Planting Peace Organization - Aaron Jackson

**mermaid arts** · 11-12-2007, 03:51 PM

IT'S THAT TIME.... CNN HEROES FINAL VOTE!!!
ALL OF YOUR VOTES IN THE SEMI-FINAL ROUND HELPED HIM GET THIS FAR....
AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE FINAL VOTE!!!!

PLEASE
VOTE FOR LOCAL HERO
(and my son!!!)
CNN HERO
AARON JACKSON!
IN THE
CNN HERO FINAL VOTE
NOVEMBER 12-24

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE IN THE FINAL ROUND BY LOGGING ONTO
www.cnn.com/hero

ALL VOTES COUNTS... PLEASE VOTE OFTEN AND SHARE, SHARE, SHARE!

AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, AARON RECENTLY WON THE 'VIEWERS CHOICE' NOMINATION IN THE CNN HERO SEMI-FINALIST ROUND
OF THIS YEARS CNN HEROES ONLINE POLL. HE WAS CHOSEN BY THE CNN VIEWERS AS A FINALIST BECAUSE OF THE GREAT WORK HE HAS DONE, AND CONTINUES TO DO, IN THE POVERTY STRICKEN COUNTRY OF HAITI.

TO DATE, AARON HAS OPENED 4 ORPHANAGES IN HAITI,
PROVIDED MUCH NEEDED FOOD AND MEDICATION TO MANY OF THE OTHER ORPHANAGES IN HAITI
AND HAS DE-WORMED OVER 1.5 MILLION HAITIANS OF THE PARASITIC WORM THAT DESTROYS SO MUCH OF THEIR NUTRITIONAL INTAKE.
YES, 1.5 MILLION!

THE WINNER OF THIS YEARS CNN HEROES FINAL VOTE WILL RECEIVE
$25,000 TOWARD THEIR CAUSE AND
BE HONORED IN A LIVE GLOBAL BROADCAST OF ANDERSON COOPER ON DECEMBER 6, 2007.

FOR AARON, THIS MEANS ANOTHER ONE MILLION DE-WORMING PILLS AND A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BRING AWARENESS TO THE NEEDS OF THE CHILDREN OF HAITI.

NOT ONLY ARE WE ASKING FOR YOUR VOTE, BUT WE ARE ASKING THAT EACH OF YOU SHARE AARON'S STORY AND HOW TO VOTE FOR HIM WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS.... ACTUALLY, ANYONE AND EVERYONE THAT CAN HELP AARON HELP THE CHILDREN OF HAITI.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE NOT SEEN AARON'S HERO SEGMENT THAT AIRED ON CNN AND CNN HEADLINE NEWS,
YOU MAY VIEW THE VIDEO AT WWW.CNN.CON/HERO .

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT
AND
MAY PEACE BE YOUR STEP.

**scooterbug44** · 11-12-2007, 03:55 PM

Sounds like a great kid, too bad you lost my vote after the 3rd email I received today on the subject.

I still don't know how you got my email address, is there some sort of Sowal master list where you can email everyone?

**Mango** · 11-12-2007, 05:45 PM

Done and done. Good luck to Aaron!

**ItzKatzTime** · 11-12-2007, 06:20 PM

I will share with everyone I can....I can put up a poster at the cafe with the web site to go to. I think Aaron is wonderful and when he's in front of a camera he shines!!!!.

Youth be our guide!

**LightWorker** · 11-12-2007, 08:07 PM

Good luck to Aaron!!!

**Minnie** · 11-12-2007, 08:36 PM

Good luck to Aaron, I voted again.

His story really makes you stop and think about what is important in life instead of the pettiness we all deal with on a daily basis.

**Beachbummett** · 11-12-2007, 08:55 PM

Done and done! Good luck to him and I will pass it around.

**mermaid arts** · 11-13-2007, 08:06 PM

Thank you all!!!!
Keep voting!

**mermaid arts** · 11-15-2007, 06:21 PM

just had to share..... aaron is going to be on Larry King Live sharing his story on December 2, 2007 !!! As his mom, there are no words! Larry King!!!!!

To all those that are voting, THANK yOU!!!
To those who have not, please help!!!!

you can cast your vote for Aaron at www.cnn.com/hero

**LightWorker** · 11-15-2007, 06:44 PM

Originally Posted by mermaid arts

just had to share..... aaron is going to be on Larry King Live sharing his story on December 2, 2007 !!! As his mom, there are no words! Larry King!!!!!

To all those that are voting, THANK yOU!!!
To those who have not, please help!!!!

you can cast your vote for Aaron at www.cnn.com/hero

WoW....

**incredible1** · 09-01-2008, 03:17 PM

What do you charge for hosting "regular" websites. We only do video hosting (www.flvhosting.com - and www.h264hosting.net ) so would pass some "regular" pics and text hosting on to you, we like to keep it local.

**TooFarTampa** · 09-07-2009, 07:57 AM

... in yesterday's St. Petersburg Times. I just got around to reading. I did not know about this young man, Aaron Jackson, though he has been posted about here before.

If you don't know, he has dedicated his life to helping the children of Haiti through his Planting Peace organization.

This is an awesome feel-good story and worth a read even if it weren't for the local angle.

Inspiring activist Aaron Jackson and Planting Peace go to Haiti to deworm the children - St. Petersburg Times

**kurt** · 09-07-2009, 08:34 AM

Planting Peace

Planting Peace provides medication to disadvantaged children -- chicagotribune.com

**Geo** · 10-13-2009, 10:14 AM

Hi Wendy,

I was going to PM you this but then thought it was just too cool to not share...

I was on the phone this morning with my cousin from Los Angeles. We were involved in a very deep philosophical conversation about life because we are both at our life's crossroads with respect to our careers.

So my cousin says to me that the reason he hasn't accepted an offer to move to Chicago to make millions (and that he continues to struggle doing what he is passionate about) is because he was inspired by a Florida kid who moved to Haiti and is saving lives.

So I interrupted him and I said, "John, I know his mom".

He thought I was messing with him. So I sent him the link to this thread and we were both blown away at what a small world we live in.

Wendy, my cousin asked me to share this story with you and to ask you to remind your son what an inspiration he is to the rest of us.

Cheers, G

**rheffron** · 10-13-2009, 11:15 AM

Did he win?

**kurt** · 04-27-2010, 05:12 AM

Planting Peace puts down roots in Miramar Beach | peace, planting, puts - Local News - WaltonSun.com

Aaron Jackson and his Planting Peace organization have been featured on CNN several times — and Jackson has even been nominated for Anderson Cooper’s CNN Hero award.
Previously headquartered in South Florida, the organization and its founder have now come home to South Walton.
Jackson grew up in the Destin/South Walton area, playing golf at Burnt Pine with his grandfather, Chick Grant.
Jackson could have chosen many avenues to explore in the hunt for a career, but he went with his natural inclination — to help those less fortunate.
“I think I was always like this. It’s only common sense to help a hungry person out,” he says....

**GoodWitch58** · 04-27-2010, 09:24 AM

this is wonderful. such an inspiring young man. We are all proud he is back "home" again. I predict we will continue to see great things from him and so many will be inspired by his example.