Get your American flag PRIDE pin now to benefit two great charities!
It’s time for another charity pin sale… click here to get one for $10 and support two great charities! Details below.
Dirk and I are once again selling these sweet American flag pride pins for $10 each at jack.mn/flagpin, with 100% of the proceeds going to two very deserving charities (more on that in a moment). Free shipping to anywhere in the United States! We’re happy to announce that we’re able to offer international shipping now, too… just $3 flat rate to Mexico or Canada and $6 to anywhere else in the world. Only 30 are available and they go fast, so don’t wait!
What charities are we supporting?
We’re doing something a little different this time: you get to choose at check-out which charity your donation goes to! 
The first option is The Trevor Project, which provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning young people ages 13-24. You can read about them at thetrevorproject.org… Dirk and I have supported them in the past and have found them to be an important and deserving charity.
There’s a bit of a story behind why we chose the Harm Reduction Coalition for our second charity. As some of you know, Dirk and I were present on a recent Atlantis cruise on which one of our fellow passengers, a man named Joel Taylor, died of an apparent drug overdose. We were deeply saddened by this tragedy — we’d met Joel before and have several mutual friends — but we were also dismayed by the lack of harm reduction services available on the ship. At the events we’ve worked at in Europe and Australia, Dirk and I often saw highly-visible, trained medical personnel ready to administer emergency care for those in crisis in a caring and non-judgemental environment. They were also able to provide resources and contacts in case people want to receive longer-term assistance. We believe we need more of that kind of interventional care, especially here in America where we can’t seem to get our sticks out of our asses when it comes to drug use. That’s why we’ve chosen the Harm Reduction Coalition to benefit from this sale. The 501(3)c organization advocates for public reforms that promote the health and dignity of those impacted by drug use, and offers harm reduction training for professionals who serve the LGBTQ community. And we can’t think of a better charity to raise money for in Joel’s name.
Remember, you get to choose at check-out which charity you’d like your donation to support. There’s a third option as well: you can choose to have your donation split evenly between the two charities. But no matter which one you choose, you’ll be glad to know that your money is going to a very worthy cause… or two!
Thank you for reading… now head on over to jack.mn/flagpin and get yours before they’re gone!
Jesse and Dirk
is there any way a person can order one through the mail and send a money order? I would like to get one.
Check your email in a moment. 😉
sounds like some wonderful causes to support and a wonderful pin too.
Thanks, guys. I was able to get mine this time. You two are wonderful
You guys are awesome! Thanks again for doing this for these two amazing charities. After reading your explanation about the reason you chose these particular charities, it made me realize that the truth is there is not enough help for these kind of situation (Cruise) and knowing the impact that these events can have on people, a change is needed. I never heard of the Harm reduction Coalition before but now I will promote it in my personal circle of friends. Thank again for the two pins which by the way are in route to my house at this moment. I’m happy that my mistake of excitement help you for the question of shipment Maude xxx
Thanks for the head’s up on this. I’ll buy a couple as soon as I can.
Thanks to you and Dirk for the great work you are doing for these worthy causes; however, you always sell out very quickly. If you continue to do these sales from time to time, might you consider taking advance orders for a specified time period? Then you could place an order with your supplier and mail out the pins at a pre-determined date. I think this would likely increase sales and participation, though it would likely mean more work and a greater time commitment on your part. Anyway, food for thought.
That’s not a bad idea… the problem is I don’t know how many my supplier has on hand at any given time so I wouldn’t want people to place an order and then be unable to fill it. 🙁 That said, I have a bunch more on order now, and as a bunch of people have already bought theirs I’d expect the demand to slow a little bit.
In the meantime, I tried to give as much warning as possible before putting them on sale. Maybe next time I can do a staggered release (ten at 8 am, ten at noon, ten at 7 pm… that sort of thing).
That sounds like a great idea. And since I’m online most of the day, I’d be around to get that head’s up!
I see what you mean. I just went to see if any were available, and they ARE out-of-stock!
I got my pin, they are exquisite
Thank you Jesse
Thanks for the picture also 🙂
You’re most welcome. Thank you so much for your support!!
2/26/’18 Monday, PM Hi Jesse- I did send the $10,00 for the pin to you on February 13th, 2018 but have not received it yet. I also enclosed a note with my address etc with the $10.00 money order. I hope that I get the money order very soon. I still have my reciept so I can mail that to you if you need proof. I also sent a Valentine to You and Dirk also. I hope that it arrives very soon to my Mailbox in Minnesota. Thank -You for your attention to this. I sent it to the address you sent to me.
thank you for your attention to this matter. I hope it arrives very soon Sincerely, Mark J.VonBank -Park Rapids, Minnesota.
Thank you very much for the valentine! <3 We got the money order late last week and your pin went out in Saturday's mail. Hope you like it and thank you again!!
thanks Jesse, I will watch for the pin in the mail. I am Happy you liked the Valentine. Have a nice night.
3/3/’18 Hi Jesse, just wanted to let you know the pin finally arrived in the mail today. I don’t know why it took so long but am very happy to receive it and thank-you so much for that and also the photo! I truly do appreciate that very much. I hope you and Dirk had a wonderful Valentines Day too. I am getting ready to celebrate another milestone Birthday this coming week on March 7th, 2018 I will be “60”! kind of hard to believe. Anyway, thank you again for the pin and picture! Blessings always my friend- Mark J.VonBank- Park Rapids, Minnesota xoxoxo