Support The Painted Turtle
 

SUPPORT THE PAINTED TURTLE at Loafdom for the Turtle

Loafdom for the Turtle in affiliation with, and the full endorsement of The Painted Turtle, has launched a fund-raising website to support this innovative year-round camp that provides children with chronic and life-threatening illnesses a chance to have a life-changing experience. Meat has taken this charity to his heart. We know many of you here have, and we hope his legions of fans around the world will want to do the same.

On our website you can purchase the first in a collection of wristbands, and browse our CafePress store for a range of customised items from Tshirts to teddy bears, and accessories, mugs and clocks. Some featuring the Turtle, and some designs we hope will appeal to Meat Loaf fans. At least $3 from every band sold will go to The Painted Turtle, and 100% of commissions from CafePress items will go to them directly.

The wristbands will be posted by one of our distributors in Australia, UK, or USA; CafePress ship worldwide to you direct.

Full information is available on www.loafdomturtle.net together with a forum where you can suggest ideas to support and grow this venture, or ask any questions you have. It has excited The Painted Turtle, who couldn't be more proud to be associated with Meat, who has done and continues to do so much for them, and his wonderful fan base which they say have been nothing but magnificent!

Please visit our website and help support this remarkable and inspiring organisation provide the gift of a lifetime to many children; laughter, fun, and life-changing personal growth. Their lives will always be full of challenge, but everything they gain at The Painted Turtle will help them face and meet those challenges throughout their lives with new confidence.

M.Snider, BS/BA
Loafdom for the Turtle Fund & Purchasing Manager

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Thanks Michael :-)

Caryl

My thanks as well on behalf of The Painted Turtle.:-)

I have just purchased 4 wristbands, and 2 dog bowls. The dog bowls are mint, one has on it Pup with a Bat attitude, and the other Like a Pup outta Hell ! Very cool ! Great original items, with money going to a very worthy charity. Loads of fab items ! Go over there and do something great for charity and get some awesome stuff !

It's great what you are all doing for this very worth cause.

Carole

My wristbands arrived, they are cool, and boy do they light up in the dark, my neices love them and i rather like mine ! LOL..

Thanks for posting the link. This is a great cause I'll gladly support.

Thank you Michelle, Carole and Smithie :-) Hopefully there'll be a forest of glowing bands at Meat concerts soon ;)

Caryl

Thank you for posting this link. I just ordered, wristband, clock, hoodie and hat. Will be going back for more. Wonderful idea. Thank you.

Thanks to everyone for your support. As U.S. Distributor, I look forward to your order, Smithie, and yours, clpmss, went out yesterday. :D

Let's spread the word!!

TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE SUPPORTED US OVER THE PAST 2 WEEKS

It costs so much to provide the unique experience of The Painted Turtle camp to children with such special needs and challenges .. $1500 for a full week for one camper. A huge thank you to those who have supported us so far through buying wristbands and items from our shop ..

To date you have helped us raise the money to sponsor a child for a full day at camp, to supply face paints for 2 Carnival nights, and provide bait for "Kiss and release" fishing .. and isn't that last a wonderful way to describe it? :lol:

Thank you so very, very much. You have directly helped to give fun, laughter and most of all, the gift of a full day at this magical camp to a child and will help them change their lives. You should be proud. :D

YOU ROCK!!!

Please keep helping us :) We'll be adding a new design to our wristband collection next month, we have so much on offer in our CafePress store, and you can help us spread the word, and recruit friends and colleagues to support us by buying bands or items from our store.

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What a great idea! Now I know what to get my friends for Christmas.

Sue, when will the wristbands be available in more colors? I'm hoping to get a set in a variety of colors.

Our second color (a two color swirl) will be available sometime in the first half of next month, a specific date hasn't been set yet though.

A third color coming in a couple of months.

Yes, we want to introduce a new one to the collection each month :) .. different effects, colours and inscriptions. But like Meat, we're keeping the details of what's coming next under wraps .. he's not the only one who can tease :lol:

But September will see, as Mark says, a two colour swirl .. what colours? You'll have to wait and see ;)

Caryl

Cool, thanks Caryl and Mark.

Look forward to seeing them ! Can't wait to see the dog bowls, TJ and Sookie are Meat fans too, they love it when i have him playing. Dogs with taste ! LOL..Thanks to all involved :))

In response to requests we now have a range of simple pendants in the Loafdomturtle store, Accessories Section :)

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And coming up in November something REALLY special for those who want to treat themselves to a really beautiful piece of jewellery!!

Caryl

What a coincidence my birthdays in November :D

Tell the one who loves you to get saving!!! :D

But it's special! :cool:

Caryl

MONTH END REPORT: AUGUST 2011

In the 3 weeks we have been up and running we've raised $388.50 from sales to be sent to The Painted Turtle from sales of wristbands, and when the CafePress commissions clear we will have raised a total of over $500.

A HUGE thank you to all the Meat fans who supported us and showed they want to help The Painted Turtle; together we have funded a full day at camp for a chronically ill child whose life will be immeasurably enriched as a result.

To paraphrase the man we follow .. Thank you, you made us what we are!! To quote a camper, "It was the best week of my life - I am not kidding! .. It was just magical, everything was amazing. The counsellors, the camp, the people. It was so awesome."

Please help us to reach out to ALL Meat's fans around the world, to your friends and your colleagues who simply care about children; pass this on and continue to support us so that we can help The Painted Turtle more. In three weeks together we've funded a full day at camp .. let's work towards making that a full week a month, so Meat's fans can say they send 12 children to The Painted Turtle camp every year, and help change 12 deserving and courageous children's lives. Meat has changed so many of our lives. We can surely do this for the charity he holds so close, and make him proud.

From our hearts to yours THANK YOU .. and NEVER, EVER STOP ROCKING!!!
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Smithie,

My deepest apologies for not having responded to your post. I see though that my more efficient team-mates have answered your question.:D

You will be IMPRESSED. :cool:

I can't possibly add anything more to what Caryl has reported, but do want to highlight this point:

To paraphrase the man we follow .. Thank you, you made us what we are!! To quote a camper, "It was the best week of my life - I am not kidding! .. It was just magical, everything was amazing. The counsellors, the camp, the people. It was so awesome."

I can tell you that being part of the Loafdom for the Turtle team is one of the most soul-enriching endeavors I've ever been involved in, and as someone who lived the explosion of BOOH onto the scene in 1977, I've been around for quite some time!:lol:

The quote from the camper says it all, and simply buying a wristband and/or one of the treats from our store, and passing the word about this cause will instill a warm and cozy feeling in your heart as well.;)

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Dog bowls, which i think are fab !

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Sookie wanting more ! LOL...

Gonna try and get some more pics with TJ my JRT in as well, last pic wasn't as good cos he was eating like a Bat Outta Hell !

Well done all involved with the charity.

I am awaiting the necklace as well, sounds like it might be something special !

I bought a pendant necklace yesterday. Can't wait to get it!!!!! :-D

Thnaks for the photos Michelle :-) I think they do your great pups' justice ;) The pendant we'll be offering in Oct/Nov WILL be pretty special .. sterling silver or gold :)

Sheena, hope you like your CafePress pendant, and would love to see a photo when you get it :-)

Meanwhile our new design of band will be coming as Meat starts to rock Australia!!

Caryl

Thanks Caryl, i am still trying on getting a better pic of them both eating their dinner !

Have just bought some beautiful heart shape earrings with bats on and a blue moon background. Looking forward to seeing the postman again ! LOL...

http://www.cafepress.com/loafdomturtle/7873630 Great stuff !


Necklace sounds like something special Caryl:D

Whilst up norf look what I found on someone's wrist!!!!

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That wrist looks really familiar, Monstro. :))

J. xo

It's the freckles isn't it lol :D

F***WHIT lol

What freckles..I don't see no freakin' freckles?? LOL ;)

J. xo

LMAO ! At all of your responses ;) Freckles are a big giveaway, thanks for posting the pic M. X
I think it is a great way to show support for a charity close to Meats heart, as well as the money from the wristband going to said charity. Buy a wristband, they are pretty cool, glow in the dark, my neices loved theirs !
Talking of that,
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check out the cool new t-shirts and pjs ! I have just ordered 2 t-shirts and some pjs, awesome styles, money going to the Painted Turtle ! Christmas will be hear soon, buy one for a friend or for yourself for Christmas.

I love the skull designs and angel ones too, Rock Til You Drop !

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Mens t-shirts rock as well, click on the link check them out guys :)) I bought one for hubby for Christmas :))

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Thanks Michelle .. and thank you for all the ideas and enthusiasm .. it means so much :D We could do with more like you .. :lol:

The CafePress shirts etc aren't cheap, but they're really good quality, wash time after time really well, and are worth the money I think.

We're still a long way from achieving our target of meeting the cost of one week at camp for a child every month .. 12 young and special lives transformed at this amazing facility every year thanks to Meat's fans, but it's early days.

Hopefully Meat' s support of what we're doing by putting the link to our site on hs FB page immediately under the link to his official site, will help us reach out to a wider fanbase and also encourage those who haven't bought a $5 band yet to start collecting ;) We have a new band coming on line as soon as stocks arrive, which should be any day now.

We'll also be introducing a budget price range of silver jewellery soon, thanks to your ideas :-) Charms which can be worn on necklaces or pendants, earrings, and a special range of skull jewellery, which is spot on for Meat fans :lol:

And we've launched fridge magnets which can be purchased from our site from $4-4.50, post included, thanks to a suggestion by SuieQ.

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Caryl

Great that Meat has put a link on his page for Loafdom For The Turtle :)
The new silver jewellery looks cool and very affordable. Looking forward to the new wristband :)
The t-shirts may not be cheap, but they are unusual and great designs, can't wait for mine to arrive. No doubt i will be getting more !
Thanks Caryl, i am happy to support a worthy charity and put a little time into helping anyway i can. I hope more people will check out the site and see there are some great items for sale.

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ON SALE NOW! .. LOAFDOM TURTLE LIMITED EDITION JEWELLERY
Our full range will follow next month, but today our Limted Edition is on sale. These are a one-time offer, and when they're gone, they're gone. We don't know if we'll be able to get them back again, so don't delay. And rmember, we're offering a fixed shipping price on our jewellery orders; $1.10 in the UK and just $3 Overseas, and that's for your order, not each item ..

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Thank you. All 3 just ordered.

Thanks Chris :-) They'll be on their way in tomorrow's post!

Caryl

That's find Caryl. I really love the jewerly. The necklaces and matching bracelets are wonderful.

Thank you all who are involved with this. It's fantastic.

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Bought the skull earrings, real silver, very cool and very affordable ! Thanks to all involved :)

I also have bought a skull bracelet, which is awesome, great quality !

Thanks .. I think they're pretty special. SO Meat ;) .. and really impressive quality; they weigh 40g, and the detail is fantastic.

Caryl

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Caryl can you bring me two of these on the next uk tour, please? ;-)

I'd be delighted .. but hope we'll have sold out long before then ;) We have limited numbers. But I'd be very happy to pop two in the post to you :-)

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Caryl

Great Skull Bracelet!
 

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I recently received this bracelet from the Loafdom for the Turtle (www.Loafdomturtle.net)

Now, how MEAT is this?? :) The quality of this bracelet is AMAZING!! Tibetan silver...weighing over an ounce....skulls that are huge -there is nothing not to love about this piece of jewelry! Why not visit the Loafdom, take a look for yourself and BUY one! You won't be sorry. :)

Chris,

I just posted the picture above of my skull bracelet. You are going to be so PLEASED!!

Thank you for your continuing support. Spreading the word wherever you can about what we're trying to accomplish on behalf of the kids served by The Painted Turtle will be invaluable. Again, thank YOU!

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Great t-shirt, fantastic quality, check it out !

WOW that looks great. Can't wait for mine. I also got the bracelets and matching necklaces. Making them into a picture. I'm gonna order the doggy t-shirts. My youngest is always cold.

Hi Chris,

Aren't the doggy tees cute? ;) We have cats, and they do get outside once in a while, but I don't think they'd ever tolerate a kitty tee. Cats have such odd personalities.:lol:

I've been wearing my oval bat pendant since I got it - the four bats against a bright cream colored moon and night sky. :D

Let us know when you get your skull bracelet, and what you think, won't you? I KNOW you're going to be over-the-moon!:D (No pun intended. ;))

Sue

Hey Sue,

I sure will let you know about the skulls. Can't wait for the t-shirts either. Hopefully they will fit Shilo. He's so tiny. My cats won't wear them either. Maybe I can get them on Sassy for picture. Will have to see what kind of mood they're in.

Just received skull bracelet with skull and bat earrings. The earrings are so tiny, they are so cute. The bracelet is great. Very easily adjustable. I had to take out 2 of the skulls, which are now on my HCT necklace. Whomever thought of this big congrats. Everything so far that I bought has been perfect.

Glad you're pleased with your purchases Chris .. and thanks for helping us help The Painted Turtle :) More silver jewellery coming soon!!

And just to remind people what we're talking about ;) Because these really are great ...

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And this is just one of the items coming soon:

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Caryl

And they're here .... They're glow-in-the=dark, a two-colour swirl, and celebrate the new album! . Help TPT, support Meat and advertise the new album!!

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If you want to buy bands of both types, just order new ones and make a note on your Paypal form what numbers you want of each ..

eg If you wanted one of each, buy 2 new ones but tell us you want one new band and one original. We don't want to charge you 2 lots of postage, so if you do this until we've figured out how to change the system we can manage to accommodate mixed orders.

Caryl

Shilo my little rocker. Perfect fit for him.

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I'm really gad you liked them .. and that he was prepared to model them too :lol: Thanks for posting the photos!

Caryl

Just ordered the skull bracelot, looks great! Never too early to shop for Christmas!

Oh my goodness!! How cute, Chris!! :lol: They are a perfect fit, and Shilo seems quite happy with them. He is adorable.

And, I'm thrilled that you're happy with your jewelry. I didn't order earrings, but I so love my bracelet. I did take out one skull, but never thought about using it the way you used your extras - good going!

If you can catch Sassy in a good mood, I'll take great pleasure in a photo. But, we do know how our cats are, don't we?;)

Thank you again for your wonderful support of the kids served by The Painted Turtle. We at the Loafdom for the Turtle appreciate it so very much.

Sue

Thank you, Juniper.:-) I have the skull bracelet myself, and I think you're going to LOVE it! The sheer weight and quality of it is going to have you saying, "wow!" - believe me.

And, we have skull rings coming out very soon.:D Check the site frequently if you're interested, because quantities are limited, as they are with the bracelets.

Again, thank you! If you get a chance, post and let me know what you think about the bracelet, ok? And, on behalf of The Painted Turtle, will you help pass the word about the Loafdom for the Turtle by posting our link wherever you can? www.Loafdomturtle.net. We need to get the word out, far and wide.

Sue

Just bought 2 of the wristbands. :-D

Thanks, Deena! You're going to love the bands. :D


A GENERAL NOTE: Keep in mind that if you do not have a PayPal account, you can send a money order. Just check our site - the address is below. :-)

Thanks everyone! Keep rockin'!

Wow, Meat posted the Loafdom for the Turtle link on Facebook!!!!

Congrats on running a great program. I'm checking my box everyday for the bracelet. I'm in California, are they shipped from Australia? Anywho, I'm excited.

I'll wear my skulls with pride!

The wristbands are shipped by one of our three distributors. Yours will be sent out from Sue in the USA and I'm sure will be with you very soon. :D

I can't edit my post anymore but I now realise you are talking about the skull bracelets rather than the wristbands. The skull bracelets are sent from Caryl in the UK.

Unless anyone in Australia or NZ are buying, then the wristbands come from me in Perth, Australia!

absolutely no worries!

I sooo want to see the skull necklace; I just might be adding to my Loafdom necklace collection... So far I have pendants showcasing bats w flames, red scarf, blue moon, pink/purple moon and grayish moon. :-D

And Sue, my wristbands came in today. They look great!!!! Thank you!!!

Ah, glad you like the bands, Deena. :D Thank YOU! You're a great friend of the Turtle. ;) Keep in mind that you need to put them under a light bulb for maybe an hour to "charge" their glow feature, and they'll then be good-to-go. They keep their charge forever. I wear my two all the time, and never re-charge them. They just keep glowing from the light they pick up during the day, I guess.

That's so cool you have all those pendants!! I have the oval bat pendant - five bats against a bright cream moon against a night sky. Hmm.....the Red Scarf tee, the Bat Attitude black tee and the Just Loafing tee. And my favorite, the skull bracelet. :D

And, plans for lots more skull tees as gifts for Christmas (for my son and myself - :lol:) and definitely the new skull necklace for myself.

I'm sorry there's not a picture available yet. If you can picture a longish, thinish, snake chain, with three skulls free-hanging from it, you've got a mental picture. Our web-master is on vacation this week, but I'm thinking that she may post the picture which would make it available for sale if she finds a moment to do so. Otherwise, it will certainly be available next week. :-)

Just remember that the Limited Edition Jewelry, and the skull necklace falls under that category, will ship from the UK, and the delivery time will be a bit longer, but the wait will be well worth it.

Good chatting with you!! Keep rocking! :D And, if you would continue to pass the word about the mission of the Loafdom of the Turtle, it would be so appreciated. In Meat's own words, posted by himself to his own page, The Painted Turtle is his favorite charity, and he thanks all those who support it.

What better nudge to those who care about what is important to him is there than that?!! :D

Sue

Thanks, Juniper. We're all at the mercy of the postal system, and I'm glad you're not upset. ;)

Sue

I got a lovely newsletter from The Painted Turtle today, there was a column dedicated to Meat! Here is what it says:

~ Acting Executive Director Blake Maher


Just quietly..... my Grandma called Meat "Meat Ball" once, she still says it by accident sometimes too. Lol

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Sorry Mel! ;)

And, just for the record, bands going anywhere other than the United States, Canada, Australia or New Zealand are shipped from the United Kingdom by Caryl.

She's got the biggest zone - England and the Rest of the World - wherever that may be! :D

Sue

I really like the bracelets and necklesses. I bought a key chain so might just buy something else. Great Cause. Thanks for all invloved! :)

What a great newsletter (that I didn't reproduce here)!, and what a FANTASTIC photo!

It's so true that one photo can speak a thousand words!!! :D

GO MEAT!!!!!!! We are so proud of you!

And, as the Loafdom for the Turtle, we are so honored to be doing our small part for the children of The Painted Turtle.

Come on guys!! Help us help them!! :D

Sue

Just quietly..... my Grandma called Meat "Meat Ball" once, she still says it by accident sometimes too. Lol

So cute, Mel! We know Meat forgives Grandma her slip-up in a heartbeat. :-)

Sue

I forgot to tell him I was skipping her birthday to see him lol

The newsletter put a big smile on my face when I got home tonight :D

Thank you!
 

:cool: I received my skull bracelet today. Totally cool! I put it on immediately. :cool: Thank you soooo much!!

Excellent! Hope you enjoy it!

LOL! I'm sure Grandma understood. ;)

And, yeah, I can understand about the newsletter. That picture of Meat with the kids is too cool!! :cool: And the write-up about Meat...what more can anyone say? :D

I think she was just happy I enjoyed myself so much!

I hope I get my skull bracelet and skull earrings soon. Ordered another set for my friends daughters who loved mine. Will be ordering 2 of every skull ring too I think. If they see them. LOL

They went out a couple of days after Juniper's Chris, so I'd hope you'd get them any day now :)

Caryl

And now I finally have internet service again from my soon to be ex ISP BT Broadband .. I just want to say how thrilled I was that Meat posted his thanks on his FB page to all those who support TPT and asked his fans to visit our site :) Thank YOU Meat for endorsing and backing what we're doing :)

And here's a preview of the skull necklace coming soon :)

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Caryl

Very kewl pic!!!! :D Can't wait....

Very nice.
Let me know when available to order! :cheer::cheer:

Deena and Juniper:

Isn't it great! :D It should be available this week, and I will be among the first customers. ;)

I have made a note to post here when the skull necklace, and some other really rocking stuff, is available to purchase.

In the meantime, you can check the Loafdom for the Turtle website - look for "OTHER ITEMS" in the right-hand corner of the screen - hover over and click "Limited Editions". That's where you will find the skull necklace, etc. The Loafdom for the Turtle address is below my signature.

Thank you for being such great friends of the Turtle! :D Your purchases serve to help put smiles on the faces of chronically ill children, and that is a very good thing, indeed!

Sue

Great News!:cheer:

The skull necklace, and some other superb pieces will definitely be available for sale this coming week, perhaps on Monday, October 31st. Halloween. How appropriate! :weee:

Keep in mind to check the Loafdom for the Turtle site - Limited Editions, in the right upper corner. www.Loafdomturtle.net.

One of us on the Loafdom team will also pop by to confirm that we are GOOD TO GO! :D

Keep rockin'! and have a great weekend.


Sue

Well its payday on the 31st (halloween) so i shall be buying for painted turtle monday night

Great :) Thanks Ollie

Caryl

:cheer::cheer::cheer:

The skull necklace is available for purchase! YES!!! And, some other Limited Edition silver jewelry that you're simply not going to believe including PANDORA bracelets, and so much more. :weee::weee::weee:

You'll find it all at www.Loafdomturtle.net. Click on "LOAFDOM DIRECT" and you're IN!

HAVE FUN, and THANK YOU!


Sue

Awesome selection!!!! I just bought 3 skulls chain, bat #1 charm, silver flying bat charm, skull #1 & #2 charm, and the wolf charm. Am I a supporter or what? :D I love 'em!!!!

I reposted one of ya'lls comments on FB less than an hour ago. ;)

Thanks!

And your order will be on its way tomorrow :) Thanks so much

Caryl

Yay! Thank YOU! :D