For the second straight year, racketboy.com forum members will have an opportunity to help out those in need of your donation and support.
Last year, we held an informal (and semi-private) donation drive to help out a member in need. This year, we have decided to hold a charity auction to raise money for The National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA): http://www.nacoa.net/index.htm. As many of you know, long-time forum member and site contributor RyaNtheSlayA recently lost his mother due, in part, to complications from alcoholism.
According to the NACoA website:
The people hurt most by drugs and alcohol don't even use them; they are the CHILDREN of alcoholics and other drug dependent parents.
The National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA) believes that none of these vulnerable children should grow up in isolation and without support. NACoA is the national nonprofit 501 (c) 3 membership and affiliate organization working on behalf of children of alcohol and drug dependent parents.
Our mission is to eliminate the adverse impact of alcohol and drug use on children and families.
We thought that this charity drive might be a nice way to send our condolences to Ryan and, more importantly, to help out children who could use the support.
The plan is to run the auction from December 12th-26th, with a set ending time of 11:59PM EST on the 26th. Payment for items will be due by January 2nd. The auction will be run on this very forum, and bidding will start at $1 per item or bundle with .50 or larger incremental bids. More details of the auction format will be announced once it gets started...
Here's what we need from YOU:
1. PM me a list of items you are willing to donate to the auction. If you can also attach a link to pictures of the item(s), it would be ideal (though not required). Be sure to provide all relevant description information (e.g. the game is complete, the system smells like socks, etc.)
2. Items that you can donate are not limited to games, but can also include systems, accessories, movies, etc. You can also choose to donate bundled packages (e.g. a bundle of 3 games and a system, 10 movies, etc.). Live animals, weapons, personal favors, and other unmailable items are not actionable.
3. In your PM, let me know if you will cover shipping costs or if the winning bidder will be expected to pay shipping. If you want the bidder to pay shipping, specify how much shipping will be for each item so that it can be listed alongside the item in the auction (and be reasonable!). Also provide your PayPal address so that I can send you the shipping costs when they are collected.
So, take a look around and see what items you might be able to donate. Please submit your list of donations for the auction to me by December 10th .
