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Jamm for Genes goes Virtual

Check out some of the great footage that was a part of the Jamm for Genes gig organised by Matthew Davies aka OhMy Kidd from The Pocket.

From lawyers to legends!

Law firm Allens Arthur Robinson (AAR) raised over $23,000 in their workplace Jamm for Genes event. Guys, you rock!

Here's how they did it

Their Sydney office hosted a 'Battle of the Bands' while the Melbourne office chose a 'Karaoke Jamm'.

Each of the firm's six departments formed a band and each band prepared two songs which they played before being ruthlessly and hilariously "judged" by an Australian Idol style panel of partners. The judging panel and MC had the audience in stitches. So did the singers belting out songs such as 'Billy Jean' and "Jean Genie".

The audience voted for their favourite band with a $2 donation and each band had a motivated collector who was responsible for cajoling the audience into making donations into a Jamm Jar. At the end of round one, the coins were counted and the top bands from each round played off in the finals.

The secrets to their sucess

We were so impressed with their efforts we asked them what their secret was.

1. Their four person organising committee was full of enthusiasm for the event and they were headed by a keen musician.
2. They 'drummed' up a lot of support from everyone in the company.
   • A band manager in each department put together and managed their department's band.
   • Marketing staff created awesome posters to adertise the event throughout the office.
   • Kitchen staff designed blue-themed food and drinks and denim tablecloths for the day.
   • The winning band sang a denim themed song.
   • Everyone from the kitchen staff to the senior partners pitched in to lend a hand becuase they were motivated to give children a better chance at a healthy life