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[Prime] COOKIE BRIGADE - $13,161 for Prime 2012!!
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Greetings! If you were looking for information regarding becoming a part of the Cookie Brigade for PAX 2012 (or just want to know what it's all about) you came to the right place!
Stay tuned here for updates and information as it develops!
Current Announcements...
8/9/12 - WE MADE OUR GOAL IN JUST TWO DAYS!!
Thanks everybody! Because of you, we made our goal of $225, and now will have awesome cards and buttons to distribute along with the cookies, for buttoneering and to spread the word about Child's Play and what the Brigade does.
8/7/12 - WePay Account Available for Donations to cover operating costs
There is now a WePay account for anyone who wants to help defray the costs of operating the Cookie Brigade. This is not donation money for Child's Play but instead helps to defray the costs of Brigade expenses like buttons, cards, bingo prizes, etc... Basically all the little operational things that keep the Brigade chugging along. Consider a donation!
7/19/12 - Liasons Positions Posted to the CB Website
Liasons needed! Check the Brigade website for details. If you haven't signed up to be a Brigadier yet, well, WHY THE HELL NOT!?
7/12/12 - Cookie Brigade Panel
That's right, an entire panel about the Cookie Brigade. See the Confirmed Panel Thread for details. There will be cookies.
7/12/12 - Signups
If you've signed up to be part of the Brigade and have been waiting to be approved, please check your PM inbox. Everyone has been pretty busy during the last few weeks and approvals are starting to go out now.
WHO WE ARE:
The Cookie Brigade is a ragtag group of Penny Arcade Forumers who have assembled since PAX 2007 to provide our fellow gamers with delicious baked goods! Cookies are baked by forumers, brought from afar by forumers, and distributed by forumers!
The Cookie Brigade does not sell cookies. We give cookies away for free.
Brigadiers also accept donations to Child's Play, which are entirely voluntary and greatly appreciated!
It's very convenient to get a cookie and give a donation at the same time.
Starting in 2008, the Cookie Brigade began a mission to give these cookies in exchange for donations to Child's Play, the charity started by Mike and Jerry that provides entertainment to kids in children's hospitals. Since starting on this mission, the Cookie Brigade has raised over $56,000 completely from the handing out of cookies and the reception of donations from the incredible, amazing, and generous PAX community! Last PAX alone we raised over $14,000 for Child's Play! Woooooot! Thank you everyone for your generous donations, you have helped an awesome cause!
WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE?
Head to http://cookie-brigade.com/ for more information!
I WANT TO HELP IN THE BRIGADE!
If you're interested in
* Baking delicious cookies
* Distributing to people during PAX
* helping with Logistics
we can definitely use your help! Sign up at our website, http://cookie-brigade.com if you wish to participate in the planning, baking, and/or distributing!
An important note: due to certain external pressures on the Brigade, we have to keep some of our more sensitive planning operations private. If you sign up at the Cookie Brigade website, an Administrator will contact you if you're not a known or frequently posting member of the Forums so that we can verify your identity. Thank you for understanding!
Stay tuned here for updates and information as it develops!
Current Announcements...
8/9/12 - WE MADE OUR GOAL IN JUST TWO DAYS!!
Thanks everybody! Because of you, we made our goal of $225, and now will have awesome cards and buttons to distribute along with the cookies, for buttoneering and to spread the word about Child's Play and what the Brigade does.
8/7/12 - WePay Account Available for Donations to cover operating costs
There is now a WePay account for anyone who wants to help defray the costs of operating the Cookie Brigade. This is not donation money for Child's Play but instead helps to defray the costs of Brigade expenses like buttons, cards, bingo prizes, etc... Basically all the little operational things that keep the Brigade chugging along. Consider a donation!
7/19/12 - Liasons Positions Posted to the CB Website
Liasons needed! Check the Brigade website for details. If you haven't signed up to be a Brigadier yet, well, WHY THE HELL NOT!?
7/12/12 - Cookie Brigade Panel
That's right, an entire panel about the Cookie Brigade. See the Confirmed Panel Thread for details. There will be cookies.
7/12/12 - Signups
If you've signed up to be part of the Brigade and have been waiting to be approved, please check your PM inbox. Everyone has been pretty busy during the last few weeks and approvals are starting to go out now.
WHO WE ARE:
The Cookie Brigade is a ragtag group of Penny Arcade Forumers who have assembled since PAX 2007 to provide our fellow gamers with delicious baked goods! Cookies are baked by forumers, brought from afar by forumers, and distributed by forumers!
The Cookie Brigade does not sell cookies. We give cookies away for free.
Brigadiers also accept donations to Child's Play, which are entirely voluntary and greatly appreciated!
It's very convenient to get a cookie and give a donation at the same time.
Starting in 2008, the Cookie Brigade began a mission to give these cookies in exchange for donations to Child's Play, the charity started by Mike and Jerry that provides entertainment to kids in children's hospitals. Since starting on this mission, the Cookie Brigade has raised over $56,000 completely from the handing out of cookies and the reception of donations from the incredible, amazing, and generous PAX community! Last PAX alone we raised over $14,000 for Child's Play! Woooooot! Thank you everyone for your generous donations, you have helped an awesome cause!
WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE?
Head to http://cookie-brigade.com/ for more information!
I WANT TO HELP IN THE BRIGADE!
If you're interested in
* Baking delicious cookies
* Distributing to people during PAX
* helping with Logistics
we can definitely use your help! Sign up at our website, http://cookie-brigade.com if you wish to participate in the planning, baking, and/or distributing!
An important note: due to certain external pressures on the Brigade, we have to keep some of our more sensitive planning operations private. If you sign up at the Cookie Brigade website, an Administrator will contact you if you're not a known or frequently posting member of the Forums so that we can verify your identity. Thank you for understanding!
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In the aftermath of the sudden sold out status of PAX, I need to know how many Brigadiers could not get passes to PAX. Brigadiers, please immediately go to:
http://cookie-brigade.com
and post in the PAX Prime 2012 forum if you were unable to get a pass for PAX. I don't think currently that there's much we can do to help unfortunately, but if we know who is missing passes we can at least have the potential to help those in need if some angel comes along and helps us.
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More information to come, stay tuned fellow Bakers and Distributors!
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Yes, the process is the same as last year. Nice to have you with us again!
Shipping cookies for Prime 2013
at East 2012, the reported amount was a little over $13k, which is a huge leap over the $9k at East 2011.
And yes, it's logistically sound to ship cookies, as long as the cookie types are chosen sensibly and packed well. For example: one could argue that krispie treats don't need packing material, as they are packing material. But really, anything sturdy will ship well. I'd stay away from delicate cut sugar cookies with lots of pointy bits, as the bits will break off.
Sort of off-topic/crazy, I know it's a "Cookie" brigade, but is a desert type bread (like banana or pumpkin) okay? I thought I saw some in 2010.
Brigade participation is pretty much a lawless collection of bakers. Bake as much or as little as you like - everything is appreciated! Dessert breads are great, especially ones that are a little firmer and hold up in distributors' bags or don't get too stale by Sunday.
The only cookie that's not allowed is the Dickerdoodle. We've been asked not to cross that line.
@TwinDad - there's tons of information, tips, baking help, instructions, and everything you could possibly want to know on the Cookie Brigade website. You should sign up!
You can always tweet a request with your location using #CookieBrigade and what you'd like. If there's someone available, they'll be dispatched to find you. Otherwise if you see a Brigadier, just ask them.
Of course, you could always bake some yourself and share with the Brigade!
Interesting thought about the low carb. I have a friend with a recipe for a sugar free brownie.
I'll be visiting the site. I haven't had a chance to signup yet.
Edit: After a google it all comes back to me on the NSFW cookie comics. I would not have gone there, but I will keep it in mind to respect their wishes.
It may not have jumped to your mind, but it has been the subject of some PA comics/Posts/contests in the past. (Hence the concern.)
We do try to keep it in good taste. Get it? Good TASTE. It's a cookie joke.
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It's just incredibly f'ing cool - check it:
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I'll be putting up more info this weekend, the standard post and all - I've been a bit swamped by an unexpected crunch at work. I'll try to do some catchup shortly, and help get our ducks in order.
Luckily, LexiconGrrl (who you might all remember as the fantastic baker of - what was it, over 2500 cookies? - last year, has volunteered to be our Logistics Liaison for this PAX Prime after much begging on my part!
She's going to be a fantastic leader for Prime, and I'll be there as always to help in any way that I can and hand out cookies like a madman.
Anyway, there's a small chance I'll be working a booth at Prime, but if not... I'm in to distribute again!
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Anyhow, I've wondered for a while if there's a market for, I guess specialty cookies? I try and make these every year for Christmas.
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Sometimes if a cookie is especially awesome, I'll just make it a secret unlock/generosity reward anyway. The first year of combustible lemons was like that... they were the best cookie I had ever distributed, so I started only giving them away to people who asked for them specifically, or for people who "unlocked" it by donating $5 or more.
In this case, though, you'd definitely want to find distributors who know these goods are special. At East this year I went for volume rather than selection, and I eventually just stopped taking artistically shaped sugar cookies. They shatter something serious.
At Prime, I think I'm gonna get a brand new bag... and have a "secret compartment" tupperware container at the bottom. Sometimes I feel bad and give someone an ultra fancy cookie for less than I usually would if that person is a super fan, but you'd have to work things out with your distributors... or distribute them yourself. Definitely don't just drop a masterpiece like that off jumbled in a box, though... not that you would.
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I LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH!!
No, really, you guys were heroes for when I was sitting in line for an hour waiting for [insert panel or Omeganaut round here] a few times.
Just wanted to share the love.
Goblin, that cookie is awesome! Make sure if you make them to put them into something sturdy so it's legs or wings don't break off. In case someone bumps you by accident. Specialty cookies sell well. Game themed cookies sell very well. One person buys and they tell their friends and you'll be out of them fast.
I ♥ making awesome crafts! I ♥ my Cookie Brigaders!
@theaggrocraig - you're thinking of @punzie with the stuffed Oreos. They're becoming legendary. Maybe if we all ask her really, really nicely she'll bake and ship a big box of them to Prime. :winky: