Money4Jam - The Results!

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
IN LAS VEGAS
WE HAVE A WINNER

All you had to do was Jam... Video it, YouTube it and get all your family and friends to Support it! And that is exactly what you did in your droves. We had a swell of donations in the run up to competition close. The excitement was immense.

Thanks to all who took part in Money4Jam and donated to win these once-in-a-lifetime prizes. Now, if you’ll give me a drum roll please. We have a winner …

PRIZE ONE

In first place with an incredible video and stunning fundraising total is:

Our b-boy breaker – Jaden. Let’s all “Do the Jaden”! He is truly an inspiration and like one of his sponsors said, “Justin Timberlake would sure be lucky to meet you”. Hey Jaden, if you don’t choose to go into the entertainment business in a few years, please come and use your fundraising talents for StarJam. A remarkable fundraising total of $5931, yes! that’s $5931.

You have a choice of one of three prizes, and we know you’re a mad Justin Timberlake fan so pretty sure which prize you are going to go for. Two tickets to Las Vegas (thanks Air New Zealand!) to meet Justin Timberlake at a VIP meet and greet before taking your seats at the Justin Timberlake and Friends Concert on Saturday 1st October 2011. PLUS! Go wild with $US3000 spending money donated by our friends at Kiwibank. Wow, what a prize!
Thank you our kind sponsors!

PRIZE TWO

In second place with a fine fundraising total of $2175 is Stop! Jammer Time. What a cool name and video. They were like a thoroughbred racehorse approaching the finish line and with a massive donation in the final hour grabbed second place – many congratulations! Now, what is it to be, a trip across the ditch to meet Stan Walker or meet our kiwi legend Neil Finn in Auckland? Enjoy the prize Stop! Jammer Time. and thanks so much for the fundraising efforts.

PRIZE THREE

In third place are the coolest and craziest dancers Hamilton has ever seen, their dancing Jam was certainly dazzling and their fundraising efforts reached a fantastic $1583. Well doneHamilton East Dazzling Dancers! Now, all we want to know is which two of the thirteen of you gets to claim the prize? That will be an interesting discussion between you.

PRIZE FOR THE BEST VIDEO

The judge of the prize for best video is JAM-bassador Ray Woolf. Ray is a show business icon with almost 50 years performing under his belt, so is perfectly placed to award this prize. Check back here as we’re soon to announce the winner of this much coveted prize. The winner takes away an Apple iPhone 3G S 16GB.

SPOT PRIZES

And our final prizes who all receive a years supply of Barker’s Jam are:

1. That Yo Yo Guy
2. Michelle Williams
3. Grace Ikenasio and Malcolm Lakatani
4. Princess Tessa’s Jai Ho Dance
5. Hey Soul Sista

ALL YOU JAM SPONSORS
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

Our heartfelt thanks go to all you Jam sponsors for getting behind some great Jams and kindly donating money to help the kids of StarJam.

Our kids or “Jammers” as we call them have found pure positivity through StarJam’s performance programmes. Your support will help get kids off waiting lists and into StarJam workshops.

Final congratulations to our prize winners and thank you to all our other Money 4 jam participants. Your sense of fun by entering Money 4 Jam will make a huge difference to our work.

Money4Jam is a fundraising initiative for StarJam, a super-charity which creates empowering performance opportunities for young people with disabilities, who in turn, provide inspiration and motivation to their audiences. All funds raised go entirely and directly to StarJam

If you’d like to support a Jam and donate to StarJam, click Support a Jam page.

For more information on StarJam please visit our website.

Money4Jam - 3 hours left!

There are only three hours left of this years Money4Jam. The teams are doing fantastically so far, and it's very exciting. Don't forget you can still donate until 12pm today!

Below are are list of all our teams, each unique and amazing people. Thank you all so much for taking part.

The Micro phonics
The George
Hamilton Easy Dazzling Dancers
The OMG'S
Fingerwolf
Introducing Work Mates
Melon Maw Maw's
Bashaldë
Fireheart
Moves like Jagger
Tyler White
Stan the Star
Michelle Williams
The light - Christian Colman
Magic Movers
The Balzats
Kousitc Konnection
That Yo-Yo Guy
Jaden
Sam Verlinden
Princess Tessas Jai Ho Dance
Grace Ikenasio and Malcolm Lakatani
Girl Meets Uke -- Does Opera
Velvet Vocals
Stop Jammer Time
Hey Soul Sista
Jessie Wootton

It's not too late to make a donation, if you haven't done so. Check out the video wall and choose your favorite, even as little as $5 can make a difference in the life of a young person living with a disability.

Please visit our Money4Jam website, we would also really love for you all to join us on the M4J Facebook page and following us onTwitter @StarJam!

Money4Jam - Hey Soul Sista

Hey Soul Sista is 8 year old Oceana and is proud to be raising Money4Jam, she was born with pseudoachondroplasia, a genetic bone disorder & has already undergone multiple surgeries at Starship Hospital which left her in a wheelchair for months but this has not dimmed her dream of being a singer. Oce has her own YouTube channel with over 180,000 hits, takes singing classes at TAPAC & sings as part of a National Tour for TEAR Fund to raise support for children in developing countries around the world. She is an amazingly inspiring young lady and very deserving of our support!

Please watch her video below then head on over to herteam page and donate as little or as much as you can, every dollar is appreciated.



There is ONE day left for you to get involved so please visit our Money4Jam website, we would also really love for you all to join us on the M4J Facebook page and following us on Twitter @StarJam!

Money4Jam - Stop! Jammer Time

This is what Stop Jammer time has to say about themselves!

"Straight from the streets of Kura comes this performing duo of retro-hop dancing. From the hip, the hop, to the hip hop a – hippety, drop top to the hippety beat!?"

They are passionate about raising money for the kids of StarJam, check out their video below then head on over to their team page and donate as little or as much as you can, every dollar is appreciated.



There are TWO days left for you to get involved so please visit our Money4Jam website, we would also really love for you all to join us on the M4J Facebook page and following us on Twitter @StarJam!

Girl meets uke does Opera is another return act from last year where she undertook to learn the Ukulele in the 30 days of Money4Jam last year. You can still watch all her videos on through her account Girlmeetsuke YouTube.

This year however she is focusing on her singing ability and performing Opera. She has uploaded several videos now but her first one will remain my favorite due to it's amusing nature of using herself as her own cranky duet partner.

Please watch her video below and then head on her over to her team page to support her. Please donate as little or as much as you can, every dollar is appreciated.

There are THREE days left for you to get involved so please visit our Money4Jam website, we would also really love for you all to join us on the M4J Facebook page and following us on Twitter @StarJam!

Money4Jam - Grace Ikenasio and Malcolm Lakatani

This talented twosome have a whole host of awards under their belts. To name a few Grace was named 'Most promising artist 2011 Pacific Music Awards' holds a Bachelor of Music and is currently teaching Music at Secondary School. Malcolm has been nominated for 3 categories 2010 Pacific Music Awards holds a Bachelor of Education (Secondary Music teaching) and currently teaching Music at Secondary School.

They have put together a cover of Alicia Keys 'Doesn't mean anything'. Grace does this song justice, and I would love to hear more from them. Once you have watched the video please head to their team page and donate as little or as much as you can, every dollar is appreciated.

There are THREE days left for you to get involved so please visit our Money4Jam website, we would also really love for you all to join us on the M4J Facebook page and following us on Twitter @StarJam!

Money4Jam - Princess Tessa's Jai Ho Dance

'Princess' Tessa LOVES to dance, as demonstrated by this video of her dancing to Jai Ho. I have to say I for one am very impressed by her dancing, especially since there is what looks to me to be SNOW on the ground? It's a good thing she is dancing so well, as I am sure it helped to keep her warm.

Please watch Tessa's video for Money4Jam and then head to her team page to sponsor her, donate as little or as much as you can, every dollar is appreciated.

There are FOUR days left for you to get involved so please visit our Money4Jam website, we would also really love for you all to join us on the M4J Facebook page and following us on Twitter @StarJam!

Money4Jam - Sam Verlinden

Sam is from Auckland and his sister Emily attends StarJam's Hip Hop dance class, she meets with them once a week, where they learn some amazing choreography, and then performs at the end of the year at the StarJam's annual onstage show. He tells us that the reason he thinks StarJam is 'Awesome' is because it encourages kids with disabilities to sing, dance and perform. He says his sister Emily is really shy, but loves to dance and StarJam has been a great place for her to do that with her friends.

Sam says he is very proud of his sister and that he is inspired by her achievements, which is one of StarJam's founding principles ... Standing Ovations, Disabled Kids, Changing Lives.

The video below is an original song that Sam recorded last year called "Break These Walls". Listen for yourself and I am sure you will agree that Sam come comes from one very talented family. Please visit Sam's team page and donate as little or as much as you can, every dollar is appreciated.

There are FOUR days left for you to get involved so please visit our Money4Jam website, we would also really love for you all to join us on the M4J Facebook page and following us on Twitter @StarJam!

Money4Jam - Jaden

Jaden is one of our very own "Stars" and is doing his part to help raise much need funds for Money4Jam. At the young age of 7 years, Jaden has already proven to be an ambassador for life itself, inspiring others to lead their lives with determination, courage and positivity. Despite his disabilities and endless medical procedures, he embraces life to the fullest and loves to get involved with fundraising campaigns that are close to his heart.

Jaden has been an active member of the StarJam Family for the past 2 years and would love to help raise more money so that other kids get to experience the empowering performance opportunities that StarJam allows.

This video features Jaden's break dancing abilities in a live performance of "Do the Jaden" in front of an audience of 300+.

Once you have watched it head over to his Team Page and sponsor Jaden so he can help StarJam help other children like himself.

There aren't too many days left for you to involved so please visit our Money4Jam website, we would also really love for you all to join us on the M4J Facebook page and following us on Twitter @StarJam!

Money4Jam - That Yo-Yo Guy

Now this is a 'Guy' that has truly gotten creative for Money4Jam! He is certainly thinking out side the box with his performance. Justin is a 21 year old uni student from Wellington and just over a year ago developed a bit of an obsession with yo-yos. He finds them very fun and urges us all to turn our hand to it, Perhaps though I am a bit of a lost cause as I have only ever managed to tie yo-yo's up in to knots. I hope you find a buddy to yo-yo with soon Justin!

Watch his Video and then go and donate on his Team Page. (By the way - My son thinks you are amazing! So you may have a convert in our house after all!)

There are 6 days left for you to get involved so please visit our Money4Jam website, we would also really love for you all to join us on the M4J Facebook page and following us onTwitter @StarJam!

Money4Jam - Koustik Konnection

Koustik Konnection consists of Lauren Donne-Gregory & Timothy Pekamu. They have been performing & recording as a duo for 3 months, covering a variety of genre – strictly unplugged. Lauren has a beautiful voice, so you are sure to enjoy watching their cover of Adele's "Someone like you".

You can then go and sponsor them on their team page to help them raise Money4Jam.

There are 6 days left for you to get involved so please visit our Money4Jam website, we would also really love for you all to join us on the M4J Facebook page and following us onTwitter @StarJam!

Money4Jam - The Balzats

The Balzats are an amazing family of seven very talented young people. They are return Money4Jammers from last year, where I personally got to hear them live (they are amazing). Together with their parents all nine members form a musical band, playing a variety of genres of acoustic instrumental music, such as violins, guitars, keyboard, flute, cello and drums.

Their repertoire of folk rock, and their own compositions are growing and with it their popularity. They continually impress audiences with the high level of individual and combined musicianship demonstrated from the youngest to the oldest.

But you don't have to take my word for it, view their video below and decide for yourself. Then you can head over to their team page to sponsor them!

There are 7 days left for you to get involved so please visit our Money4Jam website, we would also really love for you all to join us on the M4J Facebook page and following us on Twitter @StarJam!

Money4Jam - 7 Days and counting

As the end of Money4Jam draws near the excitment and competition mounts. There hasn't been a better time for you to get involved! You can still enter for your chance to win one of three excellent prizes.

The winner of the overall competition will have the choice between a trip for two to Las Vegas to meet Justin Timberlake (worth NZ$10,000!), or a trip for two to Australia to meet Stan Walker, or stay in our own beautiful New Zealand and meet Neil Finn.

Visit www.money4Jam.org now, and either register yourself and your own special talent or sponsor one of the amazing people who have already signed up!

Please visit our Money4Jam website, we would also really love for you all to join us on the M4J Facebook page and following us on Twitter @StarJam!

Money4Jam - Moves like Jagger

Ashley, Emily and Amelia are BFF's and they like to move like Jagger. They also belong to StarJam and attend Central Rockin’ Hip hop. They say "It's awesome" and all three of them love it. Which the video they have entered for this year's Money4Jam proves!

Why don't you watch it now then head over their team page and donate to them so that they will be in with the chance to win one of the amazing experiences, either meeting Justin Timberlake in Las Vegas, Stan Walker in Australia or Neil Finn in New Zealand. They are very passionate about raising funds to help StarJam, as members they know first hand the amazing work StarJam does helping people like themselves achieve their full potential while inspiring others to do the same.



If you want to get involved please visit our Money4Jam website, we would also really love for you all to join us on the M4J Facebook page and following us on Twitter @StarJam!

Money4Jam - Michelle Williams

Michelle Williams is the M4Jer for today. She has a beautiful voice and is performing 'Tracks of My Tears' by Smokey Robinson which is her favorite song. Michelle is 'Jamming' for Rebecca Wake.

You can support Michelle by visiting her team page, every donation counts and goes towards a fantastic cause.

If you want to sign up and get involved Please Visit our Money4Jam website, we would also really love for you all to join us on the M4J Facebook page and following us on Twitter @StarJam!

Money4Jam - Tyler White

We welcome Tyler White to Money4Jam today. She is a very talented young lady who sings, dances, models and acts. She has been in the NZ Variety Show Dec 2010, a singer with orchestra for live audience filmed for TV One. A Winner of North City Plaza Shooting Star Talent competition 2010 and represented New Zealand at the 2011 World Championship of the Performing Arts competition in LA, USA. http://www.wcopa.com/.

For this year's Money4Jam Tyler has entered an original song that has been written by herself and Barbara Griffin.

It is called "Living in the Past", you can support Tyler on her team page, every donation counts and goes towards a fantastic cause.

Watch Tylers video now.

If you want to sign up and get involved Please Visit our Money4Jam website, we would also really love for you all to join us on the M4J Facebook page and following us on Twitter @StarJam!

The 'Final' count down!

Wow we have broken the $10,000! We only have Two days left to the finale of this Busking Challenge and 'by golly' (that seems like the best phrase at the moment) the competition is heating up between the Teams in the top two spaces. Now, The Latenighters were in First position when I went to bed last night, and when I got and checked this morning it was The Amazing Busking Machine in poll position. And now after refraining from checking ALL day it's The Latenighters once again in that top spot. You can keep an eye on all our Fantastic Fund Raising miracle workers here at www.fundraisingonline.co.nz
while you there you might even want to part with a few dollars of your own for a very good cause. It's only cost $5 per day to enrich a child with disabilities life and whats more if you are in New Zealand your donation is tax deductible (you will be issued a receipt)

Here's a screen shot of the fund raising so far (if you weren't tempted to click on the link I just posted) just so you can see how well we are doing and how proud I am of all our Buskers. Just click on the picture to go right to Fund Raising on line.



On top of all the success we have had with the Busking we have also had five more teams throw their busking hat in to the ring, and of course we welcomed their generosity with open arms.

• Put Together Band
  
• Team Profile
• ..."2 Twen.E 2 Crew"...
• Guns and Rosies
• The Odd Ballz
  
• Unhinged Fringe Unhinged Fringe

Check them out and support them!

Don't forget to hit the 'Like' Button to support us on Facebook to go in to the draw to win some great prizes and follow us on Twitter to keep up with all the updates!

The Amazing Busking Machine out in front!

As the big 10k mark seems closer than ever I couldn't be more excited! And with only a week left until the end of the Money for Jam busking competition there hasn't been a better time for YOU to also be involved! The competition between our teams seems to be gaining momentum too and our top fund raiser is now in the lead with a whooping $1,935!!! WOWSER! They promised Amazing and boy oh boy did The Amazing Busking Machine deliver! Not only in the form of a rather comical Video but they are also pulling all the stops to support the kids of StarJam. I have pulled down a couple of screen shoots in case you have yet to watch that video I was just talking about!!! This should entice you in and open your wallet *winky face*



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Money for Jam at Aotea Square

Greetings Jam followers!

Please accept my apologies for this not having got to you earlier, but life (and labour weekend) interrupted. However I DO have the photos from last Thursdays Busking Event.

Like I said in the previous post The weather didn't exactly behave, but despite the periodic down pour we all had a fantastic time.

I didn't realise this at the time, because true to form I was late but the brand new Mayor of the new 'Super City' Auckland Len Brown also rocked it out on the mike! Here is a photo of him in action.


Now, if you came along on the day or happened to be passing by I imagine you would have noticed all the balloons! And they were all blown up by our fabulous AUT PR Girls. Heres a photo of them posing with them all blown up.


Now here is a beautiful photo of Moana, one our Jammers with the 4oClock Jammers singing on the 'stage' together. The 4oClock Jammers did fantastic on the day and collected $128 from spectators! That's a great effort guys!


The Latenighters are another team who have done really well so far! And only just recently knocked off the top stop as far as the fund raising is concerned. Here's a photo of Andrew Tanyon with our Star Jammer Jaden.


Ben may have gotten up and rocked the crowd last but he certainly did a fantastic job. As you know from my previous post I was shaking his Bucket and I managed to collect $51.40 from people passing by and stopping to have a listen. I am quietly quite proud of myself. Here he in all his glory, you could have a hard time imagining that he has Aspergers in this photo and finds social situations very awkward. However he seems to adopt another persona when 'on stage' and well, the crowd really can't help but love him. (He writes all his own music and lyrics too!) And I can honestly say that if it wasn't for StarJam and the patient mentoring and belief of Bob his StarJam Guitar Teacher, he wouldn't be where he was today. Not only getting up on stage to DO IT but ENJOYING himself in the process!


Next up we have four of our cutest buskers. Lew and Eddy and ROCK U, who are two teams of VERY talented boys! I was blown away at how well they could play and sing! Jeez, I wish I had even a tiny amount of the talent they possess.
Here's Lew and Eddy

And here is ROCK U


The Balzats are a WHOLE family of amazingly talented people, and if it wasn't for the fact I had a bucket to shake I would have happily spent the whole afternoon listening to them. I hope my kids want to play insturments when they are bigger, this family are complete stars! They collected a whooping big $240.50 and I can totally understand why!


The Foxy Stars preformed before I arrived, but they looked very business like all dressed up in their work attire. They also have raised heaps busking! And have you seen their video? Very cool and worth checking out. Here is a picture of them posing with Moana.


Jessica was second to last on the stage on the day so I thought, hey lets put her in the same position! Jessica aka Girl Meets Uke WOWED the crowed with her opera singing abilities (She sang Ava Maria the song she preformed at my wedding). I may be a tad bias but this girls can SING! So well in fact she got a $100 from ONE single Man! I'm so so proud of her! This is a photo of her while singing, with my boy Captain Chaos as her music stand.


And just to see you out for the evening, here is a photo of Julie with Len Brown, Jaden and Daniel!

Don't forget to hit the 'Like' Button to support us on Facebook plus go ahead and follow us on Twitter!

We also have some more teams! So I'll tell you some more about them tomorrow!! Don't forget that the competition phase of Money for Jam ends at Midnight on the 31st October so get donating!

Some late night You Tube Video watching is in order!

As the Latenighters pull in to the lead by more than $700 other teams are pulling out all the stops. and HERE is their video! Since they are SO far in the lead I thought I'd put there video first :) So please go watch it!
We hope that you will be joining us for Busking at Aotea Square this coming Thursday from 12pm until 1pm! We will be there as will many of the other teams mentioned in yesterday's post.

We have had quite a few videos going up over the last days and they are all fantastic, so in no particular order here they are.

• Spreading the Jam for StarJamSpreading the Jam like crazy in the deep south!


• The Unknown (Girls Band) Making it famous on TV!


• Prior Knowledge(Boys Band) Also Making it famous on TV!(Some very talented kids from their school!)
  


• Old Love - 4 O'clock Jammers Rocking at a live gig :)
  


• Danny and the No-Copers Preforming Elvis in the most energetic way!
  


• Day 15 amazing Grace Girl Meets Uke (my baby sister) still going strong despite the odds! (Of being sick that is!)In fact she has done SO many videos now I am going to give her, her very own blog post! Because after that mammoth effort I think she deserves it!
  


• Busking for StarJam, Ham'N'Jam singing to the bright lights of Hamiltron! LOVE the way those Baker's Delight guys 'JAM'!They may have been singing 'In the Rain, but the sun certainly came out for them!


• Lewis Eady StarJammers "Lew & Eddy" 17 Oct 2010, Lew and Eddy are seriously cute! Check out their busking Video!! Singing an original song no less, called "Mutiny" on Auckland's Queen St during a 90 minute busking session for StarJam. Watch out for the gorilla!


• Meadowbank Rock Band also known as the Meadowbank Buskers sound FANTASTIC! And a whole band of them!
  


• Singstarz sing Bedouin Soundclash - Hush and sound very melodic indeed!


• Impossibly cute and very talented Rock U sing 'Don't look back in anger' by Oasis and nawwww I want to take them home and keep them!


• Valentina and Gabriella Rocca also known as the Ponsonby Pipers Play in perfect harmony in their video


• Jamie and Bianca had me dancing about in my office chair! They sound awesome on the piano and Bass thingy?? erh ... Chello maybe? Sorry! Your Jazz sounds honestly awesome!


• 3/63 have wowed us all with their version of Super Mario, and I fell down in giggles! Great work guys!


• I honestly think I want to eat JELLY BEANS now! Thanks to Poppy Dust who floored me with their fantastic performance!

• The Amazing Busking Machine has also just uploaded their video 'Everybody (StarJam's Back!)' and YAY honestly it had me transfixed for all 3 minutes 20 seconds so GO NOW and watch that one even if you managed to make it thus far with out clicking on any of the other link.
  

All of these wonderful people are deserving of our support as are each and every child that StarJam supports! My mantra right now has been GO GO MONEY FOR JAM! I couldn't be more proud of what all these wonderful people have achieved so far. You can go check out all our wonderful teams HERE, browse their teams profiles and most importantly donate a few dollars to your favourites. Remember, it only takes $5 to change a child's life, and the positive work that StarJam does for children with disabilties speaks for itself.

PLEASE don't forget that we will be at Aotea Square tomorrow between 12pm and 1pm. There is going to be heaps of us there busking our hearts out. Well maybe not so much me as far as the singing is concerned, but I WILL be there with Captain Chaos and those trouble monsters and if you REALLY do feel the need to listen to me sound like I am quite possibly killing a cat of some sort then you can watch me feature as one of Girl Meets Uke's guest singers when the Bronchitis got the better of her.

One more thing before I go, have you joined us on Facebook yet? If you “like” Money4Jam on Facebook you go in the draw for:A performance by a group of StarJam kids for your event/party (Auckland only)

• Five prizes of a year’s supply of Barker’s Jam
• A StarJam T-shirt signed by Dominic Bowden
• A Hollywood T-shirt signed by Dominic Bowden
• Lots of chocolate hampers donated by Nestle NZ Ltd
• And many more...

So Get LIKING!