My Fake Plastic Love. ([info]dykestar) wrote in [info]egl,
@ 2007-10-19 10:58:00
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We All Have So Much, Let's Give a Little Back!





I am pleased and excited to announce to you all: The Very First Lolita Canned Food Drive!




Here's how it works:

*Anyone wishing to participate can form (or join) a local group for their area and enter the contest. Groups can register by filling out the form below.

*Groups will see how many cans of food they can collect for a local charity of their choice during the contest.

*The group with the most cans of food by the end of the competition will win a prize!





Contest Info:

***Contest will "officially" run from Halloween (Oct. 31) until Dec. 15 (but of course if you start early, who will know?).

***All groups must be registered by Nov. 15th at the latest.

***All groups must pick a Contact Person and put their name and email into the registration form (below) so that I can pass along any useful information and keep track of how you are doing.

***All groups must provide a local charity's name and a photo of their group + the cans they've collected (not just for evidence that you did it, but so that I can make a cute photo post of the wonderful lolitas who did such good works when we announce the winner!) Please have your photos in by Dec. 17th at the latest.

***I will make update posts to remind people of deadlines and so groups know how many cans the others have collected-- trust me the prize will be something really fun, so you'll want to keep track! We all know we love competition and in this case competition = more food to donate!

***Other foods are WONDERFUL but only cans are "counted"!!! Still-- donating other food definitely "counts" in that you gave from the heart to people who need it!





Registration Form:
please email this form to remembermydream AT gmail DOT com

*Name of Your Group's City or Area: (example: New York Lolitas, Portugal Lolitas, or British Columbia Lolitas)

*Approx. # of Lolitas in Your Group:

*Name of Local Charity for Donation: (You can write TBA if you need time to track something down, but a charity must be named by the end of the contest for your group to be officially considered for the prize.)

*Contact Person for the Group's Name:

*Contact Person for the Group's Email:

Please email this form to remembermydream AT gmail DOT com





Useful Information and Tips:

Here are some tips for collecting cans!

*Set up donation boxes to collect cans at your school or work. (Be sure to ask first!) Remember, brightly colored boxes attract attention, so use wrapping paper, bows, artwork, etc.

*Throw lolita parties and gatherings and have a "can requirement". Ex: Tea Party This Saturday! 5 Cans Per Entry!

*Clean out your pantries + your friends and families pantries (again, ask if the food's not yours and please make sure to check that the food inside the can has not expired!).

*Pool your group's resources and hit up grocery store sales.







Credits and Disclaimers:

***This is an *unofficial* EGL contest. The mods of egl are in no way connected to and responsible for this food drive competition. Although they were made aware of the plan and may decide to participate with their local groups, this is not their show so don't bother them about it cuz they have no answers for you!

*Thanks to [info]ugly_kitties for the cute sketch in the picture.

*Thanks to [info]industrialkitty for volunteering to help me in this.

*Thanks in advance to all who will participate!



Questions? Just leave a comment or email me at remembermydream AT gmail DOT com



COME ON, YOU GUYS! LET'S MAKE A WORLDWIDE DIFFERENCE!

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[info]_headrush_
2007-10-19 04:26 pm UTC (link)
Aw that's a really cute idea.

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[info]treesdancealone
2007-10-19 04:38 pm UTC (link)
This is a really good idea

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[info]lucy_tan
2007-10-19 04:42 pm UTC (link)
That's a really cute idea ;w; <3333!!!

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[info]chocolatexpanda
2007-10-19 04:56 pm UTC (link)
:O I has question~..s

where would all those cans go to? XD; And for out-of-country lolitas, how would they send them in? ..annd I think that's it #_#

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[info]dykestar
2007-10-19 05:39 pm UTC (link)
oh they go to local charities. that is why each group gets to pick their own. We are definitely NOT mailing the cans anywhere!!!

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[info]hellowonderland
2007-10-19 05:01 pm UTC (link)
This is a fantastic idea~! Can I suggest a charity? I had to read Three Cups of Tea for my history course, so I suggest the Central Asia Institute as a charity~ They build schools for girls in remote regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan. n_n

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[info]dykestar
2007-10-19 05:40 pm UTC (link)
well I guess I should clarify, that all the cans should go to local charities! we aren't mailing the cans anywhere-- as much as that woudl be fantastic it's just not feasible!

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[info]hellowonderland
2007-10-19 06:32 pm UTC (link)
I misread that somehow and thought that the prize would be a donation to a charity of the winning team's choice. n_n;;;;;

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[info]salafrae
2007-10-19 05:09 pm UTC (link)
oh wow. any lolis in southern georgia or nother florida that want to form a group with me. XD

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[info]nj_mom82
2007-10-19 09:43 pm UTC (link)
I am in Panama City, Fl. It's in the panhandle.

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[info]salafrae
2007-10-20 02:05 am UTC (link)
oh. i have a friend that lives there. :] I live an hour or so north of jacksonville. do you know any other lolis anywhere in between? or are you like me and the soul one in the area. XD

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[info]nj_mom82
2007-10-20 02:16 am UTC (link)
I am not too sure. Well I am on the Gulf Coast, so I think I am rather far to organize something. :( That's ok....maybe there will someone else.

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[info]salafrae
2007-10-20 02:29 am UTC (link)
bleh. yeah. gosh i hate being the only one in my area. >__<; good luck if you choose to do it~!!

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[info]nj_mom82
2007-10-20 03:44 pm UTC (link)
Thanks, same to you!

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[info]ohyo
2007-10-21 08:30 am UTC (link)
I know how you guys feel. I live in the rural midwest. *barf*

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[info]cjheth
2007-10-19 05:13 pm UTC (link)
I have queried [info]centre_loli to see if anyone else in my area has an interest. We will get back to you shortly.

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[info]asa_chan
2007-10-19 05:16 pm UTC (link)
Is this only US centric?

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[info]dykestar
2007-10-19 05:42 pm UTC (link)
no! anyone can participate :) the more the merrier! see the registration form for examples of how foreign places can form groups :)

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[info]meriel_leirem
2007-10-19 06:30 pm UTC (link)
I've never heard of something like that in Switzerland...

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[info]dykestar
2007-10-19 06:41 pm UTC (link)
try contacting local churches and see if they accept donations of food. If you absolutely cannot find anything we will try to work out a money donation system for your group, but I would really rather stick to food :)

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[info]meriel_leirem
2007-10-19 06:45 pm UTC (link)
I guess I'll ask my mother, she probably knows about those things (I've nothing to do with the church anymore since I was 15, would be weird now XD)

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[info]decadentdolls
2007-10-19 05:26 pm UTC (link)
Nifty idea, I'd love to try something. Not sure how to start as it's not something we do here in the UK, mostly just donate money & that sort of thing. Any UK Lolita's want to give it a go?

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[info]dykestar
2007-10-19 05:43 pm UTC (link)
I'm sure there is even a church that collects food (or would be willing to accept food). Or hey, if you guys can't find anything at all we can talk about an alternative such as 2 cans counted for every GBP you donate-- I would love to try and stick to food, though!

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[info]decadentdolls
2007-10-19 05:45 pm UTC (link)
I've been Googling for a while just looking at options, not too sure at the moment, need a bit to see options & stuff. Hopefully I can come up with something & people will be interested! I think food is better too, I prefer to give things people can actually use but here in the UK 99% of charities just want money, bleh!

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[info]lucy_tan
2007-10-19 07:00 pm UTC (link)
Old people homes!XD They take canned foods. we used to do in primary school~ o3o harvest festival.

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[info]celrya
2007-10-19 06:26 pm UTC (link)
Any Gold Coast or Brisbane (Australia) loli's wanna get in on this?

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[info]lucy_tan
2007-10-19 07:01 pm UTC (link)
Any london Lolis up for this? I think this is a really adorable idea, we should take part! <333

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[info]ellorgast
2007-10-19 07:08 pm UTC (link)
Whoa, you guys are awesome for setting this up. This is a great idea, and a wonderful opportunity for lolitas to do some good.

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[info]inspiredcat
2007-10-19 07:21 pm UTC (link)
I love this idea! The Calgary Lolitas will probably be in!

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[info]kawaiimiaka
2007-10-19 09:26 pm UTC (link)
That's such a great idea! :D

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[info]lolitallie
2007-10-19 09:34 pm UTC (link)
Although I have lots of canned goods I'd love to donate, I don't have a car but I live in the suburbZz so it'd be a pain to get all the cans together for a photo op/to drop them off -- are there any other [info]wa_lolis interested in being our local organizer? Or at least being a pick-up person in the event that I become our coordinator?

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[info]yukiyukiloli
2007-10-19 11:03 pm UTC (link)
also under useful information and tips put please don't take dented cans because most of the time dented cans become infected with the disease Botulism witch can be fatal :O!

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[info]yukiyukiloli
2007-10-19 11:04 pm UTC (link)
witch= which
I'm in the Halloween spirit ^___^

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[info]cidsa
2007-10-19 11:51 pm UTC (link)
It depends on the dent. If it's a small dent, it's probably fine. But if it's bigger and the can appears to be bulging, definitely trash it.
The foodbanks tend to look over everything that is donated though, so something like that wouldn't make it in.

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[info]erafu
2007-10-20 12:29 am UTC (link)
I really love this idea, it's amazing :3 I myself can't lead or be a contact person due to hardly any time in my life(thanks to school + 3 classes outside >____>;;;), but I'm absolutely gonna join in if anyone else from my area takes it aboard.

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[info]mparf
2007-10-20 02:34 am UTC (link)
As in melb Lolis?
Count me in, darlin.

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[info]erafu
2007-10-20 07:39 am UTC (link)
No, as in Japan lolis cause I totally live in Asialand.

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[info]mparf
2007-10-20 07:43 am UTC (link)
Oh, you're so witty.

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[info]erafu
2007-10-20 07:48 am UTC (link)
:D

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[info]pure_terrorist
2007-10-20 04:45 am UTC (link)
Man how cool!

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[info]trancegeminii
2007-10-20 01:24 pm UTC (link)
This is an amazing idea!

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[info]la_vie_en_lj
2007-10-21 02:17 pm UTC (link)
This is a wonderful idea! That's really great of you guys to do this. :)

If you'd like, it'll be a little late in the game but we'd be happy to include a little writeup of this for free in the next issue of La Vie En Rose(which will come out the first week of December). You can check us out at http://www.la-vie-en-web.com or this journal if you're not sure who we are.

If you could get us firm information on which groups are participating and an LJname or contact email (if they agree to let us print it) by Nov. 10, we could give you a couple weeks of more press and hopefully more participation when the December issue comes out. Let us know at contact@la-vie-en-web.com if you'd like to do this and we can talk details. Either way, best of luck to you with this!

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[info]beautifultwist
2007-12-06 04:59 am UTC (link)
This is a great Idea. I'll see if I can get some Nebraska Lolitas together.

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