Post by onceaprincess on Sept 11, 2008 10:41:01 GMT 12
"We are running a Gifting Campaign for David Archuleta’s single Crush, and all his future music. A lot of his fans either do not possess a credit card, or have other financial limitations, or limitations based on location (many international countries do not sell his album or have itunes stores) and may end up acquiring his music for free rather than purchase them. We would much prefer that all of David’s fans receive his music legally so that he will benefit from royalties as well as sales figures. Free downloads do not count towards his commercial success, and we all want him to do well, right?!
If you’d like to participate in this campaign, then please read on and figure out which category you belong to:
(1) I want to donate!
If you would like to help donate David’s single & his album, then please read here. There are two ways you can donate (you can choose to do one, or both):
The first way is to “Sponsor an Archie.” This program is only for his album. All you need to do is let us know via email to TeamArchie@hotmail.com, or you may post your information here in this thread as well. We will need your name, email address, and the minimum & maximum number of Archies you are willing to sponsor. We will then match up sponsors to giftees, and then give giftee information well in advance of the album’s release date. This way, you will have plenty of time to possibly pre-order the album on such sites as Amazon.com. Pre-ordering will create buzz for his album and thereby increase the number of albums retailers purchase for their shelves, which is the number that Billboard uses to rank sales. You can also donate through Itunes, but David gets less royalties from downloads than he does from real CDs, and these may not count towards gold/platinum awards at all.
The second way is to donate to our paypal account which will be used to donate singles & any leftover album requests, to all the people on the giftee list. The paypal account is TeamArchie@hotmail.com. The instructions to donate via paypal is as follows: 1. Go to www.paypal.com and then sign-up if you don't have an account with them yet. 2. Login to your account. 3. Click the Send Money tab. 4. Type in TeamArchie@hotmail.com in the "To" field; type in the amount you'd like to donate; check "Services/Other"'; click on Continue". 5. The next page will be a Review page. If everything looks okay, press "Send Money." That's it!! It's really easy to do, and it's completely safe. We will keep a running list of all donors and publish it on this forum.
(2) I need to be gifted!
If you need to be gifted David’s music, then please read here. To qualify, we ask that you use the honor system when claiming that you are an Archie who either has financial limitations preventing you from legally purchasing his single and/or album, or who is too young to possess a credit card to legally purchase his music, or who is an international fan who for varying reasons cannot purchase his music. If you meet these qualifications, then please email us at TeamArchie@hotmail.com, or you may leave your information here in this thread as well. We'll need to know your name, email address, & a note that you need a gift, and what you need. All singles will be gifted via Itunes, and his album will be either physical cd or by Itunes download; please specify which you prefer.
We are gifting singles via Itunes and Amazon Mp3. If not specified we will gift Itunes first. A special note for international fans: we kindly ask that you consider donating to Team Archie via paypal if you are requesting a gift for reasons other than financial hardship."
- - - Virginia5
Super Moderator
Dedicated Member of Team Archie
{the poster is NOT Virginia5. I just copied-and-pasted the original post off Team Archie.}
If you’d like to participate in this campaign, then please read on and figure out which category you belong to:
(1) I want to donate!
If you would like to help donate David’s single & his album, then please read here. There are two ways you can donate (you can choose to do one, or both):
The first way is to “Sponsor an Archie.” This program is only for his album. All you need to do is let us know via email to TeamArchie@hotmail.com, or you may post your information here in this thread as well. We will need your name, email address, and the minimum & maximum number of Archies you are willing to sponsor. We will then match up sponsors to giftees, and then give giftee information well in advance of the album’s release date. This way, you will have plenty of time to possibly pre-order the album on such sites as Amazon.com. Pre-ordering will create buzz for his album and thereby increase the number of albums retailers purchase for their shelves, which is the number that Billboard uses to rank sales. You can also donate through Itunes, but David gets less royalties from downloads than he does from real CDs, and these may not count towards gold/platinum awards at all.
The second way is to donate to our paypal account which will be used to donate singles & any leftover album requests, to all the people on the giftee list. The paypal account is TeamArchie@hotmail.com. The instructions to donate via paypal is as follows: 1. Go to www.paypal.com and then sign-up if you don't have an account with them yet. 2. Login to your account. 3. Click the Send Money tab. 4. Type in TeamArchie@hotmail.com in the "To" field; type in the amount you'd like to donate; check "Services/Other"'; click on Continue". 5. The next page will be a Review page. If everything looks okay, press "Send Money." That's it!! It's really easy to do, and it's completely safe. We will keep a running list of all donors and publish it on this forum.
(2) I need to be gifted!
If you need to be gifted David’s music, then please read here. To qualify, we ask that you use the honor system when claiming that you are an Archie who either has financial limitations preventing you from legally purchasing his single and/or album, or who is too young to possess a credit card to legally purchase his music, or who is an international fan who for varying reasons cannot purchase his music. If you meet these qualifications, then please email us at TeamArchie@hotmail.com, or you may leave your information here in this thread as well. We'll need to know your name, email address, & a note that you need a gift, and what you need. All singles will be gifted via Itunes, and his album will be either physical cd or by Itunes download; please specify which you prefer.
We are gifting singles via Itunes and Amazon Mp3. If not specified we will gift Itunes first. A special note for international fans: we kindly ask that you consider donating to Team Archie via paypal if you are requesting a gift for reasons other than financial hardship."
- - - Virginia5
Super Moderator
Dedicated Member of Team Archie
{the poster is NOT Virginia5. I just copied-and-pasted the original post off Team Archie.}