What a first week for Honks for Jason, and it’s only half over! Some highlights (and many pictures below):

• “Jason’s World Tour” Week 1 began Monday, and we’ve had 9 waving events through the first four days. That’s more than 10 hours of waving!
  
• The count so far: 1616 honks! That’s about one every 20 seconds. Our digital counter couldn’t keep up, so we came up with an old-fashioned way to tally all the honks.

• In the next two weeks, there are another 18 waving events scheduled. Be sure to come by to honk or wave with us, as many folks are doing already.
• Be sure to sign up for an event on Facebook if you can make it
• Jason has brought a number of his peers and friends from St Joseph Home and elsewhere to some of our events, check out the pictures below.
• All our outings were fantastic, but none could surpass the one sponsored by our new UPS Sharonville family–more on this in an upcoming blog, but your caring hearts filled ours on Tuesday! Sarah and Forest, you made this happen!
• Super guest appearances on Tuesday by super supporter Bill Davis, president of the Teamsters Local 100, and a surprise drive-by truck procession from Arrow Truck Sales
• Special thanks on Tuesday for the amazing, extensive time and excellent coverage of our UPS event by WLWT5 News (NBC). Reporter Miana Massey and her team spent well over an hour with us, and they came back the next morning at 5 AM–in the dark–to broadcast live!
• Missed the 3 separate news segments yesterday? Check it all out here.
• Thanks to your generosity, we have already raised nearly $4000 for St Joseph Home
• Looking to contribute? Our fundraising site, where you can sponsor honks ($1/honk) is here.
  
• We also have a TEXT to GIVE option for donations: Just text the word HONKS to 44321
• Next week, our highlight events will be the Junk King Cincinnati parade (8/3 at 8 AM), the Blue Ash First Responders Regalia (8/3 at 2 PM), and the Sharonville drive-by car procession (8/7 at 4 PM)
  
• More and more folks and businesses are reaching out to help. If you would like to host Jason and his friends at your place of business, please drop us a line at [email protected].

Latest appreciation goes to our many, many newest supporters, welcome to the Neighborhood!

• Kelly P.
• Patricia R.
• Kimberly H.
• Mr. D and family
• Nancy S.
• Kathleen H.
• Robyn H.
• Brian F.
• Simon G.
• Song J.
• Laurie L.
• Dirk C.
• Michael W.
• Nancy P.
• Steve H.
• Meggin C.
• Bruce H.
• Jacob R.
• Giavanna R.
• Aaron N.
• Mary L.
• Kelly P.
• Fred & Lauren P.
• The Turner Family
• Jill R.
• Kristin B.
• Debra L.
• Deborah K.
• Jane E.
• Sara & Chris P.
• Leslie C.
• Joan L.
• James L.
• Brian P.
• Guido B.
• Steve B.
• Carly P.
• Gary B.
• Lindsay W.
• Miranda S.
• Lisa W.
• William S.
• Patricia M.
• Daniel C.

Honk on!

Honks for Jason starts tomorrow!

Just a few hours from now, we will be on our way with the first Honks for Jason events. Here’s some information about what’s happening in the first week:

• We have 15 events scheduled in week 1 (July 26-August 1)! You can find the full schedule here or on Facebook here
• Here’s what to expect at our events–please drive by or, better yet, stop and wave with us. Let’s get creative out there, people!
• More info about Honks for Jason can be found here
• Please consider contributing to our partner St Joseph Home
  

See you out there!

ONLY 5 DAYS UNTIL THE “TOUR OF THE CENTURY” BEGINS!
The latest:

• “Jason’s World Tour” Week 1 begins Monday, July 26
• 15 different times and locations where you can come by to honk or wave with us
• Be sure to sign up for an event on Facebook if you can make it!
• Jason will be bringing a number of his peers and friends to some of our events
• Our fundraising site, where you can sponsor honks ($1/honk) is now live
• We also have a TEXT to GIVE option for donations: Text the word HONKS to 44321
• We’ve already raised nearly $700 for St Joseph Home!
• Latest appreciation goes to kind supporters Meredith T., Sharon M., Daniel C., Doug, generous Sharonville town square guy, and an anonymous patron
• Check all out the positive chatter and grassroots organization–thanks to awesome moderator Mike Chaney–on the Sharonvillians Facebook Group (by invite)
• Look for our flyers in a number of supportive local businesses. Those that we know of: Starbucks of Evendale and Blue Ash, Junk King, Alreddy Cafe, State Farm: Virgil Lovett, Sharonville Fire Department, Boot Country, Chamodas Candy Cafe, and Third Eye Brewing. You guys rock!
• Jason’s newest honorary “job”: power line maintenance for Duke Energy, thanks to his new friend Josh! Check out the picture below. Thank you essential workers!
• More and more folks and businesses are reaching out to help. If you would like to host Jason and his friends at your place of business, please drop us a line at [email protected].
  

We can’t wait for next week!!!

We have been hard at work in preparation for our new campaign HONKS FOR JASON, starting July 26th. Here’s the latest:

• The “Jason’s World Tour” of Honk Sessions has been set for the 1st week of July 26-August 1. We now have 15 different times and locations where you can come by to honk or meet Jason in person!
• Jason will be bringing a number of his peers and friends to some of our events
  
• Our fundraising site, where you can sponsor honks ($1/honk) is now live
• We also have a TEXT to GIVE option for donations: Text the word HONKS to 44321
• Even before we’ve started, we already have raised over $400 for St Joseph Home!
  
• Sincere thanks to generous benefactors Uday and Narita S., Julie S., and two anonymous donors
• Interest in HONKS FOR JASON is growing: nearly 1,000 visitors to howdyneighbors.org, and over 4,000 views on Facebook in the last week alone! Thanks to all for spreading the word.
• Jason has received his own official “brown” shirt for his enthusiastic waving at the Sharonville UPS Facility! Check out the picture below and more on our Facebook page. Thanks all to the awesome essential drivers at UPS!
• Lots of folks and businesses are reaching out to help. If you would like to host Jason and his friends at your place of business, please drop us a line at [email protected].

12 days to go!

Howdy, Neighbors is proud and excited to announce our first campaign for 2021, Honks for Jason!

Honks for Jason is inspired by our son Jason’s love of waving to cars and people. The idea is simple–we will count each honk that Jason gets when cars drive by, and we will wave with joy in return. We hope to get to 10,000 honks in the next few weeks, and we think we can do it!

Starting on July 26th, we will be out at various locations in Blue Ash, Sharonville, and surrounding communities looking for your honks!

How can you get involved? There are lots of ways:

• Find one of the locations and times on the “Jason World Tour” and stop by!
  
• When you stop by, be sure to spend a few minutes waving with us
  
• Spread the word by telling your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone that wants to be part of this cool event
  
• Share our Facebook posts with your social media friends
• Consider supporting us by “buying” a number of Honks. 100% of your gift goes to St Joseph Home to support people with complex disabilities.
• Hook us up with local businesses–we will sit outside any safe place in the area with traffic out front
• Don’t forget to honk!