Help SouthCoast

Hello friends,

Some of you all may have already seen this through my Facebook page (or through Leah), but if you haven't, would you consider lending a hand?

My good friend and post-college roommate Leah McBride is in the running for a $50,000 Pepsi Refresh Do Good for the Gulf Grant! She started the SouthCoast Design/Build Center in MS a little over a year ago. The Center brings in architecture and interior design students each semester to help design and build houses for people who lost their homes through Katrina. It's a great program that could really use the financial support since it is still in the early stages. In fact, Leah and the other staff there have worked without a salary for the past year! $50,000 would go a looong way.

So how can you help? Well, the top 10 finalists receive grants, and finalists are determined by voting. You can vote every day from now until the end of August. You can only vote for one entry per day, but you can vote for up to 10 entries. And you can sign up through Pepsi (you have to give an email address, but they don't send you a thing), or you can vote through Facebook. There are a few hundred contestants, and as I said, the top 10 receive grants. SouthCoast is number 22, which is awesome and amazing, but it's been holding steady there for a few days. I'd love to see it move up in the rankings. And while you're at it, vote for other worthy ideas too! But you can vote for SouthCoast here:

gulf.refresheverything.com/southcoastdesignbuild

Even one vote will help, but if you vote multiple days, even better!

Thanks so much for reading, considering, voting, showing some love. And while you're at it, buy a Pepsi to help fund more worthwhile projects too!