Campaign 5 for Fandom Rocks is currently underway and we are planning a huge

online auction beginning July 1, 2009.

We really want to hit it out of the ballpark on this campaign especially, because one of our beneficiary organizations is The American Cancer Society.   Supernatural fans chose

this charity so that we can donate in honor of and in memory of Kim Manners, the beloved director who brought so many incredible Supernatural episodes to life for

us from the show’s beginning up until his tragic passing. 

As in all Fandom Rocks campaigns, the fans choose two beneficiaries and all funds collected during the campaign are evenly divided between the two.  This campaign will also benefit The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, as voted by the fans. 

Our last online auction brought in over $9000.00 and we want to reach this number and even surpass it this time around.  In order to make that happen, we’re putting out the call for items contributed to the auction by the fans themselves.   While we have some fantastic “official” items, some of them autographed, we’d like to add that special touch from the fans, as well.   So, if you would like to contribute anything Supernatural related for the auction, we’d be thrilled to accept them.  We’re looking for handcrafted items, original artwork, Supernatural memorabilia, etc. 

If you’d like to contribute items to the auction, please contact us at:  contact@fandom-rocks.com and we’ll make the arrangements. 

Please help Fandom Rocks and Supernatural fans everywhere not only make a difference by donating to two very worthy organizations, but also to say “Thank You” to Mr. Kim Manners for the difference he made in all of our lives by bringing Sam and Dean Winchester to life with his amazing talents.    

Tell your friends and help spread the word about Fandom Rocks and what Supernatural fans are doing to make a difference in the lives of people who need our help!

Fandom Rocks

What a weekend you guys!

I have to say a big THANK YOU to JENN for stepping up and helping me represent Fandom Rocks in Chicago this weekend. She was left to the job almost immediately when we arrived on Friday. But let me back up and share more of the story.

We left my house around 11:30AM on Friday. We drove for 3 hours (Chicago traffic making it a little longer than it normally would be), and checked into the hotel right around 2:30PM. Unlike last year, setup and registration started on Thursday, and a full day's activities were already underway. So we rushed to the vendor's room to get setup. The great thing about the new hotel was that the vendor space was actually right in the foyer to the Grand Ballroom where all of the stage events were taking place. We had a great table in the middle of the room. (Thanks Creation!)

Almost immediately as we were setting up, fans started stopping by to talk with us. We had all of the drawing prizes spread out on our table, and the books were a big draw. (Thanks Sandi!) So many people wanted to buy them, and unfortunately we had to say no BUT they are part of our drawing prize package and a $4 donation is all it takes to be a part of the drawing. So many fans were very supportive of this campaign's concept and goal and charities. Both the Investigations Fund and Children for Tomorrow spoke to the fans we met.

Meanwhile on the stage, one of the weekend's auctions was taking place. As a surprise, Creation was auctioning an item for us, and I was pulled away to go into the ballroom to tell a packed room who we were, what charities we were supporting, and collect the donation. Nothing like being throw right in! Jenn was a trooper and held the table and talked to the crowds while I gave a quick sound byte to the room and thanked Gary. The ticket was auctioned for $300!

My favorite thing about this weekend was meeting so many fans. We saw quite a few familiar faces from last year and even more new faces. I went on stage on Saturday and gave our presentation to a small but a fun crowd. Thank you for your questions and letting me toss candy at to you. =)

I'd like to thank all the fans who stopped by to talk with us. We have close to 100 names to add to our mailing list, and thanks to all of your donations this weekend (plus Creation's auction donation) we raised $700!!! Not only that, but we had a number of fans stop by after our presentation with item donations for the next Fandom Rocks auction. You guys rock!

One fan duo I would like to point you guys toward are some of the frontrunners of "Slay-a-thon: Make a Wish Foundation Benefit." We really enjoyed talking with them, and they support a great cause. Be sure to check them out!

I also want to thank Chad Lindberg, Gabriel Tigerman, Charles Malik Whitfield, and Steve Carlson for giving us some of their time this weekend. We really appreciated it!

After many hours of standing and talking over three days, Jenn and I took a break to watch the Jared and Jensen panels. Immediately after, we had to pack up and hit the road back home. It was a great weekend!

If we talked to you, please comment and say hi! I will have the donors added to the donation page ASAP. If you notice your name or country is wrong, just let me know.

P.S. Be sure to visit the web site and listen to our interview with Kathy Bauch of the HSUS.

FANS OF "SUPERNATURAL" RAISE THOUSANDS FOR CHARITY

Happy Friday everyone! This is a quick note to let you know the third round of auction items end tomorrow - Saturday - so be sure to put in your bid today if you won't have computer access tomorrow.

We would like to take this time to thank everyone who has participate in the auction so far. All of the item donations and bidding has far exceeded our wildest expectations. The campaign will be a huge success, and that is in no small part due to you out there. Thank you!

Meanwhile, the closed auctions are getting shipped to you. Quite a few are going to international fans. Please let us know when they arrive safely. We worry about those scripts, shirts, and books.

Also, the poll for the next charities is still open. Take a look at the list of organizations. There may be a few new ones. If you don't see one you want to support, you can always nominate one.

Want to help after the auction ends?

Did you know you can donate portions of your eBay auctions to Fandom Rocks? When you create a listing, you can search for Fandom Rocks and choose the percentage of your auction you would like to donate. You are considered a Community Seller through Mission Fish, and they take care of the donation for you. It's an easy way to contribute as a part of something you already do. In fact, we have a Community Seller out there already!