Okay folks it official. the paper work is turned in and I have been told by the Canadian Cancer Society That everything should be a go. So here we have a sanction event!

2nd annual Fall meet at Thadius's place. October 23rd 2010 The meet will consist of a Fur-B-Que, a costume contest and a mini-put contest!

The meet will cost 10 bucks! this will cover your food and participation in the costume contest. The mini-put will be extra but i am currently working out a group rate with the Great Wolf Lodge.

The meet will start at 2 pm we will be going to the great wolf lodge for Mini-Put at 2:45. Dinner will be served around 6:00pm

Mini-put. Tourney!- Keep track of your scores and be honest. Rules will be in place for those that that wish to participate. Others can just have some fun. Prizes are yet to be determined/donated.

Costume contest- Sorry folks, A fursuit is not a costume! your fursuit must come in costume if you want a chance for a prize. Since this contest will be traveling to the mini-put course at a family laden venue please keep any and all costumes PG. This includes Gory or overly scary attire. This request was made by the great wolf lodge last year and we have a good reputation with them currently. The winner will be determined by ballot. and the winner announced after dinner.

Bar-B-Que- So far it's hamburgers, homemade by yours truly and whatever sides and or dishes folks wish to bring.

All net proceeds from this event will be donated to The Canadian Cancer Society. That means after admission is paid by everyone and donations tallied the only monies that they will not get is direct expenses to hold the meet. Ie. the cost of the food unless donated. The meet will have a letter of acknowledgment from the CCS. Let's do this thing as a community and do some good with the power of furry! Donations of 20 dollars or more as far as i know at this moment will be entitle to a tax receipt from the CCS. my goal is to raise 500-1000 dollars.

A little about why I am holding this event. In the last two years a good friend of mine has lost both his parents to cancer. His father on the week of his wedding and his mother while we were participating in a friends wedding a year later. These were good people, they encouraged imagination and gave my friends and I a safe place to game and enjoy ourselves. They were always full of encouragement and kind words. I loved them dearly as we all did. Now, More recently we have lost our neighbor to lung cancer. Amongst us another good friend is also having to take care of his mom who is currently battling breast cancer. My good friend and pal even at some distance from me is battling cancer with two beautiful little girls dependent on her. And sadly my dear aunts, that's right two of them. I have had the pleasure of a visit from one of them recently. She has been given a limited time and I can only hope to face my own mortality with such grace and dignity. My other aunt does not have much of a chance either. So while sitting here thinking of all the effects this disease has had On me and my friends I figured it was time to do something about it.

The Canadian Cancer Society is a national, community-based organization of volunteers whose mission
is the eradication of cancer and the enhancement of the quality of life of people living with cancer.


Please repeat this post where you can and lets make this grand event. Respond in this post if you are interested in attending or volunteering to help out. Contact me at caleb[at]effinghamprductions.com

If you have not read NAG is the Niagara Anthros Group. It is the title Niagara meets organized by me or other members if they so choose will be held. It's just a name we can use to have some form of representation. I will be looking into having memberships and the likes for folks that would like to organize events. Some rules will apply.