If you're here on the blog, you know that 24,000 of my fellow citizens have been rendered homeless as they're homes were flooded last week.  As they now return, those who are lucky enough to have their homes considered safe to re-enter, find incredible loss.  Many have lost nearly everything they have.





All around me there are cool fund-raisers and people coming together to help out.  At work all of our managers will be bald by the end of next week!

I thought I'd have my hand at it, and see if I could raise some money myself.  If these pictures aren't guilt-tripping you into donating some cash (hey, it's tough times for everyone) I'll give you another reason.

For Every Dollar you donate, you will get an entry in a drawing, and that winner can send me any figure kit or bust and I'll build and paint it.  (You can always strip it later )

All I ask is you pay for shipping!  Hey, I'm taking a chance here someone is going to send me a full size Predator or something ridiculous, hahaha.  And since I'm asking you to pay for shipping, I'm not putting any regional restrictions, this is open to anyone who wants to participate.

All of this money will go directly to the flood victims.  I have any number of resources available to me through work, and otherwise to make this donation.  I will even possibly video the drawing to make sure it's entirely random, if I had a web-cam I would do it live   But I think my reputation is such that you can trust me.  And I did exclude myself from entering...

But keep in mind, if you use paypal (which I'm assuming the majority of you will) they take a chunk out, but I think it's still cheaper than a stamp, so make it $1.25 or something. 8)

If you wish to throw a few bucks in an envelope, email me and I can send you my postal address.

I'll keep posting in this entry to let you know how much we're making, and if it exceeds my expectations I might consider some other ways to cheaply sell myself, who knows!  Maybe  I'll even let you know if someone's making a large donation too, so if you want to even things out....  But I won't tell you who it is! >8)


Ok, I guess it's time for the details.

Paypal donations can be made to:
zombi@mchsi.com

Make sure you enter flood, or flood money, so I can keep it sorted, and include your name.  Or you can shoot me an email at either that same address, or info@garagekitzombie.com

I will keep accepting donations until July 4th at midnight (the 5th).  By 12:00 Noon Central Time on the 5th, I will post the winner.

To those of you that frequent other boards, pass this around!  I've got a post on The Clubhouse, and I'll be posting on the Amazing Figure Modeler Board, but other than that I can't think of other places to post.  The Statue Forum would be great, but I don't think they allow solicitors.    So if you can't donate monetarily, mess up the odds for those who are by spreading this as far as you can think of! >8)

Thanks for all the interest already, before I even made it official.  I hope that this is successful, and I can't wait to see what I get to paint!

Keep watching this space!