
The Grateful Guinea Project
Unmute me!
The Grateful Guinea Project is a supportive, non-clinical recovery and life-skills initiative that helps people stabilize their lives through structure, responsibility, and purpose—using guinea pig care as a practical, compassionate teaching tool. The program is designed to complement existing treatment and recovery efforts by focusing on routine, accountability, emotional regulation, and forward momentum rather than punishment or shame.
At its core, the project teaches participants how to care for living beings, build daily structure, and translate those habits into healthier decision-making, employability, and community contribution.
GratefulGuineaProject.org
In this Music Video Yoda MC summarizes the program structure and recovery pathway model of The Grateful Guinea Project.
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https://youtu.be/9JHbbI4J2Kw?si=QJ03RsGKSsmDFhue&t=24
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Help Us Build and Grow the Grateful Guinea Project
The Grateful Guinea Project is still in its early stages, and growth right now depends on awareness and community support.
If you believe in this mission and want to help:
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Share the “Yoda MC - Drop A Gem” music video to help spread awareness of the program and its purpose
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Share GratefulGuineaProject.org so others can learn about the project and how it works
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Join our free Skool community at Skool.com/musicandcharity to get involved, follow progress, and help us build and grow the project together
Whether you’re an advocate, educator, creative, recovery professional, or simply someone who believes in better ways to help people stabilize and rebuild their lives — there is a place for you here.
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Yoda MC AKA Ruggrat
So there's this homeless artist that goes by Yoda MC apparently he panhandled/Busked for studio time and a music video a couple years back and this is what he made. He's been making music most of his life and he accumulated a few thousand fans while homeless. Well I'm happy to report that he got his shit together and decided to save up for an LLC to start this entertainment company inspired by what Yvonne Seon (Dave Chappelle's mother) told Dave when he was a kid "Sometimes you have to be a Lion in order to be the Lamb that you really are"
Ruggrat was the nickname people called him when he was homeless — the kid with the ukulele who was always singing indie-folk type originals on the streets. That was his other voice, the softer one, the one people connected to long before any studio time or videos. Some fans only knew him through those songs, and they still follow him for that sound alone.
“Viduus (Baby Come Back Home)” fits that side perfectly. It’s upbeat on the surface, but underneath it’s a prayer from a widower — begging for this to finally be his last night on earth so he can be reunited in heaven with his wife and unborn child who were tragically taken from him far too early.
Because some people follow him exclusively for this indie folk style, he goes by Ruggrat when he releases these songs, keeping genres separate so Spotify playlists don’t get mixed up.
Lion in the Lamb Entertainment
A Mission-Driven Record Label Growing in Lane County
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Lion in the Lamb is an independent record label founded by someone who fought their way out of homelessness, addiction, and hopelessness.
Now we’re building something bigger than music — and we’re inviting Lane County to help us build it from the ground up.
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Our Mission
We believe broken people can rebuild their lives through creativity, structure, identity, and purpose.
Our long-term vision includes:
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A major independent record label rooted in fairness and community impact
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A streetwear brand representing resilience and rebirth
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Vocational + creative recovery programs that actually work
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A clothing company that helps broken creatives monetize their art
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Outreach systems to support homeless and struggling individuals
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A future nonprofit arm dedicated to recovery and purpose-building
We’re early in the journey — but the foundation is real and growing.
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Who We’re Looking For
We’re not looking for artists to submit music.
We’re looking for builders, professionals, and creatives who want to help shape this mission.
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Licensed Professionals & Specialists
To help us develop future programs, we need:
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Psychologists
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Addiction specialists
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Counselors
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Social workers
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Mental health professionals
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People with experience in recovery or homelessness
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Creative Builders
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To grow the label and future clothing projects, we need:
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Designers
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Videographers
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Visual artists
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Writers
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Photographers
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Clothing creators
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Editors
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Branding & marketing creatives​
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Dedicated Supporters
No degree required — just passion and consistency.
Volunteers, helpers, and people who want to grow into roles are all welcome.
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Why It Matters
County is full of people who feel invisible, stuck, or hopeless.
Current systems fail too many.
Creativity, discipline, and purpose can rebuild lives — and this movement is designed to prove it.
Lion in the Lamb exists because one life was rebuilt.
Now we’re building the path for others.
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Join the Movement
Help Us Build Something That Will Change Lives Forever
Email us: LionintheLambPress@gmail.com
Call or text: 541-974-8516
Leave your name, your background, and how you’d like to contribute to the mission.
Thank you for supporting something real, local, and life-changing.
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The Goal of Our Future Clothing Division
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Summary Statement
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Our clothing company will produce a limited number of premium designs each year, created through selective partnerships with stable, committed artists. While not everyone will design for the brand, our workshops and programs will teach homeless and recovering creatives how to communicate, network, build a portfolio, and monetize their own art. We will also host events where they can display and sell their work, giving them real opportunities without compromising the mission.
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Our clothing division isn’t being built so every person in our programs becomes a designer for the brand.
The truth is simple:
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We’ll produce a small number of high-quality, highly intentional designs each year — created through selective collaborations with stable, disciplined artists.
But the deeper purpose isn’t the clothing itself.
It’s what the clothing company will allow us to teach.
We aim to build a clothing project that:
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1. Generates revenue to fund Lion in the Lamb’s mission
Small yearly drops, professionally curated, priced as premium streetwear.
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2. Collaborates only with artists who are stable, responsible, and safe to work with
Anyone we collaborate with must:
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Not be actively in heavy addiction
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OR complete our future recovery/creative program
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Show consistency, clarity, and readiness
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Demonstrate they won’t turn success into relapse
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Understand the responsibility of representing the brand
This ensures no artist becomes a “LiTLE-sponsored overdose,” and protects the integrity of the mission.
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3. Provides workshops — not positions — for homeless creatives
Instead of promising design jobs, we create skill-building workshops that help artists:
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Learn communication skills
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Build a professional foundation
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Understand networking
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Develop their portfolio
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Learn how to price their art
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Turn art into merchandise (prints, stickers, shirts, digital copies)
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Sell art sustainably and independently
We don’t give them a job —
we give them the tools to build their own future.
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4. Host events where our program members can display and sell their art
Local art nights.
Pop-up shows.
Community events.
Booths at street fairs.
Gallery-style pop-up spaces.
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Showcase their work
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Help them meet buyers
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Teach them how to talk about their art
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Create their first income streams
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Build identity and confidence
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5. Build identity and pride
Even if someone never designs for the brand…
they will still feel part of the movement.
They’ll learn skills, grow confidence, and become creators in their own right.
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Join the Movement
Help Us Build Something That Will Change Lives Forever
Email us: LionintheLambPress@gmail.com
Call or text: 541-974-8516
Leave your name, your background, and how you’d like to contribute to the mission.
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