ty Kate T. & Larissa!

I think the oft used quote, “water seeks its own level” very
much applies to David and his community of fans. As a collective group, the fans are some of
the most caring, dedicated and giving people.
Clearly, this impression is not lost on David as he has, on more than
one occasion, commented about how caring, giving and respectful his fans are
and how much they mean to him.

Generosity of Spirit

Witness the generosity of spirit between fans; rushing to get
YouTube videos up to share the concert experience, the gifting of tickets,
travel and David’s CDs and the beautiful recaps that almost make you feel you were
present at the concert. Witness the
generosity of spirit towards David lavished with gifts including tee shirts, jewelry,
scarves, favorite foods and hand made quilts to name just a few. And…witness the
generosity of David and the community of fans towards charitable giving…in
service of others. David is quickly
developing a reputation as a philanthropist. If he lends his name to a cause it
will surely raise money lifted up by the generosity of fans. In fact I believe that when David’s life long
memoirs are written; his philanthropy will be on par with his music…and I think
he has a once in a generation voice.

“Really Cool”

David’s humility and lack of interest in material possessions is by
now well documented. We rarely observe
him asking for anything but if we listen closely we are able to discern that
which is most important to him.
Question: “What’s the best present you’ve gotten from a fan?” Answer: “A
donation to charity in my name…that’s really cool.” As I pondered this quote and as we enter
David’s summer concert season, it occurred to me that we have an opportunity…an
opportunity to make the connection complete.
David is aware that donations are made in his honor but rarely does he
get a chance to knowingly “meet” the people behind the donation. I thought it would be a “really cool” time to
change that and let David see that from a charitable perspective, we also have
his back.

The Power of 2

The concept for The Power of 2 is very simple: David together with
the community of fans can have a dramatic impact in service to others. So let’s give him the “coolest gift” from
fans and deliver to David confirmation of your charitable donation.

A document http://www.sendspace.com/file/jmb4kn has been
created for you to give David indicating that you have made a gift in his
honor. It is very simple; you write your
name, the charity (ies) that you have donated to and a personal message. This document is a means to an end. The important concepts are that you gave to a
charity in honor of David and that you share that message directly with him.

The size of the donation does not matter. Heck, if every fan just gave $1 then we could
raise a lot of money. If you haven’t
donated yet, there is still plenty of time.
There is a list of the active campaigns on behalf of David are at FOD
scroll halfway down the page to see the list.

How do you get it to David?
Anyway you can. Give it to him at
a meet and greet. Place it inside a card
and give it to him after the concert. If
you are in the front of a mosh pit and he reaches out to touch your hand, give
it to him…along with your hand of course!

If you are not going to a concert or you are an international fan
and want to participate then print and complete the document, scan and e-mail
it to me at DavidsCharities2@yahoo.com. I am
going to a concert on August 21^st in Hershey. I have a VIP pass and will bind and give
David any that I receive. If you can’t
scan then please e-mail the same address and I will provide other options.

My Hope

My hope is very simple….

I hope that the community of fans will accept this humble offering
as a symbol of the charitable gifts we make on behalf of David AND that David
receives thousands of these “gifts” this summer and beyond. Show David that you have his back in supporting
important charities.

Although David has admitted to not being very competitive; there is
probably one place where David would be very happy in finishing first and that
is in the service of others where winning and finishing first are not mutually
exclusive.

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A special thanks to Brandon, Bianca and Linda…you are all awesome!

KT

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Thanks TO KATE T. and Larissa

original letter

Larissa,

Dear administrators of David Archuleta international fan sites,

I
received an email from KT requesting that the “The Power of 2″ project
be posted at international fan sites. Please see the message in the
word document attached with this email and kindly consider posting it
on your site for your readers.

Thank you.

In ArchuLove,

- Larissa

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Kate T.

Date: Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 7:03 PM
Subject: The Power of 2

Hi Larissa

David posted the following on his blog today:

“P.S. Thanks everyone for the notes you’ve been sending on the charities
you’ve been getting involved with! It’s been really neat to see what
foundations you’ve been helping out, and I think it’s awesome! I love
to see it!”

The
attached document is what David is receiving and we would love for it
to be posted on the International Web sites…can you help?  We can
work on ways for the flyers to be given to David at VIP session in late
August.  Or maybe you are coming for a concert and can deliver them
directly to David.

Please let me know your thoughts.

Thanks!
Kate

YAY! this one is such a nice deed GREAT ARCHEY FANS!

sooo just follow the instruction given above if you want to participate

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