Ellane Austin
[block id=”fast-five-2018″] Ellane Austin is co-creator and co-captain of the Villainous Vixens, a dragon boat team raising money to fund research against cancer with Dragonheart Vermont. TARA: How did you get involved with the Vixens? ELLANE: I am the co-creator and co-captain of the Villainous Vixens dragon boat team. We saw an opportunity to bring […]
Gamers Against Alzheimer’s the Long Game Raises Money to Fight Disease
SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT — Last month on June 23rd, Gamers Against Alzheimer’s, a Vermont-based fundraising team for the Alzheimer’s Association, raised $1745.50 to help fund research to combat Alzheimer’s disease. Through hosting a day of tabletop gaming, with raffles of donated prize support from game publishers and local gaming groups, the event raised 87% of […]
Gamers for a Cure at Carnage
Gamers for a Cure will be at Carnage again this year. Robert Holden and his wife Jamie will have a table in the vendors room, Northstar, to raise money for the American Cancer Society. They will be selling tickets for a games raffle. The full list of games will be available at their table and […]
Special Offerings at Carnage XX
As the countdown to Carnage XX marches on, we wanted to highlight some special offerings at the convention this year. Falling outside the usual categories like board games or miniatures, these are the special kinds of events you often find only at conventions. Extra Life Fundraising Team NEG returns to Carnage to lead the charge […]
Upper Valley Gamers in Support of Irene Flood Relief
In the wake of catastrophic flooding in Vermont caused by tropical storm Irene, Upper Valley gamers are stepping up to support flood relief efforts through the tabletop game hobby: Matt Golec has created a geeklist auction on Boardgamegeek. All proceeds from items listed will go to the Red Cross of the Vermont / New Hampshire […]