Fans raised a total of $3350 USD during the campaign which means the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the American Cancer Society each received a check for $1675 USD. The donation to the American Cancer Society was delivered to the local office in Champaign, Illinois, in memory of Kim Manners. Supernatural fans wanted to express once more how much Kim is loved and will be missed.

Everyone behind Fandom Rocks would like to thank you for your support over the past few years. It has been an amazing experience working with you to help charities around the world. We have gained tremendous personal experiences when communicating with our charities via email, phone, and even on road trips to see our donations made in person. Please accept our sincerest thanks.

We’re closing the doors now.

Keep rockin’.

First Fandom Rocks Drawing Winner Congratulations, Stephanie P.!

Second Fandom Rocks Winner Congratulations, Melissa W.!

Third Fandom Rocks Winner Congratulations, Claudia R.!

Fandom Rocks Drawing Winners Congratulations to the winners and thank you to everyone who donated!

Please send us an email including the email address you used to donate with your ranking preference for prize pack numbers. The first winner gets their first choice, and I will use your preferences for the second and third place prizes. Please also include your mailing address and shipping preference in the email.

Thank you so much! Look for an announcement with the final numbers coming soon!

Can you help fandom bring our total donation to even $2,000 for each charity?

• Donate $10 = 1 entry

• Donate $20 = 2 entries
• Donate $50 and we will give you an extra entry! $50 = 6 entries!

And so on. Please help us one last time to make the last campaign for Fandom Rocks a success! As it stands right now, we have about 25 entries, so your odds are still good!

I bring happy and sad tidings. In just a few weeks, we will officially dissolve the non-profit corporation we created for Fandom Rocks. However, in that same time frame we will make our final donation to the charities you selected. So far, everyone out there has helped raise $3,000 USD. Can we add some on top of that to make the donations, say, an even $2,000 for each charity?

Check out all of the receipts from our auction! The auction was a huge part of the success of the fifth campaign.

To try to make that happen, we are offering that remaining auction items that were not won or paid for, plus a couple of DVDs a fan generously contributed to the cause.

• Donate $10 = 1 entry

• Donate $20 = 2 entries
• Donate $50 and we will give you an extra entry! $50 = 6 entries!

And so on. Thank you for your support for the last few years. I am very proud we lasted this long and came together as a fandom to help a number of charities.

Please help us one last time to make the last campaign for Fandom Rocks a success!

Prize set #1: Cry Wolf DVD, In the Hunt book, signed Chad card, and large reversible key chain of the boys.

Prize set #2: Autographed Stargate photo, Autographed Reaper photo, Cry Wolf DVD, and smaller reversible key chain of the boys.

Prize set #3: Magazine with Jensen Ackles interview, Xena action figure, and two sets of collectible SPN cards.

The good news is the auction helped raise the campaign total to $3,000 USD! Plus, we are extending Campaign Five into Season Five! This means we have all season to increase the donation we are going to make to the American Cancer Society in honor of Kim Manners and to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention!

To do this, we need your help!

Please let people know about the campaign. We have random prize drawings for donors planned in the upcoming weeks. Keep an eye out for that!

If you have ideas for bringing new people into the Fandom Rocks world, share them with us! This may very well be our last campaign, and we want to go out with a bang (not a whimper) if it is!

Spread the word and keep rockin’!

1. To those who donated items – thank you! Our fan created and donated items were the biggest hits this year. Without you, the auction would have been much smaller.
2. To those who have been bidding – thank you! Without you, the auction would not have thrived like it did.
3. To those who spread the word – thank you! Without you, far fewer fans would’ve known it existed.

Since July 1, 2009 we have listed 76 items which sold, and we have our final 17 items online now. Not only am I thankful for your participation in the auction, but I am extremely grateful for your patience and understanding when it comes to the management of the auction. With the exception of a handful of items, all of the photos, listings, packing, labeling, shipping, etc. has been done out of a spare room in my house when I am not working full-time and being a mom. There is multi-tasking, and then there is multi-multi-tasking.

In the interest of transparency, when an item’s shipping could not be paid via Paypal**, I have covered shipping costs at the post office personally. Sometimes shipping costs more than eBay estimated*** and sometimes it costs less, but the end result is our charities will receive an awesome donation thanks to all of you. I am even entertaining the hope that we will reach $2500 USD. If the decision is made to extend Campaign Five beyond August 31, 2009, then our fandom has the opportunity to raise that amount even further.

That. Is. Awesome. So, thank you!

Don’t forget, this is the last week. Feel free to spread the word one more time.

**Paypal only allows USPS Express Mail and USPS Priority Mail for international packages and select services for Domestic as well. I would estimate 15-20% of the auction items could not have shipping paid via Paypal so far.

***Note to self: Large Flat Rate box to France? $54, not $25.

This week’s items started this morning, and we have some Christian Kane autographed t-shirts, an autographed Lucy Lawless as Xena photograph, and (oh yeah) an awesome autographed script book for “A Few Good Men.” Yes, it is signed by both Jensen Ackles and Lou Diamond Phillips, amongst others.

These are just three of the thirteen nifty items helping us raise money for the American Cancer Society and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention this week.

Won’t you help us reach our goal of $2,000 USD?

Want to know what’s coming up in round three? (Links won’t be live for a few more hours. Torture!)

• Possibly the most unique item in this round. He is from another fandom. Some of you loved him, and some of you hated him, with almost the same intensity on both sides.
• Possibly the prettiest item in this round. This character in Supernatural also caused some division amongst the fans.
• A number of fan-made items that cause nightmares for me over which one I would choose!

We have 17 items this round, so that is just a sampling. Don’t forget to share the link to our listings!

Thanks for all of your support and help! Check the donation page for updated totals or to make a donation via Paypal. If you would rather donate via check or money order, please contact us.

Head over to the “Heaven & Hell” Supernatural Argentina Convention web site for all of the details! You can keep in touch with the convention details via their official blog, Livejournal group, or MySpace page. If you prefer Facebook or Twitter, they are on there, too.

Auction Update

Round two of our second auction has begun! Spread the word and take a look at the awesome goodies we have for you. Don’t forget, every bid is a step toward helping the American Cancer Society and the AFSP!

• All listings will start on Wednesdays at 12 noon Pacific time and run 7 days.
• We will have approximately 60 auction listings again this year!
• We are still taking item donations for the auction. Just drop us a line!
• The link to watch is http://myworld.ebay.com/fandomrocks!
• You can also donate via our Donate Page or just check in to see how the campaign is going.
• Don’t forget, every time you spread the word about the campaign, bid on an item, or donate you are helping our two charities.

Good luck bidding!