No money EVER comes to me, Trisha Franklin, the creator of this project…all of the money goes through the non-profit organization, American Forests, which has been around since 1875! American Forests will be putting up a special link on their website called, “A Million Trees For Michael” and fans will eventually be able to easily donate by clicking on this link. Until that happens, however, here are the 4 ways to donate:
The First way:
1. Go to
- http://www.AmericanForests.org
2. Click on “Ways To Give” (towards the upper right side of the page)
3. Scroll down to “Give in Honor of Someone” and click on this link
4. Fill out the form with your information, along with your donated amount
5. This is the important part! When you come to the “Response Information” box, you must enter the initials MJ, in caps, just like this, with no spaces in-between….this will ensure that your trees will go to this project.
You will still receive a certificate for your donation however in an effort to save more trees, they are now only giving you online certificates, which you can print out, if you’d like. On special occasions, where a large amount is donated, they will still print out and mail a certificate to you. You must make this request to their “Member and Donor Relations Manager”, Leah Lomax.
The second way:
If you prefer to call them and donate by phone with a credit card, you can reach them at (800) 545-TREE (8733) and do this over the phone. There is a $15. minimum, which will plant 15 trees, but you may give more if you are moved to do so. Since American Forests is a non-profit organization, your gift is also tax deductable. You MUST say tell them you are planting trees for Michael Jackson.
The Third way is to send a check or money order to:
American Forests
734 15th St. NW, Ste 800
Washington, DC 20005
Important: You MUST include a note that your donation is for the “Michael Jackson Memorial Forest” project.
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