1st Annual GA Forum Memorial Day War Cover Post-A-Thon

[JiveTurkeyMoFo]

Okay gents, here are the final totals:

 

433 total war covers posted!

 

As for the pledge breakdown, the donation amount is in bold for each poster. I scoured through both this thread and the one from a month ago announcing the post-a-thon to assemble the pledges. Also, there were a few Forumites who wanted to pledge but didn't specify an amount, so I will leave it to them to complete their donations and post back here when they are done. In case I missed you, or your pledge, I apologize. Let me know if I flubbed something, and I'll adjust the list accordingly.

 

Paratrooper ( $500 to the VFW).

Mr Bedrock ( $200 to Blinded Veterans of America)

BTW Richie, you get my vote for top poster...not only with your generous pledge, but also with your AMAZING books....please sell me your Subbys when you tire of them.

JiveTurkey ( $100 to DAV)

Point Five ( $44 to DAV)

Apotheosis ( $44 to Operation Gratitude)

Mr Schomburg ( $100 to DAV)

143ksk ( $44, no charity specified)

MikePhoen ( $50 to the Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Fund.

skypinkblu ( $50 to DAV)

Billy Parker ( $44, no charity specified)

Buttock (was donating time to the VA, awesome!)

innocuous ( $50 to DAV).

Silver Surfer ( $50)

TB ( $89 to Paralyzed Veterans of America).

 

And I couldn't find specific pledge amounts for the following folks (again, I apologize if I missed them).:

 

James Welborn

Detective27kid

 

So, by my count, we raised at least $1365 with our pledges! Great job guys!

 

I ask for everyone to complete their donations in the next week if possible, and once done, please post back here to verify. If the amount changed, let me know (in case you're rounding up those $44 pledges to $50 for example).

 

My favorite cover groups, in order of theme/company:

 

Timelys, especially Richie's high grade Schomburgs.

The DC Grey Tones...awesome books!

Atlas war covers....love 'em!

 

Thanks to everyone who contributed. This was a great first go and I'm proud of everyone who contributed! Give yourselves a hand!

[Point Five]

Point Five ( $44 to DAV)

Done.

[skypinkblu]

Mine is done too :

[Straw-Man]

You know when you have seen something a million times and never realized there was some hidden meaning,and then the lightbulb turns on, and it hits you.........

"Point Five".....duh......man am I slow!

Beautiful copy, and you are right, with a backing board no one would ever know!

 

damn, that's funny. i laughed so hard i made a poot.

[Paratrooper]

I'm donating $500 (like I do ever year) to the VFW via my CFC (Combined Federal Campain) contributions. We should do this every year, great books and great way to raise some money for our service members.

[JiveTurkeyMoFo]

I'm donating $500 (like I do ever year) to the VFW via my CFC (Combined Federal Campain) contributions. We should do this every year, great books and great way to raise some money for our service members.

 

 

If you don't mind, I'll count that generous $500 donation towards the Board total.

 

Next year, we'll shoot for double the donations and double the book count!

[MrBedrock]

A check for $200 has been sent to the Blinded Veteran's Association.

 

This was a great idea Jive. You really deserve all the credit. Posting covers of cool comics for a great cause is the easiest thing in the world. I enjoyed showing some stuff off, and I really dug seeing everyone's books. There are so many diverse tastes among all the collectors here, but the theme of war and it's presentation throughout the history of comics leads to a commonality of everyone's collections. World War II, in a way, is the biggest reason comics are around today. Superheroes had just started and the war gave them a purpose. The historical references and the unbridled patriotism is the main reason World War II era comics appeal to me so much.

And this thread puts it all in perspective. Thank you, Jive, for the kind words, and thanks again for the effort. Let's do it again.

Richard

[mikephoen]

I bumped my donation up to $50 and mailed the check today. Great idea Jive, I look forward to adding many more books next year.

[Silver Surfer]

Okay gents, here are the final totals:

 

433 total war covers posted!

 

As for the pledge breakdown, the donation amount is in bold for each poster. I scoured through both this thread and the one from a month ago announcing the post-a-thon to assemble the pledges. Also, there were a few Forumites who wanted to pledge but didn't specify an amount, so I will leave it to them to complete their donations and post back here when they are done. In case I missed you, or your pledge, I apologize. Let me know if I flubbed something, and I'll adjust the list accordingly.

 

Paratrooper ( $500 to the VFW).

Mr Bedrock ( $200 to Blinded Veterans of America)

BTW Richie, you get my vote for top poster...not only with your generous pledge, but also with your AMAZING books....please sell me your Subbys when you tire of them.

JiveTurkey ( $100 to DAV)

Point Five ( $44 to DAV)

Apotheosis ( $44 to Operation Gratitude)

Mr Schomburg ( $100 to DAV)

143ksk ( $44, no charity specified)

MikePhoen ( $44 to the Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Fund.

skypinkblu ( $50 to DAV)

Billy Parker ( $44, no charity specified)

Buttock (was donating time to the VA, awesome!)

innocuous ( $50 to DAV).

 

And I couldn't find specific pledge amounts for the following folks (again, I apologize if I missed them).:

 

James Welborn

Silver Surfer

TB

Detective27kid

 

So, by my count, we raised at least $1220 with our pledges! Great job guys!

 

I ask for everyone to complete their donations in the next week if possible, and once done, please post back here to verify. If the amount changed, let me know (in case you're rounding up those $44 pledges to $50 for example).

 

My favorite cover groups, in order of theme/company:

 

Timelys, especially Richie's high grade Schomburgs.

The DC Grey Tones...awesome books!

Atlas war covers....love 'em!

 

Thanks to everyone who contributed. This was a great first go and I'm proud of everyone who contributed! Give yourselves a hand!

 

I'll flip $50 to anyone who wants to add it to their total and pledge it to whatever US organization they see fit, just drop me a PM.

[skypinkblu]

Okay gents, here are the final totals:

 

433 total war covers posted!

 

As for the pledge breakdown, the donation amount is in bold for each poster. I scoured through both this thread and the one from a month ago announcing the post-a-thon to assemble the pledges. Also, there were a few Forumites who wanted to pledge but didn't specify an amount, so I will leave it to them to complete their donations and post back here when they are done. In case I missed you, or your pledge, I apologize. Let me know if I flubbed something, and I'll adjust the list accordingly.

 

Paratrooper ( $500 to the VFW).

Mr Bedrock ( $200 to Blinded Veterans of America)

BTW Richie, you get my vote for top poster...not only with your generous pledge, but also with your AMAZING books....please sell me your Subbys when you tire of them.

JiveTurkey ( $100 to DAV)

Point Five ( $44 to DAV)

Apotheosis ( $44 to Operation Gratitude)

Mr Schomburg ( $100 to DAV)

143ksk ( $44, no charity specified)

MikePhoen ( $50 to the Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Fund.

skypinkblu ( $50 to DAV)

Billy Parker ( $44, no charity specified)

Buttock (was donating time to the VA, awesome!)

innocuous ( $50 to DAV).

Silver Surfer ( $50)

 

And I couldn't find specific pledge amounts for the following folks (again, I apologize if I missed them).:

 

James Welborn

TB

Detective27kid

 

So, by my count, we raised at least $1276 with our pledges! Great job guys!

 

I ask for everyone to complete their donations in the next week if possible, and once done, please post back here to verify. If the amount changed, let me know (in case you're rounding up those $44 pledges to $50 for example).

 

My favorite cover groups, in order of theme/company:

 

Timelys, especially Richie's high grade Schomburgs.

The DC Grey Tones...awesome books!

Atlas war covers....love 'em!

 

Thanks to everyone who contributed. This was a great first go and I'm proud of everyone who contributed! Give yourselves a hand!

 

Thanks so much for running this Jive , truth be told I was not planning on keeping most of those war books, most were just ones I had accumulated over the years, most of my collection centers around Super Heroes...however, I had so much fun AND had time to think about what these covers really represented, so most of them, will be staying in my collection at least for a while:)

 

I haven't thought about the meaning of the covers themselves lately, but this gave me time to reflect...so thank you all again...and what WONDERFUL comics you all have! Thank you for taking the time to set this all up and allowing me the opportunity to join in

 

Sharon

[tb]

I will send $89 to Paralyzed Veterans of America. Thanks for organizing this.

[JiveTurkeyMoFo]

Ok, I got off mine and Surfer's donation to the Disabled American Vets.

 

And thanks to everyone for all the kind words, I appreciate it, but it was really just one of those things that felt right to do. I actually wish I had more time to devote to it these past weeks, as I know I could've recruited more pledgers, more posters, and probably raised even more money, but this past week has just been SO hectic for me.

 

I just received a promotion to a new position that I begin this week AND I'm getting married this upcoming Saturday, with a 2-week honeymoon to follow, so things have been crazy to say the least. Family & friends coming in to town, wedding preparations, multiple interviews with my bosses this past week, a billiion things left to do, blah, blah, blah.

 

If anything, I wanted to begin this project because I feel grateful that I have a chance to enjoy this time in my life in part because of the selfless acts and sacrifice of so many brave and noble men and women. I'm very happy with the outcome and with the participation of so many great people.

 

Needless to say though, I'm shooting for the sky next year with the 2nd Annual Memorial Day Post-A-Thon: double the books, double the pledgers, four times the donations!

[mr.schomburg]

Okay gents, here are the final totals:

 

433 total war covers posted!

 

As for the pledge breakdown, the donation amount is in bold for each poster. I scoured through both this thread and the one from a month ago announcing the post-a-thon to assemble the pledges. Also, there were a few Forumites who wanted to pledge but didn't specify an amount, so I will leave it to them to complete their donations and post back here when they are done. In case I missed you, or your pledge, I apologize. Let me know if I flubbed something, and I'll adjust the list accordingly.

 

Paratrooper ( $500 to the VFW).

Mr Bedrock ( $200 to Blinded Veterans of America)

BTW Richie, you get my vote for top poster...not only with your generous pledge, but also with your AMAZING books....please sell me your Subbys when you tire of them.

JiveTurkey ( $100 to DAV)

Point Five ( $44 to DAV)

Apotheosis ( $44 to Operation Gratitude)

Mr Schomburg ( $100 to DAV)

143ksk ( $44, no charity specified)

MikePhoen ( $50 to the Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Fund.

skypinkblu ( $50 to DAV)

Billy Parker ( $44, no charity specified)

Buttock (was donating time to the VA, awesome!)

innocuous ( $50 to DAV).

Silver Surfer ( $50)

TB ( $89 to Paralyzed Veterans of America).

 

And I couldn't find specific pledge amounts for the following folks (again, I apologize if I missed them).:

 

James Welborn

Detective27kid

 

So, by my count, we raised at least $1365 with our pledges! Great job guys!

 

I ask for everyone to complete their donations in the next week if possible, and once done, please post back here to verify. If the amount changed, let me know (in case you're rounding up those $44 pledges to $50 for example).

 

My favorite cover groups, in order of theme/company:

 

Timelys, especially Richie's high grade Schomburgs.

The DC Grey Tones...awesome books!

Atlas war covers....love 'em!

 

Thanks to everyone who contributed. This was a great first go and I'm proud of everyone who contributed! Give yourselves a hand!

 

I actually donated a little more, I gave 300 to a disabled vertern. I called the local veterns office and asked if they new of any certain veterns in need. They hooked me up with a local vet who has no legs, and I personally helped him by paying current his power bill, and giving him a couple hundred extra. Very rewarding and I explained what Jive had set up on the boards, and that people had pledged to help out. This gent. was a special forces Green Baret in Vet. Nam, cool stories..no family kinda sad, but an interesting guy. Anyway, thanks to all, this was a good thing, and next year we should do more for our real heroes!

Special Thanks to you Jive!

Great Idea! and the best for you and your new bride!

Paul

[Paratrooper]

 

I actually donated a little more, I gave 300 to a disabled vertern. I called the local veterns office and asked if they new of any certain veterns in need. They hooked me up with a local vet who has no legs, and I personally helped him by paying current his power bill, and giving him a couple hundred extra. Very rewarding and I explained what Jive had set up on the boards, and that people had pledged to help out. This gent. was a special forces Green Baret in Vet. Nam, cool stories..no family kinda sad, but an interesting guy. Anyway, thanks to all, this was a good thing, and next year we should do more for our real heroes!

Special Thanks to you Jive!

Great Idea! and the best for you and your new bride!

Paul

 

Fantastic story, it's acts like this that make the world a better place. Sure, people can donate money to a organization, but the extra step of meeting the individual your helping makes the charity all that more rewarding. Kudos to you Mr. Schomburg!

[JiveTurkeyMoFo]

 

I actually donated a little more, I gave 300 to a disabled vertern. I called the local veterns office and asked if they new of any certain veterns in need. They hooked me up with a local vet who has no legs, and I personally helped him by paying current his power bill, and giving him a couple hundred extra. Very rewarding and I explained what Jive had set up on the boards, and that people had pledged to help out. This gent. was a special forces Green Baret in Vet. Nam, cool stories..no family kinda sad, but an interesting guy. Anyway, thanks to all, this was a good thing, and next year we should do more for our real heroes!

Special Thanks to you Jive!

Great Idea! and the best for you and your new bride!

Paul

 

Fantastic story, it's acts like this that make the world a better place. Sure, people can donate money to a organization, but the extra step of meeting the individual your helping makes the charity all that more rewarding. Kudos to you Mr. Schomburg!

 

Absolutely! Great Job Schomy!

 

With Mr. Schomburg's generous contribution, that raises the donation amount to $1565. That's exemplary! You guys are the best!

[Apotheosis]

Ok... I sent my donation to Operation Gratitude through their website. I bumped my $44 up to $75. It allowed me to send a message to the troops at the same time and thought you guys might like to see it as well...

 

"Thank you for putting your lives on the line so that me and mine can continue to live the American way of life. It truly is a heroic thing that you do and our debt you will never be fully repaid. Thank you again and come home safe."

 

Thank you Jive for setting this up. Too often our troops and veterans get forgotten due to ill feelings over the war. It's important to always remember that they are protecting us and our way of life.

 

Hopefully next year we can raise even more

[Detroit MIke]

Good work Jive. All I can do is continue to buy those labels from the Disabled Vets even though I pay all my bills online.

[Silver Surfer]

I actually donated a little more, I gave 300 to a disabled vertern. I called the local veterns office and asked if they new of any certain veterns in need. They hooked me up with a local vet who has no legs, and I personally helped him by paying current his power bill, and giving him a couple hundred extra. Very rewarding and I explained what Jive had set up on the boards, and that people had pledged to help out. This gent. was a special forces Green Baret in Vet. Nam, cool stories..no family kinda sad, but an interesting guy. Anyway, thanks to all, this was a good thing, and next year we should do more for our real heroes!

Special Thanks to you Jive!

Great Idea! and the best for you and your new bride!

Paul

 

Paul nice touch and a great gesture.

[143ksk]

Donation made to Paralyzed Veterans of America

[G.A.tor]

will be making $250 donation to paralyzed Vet of America!

gator