charity — Sam Trammell

UPDATE: In Memory of Jesse…

July 31, 2011 By admin

As you may have seen, the fourth episode of True Blood was dedicated to Jesse James Cartwright. Jesse was part of the True Blood transportation crew and lost his life earlier this year, leaving behind his wife and three children. True Blood Staff, Cast and Fans are uniting to raise funds for Jesse’s family.

We have more news on the subject…
Last week TrueBlood-News, Sam-Tramell.com, AlexSkarsgard.net & FYeahJoeManganiello sent over $3,000 to The Jesse James Cartwright Fund. We successfully auctioned off the script for season 3 Ep 302, “Beautifully Broken” signed by Alexander Skarsgard with a final total of $3,250! How wonderful and thank you to the fans for participating!

UPDATE: I’ve talked to Sam and he’s game for doing more! This week we’ll be auctioning off a Tru Blood bottle signed by NOT ONLY SAM HIMSELF but 6 other cast members from the show…

THE AUCTION READS:
This is an authentic bottle of Tru Blood signed by Sam Trammell (Sam Merlotte), Kristin Bauer van Straten (Pam de Beaufort), Allan Hyde (Godric), Nelsan Ellis (Lafayette Reynolds), Todd Lowe (Terry Bellefleur), Brit Morgan (Debbie Pelt) and Ashley Jones (Daphne Landry) ((see photos)). Signings were witnessed by us personally (we run fan sites for Sam Trammell, Alexander Skarsgard and True Blood).

This glass bottle is from 2009 and remains unopened (I would NOT recommend drinking the contents, strictly for collectors).
What a great addition to your collection of True Blood Memorabilia or the perfect gift for the person who’s impossible to buy for that has a TRUE obsession for the show!

Description of the drink from the HBO site…

Sink your fangs into a bottle of Tru Blood, a delicious blood orange carbonated drink inspired by Bill’s favorite synthetic blood nourishment beverage. Tart and slightly sweet, Tru Blood pours like a regular soda but appears stormy and mysterious when poured into a glass. Bottoms up – and vampires, remember to drink responsibly!

The Tru Blood beverage features:

* Stunning bottle design is exact replica of bottles featured on show: stained in rich red with raised English lettering and matching Japanese Kanji!
* 14 ounce per bottle

This auction is to benefit Jesse’s family.

CLICK THE BOTTLE TO BID

Find out more about Jesse, then please, if you can donate to the family directly.

Filed Under: News, True Blood Season 4, charity Tagged With: Allan Hyde, Ashley Jones, Auction, Brit Morgan, charity, Jesse Cartwright, Kristin Bauer, Nelsan Ellis, Sam Trammell, Todd Lowe, True Blood

Sam Trammell @ Sports Spectacular Benefiting Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

May 23, 2011 By admin

Sam Trammell attended the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 26th Anniversary of the Sports Spectacular at Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on May 22, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. On Sunday, close to 2000 prominent sports figures, entertainers, and business people were on hand at the event in Los Angeles.
Sports Spectacular has raised millions of dollars for the hospital.

Pix Source: WireImage

Filed Under: Appearance, News, Out and About, Photo, charity Tagged With: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, charity, Sam Merlotte, Sam Trammell, Sports Spectacular

Sam Trammell & True Blood Fans Help Japan

April 13, 2011 By admin

It seems like everyday we hear more scary news coming out of Japan. More than 27,000 people have been killed or gone missing after a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit the region on March 11, 2011. The death toll is expected to rise as the search and recovery operations for the bodies continue. Some 15,000 survivors are still living in the evacuation centers as a series of aftershocks keep rocking the country. And today, Japan raised the severity level of its nuclear crisis to the maximum level 7.

Guess who cares… Sam Trammell does! We asked Sam if he would help support our drive to sell as many Blood Donor t-shirts as we can with all proceeds benefiting the Red Cross’s efforts in Japan. This adorable picture is what Sam sent back.

True Blood News, AlexSkarsgard.net, Sam-Trammell.com, Skarsgårdnews.com & Skarsgardfans.com have banded together to design a special “Blood Donor” t-shirt to help in what ways we can. 100% of the proceeds from these t-shirt sales will be sent to the Red Cross for their Japanese disaster relief efforts.

You can find the shirts in the True Blood News store.

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If you’ve bought yours already…send in a pic…we’ll add it to our gallery of “Gorgeous Folks Helping to Make a Difference!” with this handsome man in the pic here.

Thank you and special thanks to Sam that dashing dude! MUCH LOVE FROM ALL OF US!

Filed Under: News, Photo, charity Tagged With: charity, Japan Earthquake, photos, Red Cross, Sam Merlotte, Sam Trammell, True Blood

Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami Relief True Blood T-Shirts

March 18, 2011 By admin

Japan - True Blood Fans Unite Right now the people of Japan are in crisis, their resources are stretched thin, and they need our help. The death toll keeps rising, thousands remain missing and now they have to deal with the nuclear reactor situation. In addition, millions lack access to food, water, electricity, and medicine.
True Blood, Alexander Skarsgard, Sam Trammell, Eric Northman, Sam Merlotte
Many organizations are already on the ground providing relief, including Doctors Without Borders and the Red Cross. You can provide immediate assistance by donating to help fund the emergency response:

Doctors Without Borders is sending highly trained teams of doctors into the hardest-hit and most difficult-to-reach regions of Japan. Donate here.
The Red Cross operates 92 hospitals in Japan and has deployed 700 medical relief volunteers across the country already.
Donate here.

True Blood News, AlexSkarsgard.net, Sam-Trammell.com & Skarsgårdnews.com have banded together to design a special “Blood Donor” t-shirt to help in what ways we can. All proceeds from these t-shirt sales will be sent to the Red Cross for their Japanese disaster relief efforts. You can find the shirts in our True Blood News shop.

Filed Under: News, True Blood Season 4, charity Tagged With: Alexander Skarsgard, Eric Northman, Japan Earthquake, Sam Merlotte, Sam Trammell, True Blood

A Request From Our Friends at CRF…

March 18, 2011 By admin

Call for help

I’m sure most of you know about True Blood’s Deborah Ann Woll’s boyfriend, EJ Scott who’s been diagnosed with Choroideremia and has been fighting for a cure for several years now.
Well our friends at the Choroideremia Research Foundation have requested our help…

What do they need??? Just your vote!

For what…for whom???
Jeff Benelli, CHMer and a semi-finalist in the Energizer Bunny ‘Keep Going’ Hall of Fame!

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE…

Kansas City resident Jeff Benelli was today announced a semi-finalist in the Energizer Bunny ‘Keep Going’ Hall of Fame – which celebrates people who make a positive impact and inspire the world through their perseverance, determination, and boundless energy. Benelli, who is legally blind, having been diagnosed with the degenerative eye disease Choroideremia (CHM), has run a total of six marathons in the past five years while raising more than $106,000 to fund a cure for himself, his nephew, and others.

“This is an incredible accomplishment, and I am truly honored to place among the top 100 applicants in the Energizer Bunny ‘Keep Going’ Hall of Fame,” says Jeff Benelli. “However, I am even more honored to be recognized for raising awareness and funding for a cause that not only has the potential to save what’s left of my eyesight – but the sight of my 11-year-old nephew and so many others out there who are going blind because of this disease.”

Benelli has completed 6 marathons since 2005, finishing in the top 7% of his age class in each, and has raised more than $106,000 for the organization currently funding research for a cure – the Choroideremia Research Foundation (CRF). The CRF, which aims to support scientific research for a treatment or cure for CHM, has recently announced notable progress in the search for a cure – and plans to fund Phase 1 of the FDA-required clinical trials in December of 2012. These trials mark an important first step in the process to research, establish and provide a cure.

If named a finalist, Benelli will win a $1,000 donation to the charity of his choice, the CRF. The grand-prize winner will win a $5,000 donation, $10,000 cash, and a trip to St. Louis, Missouri. If named the grand-prize winner, Benelli plans to donate the entire $10,000 to the CRF.

Facebook users will choose one of the ten finalists by visiting facebook.com/energizer starting March 17, 2011 and voting for their favorite candidate. Once the finalists have been announced on April 4, 2011, individuals can visit www.energizer.com/halloffame to place their vote for the grand-prize winner. For more on Jeff and his complete story visit jeffbenelli.com.

Vote for Jeff Benelli to raise awareness for the CRF!!

(On the FB page hit CLICK TO VOTE then type Jeff’s name in the search bar)

For more information on Choroidermia , visit Choroideremia.org

Filed Under: Information, News, charity Tagged With: charity, Choroideremia Research Foundation, Deborah Ann Woll, EJ Scott, Jeff Benelli, True Blood

Win a True Blood Set Visit and Lunch

January 3, 2011 By tessafdlg

Sam Trammell has donated a visit to the True Blood set and lunch alongside the cast and crew. The proceeds of the winning bid will benefit Children Mending Hearts.

See more information and to bid here.

source: charitybuzz.com

Filed Under: Fun Stuff, News, True Blood Season 3, charity Tagged With: Sam Trammell, True Blood

Sam Trammell Performs for Actors for Oceans

November 14, 2010 By tessafdlg

On November 13, Sam Trammell attended Actors For Oceans Charity Event Benefiting Project Save Our Surf at Falcon Restaurant on November 13, 2010 in Hollywood, California. Sam also performed a set for the benefit. Barbara from skarsgardfans.com attended and has shared some of her photos with us. Thank you, Barbara!

Filed Under: Appearance, Fun Stuff, News, Out and About, Photo, charity Tagged With: charity, Sam Trammell, Save Our Surf, True Blood

Sam Trammell: Oceana Benefit Hosted by Esquire House

November 14, 2010 By tessafdlg

Sam Trammell arrives at the Oceana benefit at Esquire House LA on November 13, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.

Filed Under: Appearance, News, Out and About, Photo, charity Tagged With: charity, Oceana, Sam Merlotte, Sam Trammell, True Blood

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Sam Trammell Performing for Save our Surf ~ RESCHEDULED

October 22, 2010 By admin

UPDATE: ATTENTION SAM TRAMMELL FANS!!! This event has been canceled due to the weather as most of it takes place outside…this letter has been sent over from the charity rescheduling the performance…

VERY IMPORTANT
Hello fellow surf saver!!!
This is a very important update in regards to the Actors for Oceans Gala.
Due to the down turn of the weather, we have sadly been forced to change the date of our much anticipated event.
The Falcon Restaurant is 90% outdoors, and as much as we have been looking forward to this coming Saturday, we’d rather see everyone comfortable and dry!
The location and time are exactly the same. Only the date has changed.
Saturday, November, 13th 2010
7PM – 11PM at The Falcon Restaurant in Hollywood.
Please let us know if you can no longer attend. If for some reason you can’t make it we can:
1. Give you a refund Or 2. Give you a tax form and use your previous ticket purchase as a donation
We are so sorry for this inconvenience. Mother Nature is working against us this weekend but November 13th is going to be fabulous.
Let us know how you wish to proceed.
We thank you so much for your understanding!
Best,
Jo Amari

Sam Trammell, who plays shaggy haired Sam Merlotte on HBO’s True Blood, will be treating everyone to an acoustic performance for the charity SOS.
Trammell, as part of Actors for Oceans, will entertain fans Saturday, November 13th, 2010 {edited} at Falcon Hollywood 7213 Sunset Boulevard.

This annual fundraiser event is hosted by Tanna Frederick and hopes to raise funds for the Mauli Ola Foundation as well as Project Save Our Surf’s environmental programs.

Other attendees will be Tate Donovan and John Slattery. Tickets are available at Project Save our Surf

SOURCE: Project Save our Surf

Here’s some video of Sam at his last Surfrider Foundation Charity Event that raised over $29,000 to save our beaches…

SOURCE: MishMashMagazine.Com

More pix of Sam from the Surfrider Event….

Filed Under: Appearance, News, Out and About, Photo, Video, charity Tagged With: charity, Sam Merlotte, Sam Trammell, Save Our Surf, The Surfrider Foundation, True Blood, Video

Sam Surfs for The Surfrider Foundation

September 12, 2010 By admin

Sam Trammel has joined in many a charitable cause, just a few days ago he was part of Stand Up To Cancer and once again we find him surfing for charity. Sam joined many other celebrities from music, television and film to raise awareness for the Surfrider Foundation. This was the 5th annual Celebrity Expression Session held at First Point, Surfrider Beach in Malibu, California on Saturday, September 11, 2010.