Hurricane Sandy Relief - Final Update

 

Okay folks, this is the update you've all been waiting for!

Before the Shrine awards the four Aqua-Prizes, we want to recognize each and every one of you who donated: it was, thankfully, a long list! First up, here are the F.O.A.M. members:

Alys Adamski
Brent Almond
Kelly James Blank
Shawn Brock
Russell Burbage
Ivan da Costa
Ray DeForest
Chris Franklin
Laura Gjovaag 
Jered Gold
Tracy Goll 
Jonathan Hanna
Cindy Healy
Daniel Hemmann 
Michael Holloway
Shag Matthews
Craig McGinnes
Joseph Mello
Stephen Peterson
Rob Pugh
MacHenry Schafer
Dan Schoening
Joe Slab
Christopher Svara
Tamara Trisolino

And here are the people who donated who are now officially inducted into the hallowed halls of F.O.A.M.:
 

Brian Allen
Justin Barlow
Martha Bartlett
Mark Bicking
Thomas Bishop
Blair Cantafio
Daniel Eaker
John Godwin
Cory Hodgdon 
Todd Hoover
James Kankula
Rob Killingbeck
Matthew Knupp
Kristin LaLonde
Brett Landis
Kevin Lauderdale
Amy Lent
Howard Levine 
Craig MacDonald
Billy Mahoney
David McCuin
Jeffrey Schwarz
Mark Toner
Ricardo Vasquez
Randy Wager
Matthew Wahl
Tim Wallace 
Zachary Whitehouse

I literally did cut up a million little pieces of paper with peoples names on them, and tossed them into a hat. I couldn't find my Aquaman hat, so I used this just-as-appropriate-one instead:

 

I had Darlin' Tracy pick the names, just to make sure there was no accidental bias (not that there could be, since we held the hat behind us).

So here are the winners of our four awesome Aqua-Prizes:

Original art page from Aquaman #13 by Ivan Reis--Ray DeForest

Original art page from Aquaman #13 by Joe Prado--Martha Bartlett

Aquaman #1 Triptych Reis/Prado/Reis--Randy Wager

Script for Aquaman #1, signed by Geoff Johns--Christopher Svara

Congratulations to the winners, your prizes will be arriving shortly!

The Shrine thanks each and every one of you who participated, you did a great thing and the money we donated will do a lot of good for the people who are (still!) suffering from the effects of Hurricane Sandy.

Also, we of course must thank Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Rod Reis, and Ivan daCosta, whose generosity made this effort possible. You guys are the true superheroes!

Hurricane Sandy Relief - Update 11

 

You did it, Aqua-Fans!

Late last night, our Hurricane Sandy Relief effort passed the $1,000 mark, and with the Shrine rounding up to the nearest fifty dollars we donated a total of $1,150.00.

Because the Red Cross accepts donations via Paypal, there was zero delay between our effort ending and the money going right to where it's needed:

We will be following up with one more post officially recognizing everyone who donated and awarding the Aqua-Prizes shortly. But know for now that you all helped do a very, very good thing!

Thank you!
 

Hurricane Sandy Relief - Update 10

 

Now that the Hurricane Sandy Relief effort has concluded, the Aquaman Shrine is thrilled to report that, thanks to you Aqua-Fans generosity of spirit and wallet, we have crossed the $1,000 threshold!

Final totals and raffle winners will be announced shortly. The Aquaman Shrine will be making the donation ASAP so the money gets to those who need it also ASAP.

Thanks again to everyone who donated, commented, and spread the word!

Hurricane Sandy Relief - Update 9

 

With less than three hours to go, we are just a few bucks away from hitting the $1,000 mark--c'mon Aqua-Fans let's get this baby over the finish line (and then--what the hell--way past it)!!

The raffle ends at midnight tonight, EST. Donate and be placed in the running for these awesome Aqua-Prizes:

Original art page from Aquaman #13 by Ivan Reis

Script for Aquaman #1, signed by Geoff Johns

Original art page from Aquaman #13 by Joe Prado

Limited Edition Aquaman #1 Triptych printed on canvas by Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, and Rod Reis (donated by F.O.A.M.er Ivan da Costa)

The rules: for every dollar you donate, you will get one chance to win one of the above two pieces. So, if you donate ten bucks, you get ten chances. Twenty for twenty, and so on.

Everyone who donates, regardless of the amount, will get a verbal shout-out on an episode of The Fire and Water Podcast as well as being listed here on the Shrine.

100% of monies raised during this raffle will go to the Red Cross relief fund. And the Shrine will kick in the rest to round up the grand total to the nearest fifty dollars.

To donate, just click this button below (please, not the ones on the sidebar):

 

Hurricane Sandy Relief - Update 8

Today is the final day for the Shrine's Hurricane Sandy Relief raffle!

With a little less than 15 hours to go, so far we have raised $937--a nice number to be sure, but I want a comma in there! C'mon Aqua-Fans we can do it!

The raffle ends at midnight tonight, EST. Donate and be placed in the running for these awesome Aqua-Prizes:

Original art page from Aquaman #13 by Ivan Reis

Script for Aquaman #1, signed by Geoff Johns

Original art page from Aquaman #13 by Joe Prado

Limited Edition Aquaman #1 Triptych printed on canvas by Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, and Rod Reis (donated by F.O.A.M.er Ivan da Costa)

The rules: for every dollar you donate, you will get one chance to win one of the above two pieces. So, if you donate ten bucks, you get ten chances. Twenty for twenty, and so on.

Everyone who donates, regardless of the amount, will get a verbal shout-out on an episode of The Fire and Water Podcast as well as being listed here on the Shrine.

100% of monies raised during this raffle will go to the Red Cross relief fund. And the Shrine will kick in the rest to round up the grand total to the nearest fifty dollars.

To donate, just click this button below (please, not the ones on the sidebar):

 

Hurricane Sandy Relief - Update 7

Today is the final day for the Shrine's Hurricane Sandy Relief raffle!

The raffle ends at midnight tonight, EST. So you have just 24 hours left to donate and be placed in the running for these awesome Aqua-Prizes:

Original art page from Aquaman #13 by Ivan Reis

Script for Aquaman #1, signed by Geoff Johns

Original art page from Aquaman #13 by Joe Prado

Limited Edition Aquaman #1 Triptych printed on canvas by Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, and Rod Reis (donated by F.O.A.M.er Ivan da Costa)

The rules: for every dollar you donate, you will get one chance to win one of the above two pieces. So, if you donate ten bucks, you get ten chances. Twenty for twenty, and so on.

Everyone who donates, regardless of the amount, will get a verbal shout-out on an episode of The Fire and Water Podcast as well as being listed here on the Shrine.

100% of monies raised during this raffle will go to the Red Cross relief fund. And the Shrine will kick in the rest to round up the grand total to the nearest fifty dollars.

To donate, just click this button below (please, not the ones on the sidebar):

 

Hurricane Sandy Relief - Update 6

Just thought I'd post another update on the Shrine's Hurricane Sandy Relief raffle.

So far, we've raised a little over $800--a good number, but we still have time to raise so much more. I want to see a comma in there, Aqua-Fans. We have three days left and I'm sure we can do it. The Aquaman Shrine gets over 1,000 unique visitors every day (and we're not even counting those who visit our Twitter feed and Facebook pages), so if just half of you donated one measly buck to the effort, we'd sail past the 1K mark!

Remember, by donating you are placed in the running for one of the following four items:

Added to the list is this page of original artwork by Ivan Reis, from Aquaman #13, donated by the artist himself:

Original art page from Aquaman #13 by Ivan Reis

Script for Aquaman #1, signed by Geoff Johns

Original art page from Aquaman #13 by Joe Prado

Limited Edition Aquaman #1 Triptych printed on canvas by Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, and Rod Reis (donated by F.O.A.M.er Ivan da Costa)

The rules: for every dollar you donate, you will get one chance to win one of the above two pieces. So, if you donate ten bucks, you get ten chances. Twenty for twenty, and so on. The drive ends next Monday November 12.

Everyone who donates, regardless of the amount, will get a verbal shout-out on an episode of The Fire and Water Podcast as well as being listed here on the Shrine.

100% of monies raised during this raffle will go to the Red Cross relief fund. And the Shrine will kick in the rest to round up the grand total to the nearest fifty dollars.

To donate, just click this button below (please, not the ones on the sidebar):

 

Hurricane Sandy Relief - Update 5

Just thought I'd post another update on the Shrine's Hurricane Sandy Relief raffle.

So far, we've raised a little over $600--a fine number, but we still have time to raise so much more. I want to see a comma in there, Aqua-Fans!

Remember, by donating you are placed in the running for one of the following four items:

Added to the list is this page of original artwork by Ivan Reis, from Aquaman #13, donated by the artist himself:

Original art page from Aquaman #13 by Ivan Reis

Script for Aquaman #1, signed by Geoff Johns

Original art page from Aquaman #13 by Joe Prado

Limited Edition Aquaman #1 Triptych printed on canvas by Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, and Rod Reis (donated by F.O.A.M.er Ivan da Costa)

The rules: for every dollar you donate, you will get one chance to win one of the above two pieces. So, if you donate ten bucks, you get ten chances. Twenty for twenty, and so on. The drive ends next Monday November 12.

Everyone who donates, regardless of the amount, will get a verbal shout-out on an episode of The Fire and Water Podcast as well as being listed here on the Shrine.

100% of monies raised during this raffle will go to the Red Cross relief fund. And the Shrine will kick in the rest to round up the grand total to the nearest fifty dollars.

To donate, just click this button below (please, not the ones on the sidebar):

 

Hurricane Sandy Relief - Update 4

The Aquaman Shrine is thrilled to announce two more amazing prizes that you can win by donating to our Red Cross Relief effort for the victims of Hurricane Sandy!

Added to the list is this page of original artwork by Ivan Reis, from Aquaman #13, donated by the artist himself:

The fourth and last prize is a script for Aquaman #1, signed by the author, Geoff Johns! Even though Geoff is on vacation halfway around the world, he took the time to let the Shrine know that he's happy to be part of this effort, and is generously donating an autographed script.


So by donating, you'll be entered in a the raffle to win items from Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, and the whole Aqua-Team!:

The rules: for every dollar you donate, you will get one chance to win one of the above two pieces. So, if you donate ten bucks, you get ten chances. Twenty for twenty, and so on. The drive ends next Monday November 12.

Everyone who donates, regardless of the amount, will get a verbal shout-out on an episode of The Fire and Water Podcast as well as being listed here on the Shrine.

100% of monies raised during this raffle will go to the Red Cross relief fund. And the Shrine will kick in the rest to round up the grand total to the nearest fifty dollars.

To donate, just click this button below (please, not the ones on the sidebar):

 

Hurricane Sandy Relief - Update 3

So far today we're pretty behind where we were yesterday, in terms of donations. I have to guess that's because today is Election Day in the United States, and a lot of people are running from work to vote, or the other way around. Or, just as likely, they're sick of hearing about it anymore and just staying off the internet entirely.

But the Shrine has a large audience spread out all over the world, so the rest of you need to step up and give give give! I realize the whole concept of "New Jersey" may not mean much to people who don't live in the United States (heck, it doesn't mean much to a lot of people who do), but it has been Shrine Central since we launched back in 2006.

A reminder: Below are two of the items we're raffling off (courtesy Joe Prado and Ivan da Costa) and tomorrow we'll be announcing two more Aqua-Prizes which are...say it with me...outrageous! 

The rules: for every dollar you donate, you will get one chance to win one of the above two pieces. So, if you donate ten bucks, you get ten chances. Twenty for twenty, and so on. The drive ends next Monday November 12.

Everyone who donates, regardless of the amount, will get a verbal shout-out on an episode of The Fire and Water Podcast as well as being listed here on the Shrine.

100% of monies raised during this raffle will go to the Red Cross relief fund. And the Shrine will kick in the rest to round up the grand total to the nearest fifty dollars.

To donate, just click this button below (please, not the ones on the sidebar):

 

Hurricane Sandy Relief - Update 2

Thanks to the generosity of a great many Aqua-Fans, I am thrilled to report that the Shrine's Hurricane Sandy Relief raffle raised over $200 in just one day!

That means if we can keep that rate up every day for the remaining six of the drive, we will be able to send over $1,400 to the Red Cross. And that would be amazing.

So to those of you who donated and/or shared this post, thank you, and let's keep going!

The rules: for every dollar you donate, you will get one chance to win one of the above two pieces. So, if you donate ten bucks, you get ten chances. Twenty for twenty, and so on. The drive ends next Monday November 12.

Everyone who donates, regardless of the amount, will get a verbal shout-out on an episode of The Fire and Water Podcast as well as being listed here on the Shrine.

100% of monies raised during this raffle will go to the Red Cross relief fund. And the Shrine will kick in the rest to round up the grand total to the nearest fifty dollars.

To donate, just click this button below (please, not the ones on the sidebar):

 

Hurricane Sandy Relief - Update

As promised, here are two of the original pieces of art you can win by donating to the Aquaman Shrine Hurricane Sandy Relief Effort:

This page of original art from Aquaman #13 featuring the Sea King and Black Manta was donated by Joe Prado!

Aquaman 1 cover triptych canvas print - High quality print on canvas showing Ivan Reis' pencils, Joe Prado's inks and Rod Reis' colors for Aquaman #1 cover on the same image. This triptych is hand signed by the artists and there are only three pieces were produced. 28.5 x 17.5 inches (image area 21 x 13.5 inches)--donated by F.O.A.M.er Ivan da Costa!

...and more is coming!

This is how you could win: for every dollar you donate, you will get one chance to win one of the above two pieces. So, if you donate ten bucks, you get ten chances. Twenty for twenty, and so on. The drive ends next Monday November 12.

Everyone who donates, regardless of the amount, will get a verbal shout-out on an episode of The Fire and Water Podcast as well as being listed here on the Shrine.

100% of monies raised during this raffle will go to the Red Cross relief fund. And the Shrine will kick in the rest to round up the grand total to the nearest fifty dollars.

To donate, just click this button below (please, not the ones on the sidebar):