The Shorty Awards - The Academy Awards of Twitter

Hollywood has the Oscars. Broadway has the Tonys. Now Twitter has the... Shorty Awards

What do Conan O'Brien, Cory Booker, Sesame Street's Grover, Suze Orman, Ted Leo, Neil Patrick Harris and NASA have in common? Besides being awesome, they're all Shorty Award winners.

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media, recognizing the people and organizations producing real-time short form content on across Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, YouTube, Foursquare, and the rest of the social Web. 

Every year, millions of people visit the Shorty Awards site to tweet nominations for their favorite social media content creators. All those tweets culminate in a highly anticipated awards ceremony that celebrates the winners in dozens of featured categories, as well as thousands of crowd-sourced community ones. For the second time, the Shorty Awards will also honor the industry's best agencies, brands, and social media professionals.

 Global Village Champions Foundation and Yank Barry are honoured to be nominated in the #charity category! It is so simple to vote and show your support. Our team is a dedicated group of volunteers who work to see an end to global hunger.  In the past 18+ years we have fed over 550 millions meals to hungry people around the globe.  We do not discriminate - hunger is hunger no matter where you live or the colour of ones skin!

A Special Shout-out to all of the amazing Twitter peeps who have honoured us with your support!

TU4UR support @williampearl @smplusone @KingskiddD1 I nominate @gogvm for a Shorty Award in #charity #ADayWithoutHunger

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TU Michael UR a good friend @mqtodd I nominate @gogvm for a Shorty Award in #charity as they are a major force for good #ADayWithoutHunger

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Thank you Chris for the support > @clatko Non-profit @gogvm nominated for a #ShortyAward in #charity #ADayWithoutHunger

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Thnx 4UR support @meetusinghal @terrinakamura @meetusinghal Non-profit @gogvm nominated for a #ShortyAward in #charity #ADayWithoutHunger

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TU > @99_100thMonkeys @ambercleveland @MarathonMatters Non-profit @gogvm nominated for a #ShortyAward in #charity #ADayWithoutHunger

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TU4UR support @GenerateUK @northlandfox @janlgordon Non-profit @gogvm nominated for a #ShortyAward in #charity #ADayWithoutHunger

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TU4UR support @clairemcgonigal @nwjerseyliz @annehthomas Non-profit @gogvm nominated for a #ShortyAward in #charity #ADayWithoutHunger

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TU4UR support @confluencemedia @ErinPatrick @SEO_Amigo Non-profit @gogvm nominated for a #ShortyAward in #charity #ADayWithoutHunger

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TU4UR support > @nicolascpa @1Claudiu @nakeva Non-profit @gogvm nominated for a #ShortyAward in #charity #ADayWithoutHunger

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TU4UR support @stvbretzke @candacemountain @txwikinger Non-profit @gogvm nominated for a #ShortyAward in #charity #ADayWithoutHunger

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TU4UR support @MarkMillerITPro @Freedomwalker77 @_ckramer Non-profit @gogvm nominated for a #ShortyAward in #charity #ADayWithoutHunger

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TU4UR support @inspireleaders @Jason_Ramsey @WaterwayRealty Non-profit @gogvm nominated for a #ShortyAward in #charity #ADayWithoutHunger

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TU4UR support @ispeak2u @janetcallaway @uDaeth Non-profit @gogvm nominated for a #ShortyAward in #charity #ADayWithoutHunger

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@gogvm, you were nominated by @ispeak2u (and 50 others) for a Shorty Award in #charity bit.ly/eHVL8X

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TU4UR support @DL101 @fractals @ColeRuddick Non-profit @gogvm nominated for a #ShortyAward in #charity #ADayWithoutHunger

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TU4UR support > @azmushko @TravelFlag @ambiet Non-profit @gogvm nominated for a #ShortyAward in #charity #ADayWithoutHunger

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TU4UR support @silucky @MediumTedora @LynnHasselbrgr Non-profit @gogvm nominated for a #ShortyAward in #charity #ADayWithoutHunger

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TU4UR support @iceburnerlinks @Millieunet @qwikrme_ Non-profit @gogvm nominated for a #ShortyAward in #charity #ADayWithoutHunger

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TU4UR support @ametsound @dr_heiner @Startworkme Non-profit @gogvm nominated for a #ShortyAward in #charity #ADayWithoutHunger

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Thank you for your support > @locris @AxelS @Phoenix143ea Non-profit @gogvm nominated for a #ShortyAward in #charity #ADayWithoutHunger

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Just click the link below, add your comments after the because (this is important, as the nomination will not count if you do not add your own original comment) then tweet it out.

If for any reason you are not comfortable signing into the site using your twitter account you can simply construct a tweet and tweet it into your stream: Make sure to add: The Shorty Awards @gogvm and #charity and give a reason!  To make it easier for me to follow all of the nominations please try to fit in the hashtag #ADayWithoutHunger 

Nominate Global Village for a social media award in the Shorty Awards

Join The Greatest Fight, The Fight Against Hunger

Jackie Bigford

Social Media Director

Global Village Champions Foundation

Libya releases 5 Bulgarian Nurses Sentenced to Death - Yank Barry's Role

Libya releases 5 Bulgarian nurses and 1 Palestinian intern sentenced to death after years of negotiations – Yank Barry’s role -Humanitarian and Philanthropist: Founder of Global Village Champions Foundation

As a result of Yank's involvement in this crisis he established  a Global Village Champions Aids Camp for the children who were suffering from the disease.

Libyan government car and driver provided by President Gaddafi to Yank Barry accompanied by Gaddafi liaison Zoher Bettamer

— in Libya.

Mohamed Bakri signing the lease on the Global Village Champions Camp for the aids children.

— in Libya.

Yank Barry and Yousef Mansour are invited to dine with a Gaddafi family member, Gaddafi liaison Zoher Bettamer, and a senior Libyan Security official.

— in Libya.

Libyan Security official, Yousef Mansour, Dr.Ali Gaddaye Adoukhaur (Secretary General, Community of Sahel-Saharan States Cen-Sad), Yank Barry, Gaddafi Liaison Zoher Bettamer

— in Libya.

Yank Barry meets with Sulaiman al-Ghemari, Libyan Minister of Health and the Minister of Justice at which time Mr. Barry signs the lease on a Libyan farm for six months for a camp for the aids children.

— in Libya.

Yousef Mansour & Yank Barry standing in front of the chart of Cen Sad member nations. June 24, 2006 —

Yousef Mansour, Dr.Ali Gaddaye Adoukhaur (Secretary General, Community of Sahel-Saharan States Cen-Sad), Yank Barry and Gaddafi Liaison Zoher Bettamer

— in Libya.

Libyan security officer, Zoher Bettamer (Gaddafi liaison), Dr.Ibrahim Achmed Al-Sharef (coordinator, Doctors Without Borders, Tripoli Libya), Yank Barry, Yousef Mansour, Mohamed Bakri (Civil Rights Attorney)

— in Libya.

Join the Greatest Fight - The Fight Against Hunger

Jackie Bigford

Social Media Director

Global Village Champions Foundation

Global Village Champions Foundation Volunteers Feeding People in Flood Ravaged Thailand

Global Village member volunteers in Thailand bring supplies by boat and cook hot nutritious meals for 450 people in a community inundated by flood waters. This is the definition of a Global Villager. Helping their neighbors in time of need both near and far. http://www.globalvillagechampions.org/

Global Village Champions Foundation and Yank Barry donate 1 Million Meals of Vita Pro  A soy food product!

Flooded communities are only accessible by boats.

Floating in supplies to feed a community.

Boats float right into the buildings.

Global Village volunteers carry supplies up the stairs to the rooftop.

Cooking for 450 people on the rooftop.

Filling containers with hot nutritious meals of VitaPro.

More volunteers helping with the ingredients preparation.

Global Villager volunteer chef Koi dishing up hot meals.

Volunteers filling more insulated containers.

Distributing the hot meals to the community.

A rescued puppy with a belt for a collar.

Global Villagers receiving their reward. A hug from a child.

1 million meals of Vita Pro arriving at the docks in Thailand 

Villagers from all over the world volunteer their time and expertise to make a difference in their own community.  We are thankful that we have the means to supply food, water and medical supplies to areas that are effected by Natural Disasters. 

Join the Greatest Fight - The Fight Against Hunger
Jackie Bigford
Social Media Director
Global Village Champions Foundation

A Day Without Hunger - Membership Campaign

If you could make a difference in a hungry child's life with a $10.00 Members Fee,  would you? If you knew that the $10.00 not only feeds a hungry child but that it fosters hope for the future, would you become apart of a caring community. If you knew that your membership fee supports an orphanage in Haiti, would you join. Global Village Champions Foundation and Yank Barry have adopted the entire orphanage and the children are thriving with our support.

Yank Barry with the children of La Divine Mercy Orphanage in Port au Prince, Haiti

If you knew that your annual fee of $10.00 helped to support a Hospice in the Philippines for children of families that cannot afford proper medical care, would you join us?

Ricky Reyes, Yank Barry at a Hospice in The Philippines, Yank fell in love with these beautiful children and committed to supply food to the hospice for the next year

For almost 20 years philanthropist Yank Barry and his close personal friend Muhammad Ali have been quietly travelling the globe taking food to children in dire circumstances.  The Foundation has been private until 2010 and food and funding has been provided by Yank and his many caring friends, many of them celebrities and many of them have Become Global Village Champions


Muhammad Ali and Yank Barry on one of our many trips to Africa


Global Village Champions Foundation not only has delivered over 526 Million Meals to people in need, we are also first responders to many of the world's natural disasters, with critical medical, water and food supplies.  We have established strong partnerships with many other charitable organizations including Care, The Rotary, Red Cross, The Salvation Army, Doctors Without Borders and many more. 

Timeline of Relief Effort

Food Distribution Field Reports



So Why a Members Campaign? We are committed to building a community of individuals from around the world.  That is one reason why we kept the annual fee to $10.00.  We wanted to encourage people from all economic backgrounds to become involved, to be a part of the solution, to know that there participation goes beyond a financial contribution.

With the many devastating natural disasters that the world has endured in the last few years you never know when you will be the person asking for help.  Many times "Villagers" (as we are called) will reach out to let us know of a situation in their own community that could use help. A recent example came from a Villager in Alabama.  He contacted us to let us know how critical things were in Alabama after the devastating tornadoes and that there was no access to drinking water. Partnering with the Salvation Army in Birmingham we bought all available bottled water we could locate and delivered 9200 bottles to them, along with energy bars and canned  food.  Yank Barry jumped on a plane and went to survey the damage himself to see what other help we could give to the region. 




Membership in Global Village Champions Foundation has benefits.  You will be entered into a Members Only draw to win one of 50 pairs of VIP Tickets to Las Vegas, flight, 3 nights, $1,000.00 spending money and VIP seat to the much anticipated Pacquiao vs Marquez Welter-weight World Championship Title, VIP Passes to the Weigh-in and an exclusive after-party. (please note that this expense is being paid for by Yank Barry and not the Foundation or your membership fees). Become a Member

 
So where do you come in, there is power in a Social Crowd. A group of dedicated friends can raise thousands for charities and if a gaming element was added. such as Empire Avenue it has been demonstrated the tremendous power to affect someone’s actions by providing game-style achievements.  The charitable and game motivations combined can certainly change the world in a very positive manner.

To help increase our members base  a group of Empire Avenue Participants have generously pledged (to buy shares) their eaves to anyone who joins our community. Below is a chart of those that have become members as well as those that have pledged their eaves. When you buy shares in those that are members would you kindly use the hashtags: #ADayWithoutHunger and #EAv4Good - this will let the person know that you are honouring your pledge.


October 26th UPDATE: Welcome to several new members who have joined our community to make a difference in the lives of hungry children.

The table will be updated as we go, please let us know if you become a member in the comment section below. or on Empire in the shareholder email or let me know on Facebook.  As of the launch we have a commitment of 1750 share purchase in your stock, and I am sure this will increase as word spreads. If you would like to donate shares, please leave a comment and you will be added.  Shares purchases can be spread over a period of time in order to reward all paying members. Please make sure to leave your name and your eave ticker.

#	NAME	EAV TICKER	SHARES	MEMBER
1	Jackie Bigford	(e)JackiesBuzz	350	YES
2	Global Village	(e)GOGVM	200	YES
3	Steven Hughes	(e)SBHSBH	500	YES
4	William Pitcher	(e)WMPITCHER	600	YES
5	Cyndee Haydon	(e)CYNDEEHAYDON	600	YES
6	Dolphins Love Us	(e)Dolphins	200	YES
7	Naomi Shapiro	(e)NAOMI		YES
8	Jackie Green	(e)VIEWERSCOURT		YES
9	Michael Robinson	(e)GENERATEUK	100	YES
10	Adriel Hampton	(e)ADRIEL	600
11	Tom Cooley	(e)DOMINOORACLE	600
12	Helen Ossterveen	(e)EHLEN	600
13	Claire McGonigal	(e)CMCG	600	YES
14	Steve Hall	(e)THISISSPAIN	200
15	Chuck Gallagher	(e)ETHICSPEAKER	500	YES
16	Kevin Strehlo	(e)MARATHON	300	YES
17	Steven Spitz	(e)VEGANPETMAN		YES
18	Rohit Verma	(e)IMROVER	50
19	Mick Say	(e)MICKSAY		YES
20	Cheryl Kissell	(e)EZNG		YES
21	Gabriele Lenga	(e)DEXLEN		YES
22	Robert Akeroyd	(e)SUCCESS		YES
23	Jeroen Van Zelst	(e)VANZELST	400
24	Diny van den Bout	(e)DINY		YES
25	Sally K Witt	(e)SALLYKWITT		YES
26	Lucky Nugroho	(e)LUQ	200	YES
27	David Sanger	(e)DSP		YES
28	Jason Ramsey	(e)JASONRAMSEY		YES
30	Jeff Hurt	(e)JEFFHURT		YES
31	Patricia Wilson	(e)BRNDCTG		YES
32	Anne Thomas	(e)ANNET		YES
TOTAL			6600

UPDATE: Two Members of our Team have WON EARLY BIRD PRIZES:
Cyndee Haydon and Michael Robinson have each WON a Signed Limited Edition Muhammad Ali Print! Congratulations to each of you! More Early Bird Prizes will be Won along with the Grand Prize of 50 Pairs of Tickets to Las Vegas, all expenses! Good Luck...this seems to be a lucky group!!! Here is the Link to the Press Release

NOTE: If you belong to another Social Network you can still become apart of this team and you will be posted above as contributing.

Thank you and together we can make a positive change and show the world the power of Social Networks. Our Goal is to have 100 New Members Join via this initiative A Day Without Hunger

Jackie Bigford
Social Media Director
Global Village Champions Foundation

Global Villagers -Early Bird Winners Summer Membership Campaign

 Global Village Champions Foundation and Yank Barry are very excited to advise several New Global Villagers that they are Early Bird Winners and that they have won A Signed Limited Edition Print of Muhammad Ali.  Ten Lucky Winners have been drawn todate.  




Peter McDermott from Australia and Dan Sosa from USA share their excitement about winning the Early Bird Prize

Juan Manuel Cano Hernanz, Spain

Global Villager - Early Bird Winner - Muhammad Ali signed limited edition print

Dan Sosa, USA

Global Villager - Early Bird Winner - Muhammad Ali signed limited edition print

Elohim Marron Flores, Mexico

Global Villager - Early Bird Winner - Muhammad Ali signed limited edition print

 Peter McDermott, Australia

Global Villager - Early Bird Winner - Muhammad Ali signed limited edition print

Olegs Romanuks, Latvia

Global Villager - Early Bird Winner - Muhammad Ali signed limited edition print

If you want to be apart of the excitement and possibly win one of the remaining 90 Signed, Limited Edition Prints of Muhammad Ali, it is so simple.  Become a Member  $10.00 Annual Fee is not alot to join us as a Villager and know that 100% of your money goes directly to feed kids.  Our team are all volunteers and the Foundation incurs no admin fees.  All expenses are paid from Yank Barry's private resources.  Win/Win Literally.

The Main Prize is 50 Pairs of Tickets to the most anticipated Boxing Fight of the Year - The World Welter-Weight Title between Pacquiao vs Marquez in Las Vegas at the MGM Grande, November 12th 2011.  The prize package also includes VIP Tickets to the Weigh-in, airfare from anywhere in the world, 3 nights and $1,000.00 spending money and an exclusive after party.

Become a Member and Join the Greatest Fight, The Fight Against Hunger

Jackie Bigford
Social Media Director
Global Village Champions Foundation

Singer Aims to Help World's Hungry

Singer aims to help world's hungry - Stuff.co.nz

Nelson singer-songwriter Aly Cook has joined the ranks of Celine Dion, Michael Jordan, Jon Voight, Evander Holyfield, Bo Derek, Muhummad Ali, Buzz Aldrin and Steven Seagal in being named a "luminary" supporter of a charity seeking to end world hunger.
Cook is now a "Champion" for Global Village, an international group working with other volunteer and non-government organisations to feed poverty-stricken people around the world.
It is another recent accolade for Cook, a self-managed, independent country crossover musician. Together with Nelson race walker Nyle Sutherland, she is among the 25 national finalists for this year's Next Magazine New Zealand Woman of the Year Awards.
Global Village, in existence for 18 years, counts 42 "champions" as public supporters, and Cook is the first New Zealander to become one.
She was in illustrious company, she said. "They choose people who are different kinds of figureheads for different reasons. It's a small organisation that works as a team providing support for meals and helping out wherever possible. They do a good job of feeding millions of children."
Her role was to raise awareness, and she said it was her skill with social networking that landed her the job. She's now charged with spreading the word about the charity online. "It's an honour and I'm there to help in my way."
Cook has thousands of international contacts on social-network platforms, including Facebook, Twitter and fan fundraising sites such as Sellaband. Through them, she raised US$20,000 in four months to pay for her album Brand New Day. "That's the thing with social networking now.
"You can become more of an entity online than people around you realise. You start to become powerful when you post something and it reaches thousands of people instantly."
Because of her success in crowd-sourcing funds, Cook has become something of a media maven on the topic. She was recently invited to speak at a seminar on social networking for artists when she performs at the Canberra Country Music Festival in November, passing on her tips to others.
Cook has also recently contributed to a CD fundraising for the Christchurch earthquake, We Will Rise Again, that has garnered $9000 for Red Cross.

• Global Village does not accept donations, but offers membership for US$10 annually. To find out more visit adaywithouthunger.com.

Reprinted from :

- The Nelson Mail

Join The Greatest Fight - The Fight Against Hunger  
Jackie Bijgford
Social Media Director
Global Village Champions Foundation