Thursday, November 24, 2011

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


Friday, October 7, 2011

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

Friday, September 23, 2011

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

Monday, September 12, 2011

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

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Verne Troyer Joins "The Greatess Fight - The Fight Against Hunger"

Yank Barry and Global Village Champions Foundation are proud to partner with Verne Troyer and welcome him as the foundation's newest Champion.  

Verne Troyer earned his claim to fame as “Mini Me” in Austin Powers film franchise.  Verne actually began his acting career in 1993 as a stunt double for a 9 month old baby in John Hughes’ Baby’s Day Out.

 Since then he has appeared in numerous films including Men in Black, Instinct, Bubble Boy, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, and last summer’s The Love Guru.  This year will find Verne starring alongside Christopher Plummer, Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, and Jude Law in The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus,

Bio and picture taken from the Official Website of Verne Troyer

Some of the charities that Verne actively supports:
Best Buddies
- Helping people with intellectual disabilities. Please reach out to a local office and see what you can do to help out a “buddy”.
amfAR
- Raising awareness and money for AIDS research worldwide. I attended this years Cannes and Toronto Film Fest events. They host events throughout the world to help the cause out.
Ante Up For Autism
- This great event raises money for TACA, Talk About Curing Autism. TACA aims to speed up the cycle time from the diagnosis to effective treatments. This charity is close to home as my manager’s nephew has Autism.
Starkey Hearing Foundation:
- The Starkey Hearing Foundation help people all over the world improve their lives by better hearing through education and research. They go on “Hearing Missions” year-round in order to give the gift of hearing to those that need it the most.

Verne will join many of our Champions, including Mohammad Ali, Celine Dion, Buzz Aldrin in asking members to support our Summer Membership Drive and become Active Paying Members and join our growing community of caring individuals who really want to make a difference.  We are all working towards the same goals: A Day Without Hunger

For the price of a McDonald's Meal you can become Member - know that 100% of your membership fee goes directly to feeding kids around the world.  The Foundation is entirely run with volunteers from around the world and there are zero administration fees.  All expenses are supported by the Founder and Chairman Yank Barry from his personal resources.

When you become a Global Villager (as we are called) your name will be entered into a Member's Only Draw - 50 pairs of VIP Tickets to the most anticipated event of the boxing season plus tickets to the weigh in - The World Welter Weight Title between Pacquiao and Marquez in Las Vegas, airfare from anywhere in the world, 3 nights and $1,000.00 spending money. WOW!

Even if you don't like boxing, sell the tickets..it is still gonna be a blast!  There is going to be an after party that will blow your socks off...this will remain a surprise!


Complete List of Global Village Champions

Please join "The Greatest Fight, The Fight Against Hunger

Jackie Bigford
Social Media Director
Global Village Champions Foundation

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Bo Derek Joins The Greatest Fight, The Fight Against Hunger

Yank Barry and Global Village Champions Foundation are pleased to welcome Bo Derek as our newest Champion.  Bo is an actress best known for her iconic role in the movie "10". She is also a passionate animal rights activist focusing on the illegal trade in wild animals and the rescue and re-habilitation of big cats.







Bo will join many of our Champions, including Mohammad Ali, Celine Dion, Buzz Aldrin in asking members to support our Summer Membership Drive and become Active Paying Members and join our growing community of caring individuals who really want to make a difference.  We are all working towards the same goals: A Day Without Hunger

For the price of a McDonald's Meal you can become Member - know that 100% of your membership fee goes directly to feeding kids around the world.  The Foundation is entirely run with volunteers from around the world and there are zero administration fees.  All expenses are supported by the Founder and Chairman Yank Barry from his personal resources.

When you become a Global Villager (as we are called) your name will be entered into a Member's Only Draw - 50 pairs of VIP Tickets to the most anticipated event of the boxing season plus tickets to the weigh in - The World Welter Weight Title between Pacquiao and Marquez in Las Vegas, airfare from anywhere in the world, 3 nights and $1,000.00 spending money. WOW!

Even if you don't like boxing, sell the tickets..it is still gonna be a blast!  There is going to be an after party that will blow your socks off...this will remain a surprise!


Complete List of Global Village Champions

Please join "The Greatest Fight, The Fight Against Hunger

Jackie Bigford
Social Media Director
Global Village Champions Foundation

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

World Hunger - Josette Sheeran & The World Food Organization

 There are 925 million undernourished people in the world today. That means one in  seven people do not get enough food to be healthy and lead an active life. Hunger and malnutrition are in fact the number one risk to the health worldwide — greater than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined.


Among the key causes of hunger are natural disasters, conflict, poverty, poor agricultural infrastructure and over-exploitation of the environment. Recently, financial and economic
crises have pushed more people into hunger.

 As well as the obvious sort of hunger resulting from an empty stomach, there is also the hidden hunger of micronutrient deficiencies which make people susceptible to infectious diseases, impair physical and mental development, reduce their labour productivity and increase the risk of premature death.

Hunger does not only weigh on the individual. It also imposes a crushing economic burden on the developing world. Economists estimate that every child whose physical and mental development is
stunted by hunger and malnutrition stands to lose 5-10 percent in lifetime earnings.

Among the Millennium Development Goals which the United Nations has set for the 21st century, halving the proportion of hungry people in the world is top of the list. Whereas good progress was made in reducing chronic hunger in the 1980s and the first half of the 1990s, hunger has been slowly but steadily rising for the past decade. (source: http://www.wfp.org/hunger )


Countries where Global Village Champions Foundation and Yank Barry has provided "A Day Without Hunger"






Josette Sheeran, the head of the UN's World Food Program, talks about why, in a world with enough food for everyone, people still go hungry, still die of starvation, still use food as a weapon of war.
Her vision: "Food is one issue that cannot be solved person by person. We have to stand together." TEDTALK

Global Village Champions Foundation has quietly been feeding people around the globe for the past 2 decades.  As Josette Sheeran states this problem cannot be solved with any one person or any one agency of foundation.  
Yank Barry and Global Village Champions recognized the substantial need in the last drought to hit Somalia and once again we have gifted a substantial financial contribution to our partners that are working in the Horn of Africa working to save as many lives as possible.  The Need is Dire, please make a contribution to whatever organization you are the most comfortable with.

Visit our website page to view documentation of the food, medical supplies and financial contributions that our foundation has gifted to our NGO partners: Making A Difference Our most recent substantial contribution was in aid of the crisis in The Horn of Africa to: 


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Help if you can, become a Global Village Champions Member and Join The Greatest Fight, The Fight Against Hunger

Jackie Bigford
Social Media Director
Membership Campaign
Global Village Champions Foundation

Note: A special thank you to Terri Nakamura for the inspiration for this post ~ #ADayWithoutHunger