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The California Browncoats are once again taking part in the
Can’t Stop the Serenity worldwide charity event. 2010 is a special year, the milestone 5th year of CSTS! To celebrate, CABC decided to host a CSTS event during the largest pop culture event in America:
San Diego Comic-Con.
This also serves as a celebration of other milestones and anniversaries close to Browncoats and CABC. 5 years ago at Comic-Con, Joss Whedon screened a completed Serenity for the first time, a mere 2 days after it was finished. 2005 also saw the first Browncoat presence at Comic-Con. That year, Browncoats from across California helped to raise over $12,000 for Equality Now. As part of our Year of Equality Now, the California Browncoats are proud to host the San Diego Can’t Stop the Serenity event to benefit Equality Now.
And so, we present the details and ticket purchasing information you need:
Thursday July 22nd, 2010 at 10:00 PM
San Diego Gaslamp 15
701 Fifth Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 232-0401
Tickets: $15.00 - Buy them on Fandango
(or here then click on the 10:00 PM Serenity screening)
We are pleased that special guest(s) are planning to attend the event*. Get your tickets early! With 100,000+ fans attending Comic-Con, this screening is sure to sell out.
You do not need a Comic-Con ticket to attend. You only need to purchase a ticket for this event. Everyone is welcome to attend.
If you would like to volunteer to help, please email James. We will need help up until the screening starts, so you won’t miss the movie.
*Special Guest appearances are subject to change based on their schedule and any possible conflicts.
To find out details about or booth and other events at Comic-Con, check out our Comic-Con 2010 page
Posted: July 12, 2010 in Charity, Comic-Con 2010, Events
The California Browncoats will be giving away
50 shiny prizes at WonderCon. How are we going to do this? How can you win a prize? How can you support Equality Now while you’re at it?
We’re glad we asked for you!
It’s the Stick Pull game!
Here’s the basic rundown:
Suggested Donation: $5 per pull (This is where supporting EN comes in)
Pull one set of chopsticks from the board.
No matter what, you keep that set of chopsticks! (Everyone’s a winner!)
If your chopsticks are marked with white at the tip, you win an additional prize! You can choose any one prize from the prize bin that will be presented to you.
That’s it! Donate to EN, get a set of chopsticks, and maybe you’ll go home with something extra. We’ll try and get a list of the prizes here before WonderCon, but if not, you can check them out at the booth. Let’s just say we’ve raided the CABC Prize Vault for some rare, exclusive, and usually signed items. For a paltry $5 suggested donation, how could you not play this game?!?!
Posted: March 31, 2010 in Events, Hidden, WonderCon 2010
The California Browncoats are once again raising money for Joss Whedon’s favorite charity,
Equality Now. This will be our first fundraising event in the “Year of Equality Now” we announced last year. As always we will be taking donations, offering free gifts, giving away prizes and selling shiny merchandise. Stop by our booth at Tables F9/F10 and help us support Equality Now!
Ways to donate:
1. Straight cash donation. We will send 100% of the money you donate directly to Equality Now. And if you donate $15 or more, we’ll give you an exclusive Browncoat RuMe bag as a Thank You gift.
2. Play our Stick Pull game. Check out our Prizes page for details.
3. Buy items specifically marked as “proceeds to Equality Now” and you’ll get something cool and we’ll send 100% of the proceeds to Equality Now. Items include the all new and exclusive Beverage Wrench and Carabiner.
Thank you for helping us raise awareness and money for Equality Now!
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The California Browncoats are pleased to present -
Costuming for Conventions
Have you ever wanted to come to a convention as Mal? Inara? Kaylee? Or any number of other characters? Well, here’s your chance to get some tips from some knowledgeable locals.
12:30-1:30 Costuming for Conventions- Local Bay Area cosplayers Cordelia Willis, Jennifer Wylie, Mette Hedin and Bryan Little discuss designing costume reproductions for masquerades and conventions and give tips to help create authentic-looking costumes. Moderated by Jean Martin, editor-in-chief, Science Fiction/San Francisco, presented by the California Browncoats. Room 236/238
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As usual we will have a plethora of Browncoat items for you to buy or receive as a gift for donating to charity. We’ve even gone and created another handy
Shopping List for you to download.
Take special notice of the new items, specifically created to help us raise money for Equality Now.
Browncoat RuMe Bag - New! A compactable reusable bag with square sides and bottom. Designed by RuMe. Exclusive to the California Browncoats. Thank you gift for donating to Equality Now! $15.00 donation
“Browncoat” Beverage Wrench - New! Exclusive to the California Browncoats, all proceeds help support Equality Now! $4.00
“Browncoat” Carabiner - New! Exclusive to the California Browncoats, all proceeds help support Equality Now! $4.00
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A fellow Browncoat who is unfortunately unable to attend this weekend’s Serenity Salute convention hosted by Creation Entertainment has generously donated her Gold Weekend front row tickets to California Browncoats to be auctioned off for charity. That’s right, you heard it folks, FRONT ROW! Specifically seats 21 & 22 in Row A.
The auction will start tomorrow, Thursday, November 19th at noon on eBay and will be a one day only auction. 100% of the winning bid amount will benefit Kids Need to Read. The California Browncoats will cover all auction costs. Check back here for the auction link when it goes live, or visit our eBay page.
Serenity and Firefly Salute is this weekend November 21st-22nd at the Marriott LAX Hotel in Los Angeles and guests include Morena, Jewel, Adam, Alan and more! The winning bidder will need to provide his/her own transportation and lodging for the convention and will need pick the tickets up in person at the convention on Saturday morning.
The Gold Weekend tickets are “deluxe packages for those that want to enjoy the entire weekend in the very best way”. Included are autographs, special events, etc. Check out all the details on the Creation site.
A huge thank you to the fan who is turning her loss into a wonderful gesture and donation for KNTR!
Posted: November 18, 2009 in Charity, Creation, Creation, Events, Hidden
The California Browncoats are proud to announce the total raised for Waterkeeper Alliance at San Diego Comic-Con in 2009. Thanks to the support of attendees and fans, we will be sending $10,000! The breakdown of the donation is as follows:
- Donations - $5,464.08
- Exclusive Serenity Shirt sales - $3,174.00
- CABC Donation - $1,361.92
We gave away 176 Exclusive Water Bottles as a free gift with a minimum $15 donation. The CABC donation is taken from sales of other items not specifically designated for a charity.
Thank you to everyone who volunteered, donated and helped spread the word about Waterkeeper Alliance!
Posted: November 5, 2009 in Charity, Comic-Con 2009, Events
The California Browncoats are proud to announce the final donation amount from all 4 Southern California Can’t Stop the Serenity screenings. 100% of the proceeds after expenses (theater rental, merchandise, etc.) benefit Equality Now. The total raised is $6,779.61! The breakdown by city is as follows:
- Los Angeles - $2,005.04
- Orange County - $979.54
- San Diego - $1,921.40
- Riverside - $1,873.54
We would like to thank all the SoCal and San Diego Browncoats who volunteered and organized the CSTS screenings. Thank you to all the attendees who bought tickets, merchandise and donated to Equality Now!
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