Nannan Posted November 8, 2009 Posted November 8, 2009 Hi guys, I’m excited to announce a new online charity event that has just started! The event, called Creations for Charity, sells custom LEGO creations from fan builders to raise money to buy LEGO for underprivileged children. 100% of the funds raised will be used to buy LEGO sets for the charity Toys for Tots. From now until early December, there will be new creations listed to be auctioned. Come visit the store to see what we have! If you're interested in contributing a creation, you can read the details here. Feel free to ask me any questions here. Happy holidays everyone! -Nannan Quote
ILikePi Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 Sounds interesting Nannan! I like the idea of putting MOCs on auction and giving all of the proceeds to charity. Looks like you've already got bids on one fourth of all of the creations! If I had a BrickLink account, I would bid on the Slick Bricks certificate. Heather and Alex's license plates and street signs look amazing. Good luck! Quote
Nannan Posted November 9, 2009 Author Posted November 9, 2009 Sounds interesting Nannan! I like the idea of putting MOCs on auction and giving all of the proceeds to charity.Looks like you've already got bids on one fourth of all of the creations! If I had a BrickLink account, I would bid on the Slick Bricks certificate. Heather and Alex's license plates and street signs look amazing. Good luck! It's very easy to get a Bricklink account, and having one is useful too! Don't let that factor steer you away from participating :) Quote
SlyOwl Posted November 12, 2009 Posted November 12, 2009 Hey Nannan, this is a really good idea. Everyone wins It would certainly be interesting to see who bids on these - are they from the more active online community, or not? Quote
Zorro Posted November 12, 2009 Posted November 12, 2009 A very good initiative Nannan . I hope you will get a nice ammount of money to support them out of this. Quote
Nannan Posted November 13, 2009 Author Posted November 13, 2009 Anyone with a Bricklink account can bid, and it's easy to make one for new Bricklink users. Right now just by counting the current bids we have raised over $500! I'm hoping more builders would be interested in donating creations, no matter how small, so that we can keep the effort going until December. I'm planning on contributing more new creations for the project and I hope more will join me! -Nannan Quote
ThePaleMan Posted November 13, 2009 Posted November 13, 2009 Nannan, I just want to take time again to thank you publicly for heading up this part of the Toy Drive. You are to be commended for shouldering this section of the burder. It does my ehart good to see so many people, on both the building and purchasing ends, willing to be a part of this. TPM Quote
Nannan Posted November 26, 2009 Author Posted November 26, 2009 Hi all, In the next few days I will be announcing the last wave of MOC auctions, and there's going to be some good stuff! Our goal is to reach $2000, and we're almost there. If you'd like to donate something to help us reach our goal, now's the time! If you'd like to contribute, send me a picture and I’ll work out the remaining details with you. If you'd just like to keep an eye on the bids, check back often on the auction so you don't miss out! Current auctions Quote
Nannan Posted December 5, 2009 Author Posted December 5, 2009 Creations for Charity is over, and we have raised $2010 to buy LEGO for Toys for Tots! This amount of money will go a long way in bringing the gift of LEGO to the less fortunate children in our communities. I want to thank everyone for their support of the fundraiser, and especially the builders who have donated their own models and paid shipping costs to send them out to the buyers: Nick Jensen, Peter C, Michael S, Al Hernadi, Chris Phipson, Jared Burks, Dave Sterling, Kingdom of Custom Creation, Kyle Peterson, Jason B, Michael Jasper, Don Wilson, Keith Goldman, Brian Kescenovitz, Heather Braaten, Jordan Schwartz, Dave Kaleta, Zack Milenius, Many thanks to the following talented graphic designers for their help on the banner: Tom Williamson, Tristan Bowersox, Alex Eylar, Tyler Clites, Dan Rubin, Lloyd W, Jörg F, and John B. Lastly, thank you to the buyers for their purchases and support! Click here for a list of the creations sold and sales records. Pictures of our purchases and donation to the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation will be posted on Flickr before the holidays. Quote
Davey Posted December 5, 2009 Posted December 5, 2009 Thanks for putting this together Nannan! It was a great cause and I am really honored to have had the chance to play a part in it. I hope you bring it back for the 2010 holiday season as I will be sure to participate again. Again, great job and thanks a bunch. Happy Holidays! -Dave Quote
badboytje88 Posted December 5, 2009 Posted December 5, 2009 Hey Nannan, that's a great idea and toys for tots is a very great organisation! Quote
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