Proceeds from the Charity Auction will benefit two locally-based charities:
Disabled American Veterans of Minnesotaand:
The Disabled American Veterans of Minnesota is membership group made up of women and men who have been disabled in our nation’s defense. Formed in 1920 and chartered by Congress in 1932, the Disabled American Veterans is the official voice of America’s service-connected disabled veterans – a strong, insistent voice that represents Minnesota’s disabled veterans, their families and survivors. To achieve their mission – to better the lives of Minnesota’s disabled veterans and their families, they employ a variety of strategies:
- Provide free, professional assistance to veterans and their families in obtaining benefits and services earned through military service and provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other agencies of government;
- Provide outreach concerning program services to the American people generally and to disabled veterans and their families specifically;
- Represent the interests of disabled veterans; their families; their widowed spouses and their orphans before Congress, the White House, and the Judicial Branch, as well as state and local government;
- Extend DAV’s mission of hope into the communities where these veterans and their families live through a network of state-level Departments and local Chapters; and
- Provide a structure through which disabled veterans can express their compassion for their fellow veterans through a variety of volunteer programs.
Gordy Dickson Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Gordy Dickson Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 2002 for three purposes:For further news and information about the fund, see sffan.org/gdmf.
- To honor Gordy Dickson, local fan and science fiction and fantasy pro writer who died in 2001.
- To collect money to send potential new writers to the Clarion Workshop for SF and fantasy writers or some other workshop. Gordy always encouraged new writers.
- To promote accord in Twin Cities fandom by having a project that various fan clubs and individual fans can work on together.
So, how can I and other MarsCon members help out with Charity Auction and other charitable events at MarsCon?
We’re glad you asked. Here are a few ways to help:
Donate stuff!
It’s not too late. We accept
donations at planning meetings and all the
way until the convention and even during the
convention. If you have something cool that
somebody would bid on, you can drop it off in Ops
when you arrive at MarsCon.
Bid on stuff!
There is usually at least one treasure
that you will really want—maybe an autographed
picture of one of the Guests of Honor, a toy, some
tickets to a movie, a poster, some books—so show
up, bid, and remember that what you spend is going
to support two worthwhile causes.
Volunteer!
We always need help setting up the
auction donations for display prior to the auction,
holding up items for better viewing during the
auction, keeping track of bids and tabulating, etc.
Thank you!
It’s a great way to help out!
MarsCon 2016
“Parallel Dimensions”
March 4-6, 2016
Hilton Minneapolis/St Paul Airport/Mall of America
3800 American Blvd. E.
Bloomington, MN 55425
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