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Cookie/Biscuit Brigade - Attack of the Bickie Bandits!
punzie
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Greetings! If you were looking for information regarding becoming a part of the Cookie Brigade for PAXtralia 2013 (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...
7/7/13 PAX is right around the corner. If you've signed up for the Brigade, be sure to check the website often. If you haven't signed up, you can do here: http://www.cookiebrigade.org
17/4/13 - shiny new website: http://www.cookiebrigade.org (old links should automatically forward you to the new site)
28/3/13 - Our record-breaking East is over and we're shifting all our focus to PAX Aus. Help us send a couple of our veterans there to get things running: http://www.gofundme.com/paxaus
22/10/12 - Volunteers needed! With PAX jump to the other side of the world, we're going need a bunch of new people to help with baking, distributing, and organizing.
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 $71,000 completely from the handing out of cookies and the reception of donations from the incredible, amazing, and generous PAX community! In 2012 alone we raised over $26,000 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://cookiebrigade.org/ 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://cookiebrigade.org/ 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!
BASIC BRIGADE GUIDELINES
- We give out cookies we do not sell cookies! We do happily pass donations along to Child's Play, so feel free to give us donations if you want.
- Keep it PG and family friendly. We love to give cookies out to kids and as such we ask all brigadiers to remain family friendly with their cookies (sorry no dickerdoodles) and distributing activities!
- Have fun and enjoy PAX!
Stay tuned here for updates and information as it develops!
Current Announcements...
7/7/13 PAX is right around the corner. If you've signed up for the Brigade, be sure to check the website often. If you haven't signed up, you can do here: http://www.cookiebrigade.org
17/4/13 - shiny new website: http://www.cookiebrigade.org (old links should automatically forward you to the new site)
28/3/13 - Our record-breaking East is over and we're shifting all our focus to PAX Aus. Help us send a couple of our veterans there to get things running: http://www.gofundme.com/paxaus
22/10/12 - Volunteers needed! With PAX jump to the other side of the world, we're going need a bunch of new people to help with baking, distributing, and organizing.
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 $71,000 completely from the handing out of cookies and the reception of donations from the incredible, amazing, and generous PAX community! In 2012 alone we raised over $26,000 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://cookiebrigade.org/ 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://cookiebrigade.org/ 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!
BASIC BRIGADE GUIDELINES
- We give out cookies we do not sell cookies! We do happily pass donations along to Child's Play, so feel free to give us donations if you want.
- Keep it PG and family friendly. We love to give cookies out to kids and as such we ask all brigadiers to remain family friendly with their cookies (sorry no dickerdoodles) and distributing activities!
- Have fun and enjoy PAX!
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We do have some Enforcers who also Brigadier, so it's definitely possible, @zerochosen. When you aren't on shift, you can spend time distributing, helping organize/watch over supply, or helping out on the admin side. Also, I love the term Bickie Bandit. Maybe we can adopt that name for our Aussie division
EDIT: It's also worth noting that at previous PAX we've had people bring cookies from all corners of the country. Obviously the easiest way is if you're driving or taking a train. However, on our site we also have tips for mailing cookies to a local volunteer or bringing them as checked luggage on a plane.
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I'm actually kinda jelly because that name is awesome.
I'm glad to see people interested! Really wish Oz wasn't such a long trip from the Eastern coast of the US. I might have to see about shipping some candy down, depending on whether its crazy expensive or not of course.
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I may spend too much time thinking about buscuits :oops:
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I also volunteer myself for the sampler position ! haha
Sorry dude - I'm already positioning myself as King Nom. You can be my trusty sidekick, Gobbler Lad. :winky:
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PAX is always filled with countless awesome people.
First PAX. Unlikely to bake (coming from Perth, WA) but I love what you are doing.
Bickie Bandit Babe ready and willing to help :-)
Oh the temptation.... Oh the temptation...
It's growing...
Then I shall be... The Cookie Queen. Or Cookie Angel, or is that Cookie Demon....
Now I want to see you cosplay this will distributing cookies
yeah but I don't think she distributed cookies
This is good to know, @Punzie maybe we should add this to the OP. Do you know if the same restrictions apply to shipped packages of non-commercial baked goods?
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I've convinced myself that this is a must now... Morgana with cookies... huehuehuehuehuehue....
I don't get it.... O.o
In regards to bringing things into the country, Australia has some of the strictest import laws, hell... we have like... 3 TV shows about idiots trying to bring weird foods into the country.
but here's some links to our customs website:
http://www.daff.gov.au/aqis/mail/cant-mail
http://www.daff.gov.au/aqis/travel/entering-australia/cant-take
I just think it's better off to say, find a Short Stay apartment, and bake till you're sleeping on your feet! As nice as it'd be to make them overseas I think you'll find it far easier to make them here.
I'm looking at a few options for short stay apartments which have basically full kitchens, but I'll see how I go with that, The other thing that I can potentially try to do is talk to my old boss about speaking to one of the franchises in Melbourne to see if they'll do me a deal and bake a shiteload at Cost price (but I think that is highly unlikely).
If I get an apartment to bake I'll miss my two incredibly large double ovens
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Complete with chef's hat and oven mitts? Because that's what does it for me
Thanks for the links. I have some reading and researching to do.
We have had at least one bakery donate cookies before. It's definitely something to look into if someone wants to make the calls. Another bonus to getting donations form a bakery is that they may give us fresh cookies all 3 days of the con if we have someone willing to go pick them up.
Yes, and I think even with a cookie sheet, but not with real cookies on it :P
Also let me know what you think about using a commercial kitchen for a bunch of people to bake pre-con.
For those thinking of bringing home made stuff in from overseas, you *might* be ok, provided all items are fully cooked. You will need to declare the items though.
I'll happily help out!
If I manage to become an enforcer, I'll help in off shifts. If I'm not an enforcer, I'll help as much as I can!
*goes to sign up*
Especially looking at a few special dietary requirement ones
Definitely doing the Morgana costume though, it's on the list now :P
Oh.. it's still only October
I think I'm going to trial the gluten free peanut butter chocolate chip ones first.