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Austin Browncoats Announce Fundraising Totals

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Beth Nelson of the Austin Browncoats sent us the following letter detailing their recent fundraising events:

We are proud to announce that we have raised $1250 for Kids Need To Read, one of our supported charities.

At FedCon, a convention that was canceled mid-con, we were able to raise $250 in donations from attendees, even after the con-goers found out that their travel fees and badge costs might not be recovered. We were so proud of the many Browncoats who showed up to support Kids Need To Read, and the many other individuals who donated money to a good cause for their love of children and promoting literacy. With less than 300 people in attendance, that means we almost received a dollar per person in attendance!

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For Dragon*Con 2008, our Secretary of the Board of Director’s of Austin Browncoats, Claudia Drinovsky (a.k.a. Ma Cobb) proposed a Knit-a-thon. She’d see how many Jayne hats she could knit during booth hours at Dragon*Con, and folks would pledge a dollar amount per hat made. She ended up making 12 hats, and with those donations we were able to raise another $1000 for Kids Need To Read. Sadly, we were unable to present the check to Mr. Nathan Fillion himself because he left the convention a day early, but we are so proud of Claudia’s accomplishments and the generosity of Browncoats, Dragon*Con-goers, and our family and friends.

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We look forward to continued opportunities to support Kids Need To Read and all of their amazing efforts.

All of us at Kids Need to Read thank Claudia for donating her supersonic knitting skills and the Austin Browncoats for their continued support and generosity!

Comments

8 Responses to “Austin Browncoats Announce Fundraising Totals”

  1. Miss KK on September 4th, 2008 9:53 pm

    *giggles* I totally dig the Jayne hat costume!

    Thanks Claudia! Thanks Austin Browncoats!

  2. Denise Gary on September 4th, 2008 10:36 pm

    12 hats!!!!!!!!!!!

    The Jayne hat costume is awesome and so are Claudia’s crazy knitting fingers! Thanks Austin Browncoats!

  3. Beth Nelson on September 5th, 2008 12:17 am

    We are so proud of Claudia, and so excited that we were able to help KNTR.

    We look forward to finding more innovative ways to raise money and support our charities.

  4. How many Jayne hats, you say? — knitgrrl on September 8th, 2008 1:51 pm

    [...] to Kim for the original tweeted heads up on this one — the Austin Browncoats did a fundraiser in which the question “How many Jayne hats can one knit during a single ‘con?” [...]

  5. Worldofhiglet on September 9th, 2008 1:08 pm

    Wow, those pictures are great and what a fantastic effort by everyone! Claudia should be so proud – that’s a great set of jayne hats :)

    I wonder if this points the way for more Cons and events, and maybe a future entry in the Guinness Book of Records…

  6. Claudia on September 14th, 2008 10:45 am

    Thank you all,
    I had so much fun doing this. I am glad we were able to raise so many funds for KNTR, since I do have two kids of my own.

  7. A Thank You From Kids Need to Read : Kids Need To Read - Giving Children’s Books to Libraries in Need on December 31st, 2008 1:03 pm

    [...] events and projects included an exclusive, limited edition Serenity: Better Days comic, a Jayne hat knit-a-thon, a get KNTR to Dragon*Con 2009 campaign, and the limited edition Mal maquette currently available [...]

  8. Austin Browncoats Signal » FedCon and Dragon*Con Fundraising for Kids Need To Read on September 3rd, 2009 1:45 pm

    [...] Kids Need To Read’s Site to see photos of Claudia and all of her hats. Categories: Fundraising Tags: KNTR Comments [...]

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