By
Lindsay Warren
Heather and I started this
‘little website project’ around 2 ˝ years ago when we were worried Supernatural
would not see a Season 3. We thought we’d create a petition or two, send
a postcard or two and call it a day…And then we were so inspired by YOU, the Supernatural
fan.
So, we all came together
and raised a few bucks ($5k!) for some awesome charities in 2008. And in 2009,
we thought, “Let’s do something a little bold and a bit crazy. Let’s
double our goal.” And today because of this amazing group of people known
as the “Supernatural fandom,” I have no doubt in my mind we will meet
this lofty goal in this global recession. The outpouring of generosity, creativity
and overall amazing kindness that has been shown in this fandom is JUST. PLAIN. AWESOME!
Here are a few examples. (Most folks I will not mention by name, because I know they do not do what they do
for recognition.) I am going to start with a few that absolutely deserve name
recognition and those are the companies that have partnered with us.
These folks are: Creation
Entertainment, Cinequest.com and Titan Magazine. These amazing people have donated
a great deal of Supernatural “swag” to help us provide fun incentives
for participants to donate monthly. We made requests…And they immediately
said YES! Their partnership and belief in Supernatural
fans means the world to us. So they deserve a big THANK YOU!
Back before we even kicked
off this fan initiative, there were a bunch of AWESOME women working behind the scenes, coming up with ideas and creating
the designs for our Café Press store. These ladies truly are the unsung heroes. They jumped on board out of the kindness of their hearts and there is not a way to
thank them enough, truly! If I could, I would!
Next, I want to mention
all of the people that I consider close friends. These people are cheerleaders
day in and day out and tirelessly promote the ’09 fan initiative online and offline without us even having to ask! They keep us going. And I would not have
met them without Supernatural. Hard
to imagine! I send these girls bear hugs.
Then there are the people
who we have never met in person by wanted to write stories about us and link to us.
Some have even mentioned us in their podcasts!!! These people floor me! To do this for strangers means more than I can properly put into words!
I’d be remiss if I did not mention
a wonderful Supernatural fan that has not only been donating every month, but went
even further. To help push us ahead, he’s sold stuff on eBay to come up
with more money to donate! This kind of commitment amazes me. J
And there are not one, but
two very special women who, due to medical conditions, are confined to their homes but are still contributing to the cause! These people literally have brought me to tears.
If I was in their situation I’d probably feel sorry for myself and would not contribute much to society. But not these girls!! They are awesome,
awesome, AWESOME in my book.
I cannot forget the fabulous
folks who have donated their beloved Supernatural items to us (some of them homemade!), allowing us to give away more goodies
each month. I’m 100% certain these things are also contributing to our
success!
Another person I will thank
by name is Alice Jester. It’s no secret that she thinks we’re a bit
“coo coo” with our fundraising goal, but she still supports us with her blogs by publicizing the initiative AND
by donating her Amazon.com commissions from her web site! Thank you, thank you,
thank you, Alice!
Also, the CW Network and
Traci Dinwiddie deserve many thanks. As you know, we’re giving away a script that Traci signed. Just like Creation, Cinequest.com and Titan, she immediately said YES when we asked if she’d assist
us. Anyone who donates $100 or more USD in June is eligible to win the script. The donation does not have to come in a lump sum.
You can donate weekly, etc. And we’ll have some very cool signed
items that the CW helped us with in the coming months and we’re eternally grateful for their contributions as well!
In closing, I want to emphasize
my gratitude for each and every one of you. It is a tough economy, but you have
shown that there are so many wonderful people in this world that want to support animals and you want to support your favorite
TV show and your favorite actors. Your good deeds are not going unnoticed.
And if I missed anyone,
don’t despair! We are a little over two months from this campaign’s
conclusion, so I know I’ll be writing at least one more story just like this very soon!!
Thank you for taking the
time to read this!
