[Penguicon-Concom] Write up for the auction for the Web site

[Ron Blanchett]

Auction page updated and news item added to the site.

-Ron
PCon Webguy

----- Original Message ----
From: Dawn Wolfe <drwolfe2001 at yahoo.com>
To: Penguicon Concom Discussion List <concom at penguicon.org>
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 2:29:06 PM
Subject: [Penguicon-Concom] Write up for the auction for the Web site

PenguiCon Charity Auction - Geeks, SF Fans and Gays - Oh, My!

This year's charities:

Ruth Ellis Center (link to their Web site)

Triangle Foundation (link name to the Web site)

This year, thanks to a generous donation of artwork by two local fans,
PenguiCon will be holding a Charity Auction to benefit two
organizations that work on behalf of Michigan's lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transgender citizens.

Ruth Ellis Center (LINK NAME TO THE WEB SITE) is one of only four
shelters for LGBT youth in the entire country. Roughly 40% of young
people who are homeless are LGBT, and their are few places they can go
to receive help and be accepted for who they are. The Ruth Ellis Center
is just such a place. 

Triangle Foundation (LINK NAME TO THE WEB SITE) is Michigan's largest
LGBT advocacy organization. Triangle helps victims of hate crimes
statewide, fights anti-gay legislation, provides extensive programs for
youth and produces the state's largest gay events. 

The auction will be held on Saturday, April 21. Entrance is free for
Con members (people who have paid to attend the entire convention) and
$10 for the general public. Your $10 ticket is also good for entrance
to PenguiCon's dance right after the auction.
--- Ron Blanchett <rrcb21 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Dawn,
>  
> Yes please write something up.
> I don't think it would be appropriate to put the donors
> names on the site even with their permission.
>  
> Ron
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Dawn Wolfe <drwolfe2001 at yahoo.com>
> To: Penguicon Concom Discussion List <concom at penguicon.org>
> Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 10:54:47 AM
> Subject: Re: [Penguicon-Concom] Minutes of the Dec. 2 meeting
> 
> 
> Ron,
> 
> I need to at least see the collection - and find out if the donors
> are
> willing to be publicly identified - before putting anything very
> descriptive on that page. 
> 
> However, at this point we *can* say we're doing a benefit auction for
> Triangle Foundation (www.tri.org) and the Ruth Ellis Center
> (www.ruthelliscenter.com) with links to those two sites. We can also
> say that the tickets to the auction are $10 for non-Con members and
> that the tickets entitle people to come to the dance as well. 
> 
> Would you like me to write something up, or is that enough for now?
> 
> -Dawn
> --- Ron Blanchett <rrcb21 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Anne KG Murphy <akgmurphy at gmail.com>
> > 
> > >Also, do we have a target web page on the web site that gives
> > >information about who to contact for information about it and how
> to
> > >donate items for the auction?
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > The target point on the website is currently
> > http://penguicon.org/programming/auction.
> > Right now there is just a place holder page.
> > If someone can give me a good piece of text about the action to put
> > on the page I will be happy to put it up.
> > If no-one can put it together I will try to create something and
> send
> > it to the list for criticing before I post it.
> > I am also looking into different add-ins for the site so we can
> host
> > all of the pictures of the auction items (and all of the Con pics
> > too).
> > 
> > -Ron
> > Webguy
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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> 
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>                                             
> 
> -- Jamie Raskin, a constitutional law professor, testifying before a
> Maryland Senate committee in response to a question from Republican
> Sen. Nancy Jacobs about whether marriage discrimination against gay
> people is required by "God's Law."
> 
> 
> 
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