Yes, Laura, how did they do it? Besides working with Elizabeth to draft a MickaCoo/Pepsi press pitch for local media, which I plan to send out tomorrow morning, I have been trying very hard to think of ways to get PV codes. Yesterday I went to the Marin County recycling center and collected a bunch of unused power vote caps from the big plastic dumpsters. (A few people looked at me funny, but nobody tried to stop me. I am not above dumpster diving for the birds.) I've tried posting on craigslist and freecycle, asking for codes, without much success. (The freecycle admin deleted my posts, which I understand; it's not really the purpose of the organization.) Tomorrow, I'm actually thinking of going to a big cafeteria at lunchtime -- think Kaiser -- to approach Pepsi drinkers and ask for the codes on their caps. A friend of mine is going to do the same at the UCSF cafeteria. Any other ideas greatly appreciated! Shae On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 9:25 AM, Elizabeth Y wrote:

Bless your heart and THANK YOU, Laura! Any advice from your friend about their meteoric rise would be much appreciated.

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Elizabeth & MickaCoo PLEASE HELP MICKACOO WIN $25K BY VOTING EVERYDAY IN JUNE AT http://www.refresheverything.com/mickacoopigeonanddoverescue AND TEXTING 106711 TO 73774!

www.RescueReport.org www.MickaCoo.org

------------------------------ From: LL Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2011 8:00 AM To: discuss@mickaboo.org Subject: Re: [Mickaboo Discuss] A long history of doing the impossible

Elizabeth,

I have to admit, I tried registering for the Pepsi Refresh Challenge when it first started, had problems, got frustrated and quit. Then a friend of mine in MO asked me to help enter power votes for her small non-profit ( http://www.refresheverything.com/hutsformutts) and I finally got my account activated last week.

I've been voting for Mickacoo ever since as well.

I've watched her group moved from #26 to #10 since last week, so it can be done! I think the power votes really help.

I just noted the four groups you're doing reciprocal (sp?) votes with, so will start to vote for them as well.

If you happen to get a large batch of power votes and need help entering them, let me know and I'd be happy to do that!

Laura

Message: 9 Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:48:56 -0700 From: Elizabeth Young http://compose?to=adoptkings@gmail.com

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Subject: [Mickaboo Discuss] A long history of doing the impossible To: MickaCoo@mickaboo.org http://compose?to=MickaCoo@mickaboo.org, < discuss@mickaboo.org http://compose?to=discuss@mickaboo.org>

We're MOVING UP!

Dear MickaCoo Supporters,

While it may seem improbable that we could climb from our current Pepsi Refresh ranking of #31 to the winning spot of 15 in less than a week, I want

to remind you that together, we already have a long history of achieving the impossible. Every day we are saving the lives of birds that are said to be unrescue-able and finding them amazing, responsible forever homes.

Currently there is a handful of volunteers who are going *all out to really generate votes for MickaCoo. PLEASE join this effort and once again, help MickaCoo to do the impossible.*

-PLEASE vote here http://www.refresheverything.c om/mickacoopigeonanddoverescue AND text 106711 to 73774. -PLEASE share this link on your Facebook page and *ask your friends to vote too.* -PLEASE collect and use any Pepsi "power votes" (from specially marked Pepsi products) that you can. -PLEASE vote for these projects and leave a comment saying that you're from MickaCoo and asking them to vote too.

http://www.refresheverything.com/desireministries http://www.refresheverything.com/fultonhumanesociety-animalshelter-dogpark http://www.refresheverything.com/haven-no-kill-shelter http://www.refresheverything.com/barn-for-the-zoo-ct-lab-rescue-inc

Thank you! Elizabeth & MickaCoo

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