Today is the last day to enter our prize drawing! Every $4 donation is one entry into the drawing. We will draw the winners on December 10th to allow any mailed entries to arrive. Don’t miss out!

Help Fandom Rocks by Searching, Shopping, Playing

Fandom Rocks has enrolled in a number of programs to assist with administrative costs. Read on to learn how you can help Fandom Rocks by searching, shopping, and playing online.

1. Search the web using GoodSearch.com. There is a dropdown on the page that displays the charity you are contributing to. You can also add a toolbar to your browser for easier searching, or make GoodSearch your homepage.
2. Shop the web using GoodShop.com. You don’t have to register or give them your information! Just click and shop.
3. Start your Amazon shopping from one of our links. Even if you purchase shoes, as long as you start from one of our links, Amazon remembers that we sent you to their site and gives us credit for your purchase. Be sure to check out their Black Friday Deals – still going on now!
   – SPN Season 1 DVDs currently on sale for only $17.49!
   – SPN Season 2 DVDs currently on sale for only $17.49!
   – SPN Season 3 DVDs currently on sale for only $14.99!

4. Pick up a gift from our Cafe Press store.

Here is one more idea brought to us by a fan at the convention. (Thanks, Sandy!) Join our team at iWon and play games! The Team Challenge at iWon puts Fandom Rocks in the running for a prize of $10,000. (Second and third place also win a good amount.) If Fandom Rocks were to win a prize, the money would go into the campaign fund not the administrative fund. Here are the FAQs from iWon on their Team Challenge:

Did you know that one of the goals here at Fandom Rocks is to promote Supernatural and draw in new viewers? What’s that you say? You had no idea! Well, shame on us for not making that clearer!

For those of you who did know about this awesome show called Supernatural and our love for it, did you also know it is nominated for Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show in the People’s Choice Awards? No, really! We were shocked (and delighted!) to see our show up in lights. Now, we just need to vote, and lookie here! A widget. They are the cutest little things. Vote. Spread the news. Maybe, just maybe, in 44 days and counting we can all share a little moment of joy when our show wins its category.

I should preface that this post is going to include a lot of ‘thank yous,’ but what a weekend!

First and foremost, thank you to Gary, Adam, and all of their staff who run the Chicago events. We had an excellent time, and we look forward to collaborating with Creation again.

Second on my list is a big thank you to Jenn for stepping up and helping represent Fandom Rocks this weekend. She endured many hours on the road, talked with dozens of fans, and held her own at the table when I was presenting.

We left Champaign around 11:30AM on Friday and checked into the hotel right around 2:30PM. Unlike last year, setup and registration started on Thursday, and a full day’s activities were already underway. We rushed to the vendor’s room to setup. The event was at a different hotel this year, and the great thing about the new hotel was the vendor space was right in the foyer to the Grand Ballroom where all of the stage events were taking place. We had a great table in the middle of the room.

Almost immediately as we were setting up, fans started stopping by to talk with us. We had all of the drawing prizes spread out on our table, and the Supernatural tie-in novels were a big draw. So many fans wanted to buy them, and unfortunately we had to say no but they are part of our drawing prize package and a $4 donation is all it takes to be a part of the drawing. This is where I say thank you to Sandi for putting together such an awesome prize package!

Meanwhile on the stage, one of the weekend’s auctions was taking place. To our surprise, Creation was auctioning an item for us, and I was pulled away to go into the ballroom to tell a packed room who we were, what charities we were supporting, and collect the donation. Nothing like being throw right in! Jenn was a trooper and held the table and talked to the crowds while I gave a quick sound byte to the room and thanked Gary. The ticket was auctioned for $300!

Our favorite thing about this weekend was meeting so many fans. We saw quite a few familiar faces from last year and even more new faces. I went on stage on Saturday and gave our presentation to a small but a fun crowd. Thank you for your questions and letting me toss candy to you. This is a tradition I plan to continue, so everyone who missed out should be sure to stick around next time!

An important thank you I cannot forget is to all of the fans who stopped by to talk with us. We have close to 100 names to add to our mailing list, and thanks to all of your donations this weekend (plus Creation’s auction donation) we raised $700!!! Not only that, but we had a number of fans stop by after our presentation with item donations for the next Fandom Rocks auction. You rock!

The fantastic thing we learned this weekend was how much our campaign and charities spoke to all of the fans we met. Almost everyone was enthusiastic about supporting the Investigations Fund and/or Children for Tomorrow. It just shows our fandom truly is a caring and altruistic lot. Thanks for making our weekend so enjoyable.

One fan duo I would like to point you guys toward are some of the front runners of “Slay-a-thon: Make a Wish Foundation Benefit.” We really enjoyed talking with them, and they support a great cause. Be sure to check them out!

I also want to thank Chad Lindberg, Gabriel Tigerman, Charles Malik Whitfield, and Steve Carlson for giving us some of their time this weekend. We really appreciated it!

After many hours of standing and talking (and talking and talking) over three days, Jenn and I took a break to watch the Jared and Jensen panels. Immediately after, we had to pack up and hit the road back home. It was a great weekend!

If we talked to you, please comment and say hello! I have added the donors to the donation page. If you notice your name or country is wrong, just let me know. I will get everyone added to the announcement list ASAP.

P.S. Be sure to listen to our interview with Kathy Bauch of the HSUS while you are here.

This afternoon, I had the pleasure of speaking with Kathy Bauch, the Senior Director of Corporate Relations & Promotions at the Humane Society of the United States. Kathy graciously offered some of her time to talk about the Investigations Fund and the work the HSUS does on a daily basis.

As you know, the Investigations Fund is one of two charities fans selected for our fourth campaign. I hope you enjoy hearing about their work, learn something new, and join us in supporting their cause.

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Celebrate Supernatural‘s amazing Season 4 by donating to Fandom Rocks’ Campaign 4 and become eligible for a dynamite SPN prize package!!!

We realize that with the present state of the economy and also with the holidays coming up, many of us don’t have a lot of money to spare, but Fandom Rocks has a plan that we think will work for everyone and here’s how you can help:

We’re kicking off Campaign 4 by holding a drawing for some awesome Supernatural prizes, and all you have to do to become eligible is to donate $4.00. How easy is that??

The drawing will be open from the beginning of the campaign through midnight on November 30, 2008. Each donation of at least $4.00 will get your name in the drawing for a prize package which includes:

• A copy of the SPN Season 3 DVD!! (Already have one? Gift it to someone who doesn’t know our show! Spread the SPN love!)
• A 2009 Supernatural calendar!
• A 24″ X 36″ “Demon Hunters” poster
• Issue #6 of Supernatural Magazine
• Fandom Rocks Jersey
• Fandom Rocks coffee mug
• Supernatural Book of Monsters
• A copy of all three Supernatural novels: “Nevermore”, “Witch’s Canyon”, and “Bone Key”

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