Ottawa Browncoats Crew were so pleased to be able to join with Tom { also of our Gold Sponsor, Darner Media} and Greg of Scream All You Want at table 913 at Ottawa’s first ComicCon.

With all of our crew members being super busy, we did not have the time to really put a lot of call outs out, get a poster for the booth, or really do much more than order the 2012 Bickets { Thanks to TAV Creations} and organize some last minute quarter page flyers { Thanks Don McMillan and TAV Creations}, and get some quick feedback from the main team to see who could be there to help man the booth.

Linda, Tom, Lynn and Gailene were all most helpful in being present at the booth to help sell 2012 Bickets and collect donations for 2011 collector buttons.

And last minute in the line-ups for Adam Baldwin, the amazing Chrissy and her mom and son friends and newly birthday’d Lindsay and her friend stepped up with Lynn and Linda in handing out our flyers and promoting the event to everyone they could!

Thanks so much!!

How did we do?

55 Bickets pre-sold for September’s Ottawa Serenity Charity Screening!
and $65 in donations from folks taking some of 2011 remaining buttons off our hands!

THANK YOU OTTAWA BROWNCOATS COMMUNITY – you rock!

Over the next short while, we will get our sponsorship opportunities fleshed out a bit more, and updates made to the Jayne Hat Brigade info for 2012, along with the 2012 Local Film Makers Showcase. Exciting stuff folks!!

And thanks to Lynn, our new Co-Chair, this adorable Jayne Monkey will be up for auction on September 30, along with so many more FABULOUS items!

And YaY @linda2916 who, along with a bit of help from @wtl, sold over 30 of our 2012 Bickets today at our booth number 913. We are sharing with @ScreamAllYouWant, so look for their sign and then look down, you’ll find us!

Hope to see more of Ottawa’s Browncoat Community tomorrow!

Thanks to SteamPunk Ottawa for their generous donation, making them a Bronze Sponsor for the 2012 Ottawa Serenity Charity Screening!

And …psst:

Our Bickets having been shipped, so we are hoping to have them with us for advanced sales at the upcoming Ottawa ComicCon!  Thanks to Don McMillan for his great work in creating a 2012 look for the Bickets, and the TAV Creations for sponsoring the order!

Hope to see you there!

Tracey for OBC

Many thanks to the folks who voiced interest in helping out with the 2012 Ottawa Serenity Charity Screening.  We’ll still be needing your help, so keep tuned in for ways you can be a part of it!

MAJOR Thanks to those who were able to join us today and get the ball rolling!  Great ideas were shared, tasks have been taken up, and details will come when we’ve had a chance to get our research done!

Please welcome our 2 Newest Crew members: Front row: Maritie and Lynn with Tracey and Linda { not shown is Tom, he graciously took the pic!}:

Stay tuned for more information!

After an amazing event, everyone needs to take time to get back to regular life.  But there is always that feeling of what can we do now?

Some folks have already commented that they will be up for helping for future OBC events and that’s fabulous! In the meantime, there are some great events already taking place in Ottawa and area that you can be a part of, attend and support!

And maybe you are part of an event that is coming up and would like to promote it.

Check out our Upcoming Local Events and support some other amazing volunteer crews in Ottawa!  Or regular folk trying to earn a living too!

And feel welcome to add your event info in the comments, and include a website or contact info so that folks can find out more!

Tying up loose ends:

FAN PHOTOS:

Did you take photos on October 2?  Let’s pool them together on Flickr if you are comfy adding them there! Please come and join the Ottawa Browncoats Pool so that we can see those amazing shots in one place!  Thanks to the folks who have already posted their links on Facebook;  we are most happy to pool them on Flickr where you still own your shots! For our pro shots from Robert, check his link here!

Final numbers:

Net cashy money to give to our chosen Charities: { drum roll please!}

 $3,331.32      
75% = 2489.49 to iSisters; 
25%  = $832.83 to Equality Now

WOW!!! Freakin’ fantabulous { to combine quotes from our Admin Crew}

THANK YOU OTTAWA BROWNCOATS and folks who are just getting onto the bandwagon!  With the date change to the fall and  being an independent event, we worked extra hard to make it fun and exciting for you, and you came through with flying colours!

Jayne Hat Brigade

You can see our thanks to the Artisans here, and our gratitude at your efforts cannot be expressed enough! Thanks again for the donations of time and energy and supplies to produce amazing items that were totally loved by the attendees!

Local Film Makers

For the first time ever, we invited folks to submit their trailers and have them shown up on the big screen!  What a cool idea, right?!  That’s how brainstorming at our volunteer meetings works – loads of ideas bounce around and then get honed to a fun concept!  We’ll have a bit more proper thanks to our local Film Makers up soon, and we hope you’ll support independent folk all year round!

Admin Crew

Thanks again to the Admin Crew for the 2011 for all of their hard work: Click on their names to find out more about each person via their twitter page or facebook presence.  As titular Chair of the crew, I was honoured to be working with a folks I have worked with before for other events alongside new blood who brought such enthusiasm and joy to the event that it really bumped things up a notch!  I look forward to stepping back a bit for next year’s event, still planning to be there, helping as needed!

Tom

Don

Justin

Linda

Gailene

Julia

Tracey

Christina and Kevin

And our volunteers who offered their services for the day:

Morris Rothman

Robert Allard

AND FINALLY -Please GO SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!  These folks gave time, items, cashy money and more adding so much to the event !

Oh – and while you are waiting for the next Ottawa Browncoats event to attend, check out the other local events and send us your info about your local event!

SO, there it is. A great event, shared memories, and ideas already sparking for next year!  We will be taking some time to regroup, and will be looking forward to next year’s plans in a month or two, or three… follow us on Twitter, Facebook and subscribe to these posts to keep an eye out for opportunities!

BTW, We have a pile of Bickets remaining { we had high hopes}, and we would love to see them out there in the community even if folks were unable to attend. There will be some made available at the upcoming Dancer’s Bazaar, and you will be welcome to grab one to add to your collection! Make a donation to iSisters via our Giving page and we’ll send ya one too!

Tracey Vibert

“Chair”, 2011 OSCS Crew

This is the morning after, and I am but one of the crew who was so pleased to see the number of folks who were able to join us yesterday.

This post will be updated as we generate a few more numbers and get a few more counts confirmed, but the Browncoats of Ottawa gave over $2000 in support through Bickets /Auctions/ Chances to win great prize packs and general donations!

SHINY! doesn’t even begin to express our gratitude!

Once we get the final tally, we’ll be able to post how much we will be able to donate to iSisters and Equality Now, keeping you up to date as quick as we can!

Keep an eye out here in the posts – or on the Facebook community page – or even our twitter feed for call outs for volunteer admin crew for the next one – sometime in the future!

Thanks again!

Tracey, Chair of the 2011 OSCS

PS. Congratulations to Andrea Knight, the winner of the Yarns, Etc. Gift Certificate for the participants in the Jayne Hat Brigade!  All of the donations were amazing and we appreciate the generous spirit of these artisans!