Doodles

[annemehr]

> > Annemehr
> > who wonders why USAmericans can never seem to think up such fun ways
> > to raise funds, but instead seem to go all earnest, intense, and often
> > confrontational
> 
> Iggy here:
> 
> Might I point out the "Comic Relief" (the original one) set of Comedy
> Shows/Telethons for the homeless?  Then there's a number of charitable
> auctions where stars donate artwork and personal items for different
> charities.  (I know, from personal experience, that some stars like
> David Ogden Stiers only give their autographs for things that have to do
> with charitable auctions because they want to have very few out there in
> order to keep the value up for the charities.)  I've also heard of a
> number of "date auctions" where stars participate in auctioning off a
> date and their company for the evening to benefit charities.


Annemehr:
Ye-es, but telethons and auctions and whatever-athons are very much
just more of the Same Old Thing.  This Doodle thing on Ebay shows real
imagination.  The fact that anyone can go look at something that may
be much more personal than a mere autograph will attract a lot of
attention and potential bidders.  Besides, it's so much fun.  I
realise it is another auction, but the beauty of it is in *what* is
being auctioned.

It comes to mind that in the UK they also have a thing called "Red
Nose Day" for charity, where people go around wearing red clown noses
(which I presume they bought so that the proceeds went to the charity
involved -- wasn't it connected with Comic Relief UK the year JKR did
the HP schoolbooks?).  See, there's another imaginative idea.

Iggy:
> Unfortunately, those things just don't seem to be publicized as much.
> (I'll also point out that the only way most of us probably know about
> this, is because the Leaky Cauldron mentioned it.. and even then, they
> wouldn't have if HP stars weren't involved, to be honest.)

Annemehr:
True -- for us in the USA.  I wouldn't be surprised if it was much
more widely heard of in the UK, though.  After all, they are doodles
by British celebrities for British charities.

Anyway, you're going to have to admit you thought the idea was fun --
I can tell from your post you spent a certain amount of time there!  :)

Annemehr
-- surprised there was so much to write about this subject, but hey,
I'm willing if you are!  :)