(As an avid reader, I am so excited that this project is going on! 😀 I saw this first posted on BAPS by a member, webrageous.)
*Please copy/paste to other websites/groups*
Here's the Story from Yahoo News:
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/prweb/20050209/bs_prweb/prweb205596_1
The Whedonverse Multimedia Project honors its namesake, Joss Whedon,
with a donation to his hometown library.
(PRWEB) February 9, 2005 "“ Last year the WB Network gave fans of Joss
Whedon"s "Angel" a unique Valentines Day present: it cancelled the
show. Knowing not to expect flowers and candy this year either, fans
decided to try to repair the damage to their broken hearts by sharing
what they love with those in need.
The Whedonverse Multimedia Project is an organization of fans who
wish to bring the shows created by Joss Whedon to public libraries,
hospitals, shelters and other organizations in need of DVDs or books.
As a tribute to the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and
Firefly; the Multimedia Project is kicking off its campaign by
donating a complete set of each of these shows on DVD to a library in
Joss Whedon"s hometown: Popular Library at the Mid-Manhattan Branch
of the New York Public Library.
The Director of Popular Library, Elena Bivona, noted: "Popular
Library at Mid-Manhattan would be delighted to receive these DVDs.
Buffy and Angel continue to be popular and in demand here, and we
don't own Firefly at all. Thank you very much."
The donation should reach the library in time for Valentines Day.
Want to participate? Here's how:
- make a financial contribution to the project
- donate directly to a public library or other chartiable
organization and contact the project so it can keep a tally
- fill out a request form at your local library asking them to carry
these materials
- tell your public library or other charitable organization about the
project so they can contact us and request items
In addition, the Project is seeking to partner with a DVD retailer or
distributor to purchase these items at a discount. The ability to
stretch our donation dollars will allow us to provide more of these
materials to organizations that need them.
Tributes to other members of the Whedonverse are in the works
including: Julie Benz (Murrysville, PA), Adam Busch (East Meadow,
NY), Jewel Staite (Vancouver, CAN), James Marsters (Modesto, CA) and
Alyson Hannigan (Atlanta, GA). Four public libraries have already
submitted requests for donations and are on the Project's waiting
list. Fans can nominate others to receive a tribute once the
donations to these libraries are fulfilled.
For more information about the Whedonverse Multimedia Project please
visit: http://www.whedonverse.org
Contact:
E-mail: contact@w...
Fax: (866) 585-6842
*Please copy/paste to other websites/groups*
Here's the Story from Yahoo News:
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/prweb/20050209/bs_prweb/prweb205596_1
The Whedonverse Multimedia Project honors its namesake, Joss Whedon,
with a donation to his hometown library.
(PRWEB) February 9, 2005 "“ Last year the WB Network gave fans of Joss
Whedon"s "Angel" a unique Valentines Day present: it cancelled the
show. Knowing not to expect flowers and candy this year either, fans
decided to try to repair the damage to their broken hearts by sharing
what they love with those in need.
The Whedonverse Multimedia Project is an organization of fans who
wish to bring the shows created by Joss Whedon to public libraries,
hospitals, shelters and other organizations in need of DVDs or books.
As a tribute to the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and
Firefly; the Multimedia Project is kicking off its campaign by
donating a complete set of each of these shows on DVD to a library in
Joss Whedon"s hometown: Popular Library at the Mid-Manhattan Branch
of the New York Public Library.
The Director of Popular Library, Elena Bivona, noted: "Popular
Library at Mid-Manhattan would be delighted to receive these DVDs.
Buffy and Angel continue to be popular and in demand here, and we
don't own Firefly at all. Thank you very much."
The donation should reach the library in time for Valentines Day.
Want to participate? Here's how:
- make a financial contribution to the project
- donate directly to a public library or other chartiable
organization and contact the project so it can keep a tally
- fill out a request form at your local library asking them to carry
these materials
- tell your public library or other charitable organization about the
project so they can contact us and request items
In addition, the Project is seeking to partner with a DVD retailer or
distributor to purchase these items at a discount. The ability to
stretch our donation dollars will allow us to provide more of these
materials to organizations that need them.
Tributes to other members of the Whedonverse are in the works
including: Julie Benz (Murrysville, PA), Adam Busch (East Meadow,
NY), Jewel Staite (Vancouver, CAN), James Marsters (Modesto, CA) and
Alyson Hannigan (Atlanta, GA). Four public libraries have already
submitted requests for donations and are on the Project's waiting
list. Fans can nominate others to receive a tribute once the
donations to these libraries are fulfilled.
For more information about the Whedonverse Multimedia Project please
visit: http://www.whedonverse.org
Contact:
E-mail: contact@w...
Fax: (866) 585-6842