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  • TWLOHA Wins $100k for Suicide Prevention!!
    Jan. 25, 2010 at 3:19pm

    THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

    Hey Guys, 

    Last week was one we'll never forget. Thanks to your support, TWLOHA finished 3rd in Chase Community Giving and we are $100,000 closer to launching IMAlive, an online crisis network that will bring hope and help to thousands of people.

    Over the last few years, we've been able to talk about issues that millions live with but few talk about - we've also learned that the first step to getting help is the one that most people never take. Thanks to Chase Bank and Facebook, more people are talking today and we're $100k closer to launching a network that will save lives. 


    We want to start by acknowledging our partner in the IMAlive project: Thank you Reese Butler of Hopeline (1-800-SUICIDE) for bringing us into this revolutionary life-saving endeavor. Thanks also to Frank Warren and the passionate PostSecret community for their incredible support. 

    There's a whole list of folks we want to thank, but that can wait for now. Right now, we want to thank YOU. Thank you for voting last week, thanks for tweeting and retweeting, for updating your status and changing your profile pic. Thanks for encouraging your friends to vote. More than anything, we want to say thanks for caring. Thanks for caring about people and thanks for believing in the work and mission of TWLOHA. We've been saying since the beginning - nearly four years now - that we're all in this together. And we still feel that way today. That all of us are called to care for one another, to be generous and compassionate and to do our best to point our friends to hope and help.
    Thank you for believing in us. And thank you for coming with us on this surprising journey. 

    And certainly the poets...
    Donald Miller
    Anis Mojgani
    Chris Heuertz
    Anne Jackson

    We made a little video last Thursday night in Los Angeles. The whole thing came together in just a few hours and it was a ton of fun. Thank you to Jamie's long-time friend Justin Purser for capturing the magic, and for staying up til 5 in the morning to edit and upload. Thanks beyond words to Joaquin Phoenix, Miley Cyrus and Liv Tyler for helping us create something that has introduced TWLOHA to nearly 2 million people in just a few days. Joaquin "resurfaced," Miley kept us laughing and Liv Tyler may be the kindest person on the planet. 

    In case you missed the video, you can check it out HERE

    Thanks also to the Press for getting so excited about the video (apparently, when Joaquin shaves, it's a very big deal).
    E! News and The Daily 10
    MSNBC
    Huffington Post
    People
    Dlisted
    US Magazine
    Perez Hilton (here and here)
    Yahoo! News
    MTV Buzzworthy
    MTV
    Access Hollywood
    Popcrunch
    OK Magazine
    Teen Vogue
    Just Jared & Just Jared Jr.
    The Buzz
    Examiner.com
    TMZ
    AOL Video
    Absolute Punk
    The Gunz Show 

     Melissa Rycroft from The Bachelor

    Finally, a huge thanks to all of our friends and family members who wrote Facebook notes, updated statuses, and called and emailed everyone they knew. We are super thankful for our loved ones who support us (and tolerate our incessant pleas to vote!).

    Here's to moving forward with IMAlive and to being there for people in moments of pain and loneliness. Thanks so much for your support and for being with us on this surprising journey. 

    Peace to you, 

    jamie and Team TWLOHA 

    PS: Congratulations to our friends at Invisible Children!! IC won $1 million for their important work in Uganda and we were happy to support them as the race for first came down to the wire. Beyond the Chase "contest" was (and is) the desire that both IC and TWLOHA could be partners and leaders in inviting young people to live generous, compassionate lives. It's not about picking a favorite or competing - it's about working together to save lives and meet needs on this planet that we all share.

    Posted in General by jamie tworkowski

Comments (38)

Good luck!! Hope you reach it!

1 | Left by Chris | Jan. 26, 2010 at 10:09pm

This is so great! Congrats guys!

2 | Left by Jenna | Jan. 27, 2010 at 1:04am

Congratulations, TWLOHA, and also to Invisible Children.

Jamie, I'm going to shoot you an email later about IMAlive. I really believe in this project and want to offer some help.

3 | Left by Elizabeth Kaylene | Jan. 27, 2010 at 10:36am

im glad we made it! awesome!

4 | Left by cier | Jan. 27, 2010 at 11:37am

Wow, Jamie, you're a good sport. Honestly, I'm a little sour about IC winning first. But like you said, it's about working together.
We're one step closer to IMAlive!

5 | Left by Theh0pe | Jan. 27, 2010 at 12:30pm

yay! im so glad that twloha won $10k!! You guys deserve every penny <3

6 | Left by Nicole | Jan. 27, 2010 at 3:04pm

Well done to both TWLOHA and IC for the stellar work u guys do. And as Jamie says, it is one globe we live on. Jamie, i live in South Africa. The work you do does have a truely global impact. I have learned of u guys and what u do last year from a friend as i was suicidal and cutting. And no, im not a teen. Im a 30 year old woman. I suffer from bipolar disorder as well as borderline personality and anxiety disorder. So, just knowing that there are people on another continent, another timeline, another hemisphere who truely do care.. Wow! It's amazing! And then reaching out to find arms and hands reaching back out to you.. In the end.. Isn't that what life is all about? Sending love to you all!

7 | Left by Colette Pretorius | Jan. 27, 2010 at 7:41pm

I found your network through searching for Joaquin Phoenix :).
I am 100% supporter of TWLOHA. Jamie the team have done such wonderful work to support these people all these years. I believe that depression is an illness that more people need to pay attention to. Finally, I feel that I am not alone.

8 | Left by ian | Jan. 28, 2010 at 2:17pm

im so glad that now it will be easier to help people like me

9 | Left by madeline | Jan. 28, 2010 at 6:34pm

nice !i'm glad for TWLOHA

10 | Left by Larry | Jan. 30, 2010 at 3:30pm

I'm so glad for twloha, And for IC!
I can't wait till IM Alive launches, its going to be such a great way to help ppl.

11 | Left by Em | Jan. 30, 2010 at 5:30pm

Oh, I also wanna say thanks to the Twloha team. You guys really make a difference. i can't say how much...

12 | Left by Em | Jan. 30, 2010 at 5:31pm

Nice ime happy for you guys.

13 | Left by Justhin | Jan. 31, 2010 at 12:22am

small steps are still steps towards progress...and 100k isnt that small of a step. i am so happy we are one step closer to IMAlive. it will be a fantastic resource for those who cant say it out loud but need the help. i am so happy to hear there was some more success

14 | Left by teresa | Jan. 31, 2010 at 6:04am

GO MILEY.....I WACHED YOUR VIEDO ON YOUTUBE AND I LOVES IT....YOU GO GUYS

15 | Left by Amber | Jan. 31, 2010 at 7:35am

i haven't understand all because i speak italian, but i read a lot of pages from get ur good on, and i think that i've understand the right way , and don't know what could i write here, because i'm only 17 and i've never tried to suicide, but i just wanna say one sentence:
plz don't suicide, but not for me , for u because the life is so beautiful and leave is a omicide!
i just ask you think about ur life
i really don't find anything motivation for suicide, plz people don't do it, cause then you family can only cry you, and i know that a family need the children
(sry for my bad english,and if what i wrote don't go here)
bye simone
..if i can change something I TRY!

16 | Left by simone | Feb. 1, 2010 at 7:49am

ah! and if you can try it!
try to change this crazy world, try to get ur good on!

17 | Left by simone | Feb. 1, 2010 at 7:51am

I cant find the vote button? how do you vote?

18 | Left by Fi | Feb. 2, 2010 at 10:01am

im 13 years old and i self injure myself all the time ive been looking 4 help but jus cant stop
but all ive got to say is if youve never injured ur self u really dont understand y we do so
to me its an easy esscape its an esscape from everything ive went through and im goin through
i also smoke weed n drink
ive been desperating lookin 4 help n i cant stop i was referred to this website by my concerler

19 | Left by heaven | Feb. 2, 2010 at 2:00pm

@ the person who commented before this
You can make it through this. Your life matters.
Rescue IS possible, and so is freedom.
I'm saying from my own story, I started cutting when I was 13 too. But my story speaks of hope. I made the choice to stop eight months ago, and with only one relapse since then (which I came through stronger for it).
You are loved. In ways you can't imagine and sometimes can't see. Redemption is real, If I can make it through this, so can you.
And if you ever (and/or anyone else) need to talk, just email me.
blackandwhitefantasy@gmail.com

20 | Left by Em | Feb. 2, 2010 at 2:48pm

IMAlive sounds so great. I can't wait for it to launch. I voted, and congratulations on winning again!

<3 love always.

21 | Left by Anastasia | Feb. 2, 2010 at 4:43pm

I'm losing control. I'm so scared. I've tried to find help and nobody can help me. It's too late. I'm.....

22 | Left by em | Feb. 2, 2010 at 9:12pm

Dearest Em,

It's never to0 late. There is always hope. I hope you're still with us, and I hope you're reading this message. There are people that care about you, I don't know you and even I care about you. If you need to talk, I suggest calling a suicide hotline such as 800-273-TALK. You CAN get through this.

Hope is real,
Stephanie

23 | Left by Stephanie | Feb. 3, 2010 at 6:44am

jamie,

please come to phoenix, az.

don't know if you've already been here, but hope you schedule a talk here soon.

keep up the great work, you're pulitizer worthy for an important cause.

24 | Left by reeblite | Feb. 4, 2010 at 3:07am

my friend hung herself what could i have done to help

25 | Left by chelsea | Feb. 4, 2010 at 8:59am

Hi! im so glad for u guys!!! keep helping people like me! <3 Please come to NJ or NYC!!!!! thank u so much

26 | Left by jen | Feb. 4, 2010 at 9:18am

@ Em
We share a name. Or at least a nickname. *hugs* listen to me, you are going to move through this. Your story is important and your life matters. I care about you just like stephanie. And I don't even know you.
There is always hope. Always.
@Chelsea
That's hard question. There really Is only so much a person CAN do. Remember at least, that it's not your fault... And that your life is important just as hers was.

27 | Left by Em | Feb. 4, 2010 at 9:12pm

I've lost control. I'm falling down hard, just when I thought I made it through the worst. I hate this and I hate myself and I don't know how much more I can take. I've fought so hard to stay alive and I was doing so well. Now I'm scared. it's worse than ever and I have no place to go for help. 

28 | Left by Whitney | Feb. 5, 2010 at 5:09pm

Whitney, you can get through this.
Hope is real. I know it's tough to be going good then fall again. But listen, there are people who care about you. I've never even met you and your life is important to me.
Why do we fall down? So we can remember what rock bottom feels like, but also so we can learn to keep on getting back up. To keep on moving forward.
Everyday is a new begining. God is still in the business of redemption.
Look at the stars Whitney, remeber that they mean hope.
If you need someone to talk to I'm here.
Blackandwhitefantasy@gmail.com

29 | Left by Em | Feb. 5, 2010 at 9:19pm

What if there are people who don't want to get help, who can't find love in others and who can't embrace others' love?

30 | Left by Ian | Feb. 5, 2010 at 10:00pm

id tell those ppl Ian to first try the very best to love themselves. find the good inside of u and u can see the good inside of others. love is strong and self worth is learned..sometimes very slowly. id tell those ppl ian that as long as it takes, hanging in there is worth every second because they will watch themselves get stronger everyday as soon as they take that first step and to realize that recieving love from others first starts with recognizing all the positive energy we naturally harbor inside. just being on this website is more than 1 step...it means everything.

31 | Left by Crystal M | Feb. 7, 2010 at 10:25pm

I'm really happy that you guys won the money =] TWLOHA has literally saved my life in so many ways. You guys is the main reason I got my first tattoo last year for my bday, which was "Love" written on my left wrist. <333

Also, its a reminder for me to love myself as well as everyone around me.

Keep up the amazing work you guys!!!!

32 | Left by Melissa | Feb. 8, 2010 at 3:49pm

Wow!Congrats TWLOHA and Invisible children!

33 | Left by hal786 | Feb. 11, 2010 at 12:44pm

thats amaizing keep it up you guys

34 | Left by maram sameer | Feb. 15, 2010 at 8:06am

Wow~ I really hope we reach the goal :3. I love this cause!!! :D

35 | Left by Maritapydrei | Feb. 24, 2010 at 4:17pm

Wow i think this is a really good cause...i will support this cause all the way. i have had a friend do this to herself. it was horrible.

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