The Penguicon staff is very proud to announce the return of the Charity Auction to this year's convention. This year's auction beneficiary is the Child's Play. Who is Child's Play, you ask? Well to use their own words:
Child's Play is a Seattle based, gamer-run organization that holds an annual toy drive for childrens' hospitals. Many of the gifts donated by gamers are, as you might imagine, age appropriate videogames and gaming systems - but they are by no means the only things donated. We received eager donations of coloring books, art supplies, crafts, movies, cartoons, virtually anything a young person could ask for. We asked the world-wide community of gamers, and they gave so much we had to move to larger storage facilities three separate times.
Our 2008 drive raised over 1.4 million dollars in toys and cash for 60 children's hospitals around the US and the world, putting the community's total contribution level since our inception at the five million dollar mark.
If you would like more information, please visit their website at https://www.childsplaycharity.org/
For Donors
If you would like to donate an item or items to the auction, please contact [email protected] for information on how to donate. Upon request in recognition of your generous donation, a link will be added from the image of your auction item back to your company/personal web site.
For Buyers
The auction committee is working on setting up a no-cost system for taking electronic payments. However, until noted specifically on this site, assume cash is the preferred payment method. Please preview the auction items before arriving at the auction to ensure that you have enough funds to cover any purchases. Please remember that the proceeds are going to a very worthy cause and bid generously. Thank you.
Auction Items
(enlarge image)Manuscript to Cory Doctorow's New Book - AutographedDonated by #47 out of 50 manuscript printouts to his upcoming (May 2012) novel "Pirate Cinema" autographed! *Unreleased Book* |
(enlarge image)In the Land of Invented Languages - AutographedDonated by "In the Land of Invented Languages: Adventures in Linguistic Creativity, Madness, and Genius" autographed by Arika Okrent in four different languages; Klingon, Esperanto, Quenya, Lojban! |
(enlarge image)Chronicles of Nick - infinity - AutographedDonated by #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Sherrilyn Kenyon "Chronicles of Nick - infinity" autographed! A value of $17.99! |
(enlarge image)The Amazing Spider-Man - Election DayDonated by Hardcover Book "The Amazing Spider-Man - Election Day"! A value of $29.99! |
(enlarge image)The Amazing Spider-ManDonated by "The Amazing Spider-Man - Brand New Day"! A value of $19.99! |
(enlarge image)Ultimate Spider-ManDonated by "Ultimate Spider-Man - Ultimate Collection"! A value of $24.99! |
(enlarge image)Spider-Man VisionariesDonated by "Spider-Man Visionaries - John Romita"! A value of $19.95! |
(enlarge image)Spider-Man VisionariesDonated by "Spider-Man Visionaries - Todd Mcfarlane"! A value of $19.95! |
(enlarge image)WyrmsDonated by "Wyrms" by Orson Scott Card! (Marvel) |
(enlarge image)Red ProphetDonated by "Red Prophet" tales of Alvin Maker by Orson Scott Card! (Marvel) |
(enlarge image)War of KingsDonated by "War of Kings" (Marvel) |
(enlarge image)The ListDonated by "The List" (Marvel) |
(enlarge image)70th AnniversaryDonated by "Marvel 70th Anniversary Collection" |
(enlarge image)G.I. JoeDonated by "G.I. Joe - The Rise Of The Cobra" |
(enlarge image)Ex MachinaDonated by "Ex Machina - March to War" |
(enlarge image)Dark ReignDonated by "Dark Reign - Accept Change" |
(enlarge image)An Anthology of Graphic FictionDonated by "An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons & True Stories VOL 2" edited by Ivan Brunetti. A value of $28.00! |
(enlarge image)Superman: The Sunday ClassicsDonated by "Superman: The Sunday Classics 1939-1943, strips 1-183" A value $19.99! |
(enlarge image)Dresden CodakDonated by "The Excessively Authentic - Dresden Codak - 2010 Sketchbook"! A value of $8.50! |
(enlarge image)Sam & FuzzyDonated by "Sam & Fuzzy - Fix Your Problem" by Sam Logan! A value of $18.00! |
(enlarge image)Dead Over Heels - AutographedDonated by #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Charlaine Harris "Dead Over Heels" autographed! A value of $7.99! |
(enlarge image)Living Dead In Dallas - AutographedDonated by #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Charlaine Harris "Living Dead In Dallas" autographed! A value of $7.99! |
(enlarge image)Personal Demon - AutographedDonated by New York Times Bestselling Author Kelley Armstrong "Personal Demon" autographed! A value of $7.99! |
(enlarge image)Men Of The Otherworld - AutographedDonated by New York Times Bestselling Author Kelley Armstrong "Men Of The Otherworld" autographed! A value of $7.99! |
(enlarge image)Ubuntu For Non-GeeksDonated by "Ubuntu for Non-Geeks, 4th Edition - A Pain-Free, Get-Things-Done Guide" by Rickford Grant with Phil Bull! A value of $34.95! |
(enlarge image)AutotoolsDonated by "Autotools - A Practitioner's Guide to GNU Autoconf, Automake, and Libtool" by John Calcote! A value of $44.95! |
(enlarge image)Map Scripting 101Donated by "Map Scripting 101 - An Example-Driven Guide to Building Interactive Maps with Bing, Yahoo!, and Google Maps" by Adam DuVander! A value of $34.95! |
(enlarge image)The Book Of InkscapeDonated by "The Book of Inkscape - The Definitive Guide to the Free Graphics Editor" by Dmitry Kirsanov! A value of $44.95! |
(enlarge image)The Essential BlenderDonated by "The Essential Blender - Guide to 3D Creation with the Open Source Suite Blender" by Ton Roosendaal; Roland Hess! A value of $44.95! |
(enlarge image)Land Of LispDonated by "Land of Lisp - Learn to Program in Lisp, One Game at a Time!" by Conrad Barski, M.D.! A value of $49.95! |
(enlarge image)Autographed Photo of Kris DraperDonated by An autographed photo of Kris Draper #33 of the Red Wings! |
(enlarge image)Autographed Photo of Andrew ZimmernDonated by An autographed photo of Andrew Zimmern from Bizarre Foods on the Travel Channel! |
(enlarge image)Autographed Photo Of William Shatner!Donated by 8x10 framed autographed photo of William Shatner! |
(enlarge image)Autographed Photo Of Nikki ReedDonated by An autographed photo of Twilight's Nikki Reed! |
(enlarge image)Autographed Photo Of Nikki ReedDonated by An autographed photo of Twilight's Nikki Reed! |
(enlarge image)House - Season 6 - AutographedDonated by House - Season 6 DVD - Autographed by 6 of the cast members! Hugh Laurie: Dr. Gregory House, Robert Sean Leonard: Dr. James Wilson, Omar Epps: Dr. Eric Foreman, Jesse Spencer: Dr. Robert Chase, Peter Jacobson: Dr. Chris Taub, Amber Tamblyn: Martha Masters! |
(enlarge image)(enlarge image)Autographed FootballDonated by The Deroit Lions were kind enough to send over an autographed football for the auction! |
Servo-Style Robot PuppetServo-Style Robot PuppetDonated by Adam Smithee is donating a Servo-Style Robot Puppet! There is no picture because he will bring it to Penguicon himself! |
(enlarge image)4 TicketsDonated by 4 tickets to the Henry Ford Museum! A value of $88.00! |
(enlarge image)Book & 4 TicketsDonated by The Detroit Institute of Arts donated a book "Strings, Hands, Shadows" and 4 tickets for admission to the museum |
(enlarge image)Dip CertificateDonated by $25.00 Dip Certificate good towards "Big Night Out"! |
(enlarge image)Burrito Buck CardDonated by Burrito Buck Card! Each good for one burrito, burrito bowl, salad or order of tacos! |
(enlarge image)Dinner For TwoDonated by Dinner for two! Two noodle dishes or trios, two fountain beverages, and choice of two breads or desserts! Also, donated certificate for a free bowl of noodles, soup or salad! |
(enlarge image)Gift CertificateDonated by Shardan's Leather donated a gift certificate of $25.00! |
(enlarge image)Teeth WhiteningDonated by Teeth Whitening! A value of $199! |
(enlarge image)Gift CertificateDonated by Gift Certificate for a cut and color service with Bridgette! |
(enlarge image)5 Music LessonsDonated by 5 Music Lessons! Your choice of either guitar, drums, or piano! A value of $100! |
(enlarge image)3 Music LessonsDonated by 3 Music Lessons! A value of $51! |
(enlarge image)Detroit Comics HoodieDonated by Detroit Comics Hoodie (size large)! |
(enlarge image)Morton's List Various ItemsDonated by "The End of Boredom" dice game, camouflage t-shirt (size x-large), track shirt (size x-large), pants (size medium), cd case, stocking cap, and a baseball cap! |
(enlarge image)Beanie BabiesDonated by Beanie Babies! Purple platypus, red lobster, brown bear! |
(enlarge image)Lost Action FigureDonated by Lost action figure - Kate! |
(enlarge image)Hockey HeadlinersDonated by Another Time Around donated Hockey Headliners! |
(enlarge image)Star Trek Action FigureDonated by Star Trek Action Figure! |
(enlarge image)Star Trek Action FigureDonated by Star Trek Action Figure! |
(enlarge image)Star Trek Action FigureDonated by Star Trek Action Figure! |
(enlarge image)Personal PetDonated by A one of a kind personal pet toy! |
(enlarge image)Oil ChangeDonated by Who doesn't need to get their oil changed? |