JUNE 2008

Ebay Honors MYF with "Golden Ribbon" Award for Non-profit
Last week MYF was awarded the "2008 Golden Ribbon Award" from Ebay.com! It's a pretty significant honor for our 'lil foundation and we are very thankful to Ebay. Out of many thousands of non-profits they work with, they chose us. So of course when someone honors us they are by extension honoring YOU, the fan, since you make all this possible. If you're at this website reading this, then you share a piece of this award below. Take your right hand, extend it toward your back/shoulder area, and pat.

Now here's all the press release type stuff...official wording and what not.
MYF wins Golden Ribbon Article 1
MYF wins Golden Ribbon Article 2
MYF wins Golden Ribbon Article 3


Mike visits CERN in Geneva

(from Mike)
On June 13th I had the honor of visiting the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland. Dr. Bryan Cox, Renilde Vanden Broeck, and a few other super-cool physicists there were kind enough to give me a special tour of two of the particle detectors (ATLAS, and CMS) I can honestly say that this was one of the most incredible things i have ever seen in my entire life. The pictures can do absolutely no justice in showing how truly massive this machine is. The LHC is going to lead to hugely monumental discoveries in physics in the next few years, and will dramatically change our common view of reality. I can't wait.


Read the CERN bulletin about Mike's visit:

Mike Einziger, lead guitarist with the rock band Incubus, visited CERN on Friday 13 June between concerts in Finland and England. Einziger, a lifelong science enthusiast descended into the ATLAS and CMS caverns and visited the SM18 test magnet facility during his brief tour of CERN.

MAY 2008
Death toll in China earthquake exceeds 12,000 (from yahoo.com)
Watch video and read more about the disaster at yahoo.com.

MIANYANG, China - The toll of the dead and missing soared as rescue workers dug through flattened schools and homes on Tuesday in a desperate attempt to find survivors of China's worst earthquake in three decades.
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The official death toll climbed past 12,000 in Sichuan province, where emergency workers reached the epicenter of the massive quake as night fell. The number appeared certain to rise far higher as rescue and recovery efforts moved forward....

Donate here at Red Cross

Myanmar cyclone death toll soars past 22,000: state radio
Watch video and read more about the disaster at yahoo.com.

Go here to donate directly to the cause (World Vision Online)

Incubus and The Make Yourself Foundation are making a substantial donation today to assist victims. If you want to make a donation, we recommend you use Red Cross or Worldvision.org.

Evolution: The forbidden Love Triangle Between Faith, Science and Charles Darwin


Featured article in "Malibu Magazine"

.....For example: What do a rock star and a biology professor have in common? It would appear that they have nothing in common. But when that rock star is Mike Einziger and that professor is Dr. Ken Miller, they stretch far beyond the boundaries of the labels attached to them, and on one fundamental point of interest they actually intersect: evolution.

Let’s be quite clear: Labels exist for a reason. Miller is the archetypal professor par excellence. He has held teaching posts at two Ivy League universities, and is one of the world’s leading authorities on evolution. However, Miller is also that very rare “cool professor” who students can relate to and approach. Not only does he dress more casually than they do, but he also lacks the pretension and stuffiness endemic in academia. Within the scientific community, he is one of only a few figures who have bridged the enormous gulf between “science” and “humanity,” and this has earned him a sort of rock star status in the public realm.

Read the rest of the article...

APRIL 2008
We're inspired by Barack Obama and we hope you'll get out and vote in the U.S. Presidential elections, regardless of who you vote for. Among other things, we think Barack will be a president who will listen to the nation's environmental concerns.

Brandon recently visited the California Wildlife Center in Malibu and visited with staff and animals. Photos below

FEB. 2008
Last month Incubus and MYF donated much of the $$ raised in 2007 to some very worthy causes.  THANK YOU to all the Incubus fans who helped raised money for MYF, we really are making a difference one person at a time!

The organizations MYF donated to are the following:

The Painted Turtle
6th addition to Paul Newman's family of Hole in the Wall Camps for seriously ill children
Reef Check
Tropical coral reefs and California rocky reefs
Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruely to Animals
Animal care center for adoptable animals in NJ
Break the Cycle
Domestic Violence Organization that promotes the health and protects the rights of youth
Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods
Center for Biological Diversity
Organization dedicated to protecting soil resources, empowering communities and transforming wastes into resources in Haiti
Rock the Earth
Environmental advocacy organization working to ensure the existence of a sustainable and healthy environment for all
Save the Waves Coalition
Environmental nonprofit whose mission is to protect and preserve surfing areas around the world
Cheshire Project
Cheshire is a camp for people with disabilities
Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation
Seeks to advance the science related to desmoid tumors
California Wildlife Center
Assisting sick, injured and orphaned native wildlife
Ministry of Insured Salvation (MIS) orphanage in Lesotho
Orphanage in Southern Africa for children with HIV
Life Rolls On
An advocate on behalf of young people whose lives have been affected by spinal cord injury

Recent press on MYF donations:
MTV.com
FMQB.com
Ecorazzi.com
Jambase.com

DEC. 2007
MYF has officially raised over $1 million! Thank you fans for helping this to become a reality!

MYF recently made a large contribution to Habitat for Humanity to assist those who've lost homes in the California wildfires.

Interested to know more about what Incubus/MYF were able to accomplish this year? Check out the 2007 MYF Year End Report.

OCT. 2007
The band attended the "Environmental Media Association" Award show last week to accept their "Missions in Music" award in LA. The event was attended by a number of environmentally conscious celebrities as well as important behind-the-scenes people who've worked tirelessly to implement change.
If you want to see Brandon and Mike accept their award, tune into the "EMA Award show" on the E! channel Nov. 7, 8:00 PM.

Check out some photos from the event as well as articles here (Syler from "Heroes" was there.....that was kinda cool):

Pictures from WireImage

Press (click to visit our myspace page and click on `blog`):
>Starry Green Scene at the Environmental Media Awards
>Miller honoured at environmental awards
>Sienna, Happy Feet take honours
>Al Gore, Sienna Miller, Happy Feet Green with Honors
>'Happy,' 'Earl' top EMA Awards

About the EMA Awards:
"First presented in 1991, the environmental media awards honor film and television productions and individuals that increase public awareness of environmental issues and inspire personal action on these issues. The awards recognize writers, producers, directors, actors, and others in the entertainment industry actively expressing their concern for the environment through their work. This fall, the star-studded EMA award show is airing around the world on E! Entertainment Television and BBC International."

SEPT, 2007
Lots of GREEN press on Incubus for you to read!! The greening efforts implemented on the Incubus U.S. tour were a huge success and we thank all of the fans and volunteers who helped make it happen!
Incubus/MYF's efforts in greening their tour has brought so much press this summer that Incubus have been invited by the EMA (Environmental Media Association) to accept the `EMA Missions in Music Award` alongside Al Gore and Kevin Wall! The award ceremony (The 17th Annual EMA Awards, presented by Toyota, Lexus and Pepsi) will be broadcast by E! TV and the BBC. More info soon...
Incubus Green Guide (National Geographic)
Incubus Now Riding an Eco-bus
Incubus FMQB
Incubus Lightens Environmental Impact
Incubus - Greenbase

JULY, 2007
The U.S. Incubus tour is in full swing and so is the MYF greening campaign! We've put a lot of thought and research into the best way to neutralize the carbon from our tour this year as well as how we can create tools for the Incubus fans to contribute as well. Here's what we've come up with:

Incubus is working with the Sustainable Minded Artists Recording and Touring (SMART) program to lessen their environmental impact by overhauling their touring operations from fuel use to fan t-shirts.

The SMART program aims to immediately and dramatically reduce the environmental impact of music industry operations, transform these operations to a status quo of sustainability, and set the music industry standard in greening initiatives. Incubus is working with SMART to:

- Reduce CO2 emissions by fuelling tour vehicles with biodiesel and reducing vehicle idling at venues

- Offset the tour's remaining emissions via carbon dioxide offsets through NativeEnergy

- Use sustainable goods and services including organic food, organic cotton merchandise, and 100% recycled paper

- Reduce waste by using less disposables and working with venues to increase recycling

- Encouraging fans to take action by providing information at shows, selling fan offsets, and facilitating tabling by environmental groups including Heal The Bay, Surfrider Foundation, The Ocean Conservancy, and Environmental Defense Fund
Also, if you attend a show in the U.S. this year you can purchase a special Incubus sticker night of show for $3 and the money from that sticker will be donated to companies that research alternative energy!!

On the back of the sticker you'll see this:
"By purchasing this sticker, you have made an investment in the same renewable energy project that Incubus has! For each sticker, you will join Incubus in preventing an estimated 300 lbs. of C02 from entering the atmosphere through NativeEnergy.
This is based on the expected lifetime carbon offset output of a new wind farm/farm methane project the purchase of this sticker helps build.
All carbon offsets represented by this sticker are donated to Clean Air-Cool Planet for retirement. "

Check out the page we've created at Native Energy that tells you more about how you can offset your own carbon footprint

So when you're at the Incubus show, go to the merch booth and help make our earth carbon neutral!!

JUNE, 2007
The auctions for VIP Packages for the U.S. tour are now live!
Go here to view the listings

MYF VIP Packages for Incubus U.S. Summer tour!

Thank you fans for your patience. We can now officially announce that Incubus/MYF will be offering VIP packages for the Summer U.S. tour. We are still figuring out all the details, but we know that we will be doing auctions for all shows except the following:

7/25/2007 - Detroit - DTE
7/31/2007 - Cleveland - Tower City
8/1/2003 - Toronto - Molson Amp

The above dates have been re-scheduled from original Incubus theatre dates. The MYF packages have ALREADY been issued for these three dates and we won't be auctioning additional tix/passes for these dates. If you have tix/passes to one of these dates, please hold on to your original tix/passes as they will be honored.

The following are radio shows that Incubus doesn't control and therefore we won't be doing MYF VIP packages:

7/21/2007- Omaha - Westfair radioshow
8/4/2007- DC - Virgin Festival
8/25/2007 - Seattle - Gorge download festival
8/26/2007 - Portland - KUFO Festival

More info and auction website coming soon. Look for the auctions to start around the second week of JUNE.

MARCH, 2007
Irvine Spinal Cord Research Center



On Feb. 28 Mike visited the Irvine Research Center in Irvine, California to learn about new developments in world of spinal-cord research. See pictures and learn more about the institute by reading the MYF blog on Myspace.com/makeyourselffoundation.

JAN, 2007
Incubus and MYF are excited to announce that they will be expanding the VIP Experience to all of the upcoming International dates (March-April)!! The program will be very similar to what has been offered in the U.S. the last two tours: 2 passes to a pre-show meet and greet, entry to the show and more. Please visit the Incubus "about me" page on EBAY to learn more.

DEC, 2006
EBay users: here's a new way to give!
Many fans have asked how they can donate to MYF. Most of you already know that royalties from Incubus' bootleg CDs go to MYF, as do 100 percent of our EBAY auctions. Well, we've now opened up a new way for fans to donate: anytime you decide to auction stuff on Ebay, you can select The Make Yourself Foundation as a recipient (any percentage you want) of the final cost. Go to missionfish.org to find out how to register your Ebay account to be able to donate a portion of the final price of your item to MYF!

To start:

1. Visit www.MissionFish.org
2. Get registered
3. Choose an item to sell
4. Write an item title and description
5. List your item through MissionFish and indicate that it will benefit Incubus' The Make Yourself Foundation
6. Complete your transaction- MissionFish collects your donation and passes it on to MYF.

INCUBUS AUCTIONS VIP PASSES TO THEATRE TOUR

Incubus and The Make Yourself Foundation are happy to announce that they'll be raising money for their foundation through auctioning VIP packages to the soon to be sold out Incubus Winter theatre tour. VIP packages are NOW AVAILABLE, so go to to www.ebay.com/incubus to be bid!

JUNE, 2006
Make Some Noise for Darfur Auctions Autographed Incubus bass! (June 21 to July 1)


Click here to read about it and bid!

May, 2006
SURFRIDER FOUNDATION CELEBRITY SURF JAM
HITS THE WAVES JUNE 10, 2006

Huntington Beach, CA (April 17, 2006) ñ The Surfrider Foundation and Propaganda Headquarters announced today that their wildly successful Celebrity Surf Jam will once again be returning to the world famous Huntington Beach Pier on June 10th, 2006. This thrilling and one-of-a-kind event brings together a host of stars from the world of music, entertainment and sports, to compete alongside the world's top professional surfers and Surfrider Foundation volunteers from across the county.

Returning hosts Pat O'Connell and Sal Masekela are joined this year by Incubus singer Brandon Boyd.

ìMy friends and I have grown up surfing in California and we try to do everything we can to preserve the beaches and oceans that have afforded us the opportunity to surf,î says Boyd. ìThrough our band, Incubus, we've been lucky enough to raise funds to donate to The Surfrider Foundation in the past. Celebrity Surf Jam is just one more way I can help raise awareness for need to protect our coastal environments.î

In addition to bringing together celebrities, pros and activists, Surf Jam is unique due its utilization of the National Surf League's revolutionary competitive format - The Game; which pits teams of surfers against each other in an exciting fast-paced match that includes quarters, time-outs and substitutions.
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Incubus and MYF, thanks to their devoted fans, successfully raised over $17,000 for charity at the private party in May. The party and show were a complete success! Check out the MYF MYSPACE page for a few pics.

April, 2006

Incubus is proud to announce their involvement with Amnesty USA's 'Make Some Noise' Concert benefiting Darfur. Members of Incubus (Brandon, Mike and Ben) will be performing a rare ACOUSTIC set on Sat. April 29 at Roseland in Portland, OR. Other bands performing that evening are Collective Soul, Suzanne Vega and others. The evening will be hosted by Mira Sorvino, the Ambassador for Amensty's Worldwide 'Stop Violence Against Women' campaign.

This event will be limited as the venue holds only 1,400 people. Tickets will be on sale soon, keep checking the Amnesty USA site for details!

A brief message from Mira Sorvino regarding the 'Make Some Noise' concert (taken from a larger email concerning the below actrocities):

"A year and a half ago, I traveled to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. to speak out against the atrocities committed against black African villagers in Darfur, Sudan by local Arab militias, the Janjawid, armed by the Sudanese government in Khartoum.* I met with several members of Congress, all committed to getting our government to pressure Khartoum to stop the terrible ethnic cleansing, which had already claimed 100,000 civilian lives. Their brutal techniques include slaughtering children in front of their mothers and systematically raping women for days in "rape huts" when the women leave their displaced persons camps looking for water and firewood. U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan had called the Janjawid's government-backed campaign a "scorched earth policy," verified by aerial photos of decimated villages."

I am very thrilled to announce that Amnesty has agreed to fulfill my dream of a concert to benefit the Darfur victims and raise awareness about the issue. It will be held in conjunction with their annual conference in Portland, Oregon on the weekend of April 29th. It is being called "Make Some Noise for Darfur," as part of Amnesty's much vaunted musical activism program."
September, 2005

We share the sorrow of those who've been struck by Hurricane Katrina. Incubus and MYF will be donating money to the Red Cross Hurricane Fund very shortly. We ask that if possible, you do the same.

>You can donate money to the hurricane relief effort here.

August, 2005

Members of Incubus visit The Painted Turtle





Brandon, Jose and Mike visited "The Painted Turtle" on August 10. The Painted Turtle is one of the camps founded by Paul Newman. The staff at the camp were nice enough to take the Incubus guys and MYF staff on a tour through the camp so Incubus could get a first-hand look at how their financial contribution (through MYF) is positively impacting seriously ill kids.
View the photos here


About The Painted Turtle:
The Painted Turtle is the sixth addition to Paul Newmanís family of Hole in the Wall Gang Camps for seriously ill children. It is also the only multi-disease camp and family care center of its kind on the West Coast. Through educational, therapeutic, safe, and just plain fun summer camp and year-round programs, The Painted Turtle provides a life-changing experience to children whose daily struggles often diminish both their desire to be well and their ability to lead a rich, productive life.

July, 2005

Incubus at Stealth Premiere





A pair of tickets were auctioned off to benefit MYF, one lucky Incubus fan and his guest were able to attend. It took place on Sunday July 17 at the Naval base in Coronado (San Diego) CA. The stars of the movie came out and all the Incubus guys were in attendance. Incubus and others were flown down and back (from LA) for the premiere.
View the photos here

Donations to three worthy causes this month




The Make Yourself Foundation has used your generously donated money to donate $5,000 to three charities/foundations (totaling $15,000):


The Epilepsy Foundation
Funds research into epilepsy (a neurological condition that makes people susceptible to seizures).


Life Rolls On
Increases awareness of spinal cord injuries


Make A Wish Foundation
Grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy.

June, 2005

Incubus and MYF Announce First Major Events of 2005
Bid on a special invite to a PRIVATE SCREENING of Stealth with Incubus in attendance! Or, bid on two passes to the world premiere of Stealth.
Click on "Make Yourself Events" to the right>>

MYF on Myspace
Hook it up! Become MYF's friend on myspace and help us spread the word about the foundation!
Our url is myspace.com/makeyourselffoundation.

Bid On Autographed Incubus/Stealth Memorabilia
Incubus and MYF will be auctioning off limited edition items surrounding the release of Stealth.

Week of 6/19: Jose's autographed drumsticks and collector's Make A Move CD single

Week of 6/26: VERY limited Incubus event (details revealed soon)
more coming....

Raise Awareness for Genocide in Sudan
Incubus and The Make Yourself Foundation donated an item to be auctioned by Waxploitation to raise money to assist victims of the 'ethnic cleansing' taking place in the African country of Sudan. The ethnic cleansing is a dire situation that the UN has called one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world.

>Go here to learn more about Waxploitation.

The auction will launch on eBay on July 12th at www.eBay.com/the_wax_trust and will include rare and signed items donated by Angelina Jolie, Radiohead, BAM Margera, OutKast, Trent Reznor, Beastie Boys, Kanye West, System of a Down, Nelly, REM, Bjork, Phish and Metallica amongst many others. Over 100 items will be auctioned.

February, 2005

Feb 24 - Incubus and MYF joined celebrities and other musicians in supporting Global Green USA.
>READ MORE HERE AND VIEW PICTURES




Incubus joined KROQ in welcoming Roxanne to her new home. Incubus made their KROQ performance of the Police cover "Roxanne" available for download on ITUNES.com during January. All proceeds from the download benefit a 21-year-old girl of the same name who recently lost both of her parents and is caring for three young siblings
>View pictures of Incubus at the celebration
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Read more about Incubus and the Police

NEW VIDEO in the "Audio/Video" section of the MYF site. Check out EXCLUSIVE behind the scenes footage of Incubus on tour in the U.S. this past year.
Click on "Audio/Video," and view clip number one.

January, 2005

Press Release
Source: Epic Records

Incubus Announces 'Make Yourself Foundation' Grants for 2005

Thursday January 13, 8:04 am ET
Band Donates $100,000 to the American Red Cross

NEW YORK, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Grammy award nominated rock band Incubus today announced a number of donations today through their non-profit organization, the Make Yourself Foundation. At the top of the list, the band is donating $100,000 to the American Red Cross Tsunami Relief Fund. Founded in 2004 by the band, the Make Yourself foundation was established to donate funds to various charities which are listed on the Make Yourself Foundation website (http://www.makeyourselffoundation.org). In its first year, the Foundation raised an astounding $400, 000 through Incubus' music-related activities while the band toured around the world.

When sitting down to decide how to best allocate the funds, the massive tsunami hit Asia, altering the band's initial plan. The band explains, "We started the MYF as a vehicle to try and help people who have not been as fortunate as us. Last year we spent the year raising money and bringing attention to a number of worthy causes. When we sat down in December to allocate the money, we had no idea of the disaster that was about to happen. The magnitude of the tsunami disaster is truly overwhelming and we can only hope that this donation can help bring some relief to the people who've been affected by it."

In addition to the Tsunami relief effort The Make Yourself Foundation will be making donations to the following organizations.

The Red Cross
Future Forests
International Rett Syndrome Association
The Painted Turtle
Surfrider Foundation
Operation Smile
Heal The Bay
Institute of Music and Neurologic Function
Sweet Relief
Save the Music
Break the Cycle

The band is planning more charitable related music projects this year.
(end press release)

You can make a personal donation to Red Cross too. When making your donation, please select 'international relief fund.'

To make a donation by mail to 'Music For Relief,' send a check to:
Music For Relief
c/o GSO, 15260 Ventura Blvd. Suite #2100,
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403.

Make checks payable to American Red Cross International Response Fund and in the Memo write MUSIC FOR RELIEF - Tsunami

<View the entire Red Cross plan for Tsunami victims.

November, 2004

Plant a tree in Incubus' forest (Isuna Forest in Bhutan) and help neutralize carbon emissions. You'll receive a map of the forest and a certificate, which you can give as a gift to a friend or loved one if you wish.

More about Incubus' forest:
All Future Forests' dedicate-a-tree schemes are part of our climate change programme: you're supporting our planting partners with their forestry programmes, and helping to get more people and businesses to take practical steps to tackle global warming. If you want to get involved, why not dedicate a tree in the same forest that Incubus is helping to support. They are helping by dedicating trees in the Isuna Forest in Bhutan.

Dedicate a tree by clicking here.

Incubus donates books to soldiers
Incubus, through MYF, donated two cases of Brandon's book 'White Fluffy Clouds' to U.S. soldiers fighting in Iraq. Specifically, MYF sent the books to The Red Cross Office of the Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington D.C. and the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. Incubus cares a great deal for the soldiers and donating this reading material is just a small token of their appreciation. (Thank you Kim Rizzo for making MYF aware of Books for Soldiers).

YOU can donate items to soldiers in need as well, just visit Books for Soldiers..

October, 2004

INCUBUS AND MYF MAKE DONATION TO HURRICANE RELIEF FUNDS

Incubus recently performed in Orlando and Tampa, FL. After surveying the damage wrought by the hurricanes first hand, Incubus felt compelled to donate funds to Red Cross and The United Way. Through the Make Yourself Foundation, Incubus raised $7,500 performing in Orlando, and $4,000 in Tampa, all of which went to Hurricane Relief funds.

YOU Can donate too! Just visit the above websites to make a donation, every penny helps.
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EVENTS
Autism Awareness

Help sponser `The Meltdown'

Students of the William S. Hart District, specifically in request of your assistance to produce our Summer Meltdown concert. The YES I CAN program combines students with special needs possessing a wide spectrum of disorders with general education mentors. The students spend the majority of the year working towards the common goal of throwing the Summer Meltdown concert. The majority of the students with special needs have a form of Autism known as Aspergerís Syndrome. Although often gifted academically, their major area of deficit is their ability to socialize and communicate with peers. This is why it is essential to provide these students with the opportunity to challenge them to work together and practice the techniques they have been taught through the program.

Help Sponsor The Meltdown and raise money for Autism. http://www.sponsorthemeltdown.com/.

Stealth Movie Premiere Tickets Auction
Incubus has been very active writing songs for the upcoming film Stealth. To raise money for MYF, Incubus is auctioning two (2) passes to the MOVIE PREMIERE of Stealth July 17 in Coronado, CA. The passes also include invites to the reception prior to the movie. This is the first time Incubus has ever brought their fans an opportunity like this, don't miss it!



Join Incubus in a PRIVATE SCREENING of Stealth in LA
Visit the MYF site and bid on a special invite for you and one other person to join Incubus and friends at a private advance screening of the Columbia Pictures film Stealth at a pre-determined theater in Hollywood on the evening of July 23rd, 2005. This is your chance to meet the members of Incubus and get an autograph. In addition, each guest will receive a complimentary gift bag with assorted Stealth and MYF items.
View/Bid on the Private Incubus screening of Stealth

MYF brings you Stealth Events!