| Got your hat ready? |
[Nov. 20th, 2008|12:42 pm] |
COS I WON'T NEED IT!!!!!!! FINAL SCORE: $1489.21 to $1425.78 (with not shaving winning :D) |
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| Some good news! |
[Oct. 16th, 2008|12:47 am] |
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We've hit the NZ$3000 mark! Which is what we estimated we would need to get Moem over here :D
Anything further we make will help us to make both the trip and the Convention even more pleasant :-) So if you if you haven't made a donation yet, and want to, you can sleep easy knowing we won't squander it on ice cream, unless it happens to make the trip/convention more pleasant.
Thanks everyone who has made a donation of books, time, money or encouragement! It's much appreciated! |
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| Halfway there! |
[Oct. 1st, 2008|01:55 pm] |
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We are now halfway to our aim of raising 3000 Kiwidollars for BCX. We have learned that this will probably not buy us a plane ticket *and* accomodation, but we'll burn that bridge when we get to it.
For now, it's a nice milestone and a cause for celebration ( *yay us!*)
Check out the thermometer here.
Of course, we'll have to keep going. Half a plane ticket won't do, or I would never get back home again!
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| New Logo and Banner |
[Sep. 8th, 2008|10:39 pm] |
The wonderful Moem has created an awesome new logo and banner for BCX, feel free to use these to promote our cause!
They can be found at http://www.bcx.bounce.com.au/#/linktous/4530794270/.
Also, I can't remember if I posted, but paypal is now up and running, so feel free to make a donation at any time! |
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| Who wants my 3000th book? |
[Sep. 8th, 2008|09:20 am] |
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See here for details of how you can win my 3000th-registered book and help the BC Exchange fund at the same time.
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| IMPORTANT UPDATE |
[Sep. 6th, 2008|11:45 pm] |
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We are now able to take donations via paypal on our website. Anything will help!! And if you use the contact us forum on the site or pm me then I can add you to our 'thankyou' page too! |
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| Would anyone be interested... |
[Sep. 4th, 2008|06:57 pm] |
if I set up a community for fundraising for bcx? This way I don't have to cross post between the 3 different communities and people who don't want to read don't have to. It would also mean people who had ideas could post them into the community.
I'm X posting this between my lj, and the bookcrossing and bcx pages again. |
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| X posted from my personal journal |
[Sep. 1st, 2008|03:06 pm] |
BookCrossing Exchange (help needed!!)
Anyone remember when FutureCat and Otakuu went to London? Well, I got an email from FC last night saying she was super busy organising the Christchurch Convention but that she had promised Skyring that she would organise a Dutch BCer to come to Christchurch to promote their convention in 2010, and asking me if I would like to take over from her. And I said yes.
Of course, today, I realise I have absolutely no experience doing fundraising or anything like that, and so desperately need ideas for ways to raise money to get a Dutch BookCrosser to Christchurch next year. So please, please, please, I'm begging you, if you have any ideas, anything at all, please feel free to throw them at me, no matter how crazy they are (we are all crazy remember!). |
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| Futurecat's Final Stop |
[May. 7th, 2008|07:05 pm] |
![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) futurecatnz has finally arrived home in New Zealand. The last stop in her whirlwind world tour was Sydney on Monday (for about 12 hours!). She was hosted overnight by Servalan who also hosted a pizza night in her honour.
She arrived at about 7.00pm to be met by a roomful of about 10 Sydney BCers plus wombles from Brisbane who made a special trip to be there. She looked a little stunned and in need of a rest. However, she managed to bravely hang in there, even during the more unusual twists in the conversation such as: Is it possible to garotte someone with a roll of sticky tape? (Apparently Australian Customs thinks it is).
The mob left at about 10pm to allow Futurecat to get some rest. Apparently she was due to get up at the unearthly hour of 4am (or something like that) in order to get back to the airport on time. Yikes!
Hopefully she's now catching up on much needed sleep. I look forward to hearing what Hawaii was like! |
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| The Kiwi's Visit (from TexasWren) |
[May. 5th, 2008|11:08 am] |
We got to Panera about 15 minutes early and wondered if they were there. As we approached the building, I saw a wild book, so I knew we weren't the first to arrive. ;-)
It was so nice meeting them finally. We talked awhile, while Johnnie ate his sweet roll, then we headed out.
First stop was the stockyards. I wanted them to see the cattle drive, but it was later in the day than I remembered, so we missed that. They did get to see the Longhorn herd and had their picture taken with some "real" cowboys. I guess that didn't need quotes, because they were real--they actually drive the cattle on horseback.
Anyway, we walked around the stockyard station and peeked in some shops. It's amazing to me the things that they know about American culture, things that seem so obscure to me. And the things that seem obvious, that they didn't know. I wish we'd had hours longer to sit and talk.
Then, we drive through downtown and showed them our Bass Hall Angels. Lunch was Tex-Mex. Otakuu wanted to try chicken fried steak. I know that chicken fried stead in a Mexican restaurant isn't giving it a fair chance. It was probably horrible. Otakuu, don't judge the real stuff by what you had. Next time, I'll fix the real thing for you!
Then, we went to the Botanic Gardens. We walked through the rose garden, and then they saw what FC called "the highlight of the visit". Turtles sunning on an artificial lily pad in the pond. We hung out there for awhile, then walked through the rest of the garden. Otakuu spotted a rose that was developed in New Zealand. ;-) Oh, and we saw what must surely be the world's largest magnolia tree. It's huge!!! And they met a squirrel. Otakuu wondered how common they were. As I sit here at my desk, I can see 3 outside my window. One is in the oak tree, one is sitting on my fence, and one just ran across the street.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/texaswren/2465882056/sizes/m/
Then, it was back in the car to return them to Turbostitcher, who was taking them to the airport. Johnnie again says, "Bless you for that!".
I really, really hated to see them go. The visit was far too short for my taste.
But, how thankful I am for BookCrossing. For, without that, I never would have known them. And thank you to the people who made this trip possible for letting me have the chance to hug them in person!!
http://texaswren.livejournal.com/349411.html |
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