Supernatural Fans For Haiti
Granted I’m a little late in sharing this info, but that’s what happens with a gmail spam filter! My good friends, Heather and Lindsay at Support Supernatural, have found an incredible way to for fans and even non-fans to help the earthquake victims in Haiti. And they’ve gotten help from Eric Kripke himself. Below is their press release sharing the info:
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Support Supernatural Jumps in to Help Haiti!
Supernatural Fan Web Site Announces an Exclusive Auction of a One-of-a-Kind, Commemorative People’s Choice Awards Waterford Crystal Flutes to
Benefit the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund (CBHF)
January 21, 2010 – SupportSupernatural.com is thrilled to announce its effort to the people of Haiti. SupportSupernatural.com was founded as a way to generate interest in and attention for Supernatural while also benefiting worthy organizations. One fan described their mission as “raising awareness while raising funds.â€
Supernatural creator Eric Kripke approached SupportSupernatural.com with an amazing opportunity to bring the Supernatural fandom together and provide relief from the devastation that occurred on January 12 in Haiti. The charity that will benefit is the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund (CBHF).
Kripke very generously donated a pair of Waterford Crystal commemorative flutes that he received when Supernatural was nominated for a 2010 People’s Choice Award (which the show subsequently won). The flutes are one of a kind and cannot be purchased. The pair of flutes come with a letter written to the cast of Supernatural and each stem has an etching on it. One is etched with “People’s Choice Awards 2010 Nominee†and the other is etched with “Supernatural.â€
The cast and crew of Supernatural hope that the exclusivity of this item will help raise a significant amount of money for CBHF. SupportSupernatural.com is thrilled to help!
“Time and time again, the Supernatural fandom has shown how dedicated and philanthropic they are. In 2009, Supernatural fans donated over $17,000 in our fundraiser for A Dog’s Life Rescue,†said Vitas.
Warren added, “We’ve been fundraising continuously for some time now. It was a natural that we wanted to help. I am confident that Supernatural fans will make us proud once again!â€
At the request of the show, the eBay auction will begin at 9pm eastern on January 21, in sync with the mid-season premier of Supernatural. Please visit SupportSupernatural.com at that time for the link to the auction.
About CBHF : In the aftermath of the disaster, President Barack Obama asked President Bill Clinton and President George W. Bush to raise funds for immediate, high-impact relief and long-term recovery efforts to help those who are most in need of assistance. In response, the two Presidents established the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund (CBHF) to respond to unmet needs in the country, foster economic opportunity, improve the quality of life over the long term for those affected, and assist the people of Haiti as they rebuild their lives and “build back better.
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The auction can be found here. This is also where the really cool pictures are of the glasses. The auction goes on for six more days. So good luck to everyone bidding! It sounds like everyone wins in this deal.
This is great! The whole world is aware of that disaster and willing to help.
It’s wonderful to see that nations normally at odds with each other are able to reach out to each other in a moment like a this – isn’t exactly this what being human is all about?
Here, in practically every store you have various ‘piggy banks’ standing around in support of Haiti, and even some of my patients who really have no money to give from have donated a few bucks. I’m in awe.
Thanks for pointing this out to us, Alice. The necessity of it is undisputed.
Thanks, Jas
In the midst of something so tragic and devastating, this is the kind of thing that can make me feel a bit better (and one of the things that makes me proud to be a Supernatural fan).
I donated to the Minion site that Misha Collins set up. He is so much fun and a great addition to SPN. I just love that guy. Last time I checked it was over 25k!
http://inside.unicefusa.org/site/TR/Events/PersFundraisingWrapper?pg=fund&fr_id=1090&pxfid=13831