First of all, there has been some updates to the calendar of the auction, which is now the following:

August 22 - September 30 - Offerer sign up.
October 1 - October 31 - Bidding period.
November 1 - November 30 - Donation confirmation.
December 1 - January 31 - Completion and sharing of offerings.

You can now offer you work until September 15 in the following posts:

• Offering: Visual Art
• Offering: Video
• Offering: Words
• Offering: Audio
• Offering: Others

Bidding won't start until September 16.

If you have any question, feel free to ask them in this post, or send a message to one of the mods.

Thank you by advance to spread the word as well. You can find advertising material here.

Please reply to this post if you'd like to offer something that wasn't covered in the other offering posts.

In the addition info section, feel free to indicate if there are subjects you won't do, or if you are willing to have more than one winning bidder (in that case, please indicate the number).

<b>User Name:</b> <b>Email address:</b> <b>You can see things I've created at:</b> <b>I am offering:</b> <b>Fandoms:</b> <b>Additional Info:</b> <b>Starting Bid (in USD):</b>

Please reply to this post if you'd like to offer any of the following:

* Fanmixes
* Podfics
* Filks
* Original music

Anything audio related is welcomed.

In the addition info section, feel free to indicate if there are subjects you won't do, or if you are willing to have more than one winning bidder (in that case, please indicate the number).

<b>User Name:</b> <b>Email address:</b> <b>You can see things I've created at:</b> <b>I am offering:</b> <b>Fandoms:</b> <b>Additional Info:</b> <b>Starting Bid (in USD):</b>

Please reply to this post if you'd like to offer any of the following:

* Fanfiction
* Original Fiction
* Poetry

Anything writing related is welcomed.

In the addition info section, feel free to indicate if there are subjects you won't do, or if you are willing to have more than one winning bidder (in that case, please indicate the number).

<b>User Name:</b> <b>Email address:</b> <b>You can see things I've created at:</b> <b>I am offering:</b> <b>Fandoms:</b> <b>Additional Info:</b> <b>Starting Bid (in USD):</b>

Please reply to this post if you'd like to offer one (or more) fanvideos.

In the addition info section, feel free to indicate if there are subjects you won't do, or if you are willing to have more than one winning bidder (in that case, please indicate the number).

<b>User Name:</b> <b>Email address:</b> <b>You can see things I've created at:</b> <b>I am offering:</b> <b>Fandoms:</b> <b>Additional Info:</b> <b>Starting Bid (in USD):</b>

Please reply to this post if you'd like to offer any of the following:

* Digital fanart (wallapers, icons, banners, mood themes, layout...)
* Digital original art
* Traditional fanart or original art

Anything still imagery related is welcomed.

In the addition info section, feel free to indicate if there are subjects you won't do, or if you are willing to have more than one winning bidder (in that case, please indicate the number).

<b>User Name:</b> <b>Email address:</b> <b>You can see things I've created at:</b> <b>I am offering:</b> <b>Fandoms:</b> <b>Additional Info:</b> <b>Starting Bid (in USD):</b>

My brother, Erik, was diagnosed with muscle cancer in November 1986.  A doctor told us that he would amputate Erik's leg below the knee (as the cancer had appeared above his left ankle), give him a year of chemotherapy and save his life.  And that's exactly what he did, medically, though at great cost to Erik's spirit. 

My Mum had inquired with the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan to find out if Erik qualified for a Wish, as a terminally ill child.  He did, and Erik made a Wish to meet Mickey Mouse.  His Wish was granted in the last week of January 1987. 

By the time his Wish was granted, Erik was - essentially - dying.  He'd stopped talking.  He had stopped smiling.  He'd stopped eating and we were having to force him to take nutrition.  However, we didn't know that a Wish could be rescheduled, so off we went on the airplane to Florida!  For a week, we had the most magical stay in the Orlando area, and that part was thanks to Give Kids the World.  GKTW set our itinerary where our first visit to the Disney parks was to EPCOT Center.  There, a little boy who hadn't talked, smiled, laughed, or eaten in two months saw Figment (in my icon!) for the very first time.  When Erik saw Figment at Journey Into Imagination, he started to laugh!  

They say there is healing in laughter and it must surely be true for the next day, Erik asked for scrambled eggs.  The hotel was very happy to meet our Wish child's request even though the restaurant itself was closed at the time.  After his Wish, he ate six plates of scrambled eggs at a Shriner's breakfast!  Erik found his way back to us thanks to the Disney magic and the amazing generosity and kindness of Give Kids the World.

My brother had the "bad of the bad" of his type of muscle cancer and it was amazing that he lived for six years beyond his first diagnosis.  To this today, when his physician goes to conferences to speak on treating children with cancer, Dr. Hutchinson tells Erik's story and how the power of Disney and GKTW magic prolonged his life, since there was no medical reason for Erik to have lived as long as he did. 

This is why I am participating with help_gktw, to ensure that GKTW can work their magic for other families and terminally ill children, just as they did for Erik. :)

-casrin