Well, over 80 people are suffering with post-convention blues now that RCW 139: Toronto Holiday has been and gone, but what an event!
Visitors from Germany, Belgium, the UK,the US and Canada made the trip to Toronto for the long overdue return of RCW 139, with countless more fans from across the globe doing their part and purchasing supporting membership packs (if you are one of those people, please go to www.rcw139.org for shipping information on your goodie bags). We still have a small quantity of supporting membership packs left, so if you dont want to miss out, head on over to www.rcw139.org before they run out!!!!
We would like to thank our wonderful guests who took time out of their schedule to be with us at the event, Constable Terry Russel, Gail Parker with Cinder, Jay Semko, David Marciano, Catherine Bruhier and Tom Melissis. Special thanks also go to Paul Gross for his generosity in providing personalised autographs for our attendees - it certainly was great seeing the look on their faces when they saw them!
Thanks to our guests and fans who made generous donations for our silent and live Charity Auctions (an extra thank you to Tom Melissis for all his efforts in making the live auction an unforgettable experience!). We have currently raised $2034 from this auction, further donations from the Due South Trading Post and RCW 139 will add to that sum in the very near future.
Missed out on the auction??? Well fear not, because we have a number of Tom Melissis’ orginal scripts from Due South still to auction off! These were highly popular at the event, and are all unique! Keep checking out www.rcw139.org for more information on this in the very near future!!!! All money raised will be split three ways and donated to Autism the Toronto Humane Society, and the Touchstone Youth Centre.
Special thanks also go to our team of dedicated volunteers, our Website guru Ed, the Bloor Yorkville Mariott hotel for providing stunning facilities and courteous staff, our A/V hire specialists for an outstanding service, the RCMP Veterans’ Association Canteen and the Due South Trading Post.
You can see photos from the event at www.rcw139.org, including top quality photography from Malcolm Ellis! Lots more to come following this fantastic event, so keep checking the website for regular updates and Due South Lives for more follow-up articles!
Thanks you kindly,
The RCW 139 organisation committee -Stephane, Lee and John.
Posted: September 4th, 2008 under Uncategorized.
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