dimond again refers to Michael Jackson as a pedophile, although he was acquitted of all charges.

      We, the below signed Michael Jackson fans, respectfully request that only fair, unbiased and credible journalists are allowed to qualify as special commentators on the Jacksons v. AEG Live trial on CNN.  If you continue to use Diane Dimond as an "expert" on Michael Jackson, we plan on boycotting CNN, resulting in the loss of millions in viewership and subsequent advertising dollars.

 

Sincerely,

OneRose4MJJ

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

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.

#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