Celebrate
Barbara Lynn Backstage, 2008. Image (c)Jacob Blickenstaff.
Support the Foundation
There are a variety of ways to support the unsung heroes of rock ‘n roll and help us continue to expand the Ponderosa Stomp Foundation’s educational and preservation-based efforts. You can help ensure the invaluable contribution to cultural history made by these artists lives on.
New! Add a Stomp “Badge” To Your Site!
Here is the link to grab the HTML code needed to add to your MySpace, Facebook, or Blog:
http://www.networkforgood.org/pca/Badge.aspx?BadgeId=113892
Here’s what the badge will look like on your page:
You can make a direct financial contribution in two ways:
Make a secure online donation here or at www.ponderosastomp.com.
Mail contributions to The Ponderosa Stomp Foundation at 828 Royal Street, #830, New Orleans, LA 70116.
Become a Mystic Knight of the Mau Mau, the founding group of the Ponderosa Stomp Concert and Ponderosa Stomp Foundation, with a donation of $1,000.00 or more!
Put Up A Banner on Your Website, Blog or Social Networking Page!
Right Click on the Banner Below to Copy the Banner HTML and Paste on your own site to support the Foundation’s Annual Concert Event!
If you would like or need a different size Web Banner, check out our banner collection and copy and paste your favorite!
Raise Money for the Foundation With A MissionFish Auction on eBay
You can to donate 10% to 100% of your proceeds from your own eBay Auction simply by identifying The Ponderosa Stomp Foundation as your charity of choice! Your listing will benefit from several unique program features that have been proven to attract more buyers and raise awareness of our cause such as the eBay Giving Works ribbon and enhanced searchability. Plus your listings will automatically qualify for the eBay Giving Works Fee Credit Benefit and you’ll receive a tax-receipt for your donation.
Get Started
1. Click “Customize your listing”
2. Look for the “eBay Giving Works” field (Click “Add or Remove Options” if you don’t see it) in the Sell Your Item form in the “Choose how you’d like to sell your item” area
3. Choose “Select a new nonprofit”
4. In the pop-up window that appears, type “Ponderosa Stomp Foundatiopn” in the “Nonprofit Name or Keyword” field
5. Select Ponderosa Stomp Foundation and a percentage (10-100%) you wish to donate to us (please note: there is a $5 minimum donation if your item sells)
Shop to Show Your Support!
You can also support us by shopping for items that are being sold in aid of us on eBay! Be sure to visit our MissionFish page on a regular basis to see all the great listings benefiting us.
Make The Ponderosa Stomp a Part of Your Social Network Online
You can let others know about the important work the Foundation does, by simply “being our friend” on MySpace, or by joining our Facebook Group or our Facebook Cause! Make the Stomp a “Top-Friend” or your featured cause on your Facebook profile and let everyone know you care about the unsung heroes of American Music!
Give One of The Most Valuable Resources You Have – Your Time
The Stomp Foundation has a very small staff and team of volunteers that make all of our work possible. We are always in need of additional help in the office, at a gig or at the Stomp Concert in April. To donate your time and volunteer with the Stomp, please email info@ponderosastomp.com.
Store
The 2009 Concert Poster - Just Added!
You can help the Foundation and get some unique, limited edition Stomp Merchandise.
You can check out the online store on the Stomp’s Artists and Events Website to see what you can add to your collection!
Foundation’s Heroes
The Foundation’s Heroes are the friends, organizations, partners, supporters, volunteers, and individuals who have made an extraordinary impact on the Ponderosa Stomp Foundation’s work – They are the Foundation’s “unsung heroes” whose behind-the-scenes work rarely garners much attention.
We will feature those who have given their time, their energy, their skills, their financial support, and so much more, because they believe in our mission. Their generosity makes our work of reaching out to the individuals who helped shape the American sound possible; they shine a light on the musicians’ life and work. Although the size of this recognition is no way comparable to the size of the contribution, we want to say thank you and acknowledge these Heroes’ support.
American Routes is a weekly two-hour public radio program produced in New Orleans, presenting a broad range of American music — blues and jazz, gospel and soul, old-time country and rockabilly, Cajun and zydeco, Tejano and Latin, roots rock and pop, avant-garde and classical. Now celebrating in our 10th year on the air, American Routes explores the shared musical and cultural threads in these American styles and genres of music — and how they are distinguished.
The program also presents documentary features and artist interviews. Our conversations include Willie Nelson, Tom Waits, B.B. King, Dr. John, Dave Brubeck, Abbey Lincoln, Elvis Costello, Ray Charles, Randy Newman, McCoy Tyner, Lucinda Williams, Rufus Thomas, Jerry Lee Lewis and many others. Join us as we ride legendary trains, or visit street parades, instrument-makers, roadside attractions, and juke joints, and meet tap dancers, fishermen, fortunetellers and more.
The songs and stories on American Routes describe both the community origins of our music, musicians and cultures — the “roots”— and the many directions they take over time — the “routes.”
T-Shirt Graphic, Backward Glances. Sale of These Great Shirts Benefits the NOMC!
The New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic and New Orleans Musicians Assistance Foundation have always been great supporters of the Ponderosa Stomp. As such, we want to encourage everyone to check out this great fundraiser for the Clinic by Backward Glances.
Foundation Donor Brian Gourley in Belize
Although Brian Gourley is a recent addition to the Mau Mau Family, he has already given the Foundation not only direct contributions, but also many hours of his time helping us create compelling, multimedia, promotional and fundraising materials. His support of and commitment to these projects will have a lasting, substantial impact on our future efforts. He and his fiancee are avid music fans and supporters and we want to say thank you to them both and Congratulations on the coming wedding!
Without the entire Bent Media team, The Ponderosa Stomp would look very boring! Bent Media has generously donated hours of man-time to help us craft our aesthetic – designing our logo, the Ponderosa Stomp Concert website, and most recently, this great new Foundation Site! Their work is unique and we encourage you to check them out.
Limited Edition Herbert Hardesty Poster, 2008. Hand Printed Letterpress by Yee Haw Industries
Without Yee Haw Industries, we would not have the amazing, hand printed, posters year after year. Their designs are unique and well-crafted; their generosity unparalleled. Yee-Haw Industries specializes in original art-like products – from letterpress posters promoting special events, music acts and theatre shows to handmade, woodcut, fine art prints. We encourage you to check out Yee-Haw’s website and work.
Without the generosity of some talented photographers, we would be unable to make our site come alive! As such, we want to thank Jacob Blickenstaff, Joseph A. Rosen, Neil Ladner, Ebet Roberts,Dusty Scott and Sydney Byrd for their time, their art and their ongoing support! Please click on any of their names to learn more about their unique work.
