Calgary Expo: Call for Volunteers

If you are attending Calgary Expo and are interested in volunteering to help at the Serenity screening Friday evening or at our charity booth (Thursday – Sunday), please send us a wave by March 15, 2015 with your contact information.

Help is always desperately needed. Shifts for new volunteers are 2-3 hours, based on volunteer preference, and new volunteers are always be paired with experienced booth staff.

For volunteers in Edmonton & Area, a general orientation session will be held Thurs, April 2nd at the Carrot (9351 118 Avenue NW) from 7 pm – 8-ish pm. Volunteers from outside of the Edmonton area will get a “crash course” at the booth one hour before their first shift.

Fall Charity Auction: Nov 17 – 26, 2014

We are thrilled to announce that we have partnered with the California Browncoats to hold our upcoming online charity auction via their eBay account. The auction will begin November 17 at 8am PST and continue for 10 days.

The proceeds of this auction will be split between Edmonton’s Youth Empowerment and Support Services (a shelter & support program for homeless teens), Kids Need to Read (a US-based children’s literacy charity), Equality Now (an international women’s advocacy organization), and the Edmonton Women’s Emergency Accommodation Centre.

Our goal is to raise $2,000 USD to be split between these wonderful organizations. Of course, we’d love to shatter that goal with your shiny help!

We welcome bids from all over the world.

We would like to extend a special thanks to our auction donors:
* John Barrowman
* Nathan Fillion
* Adam Baldwin
* Mark Sheppard
* Felicia Day
* Gina Torres
* Alan Tudyk
* Morena Baccarin
* Summer Glau
* Stephen Amell
* Joseph Gatt
* Katrina Law
* Kelly Hu
* Phil Lamarr
* Jamie Bamber
* Matthew Bryan
* Laura Sememiuk
* Clinton Ouderkirk
* Natalie Dempsey
* Semper Family
* California Browncoats

Their generosity and support has been amazing. Each donor has been identified on the individual auction listings.

Buyers located in Edmonton, AB and surrounding areas may arrange for local pickup of any items they win without charge.

Fandoms, start your bidding engines!

Good thing we waited until afternoon before posting this link to our on-line charity auction!

Go. Register. Bid. And then bid some more.

The proceeds of this auction will be split between Edmonton’s Youth Empowerment and Support Services (a shelter & support program for homeless teens), Kids Need to Read (a US-based children’s literacy charity), Equality Now (an international women’s advocacy organization), and the Comic Legends Legal Defense Fund.

Our goal is to raise $5,000 USD to be split between these wonderful organizations.

New auction items will be added as the month progresses. Each auction item should appear on the site for a minimum of 14 days. Check back often to see what special items are being featured.

We welcome bids from all over the world.

We would like to extend a special thanks to our auction donors:
* John Barrowman
* Nathan Fillion
South Eastern Browncoats
Firefly Cargo Bay 
Sew Geek Austin
Happy Harbor Comics
* Jewel Staite
* Wil Wheaton
* Adam Baldwin
* James Marsters
* Clinton Ouderkirk
* Natalie Dempsey
* McCormack Family
* Semper Family
* Fiona Staples
* Vic Malhotra
* Sandeep Parihk, Tony Janning & Felicia Day
* Mark Meer & Chris Craddock
California Browncoats

Their generosity and support has been amazing. Each donor has been identified on the individual auction listings.

— PICKUP/SHIPPING — 
Auction winners will be liable for all shipping charges for their items.

Items are being shipped from Canada. Available shipping options include Canada Post, FedEx, UPS.

When an auction has concluded, we will contact the winning bidder to arrange for shipping of the item. The winner will determine shipping preferences (company, speed of delivery, insurance value) based on available options. Winner will be expected to pay the shipping fees based on their selection prior to the items being shipped.

Buyers located in Edmonton, AB and surrounding areas may arrange for local pickup of any items they win without charge.

First Annual (we hope) On-line Charity Auction

Once upon a time, a fabulously amazing individual (you may know him as John Barrowman), suggested we branch out in our fundraising activities to share our donated goodies with the rest of the world. Not one to argue with a great idea, especially when it comes with donated auction items, we’re launching our first annual on-line charity auction.

Our auction will run from April 1 to April 30 and proceeds will be split between Edmonton’s Youth Empowerment and Support Services (www.yess.org – a local homeless shelter for teens), Kids Need to Read (www.kidsneedtoread.org – a US-based children’s literacy charity), Equality Now (www.equalitynow.org – an international women’s advocacy organization), and the Comic Legends Legal Defense Fund (www.clldf.ca/).

Our goal is to raise $5,000 to be split between these wonderful organizations.

The items appearing in the auction will change as the month progresses. Each auction item should appear on the site for a minimum of 14 days. One or two special items will be available for bidding for the full 30-day period.

We welcome bids from all over the world and auction winners will be liable for all shipping charges for their items.

Items are being shipped from Canada. Available shipping options include Canada Post, FedEx, UPS.

When an auction has concluded, we will contact the winning bidder to arrange for shipping of the item. The winner will determine shipping preferences (company, speed of delivery, insurance value) based on available options. Winner will be expected to pay the shipping fees based on their selection prior to the items being shipped.

Buyers located in Edmonton, AB and surrounding areas may arrange for local pick-up of any items they win without charge.

We would like to extend a special thanks to our item donors. Their generosity and support has been amazing. Each donor will be identified on the auction site and individual auction listings.

Curious as to what we’ll have up for auction? We’ll post the auction link on the website, Twitter and Facebook accounts on April 1, 2014!

CSTS 2014: Logo Contest

Members with an artistic bent may want to try their hand at designing the next logo for CSTS 2014. Details online at http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com/2013/12/06/design-our-next-logo-its-time-for-the-2014-csts-promo-art-contest/ and entries are due by Jan 4th.

Please note: Edmonton has chosen not to participate in CSTS in 2014. Instead, we will be running our own Serenity screening event to benefit local charities. We have had a wonderful time participating in the global event over the years but have grown in a different direction than the global organizational committee. With the support of our members at the AGM (we voted), we chose to move in a new direction in the coming year.