“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)  Read More →

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 made possible by the... 

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,... 

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... 

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 Stage IV LMS, asked if she could... 

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... 

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... 

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, fellow... 

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... 

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  Read More →

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... 

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... 

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)... 

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 piece of... 

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... 

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...