Feast of Lights 2016 November 21 - January 3

What is the Feast of Lights?
Annually TarValon.Net, Inc. holds a fundraiser for an internationally focused not-for-profit organization. This fundraiser is known as the Feast of Lights. Unlike our other feasts and festivals- including previous Feast of Lights- this is not a festival where we open up the Faire Grounds and host games and competitions. This is an opportunity for our community to act collectively as Servants of All by donating to an organization doing work we admire. In the past we have raised funds for organizations like Heifer International, Doctors Without Borders, and Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
This year, like the previous two years, we will be doing things a little differently. Instead of choosing a single charity and collecting funds, we really want our members to don their Servant of All hats and go out in their local communities. We are asking out members to donate to their local charities of all kinds. Last year we focused mostly on feeding the hungry. This year, we opened it up to contributing to your local community in any way you choose!
If you are having difficulty finding a local place, here are a few organizations you could donate to: Feeding America which will point you to a local food bank in the U.S., Trussell Trust Food Banks in the UK, and Toys for Tots. These are only a few ideas.
Lastly, we are asking for you to take a "selfie" of your good deed! We will put all of your photos on our social media. A selfie is NOT required to participate!
At the end of the fundraiser, we will a random drawing to determine the winner of our Fundraiser.

What are the prizes for our Feast of Lights Fundraiser?
That's an excellent question!! This year, we will be gicing away a Curses! flask. The drawing will be held on January 4th.

How to Donate?
Simply donate in any way you see fit and snap a selfie. Upload your photo to a hosting site or email it to me Outreach@tarvalon.net, and then fill out this form:



We understand that many of you do charity stuff with your work, which is wonderful! However, the spirit of Feast of Lights is to commit your acts of service on your own time.

Don't Forget:
Even if you are unable to donate, helping spread the word that Feast of Lights is going on is a great way to support this fundraiser- and a fantastic way to dress up your signature!

Some Feast of Lights signatures for you to use:

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A few Feast of Lights badges for your signatures to use:


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And here's an icon for you also!


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Lastly, watch out throughout the event as myself, the Community Outreach Staff and the Outreach Activities Team will bring you a story thread and scavenger-hunt type challenges. We will also be bringing back the Candle Gifts throughout the month of December, so keep an eye out for that! I will also be offering holiday avatar edits!


Thank you all for your generosity during this season of giving.

So using CharityMiles and/or participating with Angel Tree type donations also count?

I assume we can ask questions here since the thread isn't locked, but let me know if I need to PM/email any questions instead.

Yay for Feast of Lights! :joy

Polegnyn, Angel Tree: yes definitely!!! Charity miles is harder to track especially since we really want donations to try and go to your local community as much as possible. But we will count pretty much anything because helping those in need anywhere is amazing!!

Does volunteering count?

As long as you do it on your own time, yes!!!

We would just love to see photos of you doing your thang on Social Media. If you are brave enough to share, please do so by emailing socialmedia@tarvalon.net

Does donating money online count? I can't really take a selfie with my debit card...

Sorry for the belated answer, it does count! Selfies are completely optional.

Tomorrow's the last day for the Feast of Lights! It's not too late to record your acts of service!

I forgot to record mine!

I've been volunteering for the Mamelodi Initiative the past week

I'm excited to see the final numbers! :joy

I also forgot to record mine...

If you volunteered during the Feast of Lights timeline and forgot to record it with us, I have reopened the form if you wish to put it in quickly. I will leave it up until Friday at which time I will announce numbers and the raffle winner.