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The California Browncoats are proud to announce our sponsorship of the SoCal Browncoats Can’t Stop the Serenity screenings. This global fundrasier is in it’s third year and all proceeds support Equality Now. The SoCal Browncoats will be holding 3 screenings the weekend of
June 20th. There will be 1 screening each in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties. For more information on the screenings, please use the links below.
www.socalbrowncoats.com - Screening info, ticket and merchandise purchasing
www.equalitynow.org - The charity benefiting from the screenings
www.cantstoptheserenity.com - The global site for information and screenings worldwide
Posted: May 7, 2008 in Charity, Events, Fan Outreach
The remaining committee positions for Comic-Con 2008 have been filled. Still want to help?
We are in need of volunteers Wednesday, July 23rd through Sunday, July 27th, for setup, manning the booth, and teardown. We’ll work with you so that you don’t miss any exciting events at the Con, so if you’d like to help the California Browncoats create a warm inviting presence, send Dwight an email at: volunteer@californiabrowncoats.org
Posted: April 30, 2008 in Comic Con 2008, Events, Volunteer
We have filled all the positions on the 2008 California Browncoat Comic-Con Fan Table Committee. We are already hard at work to bring you another year of the best fan tables around, otherwise known as “The Ethel Merman of booths”. Stay tuned for updates, how you can help, exclusives, celebrity appearances, the charity fund-raiser, prizes, give-aways and more!
Here are the members of the 2008 Committee:
Chairperson - James (SoCal)
Charity - Lynn (SoCal)
Sales - Nikolai (San Diego)
Fan Outreach - The whole staff
Publications - Whitney (San Francisco)
Promotions - Ido (San Francisco)
Volunteers - Dwight (San Diego)
Booth Design - Nikolai and Lynn
Lackeys - Arielle and Kim (San Francisco)
Thank you to all of you for stepping up and getting more involved!
As always, we look to you in the Browncoat fandom to help us put together the fan tables at Comic-Con and WonderCon. If you are interested in being on a committee, make sure to check out how on our Volunteer page.
Posted: April 16, 2008 in Comic Con 2008, Events, Fan Outreach, Volunteer
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the final two Jayne shirt auctions will be delayed 2 weeks. The Blue Sun shirt will now start on April 30th, and the second Troublemaker shirt will start on May 14th.
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Can’t get enough of Jayne and his stuff? Here’s another chance for you to own a piece of Firefly history. Adam Baldwin is auctioning off
THE Jayne Hat to benefit the
Marine Corps - Law Enforcement Foundation.

Fans of Firefly will recognize this hat as the one Jayne Cobb received from his Ma in the episode “The Message.”
The auction for THE Jayne Hat will start on September 24, 2008 and will run until October 4. Keep an eye out for the auction through the CABC eBay page.
The MCLEF uses donated funds to provide assistance “to children of Marines or Federal law enforcement personnel who were killed on duty or died under extraordinary circumstances while serving our country at home or abroad. These funds enable us to provide these children with scholarships for their higher education.”
Posted: February 22, 2008 in Charity, Events, Fan Outreach
This year we have two different ways you can win a prize. Check out our
Charity page for all the details.
Browncoat Bingo Prize Package
- Serenity Messenger Bag donated by Universal Studios
- Serenity Chopsticks donated by Universal Studios
- Serenity Patch donated by Universal Studios
- Serenity Travel Mug donated by Universal Studios
- Serenity Bandana donated by Universal Studios
- “Miranda” Map Signed by Geoff Mandel donated by Quantum Mechanix
Thank You Drawing Prize Packages
Lot #1 - The Inara Pack
- Inara’s Shuttle Ornament Donated by Things From Another World
- “Miranda” Map Signed by Geoff Mandel donated by Quantum Mechanix
Lot #2 - The River Pack
- River Triumphant Statue donated by Poplollies.com
- Summer Glau Autographed Photo donated by Creation Entertainment
- “Miranda” Map Signed by Geoff Mandel donated by Quantum Mechanix
Lot #3 - The Promo Pack
- “Black Market” Beagle stuffed toy
- Limited Edition Serenity Soundtrack CD Sampler
- Promotional Serenity Mousepad (Australian Exclusive)
- Serenity Marketing Tri-Fold
- Serenity One-Sheet Poster Card
- Serenity Postcard
- Serenity Promo Trading Card SP-1
- Serenity - Those Left Behind Window Cling
- Alternate Serenity DVD Cover donated by 11th Hour
- “Miranda” Map Signed by Geoff Mandel donated by Quantum Mechanix
Lot #4 - The Media Pack
- Firefly Companion Volume 2 Signed and Donated by Joss Whedon
- Serenity Those Left Behind Signed by Brett Matthews and Mark Sheppard donated by Dark Horse Comics
- Bedlam Bards On The Drift CD
- “Miranda” Map Signed by Geoff Mandel donated by Quantum Mechanix
Lot #5 - The Whedonverse Pack
- Gina Torres Autographed Angel 8X10 Donated by Creation Entertainment
- Mark Lutz Autographed Angel 8X10 Donated by Creation Entertainment
- Stephanie Romanov Autographed Angel 8X10 Donated by Creation Entertainment
- Andy Hallet Autographed Angel 8X10 Donated by Creation Entertainment
- “Miranda” Map Signed by Geoff Mandel donated by Quantum Mechanix
Grand Prize - The Grand Prize Pack
- Reproduction Orange “Fighting Elves” T-Shirt (Large) Signed by Adam Baldwin
- “Miranda” Map Signed by Geoff Mandel donated by Quantum Mechanix
Posted: February 21, 2008 in Fan Outreach, WonderCon 2008
As always we will have a plethora of shiny Browncoat merchandise for you to purchase. Selling these items funds the California Browncoats and our charitable and fan outreach programs.
We will have plenty of shirts, books, DVD’s, posters, CD’s and whatever else we can fit onto our tables. Some of the items include:
- Serenity Found and Finding Serenity from Benbella Books
- Firefly and Serenity Visual Companions from Titan Books
- Browncoat Bracelets from Wash-A-Saurus
- Bumper Stickers from Black Market Beagles
- WonderCon2007 Shirts (all proceeds to Equality Now)
- Comic-Con 2007 Mugs (all proceeds to St. Jude)
- Serenity - Those Left Behind TPB and HC from Dark Horse Comics
- Firefly, Serenity and Done the Impossible Soundtracks
- Bedlam Bards CDs
- Firefly, Serenity and Done the Impossible DVDs
- Lanyards
- Magnets
- Messenger Bags and Backpacks from Out to the Black Outfitters
- Serenity Ornaments (Regular, Reaverized and Inara’s Shuttle)
- Buttons and Pins
- California Browncoats Exclusive Blue Sun Travel Poster Set
- Money Packs from Quantum Mechanix
- Kaylee Parasols
- Dog Tags
- Inara and River Statues
- Official Shirts (Firefly and Serenity Logo, Public Relations, Big Damn Hero, Fruity Oaty Bar and more!)
- Fan Made Shirts (Browncoat, SF Browncoats, Done The Impossible, Wash, Joss, and many more)
Some items are in limited supply, so make sure to pick up your favorite items before they run out.
We would like to thank the vendors who help supply us with all the products (we’ll put links up soon)
- Done The Impossible
- Out to the Black
- Poplollies
- Quantum Mechanix
- TFAW
- Wash-A-Saurus
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WonderCon 2008 is February 22nd-24th. The California Browncoats will be at tables F8 & F9.
We will be raising money for Equality Now, and you can donate in 3 different ways.
- Straight Donation - If you give us money for Equality Now, 100% of it will get to them. As a thank you, we will give you a ticket for our special Thank You Prize Drawing with every $2.00 you donate. Or you will get 3 tickets for every $5.00 you donate. Check out the prizes you can win here.
- Browncoat Bingo - We will be running a special game throughout the duration of the convention. For a donation of $5 you will receive a “Bingo” card. You will need to complete the card and return it to enter into the special drawing to win a shiny prize. More details will be available at the convention.
- Special Exclusive Limited Edition Item - We have produced a rather cool item for you that will be available for $12.00. This item is limited to 150 pieces. All proceeds from this item will be donated to Equality Now.
We will also have someone at the booth talking about Equality Now and what they are doing to help end violence against girls and women. They will be there at the following days and times:
- Friday 5 - 7 PM
- Saturday 10 AM - 12 PM
- Sunday 11 AM - 1 PM
Please stop by the booth for more information and to donate.
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