by Dewka on Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:28 am
On Saturday January 21st over fifty costumed members of the 501st Legion and Rebel Legion helped the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi raise over $230,000 dollars for the Foundation's operating costs, with over $217,000 given away to deserving organizations with representatives on hand at the ball. Over 800 guests in formal attire were dazzled at the twelfth-annual fundraiser event, but their response upon arrival was nothing short of stunned amazement. The costumed characters from six States mingled with guests for several hours before a grand re-entrance signaling the end of the silent auction. Overhead two laser-equipped X-Wing fighters were persued by two laser-equipped TIE fighters with a massive Death Star suspended from the ceiling. A long double-sided false wall depicting a long spaceship interior met the visitors as they stepped from the ordinary world into the night's fantasy world, complete with props and populated by the inhabitants of the Star Wars universe.
To see what the event was like for the hundreds of attendees, here are some links you might enjoy:
Opening Crawl
Honoree Crawl
Character entrance
by tuskentrooper on Fri Jan 06, 2012 8:55 pm
The Shorty Awards honor the best producers of short content on social media channels, and the 501st Legion's very own official Twitter account was nominated for recognition in the "Charity" category. Do you follow the 501st on Twitter? If so, please support the Legion and help bring awareness to our charitable efforts by tweet-voting at the following link: http://shortyawards.com/501stLegion. Voting is open through February 17, 2012.
by Dewka on Tue Jan 03, 2012 11:32 pm
The 501st Legion is very excited to announce that during 2011, we helped raise more than the equivalant of $5.8 million US Dollars by assisting local and International charities with their worldwide fundraising efforts.
This is a considerable increase in reported charity collections over 2010, and goes to show how people around the world can come together to raise awareness and necessary funds for great causes.
To find out more about the charity work done by the 501st Legion, please click here.
Let's raise the bar for 2012!
by Dewka on Sat Dec 31, 2011 6:01 pm
The members of the 501st Legion wish everyone around the world a safe and happy new year!
May 2012 be your best year yet!
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