“Mario Marathon” Raises Money for Charity
July 16, 2009 || Category: Gaming, Human Interest || Tags: Charity || Leave a Comment
A group of gamers from Lafayette, Indiana recently completed a video game endurance test, playing seven Mario games in four days. Their goal was to raise money for Child’s Play, a charitable organization benefiting children’s hospitals.
The Mario Marathon 2 began on July 10 and ended Tuesday, totaling 96 hours and collecting $28,684.01 for the [...]
Slice of SciFi Interview: Can’t Stop the Serenity 2009
June 8, 2009 || Category: Featured, Interviews, Specials || Tags: Charity || 2 Comments
It’s June 2009, and that means it’s time to get underway with the “Can’t Stop the Serenity” worldwide screenings to benefit Equality Now, a program that is near and dear to Joss Whedon, creator of the series Firefly and its feature film followup, Serenity.
Equality Now was founded in 1992 to work for the protection [...]
Stormtroopers: Good Guys At Heart
May 16, 2008 || Category: Human Interest || Tags: Charity, Star Wars || 3 Comments
“The members of The 501st Legion, a group of ‘Star Wars’ costume enthusiasts, might be the bad guys but that doesn’t mean they can’t partake in charity work.” (Micah Mertes)
Blood Ties Fans Give Back
April 5, 2008 || Category: Human Interest || Tags: Charity, Vampires || 12 Comments
Written by: Deb Neufell
Fans of the Lifetime original series “Blood Ties” have worked tirelessly in campaigning to save the show they love, but they have also used the campaign to help raise money for charity at the same time.
A total of $900 was raised to benefit The Best Friends Animal Society. This donation was [...]
Written by: Kirok of L’Stok
Source: Trek United
A commemorative magazine has been created as a gift for Walter Koenig on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Chekov’s first appearance on our television screens: September 15, 1967. With 124 pages of high quality photos, this fanzine is a homage to every aspect of Walter Koenig’s alter-ego, [...]
Tolkien Fans Help One of Their Own With Project Fiver
March 16, 2008 || Category: Human Interest || Tags: Charity || 2 Comments
Melissa “Fiver” Kern has been a fan of J.R.R. Tolkien since she read “The Hobbit” as a child, and has always loved books. Her heart leaped when she saw the preview for Peter Jackson’s film adaptations of “The Lord of the Rings,” and she has been involved in organizing like-minded “Ringers” in the Southeast for [...]
Signed “Serenity” Poster Auction for LMS Research
December 6, 2007 || Category: Collectibles, News || Tags: Charity, Serenity || 3 Comments
As many of you know, Joe Murphy, our dear friend and co-worker here at Slice of SciFi and FarPoint Media died this year from a horrific condition called Leiomyosarcoma, a rare form of cancer. Our good friends over at Whedonesque.com, working with Suzie Siegel, herself a survivor of lung surgery but still battling with [...]
Koenig Navigates the Political Arena In Burma To Bring Attention To the Refugee Crisis
July 27, 2007 || Category: News || Tags: Charity || Leave a Comment
Written By: Darren Schuettler
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Star Trek actor Walter Koenig urged fans of the iconic sci-fi series on Tuesday to turn their wrath on Myanmar’s military junta, an earthly “outpost of tyranny”.
Koenig, who battled alien Klingons and Romulans as an original member of the Starship Enterprise crew, said he hoped to mobilise Trekkies to [...]
Can’t Stop the Serenity: 2007 Charity Screenings
May 5, 2007 || Category: Events || Tags: Charity, Serenity || 5 Comments
The Browncoats are still making a difference, fighting for what’s right even though that may not be the most popular cause in the world.
“Can’t Stop the Serenity” is a global charity event whose proceeds benefit Equality Now, an organization that works to end violence and discrimination against women and girls around the world through [...]
Joe Murphy Wiki Page
April 22, 2007 || Category: Other || Tags: Charity, FarPoint Media Family || 2 Comments
Written by: Samuel K. Sloan (SoSF Producer & Managing News Director)
As many of you are aware our beloved friend and fellow podcaster Joe Murphy died this month of a very rare form of cancer called Leiomyosarcoma. The outpouring of sympathy, and heartfelt wishes from fans across the globe directed toward Joe’s family, his friends, [...]
Can’t Stop the Serenity 2007
April 6, 2007 || Category: Events || Tags: Charity, Serenity || Leave a Comment
Fifty cities from across the globe will be involved with this year’s “Can’t Stop The Serenity Event 2007.” Various theaters located throughout the fifty different countries will host a screening of Joss Whedon’s “Serenity” on the big screen to raise money for Equality Now.
Equality Now works to end violence and discrimination against women and [...]
Joe Murphy Memorial Fund
posted by: Brian
Tell everyone you know. Joe Murphy Memorial Fund
Thank you to Leann Mabry’s mini-geek army for helping her put this together:
P.G. Holyfield
Chris Miller
Donna Mugavero
SF Stars Help With Charity Auction
March 14, 2007 || Category: Collectibles, Events || Tags: Charity || Leave a Comment
The Vancouver film industry is supporting the BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre in Canada with a charity auction featuring autographed “Bears That Care” from some of the cast of “Firefly/Serenity,” “Supernatural,” “Smallville,” “Battlestar Galactica” and many more.
Famous personalities from film and television have thrown their support behind BC Women’s by autographing these [...]
Stargate Walk-On Roles a Reality for Make-A-Wish
March 3, 2007 || Category: Events || Tags: Charity, Stargate || Leave a Comment
STARGATE WALK ON ROLES A REALITY FOR MAKE-A-WISH CHARITY AUCTION AT
THIS YEAR’S CREATION VANCOUVER CONVENTION & 10th ANNIVERSARY PARTY!
Stargate Productions and MGM has teamed up with Creation Entertainment to offer two walk-on roles on either one of the new Stargate SG-1 movies or the television series Stargate: Atlantis. Which show in the franchise is [...]
“Heroes” Cast Charity Collectibles Art Auction
October 31, 2006 || Category: Collectibles || Tags: Charity, Heroes || Leave a Comment
CAST OF NBC’S “HEROES” HOSTS ONLINE CHARITY ART AUCTION ON NOVEMBER 6-27 TO BENEFIT GREG GRUNBERG’S PEDIATRIC EPILEPSY PROJECT
Also bid on autograhed limited edition Tim Sale “Heroes” Promotional
WHAT:
The cast of NBC’s new hit series “Heroes” is hosting an online charity art auction at to benefit Greg Grunberg’s charity - the Pediatric Epilepsy Project [...]
Get Ready For a Doctor Who Celebration!
October 10, 2006 || Category: Events || Tags: Charity || Leave a Comment
Source: SFX
The BBC plots a spectacular concert in aid of Children In Need…
Since last year’s extra Who footage caused a sensation on the Children In Need show, plenty of people have been wondering whether something similar would happen this year.
While it’s not yet known whether we’ll see a snippet between The Bride (Catherine Tate) and [...]
Shatner Kidney Stone Goes For $25,000
January 18, 2006 || Category: Bizarre News, News || Tags: Charity || Leave a Comment
Source: CNN News
GoldenPalace.com is buyer; money to charity
Actor William Shatner has sold his kidney stone for $25,000, with the money going to a housing charity, it was announced Tuesday.
Shatner reached agreement Monday to sell the stone to Golden Palace.
“This takes organ donors to a new height, to a new low, maybe. How much is a [...]
Trek United Members Use Computers For Worthy Causes
June 12, 2005 || Category: Technology News || Tags: Charity || Leave a Comment
Written by: S.K. Sloan
Star Trek fans over at the Trek United community are doing much more with their time and resources than just trying to save a television program.
Members are donating their spare PC resources/CPU cycles to philantrophic efforts in an online volunteer program called “Distributed Computing.”
Within the Trek United community two teams currently exists [...]
More SF related items being auctioned for charity
May 18, 2005 || Category: News || Tags: Charity || Leave a Comment
Over at eBay, you can find a special auction going on now through May 25th, with the proceeds to benefit the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
The genre related items still available to bid on:
“Superman” button-down shirt signed by Dean Cain
“Lois and Clark” crew jacket signed by Dean Cain
Two Tickets to the Project Greenlight [...]
