Donut Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 (edited) I am pleased to announce that Creations for Charity Bricklink's store is now open! What is Creations for Charity? This year we hope to go even bigger and with a new team of coordinators, we're very optimistic about this year's drive. We need your help to make this happen! How you can help You can support us through 3 ways: 1. Donate MOC 2. Buy MOC 3. Paypal Donations 1. MOC donations are accepted through our main website, simply fill out the donation form. Donations are accepted until November 15th. 2. Donated MOCs can be purchased through our Bricklink store. 3. And you can always send a direct donation to us through Paypal. If you donate over $60, we will send you a special gift! Lastly, if you have any questions feel free to send me a PM. Thanks! Creations for Charity (CfC) is an annual fundraiser that uses donation (MOC or monetary from LEGO fans) to buy LEGO for underprivileged children during the holiday season. Last year we have donated over $14,500 dollars worth of LEGO sets! This year we hope to go even bigger and a new team of coordinators, we're very optimistic about this year's drive. We need your help to make this happen! Donations are accepted until November 15th. Check out the Bricklink shop for purchasing some great, unique builds here. Donate your own creations here. Read even more here. Some great builders are selling of beautiful creations like this and more.... Edited October 17, 2011 by Shadows
Bren926 Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 I might have to buy those Beatles... What exactly are you guys accepting? I have a few figs I'd like to give, but I'm not sure if it would be good.
Donut Posted October 18, 2011 Author Posted October 18, 2011 I might have to buy those Beatles... What exactly are you guys accepting? I have a few figs I'd like to give, but I'm not sure if it would be good. Hi Bren926, Thank you for your interest! We accept MOCs and custom minifigures. If you would like to submit your custom minifigs, please use this donation form to do so: http://creationsforcharity.org/?page_id=74 And if you have any more questions, please feel free to ask them here. (or PM when you get to 10 posts ) Thank you!
Donut Posted December 24, 2011 Author Posted December 24, 2011 The Spirit of Giving As a kid, getting LEGO for Christmas was something I looked forward to with great joy and anticipation. I would spend a great deal of time staring at catalogs and wishing for anyone of them to be by the fireplace on Christmas mornings. On those mornings, opening a box of LEGO was a magical experience and memories that I will cherish for a life time. I signed onto this charity because I hope to create the same feelings I felt in children who are going through a difficult time in their lives. Buying My strategy was to wait on a really good deal and pounce on it! The end result: I spent $933 on $2230 (58% savings) worth of LEGO sets*! I bought the bulk of the sets from Target and Meijer who were having 50% and 60% sale respectively. Here’s a picture worth a thousand words 70 sets. Distributing In November we published a story about Justin, a brave young boy, who was fighting against a terrible type of cancer. His story is very touching and I wanted to do the same for thing for the other boys and girls who are ill. So this year, I have distributed these sets to 3 different Children’s Hospital (Dallas, Plano, and Southlake) and Make-a-Wish HeadQuarters (Irving). I hope that these sets will provide comfort for the kids and I wish them all a speedy recovery. Acknowledgements “We hardly ever get LEGO donations because they’re so expensive but all the kids want them”, these were the responses I got from the representatives of the Children Hospitals. I thought I’d share that with you because your contributions have a made a meaningful impact on a child. With LEGO being so coveted at the hospital, you’ve no doubt created fond memories like those I’ve felt on Christmas mornings. Thank you for your selfless acts of generosity, you all have BIG hearts. I also want to thank my fellow CFC2011 teammates for their contributions, you guys/girls rock! Thank you all and happy holidays! Warm regards, Ethan (Donut) *Tax and shipping costs were not included in this calculation.
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