Please Continue Your Support
Purchase an Adam Cook Grey Matters bracelet, a GritFX T-shirt or contribute to Adam
David Cook wearing the Adam Cook Grey Matters Bracelet
"What do you want to say to all the viewers and fans who are wondering about your brother Adam and the rest of your family? All I can really say about it is thank you. To see everybody show such a huge level of support for my family’s well-being is amazing. Moving forward, every little bit helps. Donations and giving of yourself: To people who have done it and will continue to do so, all I can say is thanks."
~ David Cook, http://www.kansascity.com/238/story/652543-p3.html,
June 6, 2008.
You voted like your lives depended on it (and they did, didn't they?), and David Cook won Season 7 American Idol 2008. The finale was a glorious culmination of months of hard work by David, and months of devotion by his fans. Many of you contributed your time and money to the fund I started to help Adam Cook be present in the audience for the finale to watch David perform and win American Idol (www.helpbringadamback.com). The fund raised $24,000, and was a resounding success. It was a race against time, but I was determined not to give up. Although they weren't on camera, Adam, Kendra and their two children were in the audience for the finale week and they saw David win American Idol.
Because of your generosity, Adam has been able to use this money for his medical bills. Adam's medical bills are far more substantial than what has been collected so far, and they continue to mount. I've asked for and received permission from Julie Henricks, from www.b1027fm.com in Terre Haute, Indiana, to sell the Adam Cook Grey Matters bracelets using Paypal for people who'd like to buy a bracelet that shows their support for Adam, and would like to pay online. The cost is $6.50 for each bracelet. Because the radio station can't accept credit cards or online orders directly, I am currently taking orders using my own Paypal account, and sending a check to the radio station each week. When I receive the bracelets, I will personally send one to each of you. To order an Adam Cook Grey Matters bracelet, please (1) go to http://www.Paypal.com, (2) click the "Send Money" tab, (3) use the email address cwood@nyc.rr.com, (4) type "Adam Cook Bracelet". Make sure to enter your correct shipping address.
Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery. I'll do my best to make it as short a wait as possible, but there are three mailing cycles involved before yours will arrive, and I'm waiting until I have at least $150 in orders before I send a check to the radio station.
If you are outside the U.S., please email me first before you place an order so we can figure out postage.
If you would like to buy a "David Cook Rocks" bracelet (the purple one David is wearing in the photos above), where half the proceeds go to The American Brain Tumor Association and the other half go to Adam Cook, please go to http://davidcookbracelets.googlepages.com.
If you would like to buy a GritFX T-shirt, $1 from the sale of each T-shirt will be donated to Adam Cook. You can see all the designs at http://www.cafepress.com/gritfx/5618097. They are selling the shirts and take credit cards. I penned the slogan "Cook Gave Music Back to the People" and $2 for the sale of each shirt or item will go to Adam. You can see the different shirts and products with this slogan at http://www.cafepress.com/gritfx/5561672.
Here's what that design looks like. You can have any item personalized if you'd like. Details are on the website.
I came up with this slogan for a couple of reasons. One, I think David Cook will be responsible for helping keep rock music alive in the future. He represents a great hope to many of us who grew up with classic rock. Two, when Analog Heart went to #1 on Amazon.com with no label, no promotion and no video, it reminded me of how music was discovered before the days of MTV and corporate control (way back!). You'd go visit a friend who would turn you on to music you'd likely never hear on the radio, and you'd buy it because it struck a good vibration inside you, and not because it was being marketed to you as an image-first commodity, or because you were part of a particular demographic some corporate suits decided on. Because Analog Heart stayed on the charts and went to #1, whether he meant to or not, David Cook gave music back to the people, for 3 1/2 weeks in late March and April, 2008. This T-shirt design
If you would like to contribute to Adam Cook directly, go to www.paypal.com and use the email address helpbringadamback@gmail.com. This email address is linked to the Paypal account which was used to collect money for Adam to get to the finale, and all funds go to Old National Bank, Adam's bank in Terre Haute, IN. Vickie Wallace, the bank officer, oversees this account and transfers all funds to Adam's bank account. You can email Vickie at vickie.wallace@oldnational.com or call 812-462-7413 for confirmation.
If you would like to contribute to the American Cancer Society using a credit card in Adam's name or any other person you wish, go to http://main.acsevents.org/goto/wordnerd.
I welcome any and all ideas on how we may continue our support for Adam Cook and I'm open to posting any links or photos for anything that will benefit Adam here. Please email me with any questions or suggestions at cwood@nyc.rr.com.
Thank you for your continued support. David Cook's fans are the kindest and most generous people on the planet! Having met and talked to Adam and Kendra Cook in May, I can honestly say they are the certainly some of the sweetest and probably the strongest people I've ever met. I'm sure they would hug each and every one of you if they could.
Sincerely,
Cathy Wood
New York, NY
June 8, 2008
Disclaimer: This is strictly a fan driven effort with the consent of b102.7 in Terre Haute. Neither American Idol or the Cook family are involved in or bear any responsibility for this fund raising effort.
Because of your generosity, Adam has been able to use this money for his medical bills. Adam's medical bills are far more substantial than what has been collected so far, and they continue to mount. I've asked for and received permission from Julie Henricks, from www.b1027fm.com in Terre Haute, Indiana, to sell the Adam Cook Grey Matters bracelets using Paypal for people who'd like to buy a bracelet that shows their support for Adam, and would like to pay online. The cost is $6.50 for each bracelet. Because the radio station can't accept credit cards or online orders directly, I am currently taking orders using my own Paypal account, and sending a check to the radio station each week. When I receive the bracelets, I will personally send one to each of you. To order an Adam Cook Grey Matters bracelet, please (1) go to http://www.Paypal.com, (2) click the "Send Money" tab, (3) use the email address cwood@nyc.rr.com, (4) type "Adam Cook Bracelet". Make sure to enter your correct shipping address.
Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery. I'll do my best to make it as short a wait as possible, but there are three mailing cycles involved before yours will arrive, and I'm waiting until I have at least $150 in orders before I send a check to the radio station.
If you are outside the U.S., please email me first before you place an order so we can figure out postage.
If you would like to buy a "David Cook Rocks" bracelet (the purple one David is wearing in the photos above), where half the proceeds go to The American Brain Tumor Association and the other half go to Adam Cook, please go to http://davidcookbracelets.googlepages.com.
If you would like to buy a GritFX T-shirt, $1 from the sale of each T-shirt will be donated to Adam Cook. You can see all the designs at http://www.cafepress.com/gritfx/5618097. They are selling the shirts and take credit cards. I penned the slogan "Cook Gave Music Back to the People" and $2 for the sale of each shirt or item will go to Adam. You can see the different shirts and products with this slogan at http://www.cafepress.com/gritfx/5561672.
Here's what that design looks like. You can have any item personalized if you'd like. Details are on the website.
I came up with this slogan for a couple of reasons. One, I think David Cook will be responsible for helping keep rock music alive in the future. He represents a great hope to many of us who grew up with classic rock. Two, when Analog Heart went to #1 on Amazon.com with no label, no promotion and no video, it reminded me of how music was discovered before the days of MTV and corporate control (way back!). You'd go visit a friend who would turn you on to music you'd likely never hear on the radio, and you'd buy it because it struck a good vibration inside you, and not because it was being marketed to you as an image-first commodity, or because you were part of a particular demographic some corporate suits decided on. Because Analog Heart stayed on the charts and went to #1, whether he meant to or not, David Cook gave music back to the people, for 3 1/2 weeks in late March and April, 2008. This T-shirt design
If you would like to contribute to Adam Cook directly, go to www.paypal.com and use the email address helpbringadamback@gmail.com. This email address is linked to the Paypal account which was used to collect money for Adam to get to the finale, and all funds go to Old National Bank, Adam's bank in Terre Haute, IN. Vickie Wallace, the bank officer, oversees this account and transfers all funds to Adam's bank account. You can email Vickie at vickie.wallace@oldnational.com or call 812-462-7413 for confirmation.
If you would like to contribute to the American Cancer Society using a credit card in Adam's name or any other person you wish, go to http://main.acsevents.org/goto/wordnerd.
I welcome any and all ideas on how we may continue our support for Adam Cook and I'm open to posting any links or photos for anything that will benefit Adam here. Please email me with any questions or suggestions at cwood@nyc.rr.com.
Thank you for your continued support. David Cook's fans are the kindest and most generous people on the planet! Having met and talked to Adam and Kendra Cook in May, I can honestly say they are the certainly some of the sweetest and probably the strongest people I've ever met. I'm sure they would hug each and every one of you if they could.
Sincerely,
Cathy Wood
New York, NY
June 8, 2008
Disclaimer: This is strictly a fan driven effort with the consent of b102.7 in Terre Haute. Neither American Idol or the Cook family are involved in or bear any responsibility for this fund raising effort.
