Donate to Nimbus!

[cygnusff]

Hi everyone,

(Sorry if this is OT for this group - but it is important!)

Here's how you can donate to Nimbus to help make it a huge success! 
Nimbus really does need your help.


It's all about TWO.

FictionAlley's second birthday is approaching. 
We have over 22,000 registered users on FictionAlley and well over 
two thousand authors. 
And if you can contribute two dollars to FictionAlley's Nimbus - 
2003 challenge, you'll be helping to make the FIRST international 
Harry Potter symposium the second most exciting event for the fandom 
this summer (as the most exciting event is definitely the release of 
OoTP!). 

FA's mods have been inspired by initiatives from all corners of the 
fandom, including fundraisers organized by a collection of slash 
lists, pumpkinpie.org and Harry Potter for Grownups - it is time for 
FA's users to join together to help support Nimbus - 2003. 

If you can't come - be there in spirit! Even if you are able to be 
there in person - participate in the event in yet another way! Know 
that you are an integral part in helping to sponsor this fandom 
event, paving the way for future events around the world. 

Every single dollar counts - something is always better than 
nothing - don't assume that someone else will donate it for you, or 
that if you are not going, you shouldn't help out if you can. 

Also, supporting Nimbus - 2003 will ensure that part of the magic of 
the event gets back to you. There will be personal memoirs, 
LiveJournal entries, forum posts, and pictures that will surely be 
shared with the entire online community. And if we can contribute 
enough, we'll be able to sponsor a cybercafe, which will allow 
people at Nimbus - 2003, including presenters and honoured guests, 
to interact with those who can't attend in person. 

If you'd rather contribute $100 or more on your own, check out the 
Program Session Sponsorships 
(http://www.hp2003.org/nimbuspgmsponsor.html) or the event 
sponsorship section (http://www.hp2003.org/nimbussponsor.html) on 
the Nimbus - 2003 site. 

To learn more about Nimbus - 2003, and to register, visit 
http://www.hp2003.org. Nimbus - 2003 is being organized by HP 
Education Fanon, a Texas nonprofit corporation. As HPEF has 501(c)
(3) status with the US's IRS, a portion of your donation may be tax 
deductible. 

You can help donate in a few ways: 

1) If you wish to use PayPal, go here and click on the DONATE 
button: http://www.fictionalley.org/nimbus.html

2) You may send a check or money order, made out to FAWC - but make 
*sure* that you indicate that your check or money order is earmarked 
for Nimbus - 2003. Money orders must be made out with the following 
information:
Pay to: FAWC
Address: c/o Amy Tenbrink
         45 S. Seventh Street
         Suite 3300
         Minneapolis, MN 55402


3) If you are unable to do 1 or 2, please contact us by email at 
help at fictionalley.org, and we will gladly discuss other 
possibilities with you 

All donations must be received by April 30 to guarantee inclusion in 
the final tally of FA's donation amount. We'll give weekly updates 
on our LiveJournal, here: 
http://www.livejournal.com/community/fiction_alley. We'll also post 
a list of donors there - unless you'd rather remain anonymous (if 
you do, just say so in the Comments section on the paypal page, or 
put a note in with your snail-mailed donation). We'll assume that 
you want to be listed by your FA User Name unless you say otherwise. 

If you can't donate - or if you want to do something more - you can 
help us further by spreading the word! Post links in your 
LiveJournals or signatures on FA and other lists & sites! Talk to 
your friends online and offline. Feel free to take one of the 
Nimbus - 2003 buttons (http://www.hp2003.org/nimbushelpsplinks.html) 
or Avatars/Icons (http://www.hp2003.org/nimbushelpsplj.html) and use 
it wherever you can!

We really appreciate your help and your support - and we hope to see 
as many of you as possible at Nimbus - 2003!