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"Brave" co-director Brenda Chapman is organizing an auction to help artist and friend Sue Nichols.

Some things demand to be written about. For me, it’s orangutans. I first encountered them twenty years ago. I was holidaying on the island of Borneo and came across a sanctuary where young orphaned orangutans were being returned to the wild. The Sepilok Rehabilitation Centre is now a well-organised stop on the tourist trail, but at the […]

The creative minds in Memphis took advantage of one of the most teen popular book collections to create a fundraising event so good we had to share it!

            First Book supporters in Memphis recently held a fundraiser at the Autozone Challenge Center, located within the Salvation Army Kroc Center, to help put new books in the hands of children in need.  Teams competed in a series of mental and physical challenges in theme of the ‘Hunger Games’ books.

            “This event challenged students intellectually and physically, and gave them a fun opportunity to give back to their community,” said Lolly Easley. “We chose the theme because the ‘Hunger Games’ trilogy is a favorite series for the younger generation. Teens celebrated their love of this series, while helping children in need and supporting literacy in Memphis.”

            The event raised $1205, enough money to purchase over 480 new books for Memphis area children who need them.

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Who knew Harley riders and Harriet the Spy could go together?

On August 10 the second annual Children’s Literacy Motorcycle Run was held, sponsored by Chuck’s Harley Davidson, Coldwell Banker, and the Leathernecks Motorcycle Club, among others.  With the campaign slogan “Live to ride… Ride so children can read,” the event raised almost $2,000 for books to kids in Bloomington, IL.

Obviously these volunteers were born to be wild… and get books to kids!

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The ONE series is about raising awareness and raising funds for charity. Along the way, we get a little emotional, but sometimes have some fun. The latest story has a little of both.

About the book: 100% of the author’s proceeds will be donated to Bridge to Ability Specialized Learning Center, a not-for-profit organization serving the educational and therapeutic needs of fragile children with severe physical and cognitive disabilities. www.BridgeToAbility.org. The authors, creator and publisher are in no other way affiliated with this organization.

Mark Miller’s One 2013 is a spiritual anthology examining True-Life experiences of Authors and their Faith. As the series evolves expect to discover what it means to have faith, no matter what that faith is and no matter where they live. Remember that we are all part of this One World.

In Story Eight, Janet Beasley tells of a supernatural experience that reaffirmed her faith. Before she was a best-selling author, she was a daughter. One of her simple pleasures has always been lunch with her mother. During one of these outings, Janet and her mother witnessed the unexplainable and believe it saved their lives.

About the author: Janet Beasley, best selling author of The Hidden Earth Series (a six novel series), is successfully carving her niche` in the inspirational epic fantasy genre for middle grades and YAs. Even the young at heart are enjoying the escape her writing style presents.

Her debut novel, Maycly the Trilogy, raised to the top 3 on the Amazon Religious Fantasy charts, and landed ahead of the Hunger Games on yet another. By appearing at local and out-of-state events, book signings, and speaking engagements, audiences are now perking up when they hear this author’s name…and it’s not just for her fantasy novels. Janet works with her sister and full time illustrator, Dar Bagby, to create more than just stories. Volume 1 Maycly the Trilogy expands by leaps and bounds with two companion books (a full color illustration book and a cook book), as well as an online memorabilia shop, and amazingly enough – gourmet dog treats.

Janet is multi-talented when it comes to her creativity. She excels in multi-media presentations, event planning, has developed a training center and its curriculum for AV technicians, and produced – directed – and served as a theater technician. She has written fiction - non-fiction – stage plays - and an autobiography. She has crafted award winning poetry, been published in anthologies, and trade specific magazines.

Janet enjoys the outdoors by kayaking and hiking with her husband, and photographing nature. She also loves animals (dogs are her favorite), spending time with her family, and baking cupcakes.

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Over the Moon: The Broadway Lullaby Project is both a timeless benefit effort and a uniquely compelling, multimedia experience. The ambitious project — which incorporates a 2-CD, 26-song set; a lavishly-illustrated hardcover book of 17 songs from the album; a corresponding e-book encompassing the entire collection; and a documentary film and web series — gathers many of contemporary musical theatre’s greatest composers and vocalists, as well as illustrators, all of whom have donated their talent to deliver an emotionally affecting set of new lullabies, some written specifically for this project.

This collection puts a fresh spin on the classic lullaby form, creating a warmly expressive song cycle that will touch listeners of all ages, while raising funds for respected breast cancer charities, The Breast Cancer Research Foundation and Young Survival Coalition. The book features 17 songs from the album, with the lyrics illustrated by some of America’s most esteemed theatrical designers and children’s book illustrators, each offering a memorable visual interpretation of a song from the CD bound in the book. The e-book includes illustrations for all 26 songs.

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By Elvin Lim

Something of a myth of American democracy is that decisions are made in the ballot box by voters on election day. Actually, these outcomes are structured by fundraising efforts by would-be candidates years in advance.

Aspirants to the GOP presidential nomination, now entering the crucial second quarter before election year and on the eve of their formal declarations of candidacies, are now racing for credibility by racing for cash. And those without name recognition, in particular, have to rake in as much as they can before June 30 and the slower summer months begin, so that their second quarter federal disclosure reports do not look so pitiful that their campaigns would end before they even began.

President Barack Obama, for his part, appears on top of his own game. Having quickly declared his candidacy, his campaign manager Jim Messina has already mapped out a plan of getting 400 major donors to raise $350,000 each by the end of the year. By forcing the campaign finance issue so early and so soon on GOP hopefuls, he is already shaping the GOP primary outcome. Even more so than in the typical cycle, Republican primary voters will face pressure to forego a candidate of purer conservative principle with less fund-raising potential such as Rick Santorum in favor of a candidate with more fund-raising potential (or the name-recognition to achieve to same) such as Mitt Romney. Obama’s early campaign kick-off, then, has heightened the GOP’s dilemma between boring but credible candidates, and exciting but unknown candidates — a reason why the party has not already settled on a clear frontrunner the way it had done for every campaign since 1952.

In the House and Senate, both parties understand that elections have to be bought as much as they must be fought. Democrats in both chambers appear to have begun to narrow the “enthusiasm gap” of 2010, and raised a little more money than Republicans in the first quarter of this year in spite of the expectation that donors are typically unenthusiastic in the fundraising cycle which follows their party’s defeat at the polls. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee raised $11.69 million, just slightly more than the Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee’s figure of $11.2 million. A positive sign for Democrats is that the senators holding important swing seats the GOP hopes to re-capture, such as those of Bill Nelson (FL), Debbie Stabenow (MI), Claire McCaskill (MO), and Sherrod Brown (OH), did well by raising over a $1 million each in the first quarter. But this could merely mean that these senators are gearing up for a tough, and perhaps uphill battle ahead.

Democrats fared better in the House as well, but the numbers again are very close. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee raised $19.6 million, compared to the National Republican Campaign Committee, which raised $18 million. The DCCC is taking comfort in the fact that the average freshman Republican congressman raised less in the first quarter of 2011 than the average freshman Democratic congressman did in the first quarters of 2007 and 2009 – the years after the Democrats had just enjoyed their victories. There were, however, clear winners on the Republican side, and topping that list was Michelle Bachmann, who raised over $2 million in the first quarter. The critical question for the year ahead is whether the Tea-Party’s enthusiasm for Bachmann is portable enough to help other Republican members achieve their fund-raising goals. If the Tea Party proves capable of inspiring cheques as well as it has inspired hearts, the Republican party will have no problem keeping the House and gaining in the Senate next year.

For American politics, look not to the polls; for where the money goes, so goes t

So! This Saturday and Sunday are filled with fun book and art-related events that I'll be a part of: One in Brooklyn, one in Manhattan, and one in Baltimore! Below are the flyers for all three events (just click on each for all the details). Hope to see you at at least one of the following!

*Saturday: THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM CHILDREN'S BOOK FAIR:

*Saturday: BOOKS FOR ROMANIA--a holiday fundraiser party! (please please please come to this if you can!)

*Sunday: ILLUSTRATION NEXT; MICA alumni gallery exhibition:

Tonight, the Diamond State Roller Girls are holding a fundraiser at the Red Robin near the Christiana Mall. If you eat dinner there between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., and bring a printout of this flier, 15% of your order will go to helping to DSRG. You should go!

Some fun and semi-related facts:

1. The first time I ever ate at Red Robin, I was visiting a friend in Seattle. I had the Royal Red Robin Burger, the one topped with an egg. Have you ever had one of these? It is OMG good.

2. Joe's and my first date was at a Red Robin, because it was one of the only places open after 10 p.m. on a Sunday night. It wasn't this Red Robin, though, but the one in Bethlehem.

3. Two of my favorite writer friends, Pam Smallcomb and Laura Bowers, used to meet up regularly at the Red Robin in Townsend, MD, because it was halfway between where they lived in MD and where I am in DE.

4. My friend Steph is a Diamond State Roller Girl. Her husband, Emmett, is their house DJ. After they got involved, I found out that this guy I went to college with, Steve, is part of the DSRG. Steve figures heavily into my Greg Brady story, but when Em relayed that to him, Steve didn't remember what he was talking about.

5. Yesterday I found out that Matthia, who for years was like my unofficial little sister and who inspired (in part) Lucy from CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE, knows Emmett, because they both worked at the same company for a year or so.

And this, folks, is what it's like to be a Delawarean. We're all separated by, like, one or two degrees max.

ANYWAY, come out and support the Roller Girls. They're really cool! And you'll get a tasty burger to boot.

Ripple is an art fundraiser in support of the wildlife devastated by the BP oil disaster. I've created four sketches for this great cause and for a small donation, you could own them.

My work goes up for sale on Friday, July 16th at 6:30 PM. One sketch will be available each half hour. It's first come, first serve, so be quick on the keyboard if you'd like to hang these pieces on your wall.

It's all going down at ripplesketches.blogspot.com. For the rules, check out the column on the right hand side of the Ripple site.

The First Book-Greater Richmond, Virginia Advisory Board recently conducted a fundraiser with the support of a local bank.  The Board members asked the bank to consider approving the sale of passes that would allow employees to wear jeans for the entire month of May.  The bank’s professional dress code typically prohibits employees from wearing jeans in any of its buildings.

Each Friday during April, First Book Board members were allowed to set up tables at lunch time in the bank building lobbies to sell passes.  Each pass cost $20, with 100% of the funds going to First Book-Greater Richmond.  The bank employees felt good about making a donation to First Book, and in turn they got to enjoy the comfort of “casual dress” every day during May.  Customers who entered the bank’s buildings during May saw a lobby sign that said, “Pardon our jeans, we are raising money for First Book.”  This fundraiser was a true win-win.

About 1,000 bank employees participated in the fundraiser, which raised more than $20,000 for First Book or about 10,000 free books for children in the Richmond community!

Do you have another “fun” fundraising idea?  Please share it with us!

Did any of you happen to watch American Idol last night and see an ad for Fight2Win.org? I was really moved by the ad, and as a Hodgkin's Disease survivor, have never seen any fundraiser asking specifically for donations for research on Hodgkin's Disease. I always thought this is true largely because it is a treatable disease with a very high success rate. But unfortunately, as it strikes young people predominantly, there are those who succumb to the disease. In some instances the disease is resistant to the treatment protocols. I have met many people through the years, some who do fine and others who do not survive either the disease or the treatment. I am so happy to find out about a way to help learn more about this disease. Almost all of the donated money goes directly to fund the research itself. 


Here is a small way I can begin to help with this cause. Last week I received a box of fabrics from Robert Kaufman. The fabrics are the On A Whim owls design enlarged. They were digitally printed by Spoonflower. I have 5 pieces that are 3 yards each. I am going to offer these in my Etsy shop with free shipping. All proceeds (minus my shipping costs) will go to Fight2Win.org. They would be perfect for larger home decorating projects. I included a photo of the original owls so you can see the size difference. Thanks for helping me with this cause.

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Rosy Lady said, on 3/3/2010 1:29:00 PM

What a fantastic cause Amy, my hubby is also a survivor of Hodgkin's Disease. We actually celebrated his being cancer-free for 2 years yesterday. Now we are looking forward and getting on with our lives. Your fabric is so cute and you are such an inspiration to me. x

kimbuktu said, on 3/3/2010 4:02:00 PM

I lost a cousin to Hodgkins when she was just 19 years old. It was before the disease was considered curable. I love your little owls, and know my granddaughter would too. I will check them out.

Red Fish Circle said, on 3/3/2010 4:08:00 PM

Thanks for your comments. Far too many young people have to deal with this disease. As I said, I am so glad to find an organization dealing with research directly.

Anonymous said, on 3/4/2010 8:16:00 PM

Thank you so much! My daughter "Alese Coco" would be so touched by what your doing. www.alesecoco.org
God Bless you,
Kathy Coco

Kathy Coco said, on 3/4/2010 8:23:00 PM

Thank you for doing this, my daughter "Alese Coco" would be so touched. www.alesecoco.org This really blessed me to read this.
God Bless you,
Kathy Coco

Katelyn R. said, on 3/5/2010 12:24:00 AM

I just bought some! I read this post late and was afraid it would all be gone! Thank goodness it wasn't. I love all you things, and what a great cause to do this for.

Red Fish Circle said, on 3/5/2010 4:17:00 AM

Thanks SO much for the purchases and support everyone.

HollyM said, on 3/6/2010 12:04:00 PM

I would love to order some of the owls on the brown background. Is it up for sale yet?

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