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Founding member of the Alberta Browncoats Society. Lead organizer of Can't Stop the Serenity Edmonton (2010-2012).

Busy Little Browncoats

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April is shaping up to be a busy month.

First, there was #jaynehatgate.

Now we’ve got coffee and knitting hats of a certain colour & style scheduled for April 10th & 24th. For our musically inclined members, we’ve got a weekly knitting & karaoke session every Friday evening. On April 20th we’re hosting a screening of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-along Blog at Happy Harbor Comics (CSTS Affiliate event) followed on April 21st selling 50/50 tickets at an Oiler’s game on behalf of YESS.org. Then it’s off to Calgary at the end of the month for the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo (Fri-Sun) and a Browncoats Shindig featuring Vanessa Cardui on April 27th.

*Whew*

When we said we’d be working to make this group a lot more than 1 or 2 social events a year, we weren’t kidding.

For more details on any of the events listed on this page, please see our Shindig calendar.

March Fundraiser – Kids Need to Read

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In March, we made a $255.46 donation to Kids Need to Read in honour of Nathan Fillion’s birthday. Funds were raised through a penny drive, bottle drive, and selling Jayne Hats prior to our Hero of Canton flash mob. An extra pat on the back goes out to the Semper family, who raised $175 of the total donation this month; must have had bags of pennies hiding in closets!

And now, without further ado, the flash mob video!

YESS.org Homeless for a Night 2013

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YESS.org is holding their annual Homeless For a Night fundraiser on June 7, 2013.  Our 2013 goal is to raise $2500 for YESS.  In 2012, we managed to raise $1440 with 3 participants; just imagine what we can do as a larger group!

Come join our team!

Each participant is expected to raise $250 independently in order to participate. Team members fundraising totals are averaged to determine ‘comfort levels’ at the event.

If you have any questions about joining our team send us a wave.

Inspiring Imagination

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Ni hao browncoats.

Our March charity donation will be to our partner charity, Kids Need to Read (KNTR), in honour of the Captain’s birthday. As with our YESS fundraiser in January, we’re collecting spare change. Search your couches, raid your piggy banks and encourage your friends to empty their pockets.

Please remember to bring your pennies and other shiny coins to any events (Mar 23) or practices (Mar 6, 11, 17, 20) you attend in March. You may also drop off change at any of our knitting sessions (Weds Mar 13 & 27 & every Friday).  See the Shindig calendar for additional details.

No coins in your pockets but plenty of cans & bottles lying around your home? Consider recycling your way to a donation. Make Nathan happy by saving the Earth AND donating to KNTR. Two of our members did just that this weekend and added $31.10 to the donation pool. Way to go Drew & Jeri!

If you’re unable to donate cashy monies this month, you can still give the gift of reading to a child. Michael’s stores in the city are collecting donated books from March 1-31 on behalf of the Boys and Girls Clubs. Visit a Michael’s store for additional details.

Earth That Was: Star Wars Exhibit [02/2013]

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Event: Star Wars: Identities Exhibit at Telus World of Science
Intrepid Reporter: Wendy

It was a dark and stormy night. On Hoth I think. Or maybe Tatooine. Or maybe the Telus World of Science in west Edmonton. A small collection of Browncoats gathered together to determine their Star Wars alter ego’s. Were they Wookie (Alex, I thought this might be you), a Kel Dor, Ewok (Jeri, this didn’t surprise me at all) or maybe even a real life human?

The afternoon was spent on an adventure to explore how our planet of origin, genetics, parental influences, friends, events, culture, mentor, occupation and choices determine who we are, or at least who our Star Wars character is. As we moved through the exhibition, the Browncoats chose from a number of options at each stage to develop our character. Along the way we were able to take a good look at 200 or so original costumes, props and art work, much of which had never been out in public before. Who would have expected to be face to face with Darth Vader, or to see the various drafts of Yoda (including the one where he looked like a garden gnome), or the original artwork of Leia and of Luke. There was definitely something new to see around every corner.

After about 3 hours, our quest drew to an end and we were able to reveal our new persona’s to the world and to email our profiles home for further study. A post-mission debrief at the nearby Boston Pizza rounded out the day. Everyone headed home with tired feet and full bellies. It was a big shiny day to remember.