We Need Your Help! Will You Help Us Get The Word Out?

1. "Like" Us On Facebook.

The quickest way to spread the word is to "Like" us on Facebook®...

2. Mention Us In Your Status.

Here are a few status updates you can use as inspiration (or use them as they are) to mention iRaize.com...

Here's something cool that will help YOU meet your goals and will help orphans in Mexico get food, clothing and shelter. Buy the ebook Finish Line Faith for just $3 and 50% will be donated to the orphanage. You get a 65-page inspirational read and the kids get necessities of life. Get the details at http://www.iRaize.com

What do the following have in common: a cup of premium coffee, a gallon of gas, a new release DVD rental, a dessert after dinner, a pack of baseball cards … food, clothing and shelter at a children's home in Mexico? They can all be purchased for a one-time fee of about $3. Will you give up one of the first items to provide one of the last items? Visit http://www.iRaize.com for details.

I made a difference today. All it cost me was $3. And I even got a 65-page inspirational ebook that teaches how to reach my goals. In buying Finish Line Faith I helped provide food, clothing and shelter for orphans in Mexico. Will you help too? Details at http://www.iRaize.com

My friend Jimmy Brown is raising money for orphans in Mexico. If you spend just $3 (one-time!) he'll give you a copy of his latest ebook, Finish Line Faith: How To Reach Your Goals. Proceeds go to provide food, clothing and shelter. Details are at http://www.iRaize.com

Is $3.00 a lot of money? It may not sound like much, but it can make a BIG difference in the lives of orphans in Mexico. Your ONE-TIME $3.00 will help provide food, clothing and shelter for them. I helped … will you? Visit http://www.iRaize.com for details.

I'm skipping Starbucks today for a good cause. Instead of spending $3 on coffee, I'm buying a copy of Finish Line Faith: How To Reach Your Goals. The proceeds from my purchase go to help provide food, clothing and shelter for orphans in Mexico. We need your help too. You won't even miss the coffee … get the details at http://www.iRaize.com

The orphans in Reynosa, Mexico need your help in getting the word out about iRaize.com. Will you post this to your status for an hour? Anyone who makes a one-time $3.00 purchase gets a copy of Finish Line Faith: How To Reach Your Goals, a 65-page inspirational ebook. Proceeds go to provide food, shelter and clothing for the orphanage. Thanks for sharing!

3. Send Out An Announcement.

Your next step is to send out an announcement to tell everyone you know about iRaize.com. Begin with those in your email address book. If you have a blog or website, post there. If you have a list, then send something out to your subscribers.

Solo Mailing: "Will You Help?"

Hey [Firstname], Something happened today that I want to share with you. It was meaningful to me and I'm hopeful it will connect with you as well. I helped make a difference today for needy orphans in Reynosa, Mexico. All it cost me was a one-time $3.00 purchase. Author Jimmy Brown is selling his latest ebook, Finish Line Faith: How To Reach Your Goals, for just $3 at iRaize.com. Half of every purchase goes to provide food, shelter and clothing for the kids at Rio Bravo Children's Home in Reynosa, Mexico. The book itself is very inspirational - lots of real life stories and practical advice for setting and reaching goals. It's 65 pages in length and very enjoyable. It's well worth the $3 on its own. I would highly recommend it even if it weren't for a good cause. However, what I got from the book is secondary to the real meaning for me. In making the purchase for just three bucks I was able to help meet real needs for the approximately 70 kids staying at the children's home. I wanted to share this with you because it touched me. But I also wanted to tell you about this because I hope you'll do the same thing. Will you spend just $3 to buy a copy of the ebook to support these kids? All the details are at the official site for the cause - http://www.iRaize.com We may not be able to do much, but I know we can give up one gallon of gas to make the purchase and help out. Will you help? Thanks! YOUR NAME HERE

Solo Mailing: "Will You Tell Others?"

Hey [Firstname], Everybody knows somebody. That's the unofficial motto of the iRaize.com cause that I am a part of. Author Jimmy Brown is the founder of iRaize.com and he's selling his latest ebook, Finish Line Faith: How To Reach Your Goals, for just $3. It's a 65 page inspirational read - lots of real life stories and practical advice for setting and reaching goals. Half of every purchase goes to provide food, shelter and clothing for the kids at Rio Bravo Children's Home in Reynosa, Mexico. One of the things I've committed to do in helping this cause is to get the word out. That's why I'm emailing you. Everybody knows somebody. I know you and others. You know other people that I don't. And they know others neither of us knows. If each of us just told a few people about iRaize.com we could really raise awareness, more people will buy the eBook and, ultimately, the approximately 70 kids at the children's home will have more support in getting the necessities of life. I'm emailing you today to see if you'll tell someone about iRaize.com. There are lots of things you can do to help… * Mention iRaize.com in your Facebook status. * Blog about it. * Tweet it. * Email everyone in your address book. * Tell people face to face. * And so forth. IRaize has a list of things you can do, along with free resources, to help you tell others. Get all the details at http://www.iRaize.com/tell-others.html You'll find things to copy to your Facebook status, articles to reprint, business cards and much more. You can even get a copy of this very email and send it out just like I did. :) It's a great cause -- will you please be a part of it? Will you tell others about iRaize.com? Everybody knows somebody. Thanks! YOUR NAME HERE

4. Give Out Business Cards.

Below you will find a business card design which you can print and distribute.  You can have 1,000 business cards printed with this design for as little as $10.00 at online business card printers.  Type "business cards" into a Google.com search for options.

5. Reprint An Article.

The below articles are a great way to "introduce" others to iRaize.com by sharing content. Publish these articles in your newsletter, e-courses, autoresponder, blog, website, etc.

Article: "I Spy Someone Who Cares"

I Spy Someone Who Cares By Jimmy D. Brown of iRaize.com Some things are so obvious they can't be missed. When my son, Jacob, was four years old he always wanted to "go, go, go". It became necessary to find ways to harness and refocus his energy. This was especially true when we were "waiting" somewhere. Whether it was waiting for a table at a restaurant, waiting in a checkout line or waiting in traffic, it was important to keep him busy without letting him bounce around all over the place like Tigger from Winnie The Pooh. The solution came in the form of a game I played when I was a young Tigger myself. Remember the game "I Spy"? In case you have forgotten how to play this simple game it goes like this… One person mentally finds an object within view and completes the sentence, "I spy something that is _________" by sharing the COLOR of the object. For example: You might spot a blue t-shirt and would announce, "I spy something that is blue." Other players then take turns guessing what item you selected. The winner gets to take your place in choosing the next item. One day Jacob and I were seated in a couple of chairs at the front of a discount clothing store. We were waiting (as usual) for my wife, Paula, to finish checking out. We decided to play our waiting game. When it was Jacob's turn he said something like this: "I spy something that is red." "That is over there." (Pointing) "That is on that door." "That has white around it." "That has the word 'Exit' on it." Hmmmm. "Is it that 'Exit' sign?" I asked. "Yes, daddy, that's it!" he squealed out in glee as if I had cracked some code with my brilliant deduction skills. I told him, "Son, you shared and shared and shared until it was obvious what it was. I didn't have to guess hard to figure it out." At that moment something hit me. Isn't that how you and I should be towards others? Shouldn't we share and share and share of our time, talents and resources until it's obvious to all around that we care? Shouldn't we share so much good will, acts of kindness, encouraging words and generosity that it doesn't take much guessing to figure out where our hearts are? Wouldn't it be wonderful for those around us to be able to say of you and me, "I spy … someone who cares"? Imagine for a moment what kind of impact this kind of living would have upon our homes, our neighborhoods, our workplaces … our world. Love can do everything from brighten someone's day to alter the course of his or her life. Compassion can meet needs that might otherwise go unmet. Encouragement can spring forth optimism and renewed hope. Kindness can touch the heart in profound ways. As you are "waiting" around today, think about ways you can impact the life of another. Make it so obvious it can't be missed. You can make a difference if you choose to do so. May it be said of you today: I spy someone who cares. ---------- Jimmy D. Brown is the author of Finish Line Faith: How To Reach Your Goals and the founder of iRaize.com. For just $3 you can purchase a copy of Finish Line Faith with 50% of every sale going to help provide food, shelter and clothing for orphans in Mexico. Get all the details at http://www.iRaize.com

Article: "Origami Boulder"

Origami Boulder By Jimmy D. Brown of iRaize.com Some of our investments in life are interesting. One of my good friends made one of these interesting investments after seeing an offer available at a website. A vendor online was selling what he described as an “origami boulder” which, by his own definition, is a piece of “wadded up paper”. That’s right. This guy takes a sheet of paper, wads it up and sells it as “artwork”... an “origami boulder”. Price for this? $10.00. A ream of paper is worth a cool $5,000 in this artist's hands. ?It gets even better. For an additional $5.00 the vendor will write an original haiku on the piece of paper before wadding it up. And, as if that wasn’t enough, for $29.00 you can get the origami boulder with haiku AND an attractive bamboo display stand. No, I’m not making this up. My friend decided to buy the deluxe version with display and all to place on his desk as a conversation piece. Just for the fun of it. Shortly after my friend's "artwork" was placed on display, the cleaning lady came by to straighten things up. You guessed it - she saw the "artwork, thought it was trash and tossed it into the garbage. My friend promptly ordered another boulder to replace the discarded one! Apparently he wasn't an artist himself. Maybe he had no formal training in wadding up paper. I'm not sure. I just know that I'd have sold him an origami boulder for $3.75. I don't do haiku (that was an unfortunate rhyme) but I would have thrown in the following limerick for free: There once was a man named Deiss Who ordered some artwork in haste For he had so much money to waste That he ended up ordering twice! Hmmm. Not bad. I'm open for business if you're interested in making a purchase. On a serious note, what have you and I invested in lately? How are we using our time, resources and talents? Are we investing in things that can be thrown away or things that will last? One of the greatest things we can invest in is the life of another. So often it takes so little to make a difference. A word of encouragement. An act of kindness. A listening ear. A compassionate gesture. A smile. An offer of hope. A helping hand. You don't have to be an artist to turn someone's wadded up life into real artwork. You don't have to be a poet to make rhyme from words that would otherwise be void of anything positive. You just have to care. Don't spend your life investing in "origami boulders" - things that might be thrown away. Spend at least a portion of your time and resources on things that matter. Make this world a better place. Make a difference in the life of someone in your pathway that just needs a touch of cheer or compassion. Make your life count for something important. Do you know how to change the world? One. Person. At. A. Time. You may not be able to help millions, but you can help the one down the street, across the office, in the checkout line or around the corner. Invest in things that will last. Sooner or later, everything else ends up in the garbage. ---------- Jimmy D. Brown is the author of Finish Line Faith: How To Reach Your Goals and the founder of iRaize.com. For just $3 you can purchase a copy of Finish Line Faith with 50% of every sale going to help provide food, shelter and clothing for orphans in Mexico. Get all the details at http://www.iRaize.com

Article: "What Love Can Do"

What Love Can Do By Jimmy D. Brown of iRaize.com Several years ago a stray dog came shyly into our front yard. He was very timid and acted scared to be around anyone. Whenever I approached him, he fell down on his belly and scooted across the ground instead of walking. Thus, I named him "Scooter". Scooter had obviously been beaten. He rarely looked at me in the eyes, choosing instead to hang his head in defeat, always looking down. When I did catch a glimpse of his eyes there was sadness and fright and suspicion hidden within. This poor dog was so frightened and insecure that just walking his way made him tremble. He would often fall over on his back, thrust his feet into the air and start whimpering. My heart broke seeing him in such condition. Whenever he let me get near him I made certain that I showed him some good, old-fashioned TLC. I would call to him in a kind, reassuring voice letting him know he could trust me. I often picked him up into my lap and ran my hands over his head and down his back. I told him, "I'm not going to hurt you boy. You can trust me. I'm here for you." It took some time to break down those walls of fear and insecurity that Scooter's past had built around him. It took an investment of effort to show him he had no reason to hold his head in defeat. It took action to show him love and build trust again. The day came when Scooter was no longer that shy, timid dog. He pranced around the yard and barked and leaped through the air. When I called him, he came running, no longer afraid. A wonderful transformation had occurred! That's what love can do. Sadly, there are "Scooters" all around us. Not just animals, but also people who have been mistreated. Life has beaten them down and robbed them of their hope, trust and confidence. They walk around with their heads bowed in defeat, suspicious and afraid. They walk shyly into the front yards of our lives. They may never say it, but their hearts yearn for someone to care, someone to help make whole their brokenness. They hope to hear someone say, "I'm not going to hurt you. You can trust me. I'm here for you." Who will take the time to break down those walls of fear and insecurity? Who will invest themselves to show that there is no reason to live defeated? Who will make the effort to share love with them? Will you? There are people in your pathway today who are hurting. They feel alone and unloved, insecure and fearful. Their lives are wrecked and in shambles. They fall down before you with their legs in the air, whimpering and crying for mercy. Do you see them? Take a close look at those around you, do you see them there? Show them TLC. Call to them in a kind, reassuring voice to let them know they can trust you. Pick them up. And love them. No one is a lost cause when love is at work. It will take time and effort. It may be a painful, uncomfortable process that breaks your heart to see them in such a condition. But if you faithfully and compassionately give of yourself to restore a person who is hurting you may just witness firsthand a wonderful transformation. Those eyes that are now darkened with doubt may soon dance with hope. That head which now droops in defeat may soon be raised in confidence. That heart which is now broken may soon be filled with joy. That future now bleak may soon be full of promise. That's what love can do. ---------- Jimmy D. Brown is the author of Finish Line Faith: How To Reach Your Goals and the founder of iRaize.com. For just $3 you can purchase a copy of Finish Line Faith with 50% of every sale going to help provide food, shelter and clothing for orphans in Mexico. Get all the details at http://www.iRaize.com

6. Host A Banner or Button.

Below you will find several buttons and banners in various shapes that you can load to your site, post in your blog design, add to your HTML newsletter, etc. You will need to SAVE these to your computer, encode them with a link to iRaize.com and load them to your site or other publication.

   

 

7. Get More Involved.

There are a variety of other ways you can get more involved in the iRaize.com mission: write and post a review for the Finish Line Faith book, interview Jimmy, write a news story, blog about us, and so forth. If you have ideas, we'd love to hear from you!

Questions?

If you have any questions please don't panic. Just email us at support@iRaize.com and someone will promptly assist you within 24 hours excluding weekends and holidays. One of our helpful staff members will assist you.

Thank You So Very Much For
Your Support Of This Worthy Cause!

God bless,