Helping Haiti Heal Online Telethon

This Saturday, January 23rd, at 2 P.M. EST, fandoms across the web will gather for a LIVE event to assist Haiti!  This four hour live event will feature a donation drive where donors have the opportunity to win prizes, live performances from many wizard rockers; leaders in fan communities; personal interviews with Haitian-Americans about the importance of giving to Partners In Health; human rights activists; a representative from MIT’s Media Lab discussing ways that we can donate our time using new media; and much more.

We have received more than 100 prize donations from authors, musicians, and activists to aid in this effort. The full list includes such items as:

• Five signed and dedicated copies of novels by bestselling author Terry Pratchett.
• Signed books from Time Magazine’s Lev Grossman, Movies in 15 Minutes author Cleolinda Jones, and Urban fantasy novelist Lilith Saintcrow, as well as young adult authors Karen Healey, Aprilynne Pike, Pam Bachorz, Lisa Mantchev, and many more.
• A signed Mega Book Pack of 30 novels from The 2009 Debutantes, including: Malindo Lo, Saundra Mitchell, Sarah Ockler, Michelle Zink, and Jackson Pearce.
• Guest spots on PotterCast and Hogwarts Radio.
• Busted keyboard used by Harry and the Potters at over 200 shows.
• Signed CDs from such wizard rock bands as The Remus Lupins, The Whomping Willows, The Butterbeer Experience, and Oliver Boyd and the Rememberalls.
• Quality replica LightSaber based on Luke’s from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.
• $200 Gift Certificate to Infinitus 2010.
• Limited edition, artist signed, Replica Slimer from Ghostbusters.
• True Blood swag bags.

A full list of items can be found on the Helping Haiti Heal website. Join us Saturday, January 23rd at 2 P.M. EST right here on Livestream for this live, jam-packed, fundraising event.  Together, we can help Haiti heal.