Beautiful White  2007 ford E350 XLT 12 passenger Van, low mileage (55,000) / highway miles mostly. Great condition absolutely no mechanical flaws/ runs like new. priced to sell at $12,500 (at least $2K under book value). All scheduled maintenance performed, new tires, factory/ dealer installed tow package. E-350 EXT super duty package with traction control, cruise control, AC blows super cold, anti lock brakes, 5.4 liter triton V-8. Must sell.. SERIOUS BUYERS ONLY… first person to meet or exceed price gets vehicle. email us  at som(at)stateofmanmusic.com

Join State of Man’s Service2Humanity Tour on Aug. 1, 2009 from 9AM – 1PM to assist the HOMES program of Senior Citizen Services in Atlanta, helping a deserving senior couple with home beautification.

Only 25 spaces available, so sign up here today!

Greater Chicago Food Depository

State of Man will join the Greater Chicago Food Depository on July 24, 2009 to assist with sorting food from 9AM – 12PM and  perform live at 101.9 WTMX’s ”Taste of Lincoln Ave” Festival on July 25, 4PM on the Rightwood Main Stage, as part of the band’s Service2Humanity Tour stop in Chicago.  Only 6 more volunteers can join band members for the service project, so feel free to arrive on site early following the Greater Chicago Food Depository provided information below.

SERVICE2HUMANITY CHICAGO PROJECT INFO

When: Friday, July 24, 2009 from 9am – 12pm

Where: 4100 W. Ann Lurie Place, Chicago IL 60632

Who We Are

As Cook County’s food bank, the Greater Chicago Food Depository distributes more than 55 million pounds of food each year.  A large portion of this food must be inspected or sorted and then packaged before it can be safely distributed through a network of over 600 member agencies (food pantries, kitchens, shelters, etc).  Volunteers complete much of this work.  Frequent projects involve re-packaging bulk cereal or pasta, sorting bread or canned food donations, or gleaning produce.

Requirements

Dress: Volunteers must wear long pants and close-toed shoes.

You will not be permitted to work in the warehouse if you are wearing sandals or shorts/skirt.

Age: Our minimum age for volunteers is 13 years old.  For volunteers under the age of 16, we require a 1:4 supervision ratio (one adult for every four 13-15 year olds).

What To Expect

Orientation: Before working, we provide a brief orientation for all new volunteers.  We will talk about how the Food Depository functions, who we serve, and answer any questions you may have about our operation.

Work Session: You will spend the majority of the session repacking food in the warehouse.  Groups may be given a short break halfway through a three hour session. Volunteers must be able to stand for up to 90 minutes while doing some light lifting and bending.

What To Bring?

We ask that each volunteer bring an item of canned or non-perishable food to donate. A list of most needed food items is available upon request.

We encourage volunteers not to bring personal belongings to the facility; however, a limited number of lockers are available if needed.

Questions? Please contact Volunteer Services at (773)-247-3663.

Directions to the

Greater Chicago Food Depository

Driving:

From the North or East

Take the Kennedy Expressway (I-94) south/east, OR Lake Shore Drive south.  Exit onto the southbound Stevenson Expressway (I-55) and take it to the Pulaski exit.  Turn left (south) onto Pulaski Road and head south for approximately 2 blocks.  Turn right (west) onto W. Ann Lurie Place (4200 South) and take it to the Food Depository at 4100 W. Ann Lurie Place. Turn right (north) onto Keeler to enter the parking lot.

From the West or South

Take the Stevenson Expressway (I-55) north and exit at Pulaski.  Turn right (south) onto Pulaski Road and head south for approximately 2 blocks.  Turn right (west) onto W. Ann Lurie Place (4200 South) and take it to the Food Depository at 4100 W. Ann Lurie Place. Turn right (north) onto Keeler to enter the parking lot.

Public Transportation:

From the Loop

Take the Orange Line south (toward Midway Airport) and exit at Pulaski.  Catch the Pulaski bus (#53A) going north.  Get off at the corner of Pulaski and Ann Lurie Place (4200 South).  Walk one tenth of a mile west to 4100 W. Ann Lurie Place.

From the West Side

Take the Pulaski bus (#53A).  Get off at the corner of Pulaski and Ann Lurie Place (4200 South).  Walk one tenth of a mile west to 4100 W. Ann Lurie Place.

Attention Volunteer Groups:

Please use the Volunteer Entrance near the west gate.

Buses are not permitted to enter the parking lot.

Please park buses on Keeler and walk into parking lot to Volunteer Entrance.  All other vehicles may park in lot.

MAP TO GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY

4100 WEST ANN LURIE PLACE

CHICAGO, IL 60632

773-247-3663

Thank you for volunteering – we look forward to working with you!

Providing food for hungry people while striving to end hunger in our community

Attention Music Fans, Designers, Entrepreneurs:

Do you have a great idea for a State of Man T-shirt that you think others would like?

Do you have an existing T-shirt design, but do not have a way to capitalize on it financially?  Well, here is your opportunity.  State of Man is looking for creative fan designs to use for their merchandise, and if you’re design is selected, you’ll receive a commission for every sale of your work.

For a small submission fee of $15.00, you can submit unlimited designs for State of Man’s new merchandise consideration.  Sign up here, and if any of your design are selected, we’ll contact you and get your design up and running. And of course, we’ll promote your design and give you tools to do the same.

Don’t miss this opportunity to make money and make a name for yourself as a graphic artist with a national rock band  promoting your design.   To sumbit, click here and you’ll be re-directed to the online design submission form after payment (be sure to bookmark the upload page for future uploads as well)!

Thanks and look forward to seeing your ideas.
John, James, Thomas, and Chris
State of Man

Can an Independent artist raise $350K in less than two months just by clarifying their vision, following their hearts and believing that what they are doing creates enough value to justify asking the public for help? We believe we can and we believe our cause – to take positive Music and Action across the USA – is worth whatever risk is involved. We’re doing this to see if it will work; to see if it can actually happen. Again, we believe it can and hope a lot of people believe in what we’re doing enough to contribute and help us spread the word. We’ve got nothing to lose and everything to gain! Click here to learn more and support S.O.M

SUPPORT S.O.M HERE

After almost  8 and a half years we have reached the day when our album, In This Place, hits select stores nationally! For those of you who have shared this incredible journey with us we are grateful and happy to share this joyous day! This is a milestone in our career that we are happy and excited to share with all our fans, friends and family. Please take a minute to check out the music and the store of your choosing below to pick a copy for yourself or a friend! Your support is greatly appreciated on this momentous occasion..:)

In This Place Hits Select Stores Nationally- Today

Barnes and Noble (physical)

Best Buy (physical)

Borders (mp3 only)

iTunes (mp3 only)

Walmart (mp3 only)

Amazon (physical & Digital)

Silver platter (physical)

Spun.com (physical)

Independent Records and Video (physical)

The Disc Exchange (physical)

PS~ this list is does not represent all the stores that are carrying the disc so please feel free to call any independent record store in your town to see if they are carrying the album.

State of Man’s track “The First Time” is currently being featured in a Microsoft sponsored music marketing campaign. Thanks to Microsoft you can download this song for FREE for a limited time. So check it out and get your download on! (click banner below or link here: FREE DOWNLOAD)

PS~ dont forget to get your copy of the new record, “In This Place” now

GET NOW:  iTunes

If you are in or near Chattanooga, TN, we have two great opportunities for you on June 18 and June 20 to help United Way & Habitat for Humanity make a positive difference:

1. Service2Humanity Tour | Chattanooga/Ringgold – June 18, 2009
   Join State of Man for the Service2Humanity Tour as we volunteer with United Way Chattanooga to help Heartland Ranch.  Located in beautiful North Georgia minutes from Chattanooga, TN,  Heartland Ranch is a nonprofit summer camp for children with developmental disabilities, severe trauma and high risk issues.  Heartland strives to improve the needs of children of all ages.  The children of Heartland experience self confidence and improvement in strength, balance, coordination, attention span, language and social skills.

   Volunteers are needed to help with construction of the tack room, building of short return wall, removal of fronts and door, removal of wall board and our project will run from 12pm – 4pm, followed by acoustic performance from State of Man (and free CDs)!

   To volunteer, contact Joyce McNish at 423-544-9611 or via email at joycemcnish [at] bellsouth . net.

2. United Way Day of Action, June 20, 2009

United Way of Greater Chattanooga is the place to get involved in community engagement and it asks everyone to GIVE, ADVOCATE or VOLUNTEER to make a difference in this area.  It joins United Ways across the country in the second annual United Way Day of Action. This year’s Day of Action – Saturday, June 20, from noon to 3 p.m. at Hamilton Place Mall – will support early education by kicking off a volunteer recruitment drive that calls on this community to “Do what it takes to LIVE UNITED” by volunteering to help kids prepare for early education.

United Way will work to recruit 1,000 VOLUNTEERS for Early Childhood Education between June 20 and August 23, 2009. The results of this 9-week volunteer drive will be announced at the Chattanooga Market’s LIVE UNITED DAY on Sunday, August 23.

The United Way will hold a DO WHAT IT TAKES” VOLUNTEER DRIVE KICKOFF AT HAMILTON PLACE MALL. United Way, accompanied by several early childhood-focused community agencies, will take action in Hamilton Place Mall at the Comcast Stage by recruiting people to volunteer in the area of early childhood education. The first 20 people to sign up to volunteer at Hamilton Place Mall on June 20 will receive a free LIVE UNITED t-shirt.

United Way’s Kick-off coincides with a daylong Public Forum “WHAT IT TAKES” COMMUNITY FORUM ON EARLY GRADE SUCCESS IN SCHOOL to be held at the UTC University Center. The forum will focus on what government, non-profits, parents teachers and county leaders can do better to ensure school success for Hamilton County children. Last year, an Ochs Center study found that one in four children in Hamilton County were “at risk” of not being ready when they enter kindergarten. A School Readiness Advisory Board, made up of leading practitioners and key collaborative partners, is working with the Ochs Center to ensure community ownership and sustainability of the effort to improve education and early childhood interventions in our county. The forum is the latest effort in ongoing research and planning work being conducted on school readiness and early education. It is funded by the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga and the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

Along with the United Way, members of the School Readiness Advisory board include: Chattanooga Department of Human Services, Chattanooga State Technical Community College, Child Care Resource and Referral, Children’s Home/Chambliss Shelter, Hamilton County Department of Education, Hamilton County Parents Are First Teachers Program, Head Start, Orange Grove Center, Public Education Foundation, Project Ready for School, READ 20, Signal Centers, Inc., Siskin Children’s Institute, Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth, Tennessee Department of Human Services.

“When children are successful in school, it prevents social problems before they happen, according to research,” said Linda McReynolds, senior Vice-President of Organizational Development at United Way. “When members of our community donate their time and talent to improve local education, they teach children important lessons about caring, citizenship and social responsibility, while also helping them become more prepared learners.”

United Way’s drive to recruit 1,000 volunteers will extend to college campuses, local employers, and other organizations in addition to the general public. There are two ways to sign up to volunteer:

·   sign up at Hamilton Place Mall on June 20 from noon to 3 p.m.; or

·   sign up at the web site http://tinyurl.com/whatittakeshamiltoncounty

You can find out more about these events on the Ochs Center Web Site or the United Way web site, which will be updated regularly as new volunteer opportunities become available. For information about other special events in 2009, or to look for other ways to take action through giving, advocating and volunteering, call the United Way Volunteer Center at 423-752-0316 or go to www.LiveUnitedChattanooga.org.

About United Way of Greater Chattanooga
United Way of Greater Chattanooga funds local programs that create opportunities for people to care for themselves and each other, making our community the best at helping people achieve their potential. Thanks to an endowment fund that covers all overhead and administrative expenses, all contributions (100 percent) go directly to services that help individuals and families in the greater Chattanooga area, north Georgia and northeast Alabama. Call the United Way at 423-752-0300 for more information.

Entertainment site Starpulse.com (4.2 million unique visitors a month) ran a video feature in the Entertainment news section featuring the video for S.O.M lead single “Swallow Your Fears”. Starpulse calls had the following to say about the track:

“The song is an epic arena-ready anthem that shows that these guys have big things in store for their future!”

Check out the full feature here: STARPULSE/ State of Man

Starpulse Feature for Video of "Swallow Your Fears"

“Swallow Your Fears” can be currently purchased on iTunes along with the new record “In This Place” by clicking here: iTunes link

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It is Summer and time for some cool fun in the sun. Join Sate of Man for The McDonald’s McCafe Free Summer Concert Series,  also featuring Algebra and Van Hunt.

Come experience The Flavor of McCafe.