Hi, and welcome to the 2013 edition of the Anthrocon Charity Events Followup!

Anthrocon raised a new record total of $31,255 for Equine Angels Rescue, our supported charity this year. Thanks very much to Pam Vivirito, Annamaria Carrington, and all the volunteers from Equine Angels Rescue who came out to participate!

More special thanks are in order to the following groups and individuals:

  • To all the donors who contributed artwork and merchandise to the auction and raffle, and to all those who both bid at the auction and bought raffle tickets.
  • To the Dorsai Irregulars, Anthrocon’s security contingent, who contributed the last fursuit slapband, the Elevator Golden Ticket for 2014, and raised additional funds at the elevators.
  • To Dr. Samuel Conway and 2, the Ranting Gryphon, for their charity performance for which all ticket sales were donated to charity. Also, again to Dr. Conway for his annual auctioneering skills.
  • To all the fursuiters and their handlers who volunteered their time for fursuit “bucket brigade” duties.
  • To the Westin, Omni, and DoubleTree who each generously offered up a four-night stay during Anthrocon 2014.
  • To all the attendees who bought merchandise and made cash donations to Equine Angel Rescue’s donations jar at their table, which is always a large percentage of the total funds raised.

I would like to give thanks to my staff who helped conduct both the charity auction and raffle. None of this could’ve occurred without the assistance of Shaun “Stahi” Daugherty and Trevor “Mr. Mutt” Boyd. Also thanks to the volunteers who were able to spare some time to assist.

Unclaimed low-ticket raffle items were donated to Equine Angels Rescue for their use. Unclaimed high-ticket raffle items will be re-raffled next year.

Results will be tentative for a month or two after publication of this summary to account for additional incoming donations and human error.

Finally, here are all the details.

Charity Auction (in no particular order) [donor - item - sale price]:

Windshear’s Wares - Giant plush bear - $75
Animal - Wolf blanket - $80
Jake Stein - “Standing Proud” print #5 of 5 by Taurin Fox - $50
Rally & Ahzlon - VT Rally Team poster (x2) signed by Dave Higgins & Craid Drew - $30
Salem Wolf - My Little Pony Tales production cel & pencil sketches - $60
Leve - Melissa & Doug plush lion - $70
Anthrocon - 2013 fursuiter badges 069, 366, 666 - $300
RockitFox - Husky fursuit head - $160
Tony Ringtail - Printed photo of 2003 fursuit parade - $55
Omni William Penn - Four nights in Omni William Penn for Anthrocon 2014 - $1000
Anthrocon - Anthrocon city shirt - $65
Hopeful Monster Studios - Cruinn Drac Farms “boob-head” wyrm - $200
Animal - Dragon statue w/ light - $125
Anthrocon & Dragonscales Photography - Vinyl-printed 2013 fursuit photo - $500
Folkmanis - Signed Folkmanis puppet (choice of one) [set 1] - $75
Folkmanis - Signed Folkmanis puppet (choice of one) [set 2] - $85
Folkmanis - Signed Folkmanis puppet (2nd choice of one) [set 2] - $80
Diana Gladstone - KitchenAid Mixer & Food Grinder - $360
Anthrocon - 2013 fursuiter badges THX1138, 1200, 420 - $150
Larry Dixon - Conbook cover print for Anthrocon 2013 - $200
Salem Wolf - My Little Pony framed watercolor sketch cards by Katie Cook - $125
Dorsai Irregulars - Final fursuiter slapband #379 - $385
Folkmanis - Signed raccoon & sheepdog puppets - $110
Westin - Four nights in Westin for Anthrocon 2014 - $1500
Dorsai Irregulars - Golden Elevator Ticket - $350
Anthrocon - Giant fursuiter tag #1000000 - $3500
Sardyuon - Fursuit badge by Sardyuon - $400

Auction total: $10,090

Raffle (in no particular order) [donor - item - ticket sales @ $1 each]:

Furrypicnic.com - 4x color-change mugs from Furry Picnic 2013 - $52
Dr. Gerbasi - Russian wild canine nesting dolls - $144
Mercedes Lackey - Handmade necklaces - $77
Chantilly Cat - Border collie plush - $72
Anonymous - Lion paperweight sculpture - $20
Anonymous - “The Unscratchables” HC by Cornelius Kane - $4
Danruk - White tiger, big cat, giraffe 2XL t-shirts - $37
Brenda Lyons (Windfalcon) - “Shelter” painted feather, framed - $84
Anonymous - Tiger wall hanging - $18
Mosaic’s Art Dolls - Art doll DIY kit - $11
Anonymous - Ty “Slush” Beanie-Boo - $18
Phantomwolf Apparel - Anthrocon unofficial XL polo - $18
Joatmon - My Little Pony Rainbow Dash belt, Derpy belt - $53
Ekim Flow - Beaver stuffing kit - $1
Windrunner - “Catspaw” signed & numbered print by KC Lancaster - $7
Heather Bruton - “Charity” original acrylic art - $74
Tiger Torre Art - Vintage horse art prints & 12 photo postcards - $7
Offworld Designs - “I Love BroNY” XL t-shirt - $7
Rain Oubliette - Crocheted pony scarf - $12
Robin Wahls - Hand-knitted horse purse - $6
Kasi Frost - 4x Woot.com large t-shirts - $55
Anonymous - Pinky & the Brain snow globe - $24
Theresa Muth - My Little Pony crochet (Anthrocon ed.) - $19
Jim & Crystal Martin - Basket w/ plush ponies - $40
Anthrocon - Flashing Anthrocon promo cup - $68
Nimbus Wolf - Sealed Disney’s “Robin Hood” VHS - $10
Joatmon - My Little Pony papercraft, enamel pins, keychain & mini-plush - $74
Danruk - Cheetah & wolf XL t-shirts - $30
Kasi Frost - 6x Woot.com medium t-shirts - $52
Brenda Lyons (Windfalcon) - “Lord & Lady” original watercolor - $43
Joatmon - My Little Pony Rainbow Dash Build-A-Bear plush w/ shoes & gala dress - $109
Zach Lucas - Artisan “Destroyer” whole bean espresso - $42
Jim & Crystal Martin - Basket w/ plush panda, meerkat & wolf - $49
Theresa Muth - Angry Birds & Pig crochet - $7
DoubleTree - Four nights in DoubleTree for Anthrocon 2014 - $430
Mr. Mutt - Cameesa crowdfunded large “Fire Dog” t-shirt - $37
Anonymous - Wolf bobble-head - $20
Joatmon - My Little Pony 2XL t-shirts, socks - $61
Joatmon - Rainbow Dash wallets - $66
Folkmanis - Folkmanis mug - $2
Mephitis - Scrollsaw horse - $8
Chance Parker - “Carpe Diem” framed print - $84
Further Confusion - 2x Further Confusion 2014 Sponsor memberships - $84
Further Confusion - Further COnfusion 2014 Patron membership - $67
Ed Trachtenberg - Set of four luggage bag tags - $19
Tsuneko’s Strapping Male Enterprises - Handcrafted ringmail keychain w/ bell - $8
Soba - Set of three books from Hermux Tantamoq adventure series - $3
Lis “Lizardbeth” Boriss - “Blazin Cheetah Float” original art w/ AC-exclusive Mix! card - $34
Weremagnus - “Kirin Warrior Girl” original art & stickers/charms - $59
Friends of nimhMUCK.com - Two novels & one graphic novel - $40
Tess Cooper - “I Could Fork You” book & action figure - $7
Amaruq - Scrollsaw hawk artwork - $81
Phantomwolf Apparel - Anthrocon unofficial Large polo - $23
Hiasaki Kitsune - Ancient Mew Pokemon cards, promo book, 2x strategy guides - $34
Kyell Gold - Firebird logo medium t-shirt, art by Blotch, signed by Kyell Gold - $19
Agent Elrond - “Tigerhorse” print - $15
Anonymous - Pinky & the Brain “sludge mug” - $20

Raffle total: $2,565

Donations from Registration - $54

Dr. Gerbasi’s Furry Survey donation - $100

There Ultra Lounge donation - $152

Tani Da Real Anthrocon city shirt donation - $300

Dorsai Irregulars security donation - $446

Fox Amoore performance - $583

F***YeahFursuiting donation - $750

Salem Wolf - A truckload of equine supplies worth $890

Charity Poker Tournament - $1,792

Fursuiter Bucket Brigade - $1,893

Cash donations - $5,720

2 & Kage’s Comedy Show (tix @ $10) - $6,810

Convention total: $31,255

Thanks again for a great year and see you all in 2014!

– Rigel