Kat Johnston

Tag: fundraising

  • Sanu in SL: Pacific Crisis Fundraiser Event.

    Sanu in SL: miro skin - pacific fundraiser special

    I’m sure that most everyone knows about the incredible devastation visited upon Japan by the massive earthquakes. Once again, designers (and I’m sure entertainers, too) are stepping up to the plate in Second Life and doing their bit to raise money to help out where they can. I’m no exception (although thankfully I’m not organizing this event!) – the skin you see in this pic is a special just for the Pacific Crisis Fundraiser event, and 100% of the proceeds will be going into the charity account from this item.

    You can pick up the skin at my mainstore, or alternatively, visit the Fundraiser Event location to see both this item and many others from a great range of designers, with full or partial proceeds going towards the cause.

    On a slightly different note…

    Sanu in SL: The Twiggy set, with skins, leaf noms, plants... a little of everything!

    I’m also participating in the Lucky Prims event hosted by Royal Living. Each vendor is to set out an item (or items) for sale for the low price of L$45, with a retail value of at least L$500. You can see the vendors participating, their prizes and their landmarks at the Royal Living website. There’s some great items to be had!

    My prize, as you can see from the image above, includes the following:

    • A special Miro skin – each skin comes with brow and cleavage options
    • Two mouth leaf sets, for nomming
    • A twiggy pot-plant, to hold in your hand
    • Three variations of the twiggy plant to decorate with

    Quite a set, huh? I had real fun making it! Pick up yours today over at Sanu.

  • EaHH: And the donation is made.

    And things finally draw to a close. The donation for the Premier’s Disaster Relief Appeal was made today – I really should have done it yesterday, but considering I was struggling just to breathe correctly (yes, the flu was that brutal) I figured you’d all forgive me for waiting until I could walk without looking like a half-risen zombie with respiratory problems. Thankfully I feel much better today!

    So, onto the story. I made the donation in person, because I was unable to do so online (bank-account limits and all that), so I headed on down to the Commonwealth.

    EaHH: At the Commonwealth, gearing up to make the transaction.

    I was greeted by Steph, who was my awesome teller of the day. She was also kind enough to let me take a couple of pictures while she was doing the transaction, since I didn’t appear to be casing the joint and explained how I’d be doing up a blog-post for the people who donated.

    EaHH: Sorting out the transaction details on the computer.

    She filled out the deposit slip and tippity-tapped at the computer, going, ‘Wow!’ at the amount. I explained how it had been raised, and she said that she was awed at how generous everyone had been with the appeal.

    EaHH: Checking the details - because you have to be sure when you're depositing $8350!

    And here’s Steph again, checking my license to make sure that I am really who I said I am. After all, when you’re depositing a sum like that, you want to make sure that everything is 100% legit.

    EaHH: The moment we have all been waiting for. The reciepts!

    And the moment that we’ve all been waiting for: the receipts! Just click the picture to get a larger view.

    I decided to round up, so the donated amount was AU$8350. In case you were curious (since the account number is partially blocked out) the full details for the Premier’s Disaster Relief Appeal are as follows (because you can still donate!):

    Account Name: Premiers Disaster Relief Appeal
    BSB: 064 013
    Account number: 1000 6800
    Bank: Commonwealth Bank

    I will also send them away to get a proper tax receipt also, in case further proof is required by any of you to know that it did, in fact, get to where it needed to go. The tax receipt might take a little while though, as it is a paper mail-away process. I’ll just update this post to show it when it arrives.

    Phew… we did it guys! Thank you again for your generous donations and contributions to the Premier’s Disaster Relief Appeal by taking part in Extend a Helping Hand. It went far better than I could have possibly imagined, and it would not have been possible at all if it weren’t for all of you. Thank you.

  • EaHH: An Update and a Thank-you

    There’s not much longer until the Extend a Helping Hand Market starts! Mark your calendars: January 11th is the day it opens.

    At the time of writing this we’ve already raised approximately US$100 for the Premier’s Disaster Relief Appeal, which is an excellent start in my opinion, considering that the event has not yet started. You can see a manually updated total in the sidebar – I’ll try to have it updated as often as I can.

    Now, just to go over the resources currently available to you if you’re visiting here for the first time:

    If you’d like to get involved in any way and haven’t yet gotten in touch, please send me an email through the contact form on this website, IM Sanura Sakai in Second Life, or send me a notecard in Second Life.

    And finally, the Youtube clip I’ve embedded just below is a little something to those from Second Life who may check this site for updates regarding the event. I’d just like to say a big thank-you to you all for taking part, whether it be as a donor, a vendor, if you’re promoting the cause or just sending well-wishes. Thank you!

    Oh, and sorry for the low-quality.