Daily Dose Day III

How you can help in the weeks to come...

April 9 is Daily Dose Day III.

"Daily Dose Day" is the annual, not-to-be-missed spectacle for all visitors to Bruuuce.com.

Throughout the entire day of April 9, Si Twining will update this site with "doses" of live music, videos, contests, giveaways and more. That's new music every hour, most of which you will never have heard before!

The event is very much a one man show to run, as is the Bruuuce.com website, and Daily Dose Day is the one day in the year that Si asks for a little in return. The net result has been a worthy testament to the wonderful generosity of the site's visitors, who in the past two years have contributed over $3,000 to Multiple Sclerosis care.

There are two major charities to benefit from the proceeds this year. The first is the Carolinas Healthcare Foundation, based in Charlotte, NC. The other, the Merlin Project, was set up to specialise in MS care in the UK, and has been the beneficiary of your donations since 2005.

Inspired by the generosity of those involved previously, the bar is being raised this year. For the first time, corporate donations are being sought, which is where the work has already begun.

You are all encouraged to spread the word. Simple as that. As many people as are on your e-mail lists, at work and at home, are all within one mouse-click of an important donation. Every colleague at work, every relative, every neighbour and every friend of yours can help contribute to two vital causes. Whether they are a fan of Bruce Hornsby's doesn't matter a hoot, although they'll have fun if they stop by. Every penny, pound, dollar, cent and euro counts.

You can extend that list of contacts easily - you might be a member of other websites, or online forums, where you can link to Bruuuce.com on April 9. You may even run a website yourself. Just dropping a word to one person may make a huge difference - they, in turn, may tell others, and so the word spreads. If just some of those can be converted to donations, then you become part of a great success story, and help to make a real difference.

This year will be the first where tax-deductable donations are possible for US and UK contributions. For the U.S., if you need to see it, then you can already download the 501 (c) (3) letter held by the Carolinas Healthcare Foundation. Everything has been set up to make such donations online - see the links below.

Under the heading of "You don't ask, you don't get..." - those in employment are encouraged to forward a link to anyone in their workplace/company well placed to make a decision on corporate contributions.

The guidance on tax-deductible contributions is simple - keep the e-mail receipt. The receipt also gives clear further guidance on what little you'd need to do.

Here's the bonus for any of you who are able to refer us for a corporate donation. Whoever can set us up with the most significant corporate contribution will net themselves this truly priceless piece of Hornsby history - a signed, engraved and gorgeously-framed copy of "The Way It Is"! Everything is in place for a fantastic day. Some rare gems have been unearthed for you to download and some great prizes have already been donated. You'll hear a lot more from the charities concerned in the days leading up to April 9, and you'll meet some very special characters on the day.

As always, there will be surprises, stories - and maybe one or two showstoppers - throughout the day.

Stay tuned for Daily Dose Day III. There is much that you can do to help, and spread the word to everybody within your reach.

Anybody is free to with any questions at all.

Thanks all for your time. This is going to be rewarding, and a lot of fun.

- Si Twining.