posterGIANT is donating its services to raise awareness and much needed funds for Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest.

Our guerilla marketing company is embarking on a street-level campaign in hopes of securing support for the two-year-old facility, which is located in Cle Elum. Opened in 2008, it’s home to seven chimpanzees released from biomedical research.

Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest (CSNW) is located on a 26-acre farm in the Cascade mountains. It is one of only nine sanctuaries in the country that cares for chimpanzees, and was founded in 2003 to provide sanctuary for those discarded from the entertainment and biomedical testing industries.

Share the planet. Help a friend.

For more information on CSNW, visit www.chimpsanctuarynw.org

Hold 'em For Heroes Poker Tournament

posterGIANT has a long standing relationship Non-Profit organization Operation Ward 57, founded by Deborah Semer. We urge you to offer your support to their upcoming fundraiser or just check them out online. They’ve got some pretty cool shirts for sale (originally designed through posterGIANT) that help raise money for the wounded soldiers the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

Here’s their recent press release:

PUBLIC INVITED TO PLAY CARDS AT PALACE CASINO IN LAKEWOOD, WA TO SUPPORT SOLDIER’S “HOLD ‘EM FOR HEROES” POKER TOURNAMENT IN BASRA, IRAQ RAISING FUNDS FOR WOUNDED

Seattle, WA – On Thursday March 25th from 6 pm to 10 pm, the general public and local military are invited to the Palace Casino (near Joint Base Lewis-McChord) at 8200 Tacoma Mall Blvd, Lakewood, WA 98499, phone (253) 581-5851, http://www.chipscasino.com/lakewood-palace.html to play poker and support Operation Ward 57 and the “Hold ‘em for Heroes” poker tournament taking place on the same day in Basra, Iraq.

As America enters its 7th year of the Iraq war, showing support for our returning wounded service members is more important than ever. Supporters can make a donation online at www.operationward57.org and secure a place at the reserved tables and/or donate a portion of their winnings to the cause. Betting limits start as low as $1-2. This event is regular game play, not tournament poker. Gaming age is 19. Donations go directly to support the wounded Operation Iraqi Freedom /Operation Enduring Freedom Service members recovering from their injuries at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC. No purchase or donation is required. Operation Ward 57 T-shirts that are given to patients and families will also be available for sale at the Palace Casino event.

Occurring the same day the Contingency Operating Base, Basra USO will be holding the 1st ever “Hold ‘em for Heroes” poker tournament. The event is open to service members who can participate at the USO center in Basra. Special poker chip design trophies were made for the winners and prizes have been donated from various companies and supporters around the country. All funds raised will go to Operation Ward 57.

The community of Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines, have time and time again proven that there is no better network of support than Service members helping Service members. The “Hold ‘em for Heroes” event was conceived by SSG Christian Hamilton and supported by the USO and the 1st Battalion (ASSLT), 377th FAR. Personally impacted by the casualties of war, and inspired by Operation Ward 57, he was motivated to find a way to make an impact on and improve the overall quality of life of the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines that have sacrificed so much in support of OIF/OEF.

About Operation Ward 57: Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) in Washington DC is the first stop for many of America’s returning wounded service members from Iraq and Afghanistan. Known as “the amputee ward”, the orthopedic Ward 57 at WRAMC houses patients for weeks or even months and the painful sacrifice of losing a limb is the new battle these heroes and their families now fight. Operation Ward 57 was founded in 2007, as a program of pro-football player, Kerry Carter’s Think Big Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, to provide ongoing support for wounded soldiers, their family and the staff who take care of them. The program has grown in popularity so much that Operation Ward 57 will become its own non-profit in 2010.

How to Donate: http://www.operationward57.org/order.aspx Scroll to cash donate button and enter amount of donation, or purchase a shirt and write a note “Hold ‘em for Heroes” when prompted in Paypal.

Press Links: http://www.king5.com/video/featured-videos/Hole-em-for-Heroes-poker-tournament-86652762.html

http://www.northwestmilitary.com/news/focus/2010/03/northwest-military-fort-lewis-ranger-newspaper-mcchord-airlifter-tyler-hemstreet-holdem-for-heroes-o/

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Contact: Lakewood Poker Event – Brittney McBride, Brittney@operationward57.org (206) 713.1363
Operation Ward 57 – Deborah Semer, Deborah@operationward57.org (206) 829.9822
Basra Event Information, christian.hamilton@us.army.mil
www.operationward57.org
www.facebook.com/operationward57
www.twitter.com/operationward57

Thank you Seattle for the excellent turnout at the Seattle Helping Haiti benefit Concert at the Moore Theatre, January 28th, 2010. We recently received a thanks from Seattle Helping Haiti organizers Jordan Denmark and Cody Rossen for our donated contributions to market this event and ensure its success:

“On behalf of both of us, we would like to thank you again for your help with this event. Your generosity is going to seriously impact a lot of people’s lives in Haiti. Through ticket sales, the auction, bar, donations and merchandise sales, we were able to cut a check to the American Red Cross for $27,669.51.

Now that we have had time to catch up on sleep and let this sink in a bit, we have been completely taken aback by the generosity and willingness of the Seattle community with our efforts to help Haiti. Without the help of everyone involved, this would have never been able to happen.”

Cool.

Seattle Helping Haiti at the Moore Theatre

In times of crisis, posterGIANT President Doug Cox realizes the necessity for businesses to offer support to the hardworking individuals of Non-Profit Entities. Doug sees this as a simple matter as a business owner, “to be part of the solution.” Recent donations went to the following events:

photo by Anna Knowlden

Hootenanny For Haiti:

Benefit Concert presented by Seattle Theatre Group

February 28th at Seattle Showbox including local performers Duff McKagan, Mike McCready, Kim Virant, Kristen Ward, Kim Warnick, Mark Pickerel, Star Anna, Chris Friel, Gary Westlake, Jeff Rouse, Justin Davis, Ty Bailie and friends.

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Seattle Helping Haiti:

Concert & Auction Sponsored by the Red Cross and Seattle Theatre Group

January 28th at the Seattle Moore Theatre with participating performers Memphis Radio Kings, The Maldives, Sweetwater, Classic Crime, Mike Herrera of MXPX, and Vince Mira.

This event raised $27,669.51 for the American Red Cross. For more about the success of this fundraiser visit Seattle Helping Haiti. Donations still being accepted.

Thanks for everyone’s support. This crisis is not over. Whether you represent a business or just yourself, realize that we are all part of a larger community. It is our ability to give in times of need that holds us together.

Vince Mira at the Moore Theatre

photo by RIDE on Flickr

posterGIANT representing the Snowboarding scene: RIDE Shakedown comes to Snoqualmie. $35,000 in cash prizes to keep these dudes riding and promote the scene.

What makes the RIDE Shakedown such a hit and a cut above the rest is its unparalleled competition format.

The concept: a laidback, live-it-up event with minimal restrictions on the riders. Spectators are taken to the very heart of the action and treated to a thrill-a-minute show that’s eminently accessible.

At the RIDE Shakedown, riders, both male and female, are required to master two different disciplines: the Big Air and the rail jam featuring a rail with various surface textures to be revealed only on the first day of competition.

Competitors and fans alike look forward to the moment. While pros are the main attraction, amateurs are also in the game, as they valiantly battle it out in an attempt to make a name for themselves. Every winter, new talent is discovered!