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Buffy Bear Raffle HOW THE RAFFLE CAME TO BE On Tuesday, October 26th, I attended the Barq’s and Buffy Halloween Bash, the charity event held by Coca Cola, Joss Whedon and Marti Noxon to benefit the Los Angeles Childrens Hospital’s Huckleberry Program. This program provides medical aid to special risk children, children who have run away or who come from dangerous or unfortunate home lives. I’d been thinking about that party a lot once I was home. I remembered all those Coca Cola employees who paid for tickets in order to be there that night. I thought of that really large check presented to the hospital. And I couldn't help but wonder, why was I there? I didn’t pay for anything. I didn’t contribute anything. I didn’t make any kind of donation. In fact, I and every other contest winner actually cost them money. That trip and that party were a gift to us. They didn’t have to include us, but they did. Thank you, Joss and Marti, Coca-Cola and Warner Brothers, for inviting us. I decided that I wanted to give something to the hospital that shared their evening with us, not just from me, but from everyone at the Bronze. The night of the party all the guests were given a Limited Edition Buffy Bear, a purple beanie bear with gold embroidery and the word PROMO on the shoulder. This very special bear, to my knowledge, would not be available in stores, and therefore I decided to raffle the Buffy Bear to the members of the Bronze to benefit the Huckleberry Fund. The raffle was made available only to the members of the buffy.com Posting Board, die-hard fans with a true commitment, not only to their favorite show Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but to the show's creator, Joss Whedon. The bear was my gift to my fellow fans, and our donations are our gift to the Huckleberry Fund.
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