Kariada Kunai
Aes Sedai
We had an amazing US 10th Anni. Not only was it a blast (check out the Anni forum for pics, memories, etc!) but we also did a lot of good, philanthropy-wise.
Our events are always fairly significant drives for the site, and this year that was especially true. Between our silent auction, da'covale auction, and other donations to the site - including a very awesome donation from the Beer Tasting crew - we brought in $5,352! :joy
We also held a drive for a charity local to Charleston. This year we selected Crisis Ministries, a shelter that RJ and Harriet have supported for many years. Harriet herself recommended this organization to us for this drive. For this, we collected donations from members, and auctioned off a special item that Brandon volunteered - the highest bidder being eaten by a trolloc in ToM! We were able to raise $800 for this charity. Because we did so well, our Board also approved a $200 donation from TarValon.Net, making our final contribution to Crisis Ministries $1,000. This is an amazing accomplishment! :joy
And.....we also have another request for assistance! Harriet also recommended Trident Literacy to us, but we weren't able to support both them and Crisis Ministries. However! Trident Literacy has a very specific need right now, that Harriet brought to our attention at Anni. They need 12 copies of a book called "Henry Perry Gets a Job". It looks like we can get this online for about $150 total (if anyone finds a better deal somewhere else, please let us know!) which is totally doable for us. This is something that we could probably handle from our own operating budget, but I know that there was specific interest expressed by some members to assist with this. So, if you would like to contribute some money towards purchasing these books, please contact Branwyn at memberphilanthropy@tarvalon.net. Just let her know how much you can donate (be sure to include your Tower name) and she'll let you know what to do from there. Once we reach the $150, we'll close off donations. If you still want to contribute even after we've reached our cap, I'd recommend holding onto it for later! We are interested in running a larger drive for them in the future.
As always, thank you everyone for your generosity. We totally rocked our drives this year at Anni! :horsey
Our events are always fairly significant drives for the site, and this year that was especially true. Between our silent auction, da'covale auction, and other donations to the site - including a very awesome donation from the Beer Tasting crew - we brought in $5,352! :joy
We also held a drive for a charity local to Charleston. This year we selected Crisis Ministries, a shelter that RJ and Harriet have supported for many years. Harriet herself recommended this organization to us for this drive. For this, we collected donations from members, and auctioned off a special item that Brandon volunteered - the highest bidder being eaten by a trolloc in ToM! We were able to raise $800 for this charity. Because we did so well, our Board also approved a $200 donation from TarValon.Net, making our final contribution to Crisis Ministries $1,000. This is an amazing accomplishment! :joy
And.....we also have another request for assistance! Harriet also recommended Trident Literacy to us, but we weren't able to support both them and Crisis Ministries. However! Trident Literacy has a very specific need right now, that Harriet brought to our attention at Anni. They need 12 copies of a book called "Henry Perry Gets a Job". It looks like we can get this online for about $150 total (if anyone finds a better deal somewhere else, please let us know!) which is totally doable for us. This is something that we could probably handle from our own operating budget, but I know that there was specific interest expressed by some members to assist with this. So, if you would like to contribute some money towards purchasing these books, please contact Branwyn at memberphilanthropy@tarvalon.net. Just let her know how much you can donate (be sure to include your Tower name) and she'll let you know what to do from there. Once we reach the $150, we'll close off donations. If you still want to contribute even after we've reached our cap, I'd recommend holding onto it for later! We are interested in running a larger drive for them in the future.
As always, thank you everyone for your generosity. We totally rocked our drives this year at Anni! :horsey
Anni people are awesome!
I totally get where you were coming from doll 