Signal boost: Family needs help
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valarltdRecently the McCall family lost everything in a house fire.
Their 17 year old son woke up in the first floor living room to find a couch ablaze from a fire in the basement below. He ran upstairs, woke his parents, and attempted to gather the rest of the family; eventually with his father's help lifting them out onto the roof. The father, Bud, found a way down to a second story balcony, from there to a ground floor work shed, and then to the air conditioning unit, where he proceeded to kick in the front door and look for his missing daughter, Tegan. Although he made three attempts to get into the house to look for Tegan, he was driven out of the house by the intense heat and smoke from the fire. The rest of the family were rescued from the roof by fire fighters using a ladders, but tragically, Tegan was lost to the fire.
Bud was hospitalized with smoke inhalation and minor burns. The mother, Dawn, was briefly admitted, then released. The three surviving children were taken to the ER; two were admitted overnight for observation.
All personal effects of the McCall household were destroyed.
Complete donation information is available at the website below, which will be updated as necessary.
A Pagan community-based ritual to benefit the McCall Family will be held on Sunday, February 21st at:
Comfort Inn and Conference Center
9600 Natural Bridge Road
Saint Louis, MO 63134
The science fiction convention Conflation will be held at this site that weekend, and they have generously offered the use of the space for this purpose. We will have the space after 3pm; ritual is expected to begin around 4pm. This will be a Black Forest style healing ritual, in which individual participants bring their wishes, and the entire group puts magical energy into bringing them about. Bring your drums, rattles, sistrums and other instruments, as we will be using chant and music to raise energy. We feel this will be an excellent way to send good energy to the McCall Family in their time of overwhelming need. It is an integral part of the ritual that each person donate cash as a way of getting the energy flowing. All donations will be sent to the McCall Family fund.
It's time for us to take care of our own.
Please join us to aid the family with healing energy and monetary support.
McCall Family Donation Information
http://www.mfdonations.com
Please share with your other lists.
Word from the Literary Underworld:
Elizabeth Donald is raffling off autographed copies of all her books, including a couple of rarities. Every $5 you donate to the McCalls gets you an entry in the raffle. Email a copy of your donation receipt at elizabethdonald at yahoo dot com and she'll put your name in the hat.
Already have her books? Fine, if you win you can choose an equivalent gift certificate to the Literary Underworld.
You have through next weekend. There will be a fundraiser at the close of Conflation next weekend, and Elizabeth will draw the names then.
In addition, 100 percent of sales of the Aardvarks on http://www.literaryunderworld.com for the month of February will be donated to the McCall Family. Aardvarks, as you'll recall, are ebook short stories downloadable for $2.50.
A copy of my collection Into Dark waters is also available on the raffle.
If you are going to Conflation, any Angelia Sparrow book you buy from the Literary Underworld booth will donate 20% of the cover price (this will be $2-3, depending on the book) to the McCalls.
Also, I am offering copies of my print books for sale. 40% of the cover price goes to the McCalls. I will ship within the US for free. Overseas will require some help.
You have the choice of:
Alive on the Inside $12
Curse of the Pharaoh's Manicurists $12
Into Dark Waters $15
Howl at the Mistletoe $15
Nikolai $10
Niko-Chan $15
Ellora's Cavemen: Flavors of Ecstasy III $15
Flipped Fables $12
Torqued Tales $15
Email me for details on Paypal. valarltd at yahoo.com
Their 17 year old son woke up in the first floor living room to find a couch ablaze from a fire in the basement below. He ran upstairs, woke his parents, and attempted to gather the rest of the family; eventually with his father's help lifting them out onto the roof. The father, Bud, found a way down to a second story balcony, from there to a ground floor work shed, and then to the air conditioning unit, where he proceeded to kick in the front door and look for his missing daughter, Tegan. Although he made three attempts to get into the house to look for Tegan, he was driven out of the house by the intense heat and smoke from the fire. The rest of the family were rescued from the roof by fire fighters using a ladders, but tragically, Tegan was lost to the fire.
Bud was hospitalized with smoke inhalation and minor burns. The mother, Dawn, was briefly admitted, then released. The three surviving children were taken to the ER; two were admitted overnight for observation.
All personal effects of the McCall household were destroyed.
Complete donation information is available at the website below, which will be updated as necessary.
A Pagan community-based ritual to benefit the McCall Family will be held on Sunday, February 21st at:
Comfort Inn and Conference Center
9600 Natural Bridge Road
Saint Louis, MO 63134
The science fiction convention Conflation will be held at this site that weekend, and they have generously offered the use of the space for this purpose. We will have the space after 3pm; ritual is expected to begin around 4pm. This will be a Black Forest style healing ritual, in which individual participants bring their wishes, and the entire group puts magical energy into bringing them about. Bring your drums, rattles, sistrums and other instruments, as we will be using chant and music to raise energy. We feel this will be an excellent way to send good energy to the McCall Family in their time of overwhelming need. It is an integral part of the ritual that each person donate cash as a way of getting the energy flowing. All donations will be sent to the McCall Family fund.
It's time for us to take care of our own.
Please join us to aid the family with healing energy and monetary support.
McCall Family Donation Information
http://www.mfdonations.com
Please share with your other lists.
Word from the Literary Underworld:
Elizabeth Donald is raffling off autographed copies of all her books, including a couple of rarities. Every $5 you donate to the McCalls gets you an entry in the raffle. Email a copy of your donation receipt at elizabethdonald at yahoo dot com and she'll put your name in the hat.
Already have her books? Fine, if you win you can choose an equivalent gift certificate to the Literary Underworld.
You have through next weekend. There will be a fundraiser at the close of Conflation next weekend, and Elizabeth will draw the names then.
In addition, 100 percent of sales of the Aardvarks on http://www.literaryunderworld.com for the month of February will be donated to the McCall Family. Aardvarks, as you'll recall, are ebook short stories downloadable for $2.50.
A copy of my collection Into Dark waters is also available on the raffle.
If you are going to Conflation, any Angelia Sparrow book you buy from the Literary Underworld booth will donate 20% of the cover price (this will be $2-3, depending on the book) to the McCalls.
Also, I am offering copies of my print books for sale. 40% of the cover price goes to the McCalls. I will ship within the US for free. Overseas will require some help.
You have the choice of:
Alive on the Inside $12
Curse of the Pharaoh's Manicurists $12
Into Dark Waters $15
Howl at the Mistletoe $15
Nikolai $10
Niko-Chan $15
Ellora's Cavemen: Flavors of Ecstasy III $15
Flipped Fables $12
Torqued Tales $15
Email me for details on Paypal. valarltd at yahoo.com
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Date: 2010-02-13 03:21 am (UTC)I'd love a copy of Niko-Chan. I didn't even know it was available in print.
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Date: 2010-02-13 05:45 am (UTC)