(Newswire.net – April 23, 2013) Cincinnati, OH — The Empower Network this past weekend had their “Get Money” event which is the 4th live conference since the company started a year ago. During the last 3 events they have done something in the local community through Habitat for Humanity but because of the tragedy in Boston they changed their focus.
On Saturday, the 20th of April, the co-founders David Wood and David Sharpe announced they wanted to do something special for the victims in Boston and announced they were selling “All In” bracelets for those who wanted to help. The bracelets cost $5 and all proceeds were going to the Red Cross in Boston.
In addition they had selected 3 random people to come on stage to be placed in a money booth. The booth would blow around Empower Network money and the contestant would see how much they could grab in short period of time and the company would then add two 0’s to the total.
The first person in was able to get $25, 2nd $14, and the 3rd $32 which was a total of $71. The Empower Network then added two 0’s which brought the final total to $7,100. After all bracelets were sold along with some affiliate donations plus the money booth the total came to $30,000 being donated to the victims of the Boston Event.
“Epic day today in Chicago with over 5,000 BadAsses gathered all under one roof. And we raised over $30,000 for Red Cross in Boston to help with the recent events. Love you guys!” David Sharpe
The Red Cross of Eastern Massachusetts, as of Wednesday, has been pledged more than $7 million dollars in donations to The One Fund by corporate partners and individuals. Individuals have contributed more than $500,000 so far.
The One Fund is the creation of Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Tom Menion to raise money for the families of the victims and the most severely wounded. The One Fund will act as a central repository to “receive much needed financial support” says Gov Patrick.
Since Monday the Red Cross has provided more than 500 units of blood and blood products to hospitals around the Boston area. Even though the supplies are currently sufficient they are still encouraging people to give blood if they can. They have also served over 5,000 meals and snacks.
The total to help everyone is estimated to surpass the $9 million dollar mark which would help all those requiring rehabilitation, additional surgeries and treatment to deal with post-traumatic stress disorders.
The One Fund: www.onefundboston.org
1-800-RED CROSS
http://www.redcrossblood.org/