A couple of charity projects from within the Supernatural fandom have come to my attention, and since it’s my duty to share, I will!
Nirty is trying to raise donations on her MySpace page for a tribute album she’s making. All proceeds from the album will go to The American Cancer Society in the name of Kim Manners. The goal is to have the album completed and handed out to the cast and crew at the Salute To Supernatural convention in Vancouver this August. Check out her MySpace page for lyrics, updates, and a video explaining the project. Good luck to you, Nirty, and I’ll keep following your progress.
Also, Support Supernatural’s latest fundraising campaign is officially in full swing. They have an official endorsement this time from Jared Padalecki for the charity A Dog’s Life Rescue. The entire staff of the rescue, which is based in Los Angeles, are volunteers. The goal of the fundraiser is $10,000, and it will run until August 14. This is what a donation can do:
- $20: vaccinate one animal
- $25: Micro-chip one animal (important in case an animal becomes lost)
- $48: Fee to bail one animal from a city or county shelter
- $95: Spay/neuter one animal
- $125: Six week obedience class
- $450: One month of boarding for a rescue dog
Lindsay Warren, who runs Support Supernatural along with Heather Vitas, is very passionate about the site’s mission. "Our goal has always been the same - generate higher ratings for Supernatural while helping worthy charities. I’m sure some Supernatural fans think we are a too ambitious for having a large fundraising goal in a recession. But I say, go big or go home. I know we can do this for the animals. And you want to know my truly lofty goal? If we do this right, we hope for more press for Supernatural, which could lead to higher ratings, which could lead to more advertising revenue, which could lead to A BIGGER SEASON FIVE BUDGET for Supernatural!"
Donors will be eligible for drawings and prizes. In April, anyone who donates $10 or more is eligible to win mini-busts courtesy of Cinequest.com and a grand prize — an autographed 8x10 photo of Jared Padalecki, courtesy of Kaye Bauer.
There are also two interactive projects that will coincide with this fundraising campaign. First, a world map of donations will be created. There will be an electronic version at SupportSupernatural.com and hard copies will be created for the show’s two main stars, Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki. Second, in keeping with the spirit of Supernatural, Heather and Lindsay are encouraging every single person who donates to send in the spookiest picture they can find from their hometown! These also will be compiled on the web site and in albums for Ackles and Padalecki.
Article comments
1 - vichi
Nice to hear those news Alice, it is amazing what the fans of this show can do! We truly are passionate and dedicated and Kudos to all the fans who are so involved in those fundraisers.
I would like to inform you, that we, here in Romania, we try to obtain more promotion for the show (I know, it's not in States but still...)and every SPN fan send letters to AXN in order to buy and air the show. We want our season 4 and we want the DVD's to be released in our country (I already have them ordered from USA). We hope to achieve this goal and maybe next year I am able to go to a SPN con (it will be a dream come true)!
I must order Jim's book and hope to have it soon, this man is amazing and has such a sad story :( !
Can't wait for the next review, the episode was amazing! God, I love this show!
2 - niRty
Thank you very much for commenting about the project, you're seriously GOLDEN!
Much love and much huggles.
ATM I've been rehearsing a lot, but a bad cold just destroyed my throat, what delayed the first round of recording sessions to "still I dunno when".
Still, thanks a bunch, and keep up the awesome job! Lotsa LOVE!!!