Thanks so much to everyone who participated in our 2020 Charity Auction. We are in the process of contacting all of the winners and arranging for payment, pickup & delivery of items.

We are thrilled with the support the auction received and will announce the total proceeds from the auction once all shipments to winners have been completed.

Thanks again for all your support.

Proceeds of the 2020 Alberta Browncoats Society Charity Auction will be split between YESS and E4CAlberta (WEAC). Our goal is to raise $1000 for each of these amazing organizations and with 32 shiny items in the auction, there’s sure to be something for everyone to help us achieve this milestone.

We are hosting our 2020 charity auction through a public Facebook event. All items are posted in the Discussion area of the event, and also listed in the post below. To bid on an item, enter your bid amount in the item’s comments.

If you do not have a Facebook account, but would like to bid on an item in the auction, please email info@albertabrowncoats.com and we will make arrangements to post your bid on your behalf.

Payment will be collected via PayPal after auction closes. Edmonton area winners will also have the option of payment via debit or credit.

Local pickup/delivery available in Edmonton area. All shipping are the costs responsibility of the winner.

Auction closes Dec 16, 2020 at midnight MT.

Item 1 – Higgins & Son Mudder’s Milk Flask Set. California Browncoats design. Donated by Alberta Browncoats.

Link to bid location & auction details.

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Item 2 – Warehouse 13 t-shirt designed by ‘Agent Pete Latimer’ Eddie McClintock. Signed by Eddie at DragonCon 2013. Donated by Semper family.

Jayne Hat. Made by a member of Ma Cobb’s knitting army.

Agents of Shield keychain.

Link to bid location & auction details.

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Item 3 – Legend of Neil Series DVD. Signed by Felicia Day, Sandeep Parikh and Tony Janning. Jayne Hat. Donated by AB Browncoats.

Mad Libs III Comic Con schwag. Serenity Post Card Comic Con schwag. Donated by Semper family.

Link to bid location & auction details. There are multiple photos for this item, please access main comment for this item to bid.

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Item 4 – Spectra Graphic Novel (comics #1-6) written by Rebecca Thompson PhD & Illustrated by Kerry G Johnson. Comic #7 written by Rebecca Thompson PhD and David Ellis. Series from Physics Central.com. Donated by Semper family.

Link to bid location & auction details. There are multiple photos for this item, please access main comment for this item to bid.

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Item 5 – Browncoats 2600 mAh Powerseed Powerbank. Stylized Serenity Browncoat design by Natalie Dempsey. Donated by AB Browncoats. Signed by Nathan Fillion.

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Item 6 – Serenity picture. 9″ x 6″. Artist unknown. Anonymous donor. Signed by Nathan Fillion.

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Item 7 – Serenity drawing (print). 5″ x 7″. Artist unknown. Anonymous donor. Signed by Nathan Fillion.

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Item 8 – Nathan Fillion as Mal Reynolds. Signed. Donated by Nathan Fillion.

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Item 9 – Nathan Fillion as headshot. Signed. Donated by Nathan Fillion.

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Item 10 – Jayne Hat made by a member of Ma Cobb’s knitting army. Double knit and suitable for an Alberta winter.

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Item 11 – Kevin Hearne’s Shattered. Book 7 in the Iron Druid series. Signed (x2).

Link to bid location & auction details. There are multiple photos for this item, please access main comment for this item to bid.

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Item 12 – Toy Vault Mal Plushie. Donor: Semper family.

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Item 13 – Jayne amigurumi. Value: $120. Donor: Sheelagh Semper.

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Item 14 – Lil damn brick Browncoats. Custom Lego Browncoats. Value: $190. Donor: Semper family

Link to bid location & auction details. There are multiple photos for this item, please access main comment for this item to bid.

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Item 15 – Alimancil foam cosplay knife. Cretzer Ring. Donor: Tall Tale Events & Gaming (closed)

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Item 16 – Cast signed Browncoats: Redemption charity fan movie poster.

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Item 17 – Cast signed Browncoats: Redemption charity fan movie poster.

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Item 18 – Firefrog card set. Contains original Firefrog print and individual artwork for each character. Value: Priceless. Print run long since off market. Donor: Semper Family.

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Item 19 – Original print run of “Wookie the Chew: The House at Chew Corner”. Donor: Semper family

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Item 20 – California Browncoats SDCC Exclusive James Hance Firefrog print. Signed by Nathan Fillion and Mark Sheppard. Value: Priceless.

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Item 21 – “Captain Hammer will save us”. Jason Palmer print. Signed by artist and model (Nathan Fillion). Value: Priceless.

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Item 22 – Original art designed for this auction. Artist David Tuff. 16×24. Printed on watercolour paper. Photo of artist’s daughter with print provided to provide a sense of size and posted with permission (see Facebook post for referenced photo).

Also, how frakkin’ shiny is this?

Link to bid location & auction details. There are multiple photos for this item, please access main comment for this item to bid.

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Item 23 – Nathan Fillion as Mal Reynolds. Signed. Donated by Nathan Fillion.

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Item 24 – ” Serenity crew, where are you?” James Hance print. Signed by Adam Baldwin and Nathan Fillion. Out of print. Value: Priceless.

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Item 25 – Mal etched metal art mounted on foam core board. 12″ x 6″. Donated by Geekographs. Signed by Nathan Fillion.

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Item 26 – Firefrog. Muppets & Firefly mashup. Artist: James Hance. 18″ x 11″. Signed by Nathan Fillion & Adam Baldwin.

NOTE: Posting photos show both an unsigned and signed version of the poster. This auction posting is for a SIGNED version of the poster, as indicated in the description and second photo.

Link to bid location & auction details. There are multiple photos for this item, please access main comment for this item to bid.

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Item 27 – Mal in Carbonite. Star Wars & Firefly mashup. Artist: James Hance. 18″ x 11″. Signed by Nathan Fillion.

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Item 28 – Firefrog. Muppets & Firefly mashup. Artist: James Hance. 18″ x 11″. Unsigned.

NOTE: This auction posting is for an UNSIGNED version of the poster.

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Item 29 – Own a piece of OB and fandom history with this 11th Hour designed tshirt. Size uknown, but looks like mens Med-ish. Light blue shade. (Photo doesn’t do it justice).

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Item 30 – Return to Serenity Valley poster. Artist Kyle Burles. Signed by Nathan Fillion.

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Item 31 – Keep Walking Preacher Man poster. Artist Kyle Burles.

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Item 32 – Mine is an Evil Laugh poster. Artist Kyle Burles.

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Date: Saturday, November 30, 2019
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Eastwood Community League Hall, 11803 86 St NW, Edmonton, AB.
We will be meeting in the upstairs boardroom. Parking is available.

Agenda Items
No new agenda items were submitted by members on or before midnight, November 15, 20198.  The AGM agenda is as follows:

1. Old Business (if any)
2. New Business
   1. 2018-19 Fiscal Report
   2. Board of Director Elections
   3. Sustainability of Organization
      1. Membership discussion
   4. 2020 Convention Season
      1. 2020 Supported Charity selection
   5. Social event planning
   6. Serenity screening @ Metro Cinema
   7. Member comments | Open floor

Board of Director Nominees
The following individuals have submitted their names to stand for nomination to the board of directors of the Alberta Browncoats Society:

• Sheelagh Semper
• Andrew Semper

Please join us on at 1 PM on Saturday, November 30, 2019 at Eastwood Community League Hall (11803 86 St NW, Edmonton). We will be meeting in the upstairs boardroom. Parking is available.

A meeting agenda will be posted on this website in the coming weeks. We are accepting submissions to the meeting agenda until November 15, 2019.

Among other agenda items, we will be selecting the 2020 Board of Directors at the AGM. Interested members may self-nominate via email using their registered member email address between October 29 and November 15, 2019. Each individual should include a brief bio and their activity level within the Alberta Browncoats Society since joining.

The board may contain up to 7 members. In order to continue to exist as a registered not-for-profit society in Alberta, we do require a minimum of 5 board members.

Potential board members must:

• Be 18 years of age or older.
• Be a 2019 general member in good standing.
• Consent to having their name and address appear in public Government of Alberta documents (Corporate Registry Database) and on our website
• Attend 4-6 Board meetings in addition to any general meetings.
• Actively participate in a minimum of one committee or extra duty.
• Commit to and complete a minimum of 24 volunteer hours with ABS.

Please note: This election is for general board members. Executive positions (Chair, Vice-Chair and Secretary/Treasurer) on the board are determined by the elected board members at a future board meeting.

All members, 18 years of age or older, in good standing as of January 1, 2019 will be eligible to put their name forward for a position on the board of directors.

A member is elected to the Board of Directors when they put their name forward for nomination and receive sufficient votes on the ballot from the general membership in an election vote held during the AGM . In the case of a tie, a secondary vote may be held until a minimum of 6 positions on the Board of Directors are filled.

Registered members, as indicated in our member database, who are unable to attend may record their vote on any agenda item via email using their registered member email address between November 25-29, 2019. Eligible in-absentia voters should indicate which agenda item they are voting on (use agenda item number), along with their choices, in the body of their message.  The meeting agenda and board member will be posted to the website on November 16, 2019.