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MEETING TIMES
We are meeting at least 3 times.
1) Friday morning around 9am, in the Line Room.
If you are participating, you must be at this meeting (unless you aren't in town yet). You will be receiving your badge identifying you as a Cookie Brigade member.
2) Saturday morning, 9:30am, in the Line Room. This is mostly for those of us who are distributing, as we will make sure we all have cookies, and collect the money raised on Friday for secure off-site storage.
3) Sunday afternoon, around 1:40, right after the Q&A Panel #2, in the Line Room.
If you are distributing, you MUST be at this meeting to hand off the money you have raised, for counting off-site. Please make sure all your cookies are gone, as we will be ceasing operation at this point.
PARTICIPANTS
A full list of participants as of 4pm PDT can be found here:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AgpNgsn7EdccdElEV0t4X3VJVkxXZjVFb01WaEFkV0E&hl=en
HOW CAN YOU FIND US?
We are everywhere! Really, we are a lot of places. We especially like to hit line-ups for panels, cuz its a lot of people in a concentrated area. Just look for people with buttons that have this on it:
http://cookiebrigade.googlegroups.com/web/225_CB_big.jpg?gsc=s5gj9wsAAABAjgNUuZZ3BYm9tLtLAvYMQUESTIONS?
If you have any questions, post here or send me an email to chibidani at gmail dot com
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WHAT IS THE COOKIE BRIGADE?
What started in 2007 as two people randomly handing out cookies to people waiting in lines has become a force for good! The Brigadiers bake cookies and bring them to PAX, where we exchange our tasty goodies for donations to
Child's Play. Last year, we raised $5,400 in just under 48 hours!
IF YOU ARE PARTICIPATING, PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING FORMAT
Name:
Date/time arriving in Seattle:
Role: (Baking, Distributing, Both)
Just post those three things separate from any comments you may have, it will simplify things for us organizers.
THINGS THAT NEED TO BE ORGANIZED
Okay, here comes the long winded part of this post. We are now just over a month away from PAX, and I feel a lot less organized than last year. There are a lot of things that need to be done still. Here are the ones I can think of.
We need to:
- figure out where we are storing and counting money (which can be two places or one place)
- get in contact with Child's Play ppl (I'm hoping its the same person as last year)
- decide if we want to get buttons to exchange in addition to our cookies. If so, we need to order them ASAP. I know they were a huge hit last year.
- set meeting times and places for all 3 days (Friday and Saturday mornings, lunch time on Sunday)
- compile a list of everyone who is participating (hence the part above)
- determine a LOW KEY identifier (like the buttons we had last year)
- get better money collectors and cookie holders
Please discuss, suggest, debate, etc. This is a collaborative effort, it won't happen without participation now and during PAX. Thanks everyone!
Posts
Date/time arriving in Seattle: Thursday Sept 3, late PM
Role: BOTH - lots of baking, some distributing
glutenfreegamer.blogspot.com
Date/time arriving in Seattle: I'm local; here all days.
Role: Baking.
Date/time arriving in Seattle: PAX Train (late Thursday, Amtrak permitting)
Role: (Baking, Distributing, Both): Baking. Distributing on PAX train only
Date/time arriving in Seattle: I'm a local
Role: (Baking, Distributing, Both) Baking and some distributing
Date/time arriving in Seattle: Aug 31st
Role: Baking yummy cookies! And some eating
http://www.n37radio.com
Awesome Ideas With No Inititive
IRC - radeon.slashdot.net #n37 key=topic
Date/time arriving in Seattle: Thursday Sept 3, with CCST
Role: As much distributing as I can while still actually seeing some things/playing some games this year
Date/time arriving in Seattle: Thursday evening
Role: Both. Mostly baking, some distributing
Date/time arriving in Seattle: Local from Seattle
Role: Baking
Register for BYOC too (in case for temporary drop off stuff)
Date/time arriving in Seattle: Sept 1 tentatively
Role: (Baking, Distributing, Both) Distribution I can do on one of the days.
Date/time arriving in Seattle: Thurs 08/03, evening
Role: Distributing, might bake but not sure due to luggage space restrictions
Arriving: Thursday night
Role: baking for sure, distribution as-needed
Would any of the cookie brigade people be interested in coming to the Post-PAX Party Dinner? We don't have a dessert menu at the moment, and I think it would be very appropriate if dessert was available courtesy of the cookie brigade and on behalf of Child's Play.
Anyway. I can't comp tickets to the dinner or anything, but if anyone's interested in coming and providing cookies, you're absolutely welcome to. Additionally if anyone wants to just drop off some cookies, I'm sure we can set up a donation box or something.
Does this seem like a good idea? Or am I being dumb?
Organizer of the Post-PAX Party. You should come!
Satellite Theater for life!
I will be at the dinner though.
Organizer of the Post-PAX Party. You should come!
Satellite Theater for life!
If there are left over cookies, I don't see why not! I was out of cookies by end of PAX last year.
Organizer of the Post-PAX Party. You should come!
Satellite Theater for life!
RE: Post-PAX dinner - we like to stop collecting donations around 1 or 2pm so we can count all our moneys and give it to PA ppls before the Omegathon Final. That way its done and out of our hands, and we can just enjoy the last few hours of PAX.
glutenfreegamer.blogspot.com
There may or may not be bacon in them.
Date/time arriving in Seattle: Late Thursday (also on PAX Train)
Role: baking. I would like to distribute my own cookies though. That being said, my cookies may not make it to Seattle depending on train interest. Chocolate crackles for the win!
Date/time arriving in Seattle: Thursday Afternoon/Evening
Role: Baking!
http://cookiebrigade.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general
Make an account over here and go for the planning! I made some threads for topics that I knew we had to discuss, but of course feel free to make as many as needed!
You probably have the messages being sent to you as a "digest".
Check out this page - http://groups.google.com/group/cookiebrigade/topics
Date/Time: I'm driving up from Olympia all three days, so no worries there.
Role: Baking and some distribution if you can't get enough people.
I posted in the last thread since I was blind and had to use the Forum Search button. I hope I didn't upset too many people by doing that. This is my first PAX so I'm a little nervous. ;A;
What I'm saying is that I make a mean batch of butterscotch brownies.
I will hunt you down and buy all of those.
...Well at least 4 or so.
Yeah, non cookie baked goods is fine. One of the most popular items last year (and by that I mean the item I dropped 10 bucks at least on) was caramels.
Welcome, Woodsmn! It's great to have you here!
Those caramels were made by Katherine. Her website is http://www.katherine-anne.com. I'm not affiliated with her in any way, I just happen to have her card still with me. She and her husband were very nice individuals and the vanilla caramels were fantastic. She made a wonderful addition to the cookie brigade!
chibidani
confracto
Danicia
nemaihne
morrgaine
Astayonix
Vthornheart
Ballatik
chinnie
Jules@...
the_stamy
DJBreslin
SlickShughes
Kytarowolf
ScarletArcher
woodsmn
glutenfreegamer.blogspot.com
I will indeed be making buttloads of Butterscotch Brownies for PAX. My info!
Name: Bo
Arrival: I get in Thursday afternoon-ish
Distribution: I can distribute my own stuff!
I'm also a part of BYOC, so I was thinking that I could distribute brownies there, since they open 2 hours before the rest of the con opens. I need to double check to see if they allow food in the BYOC, though...
It isn't to step on any toes or anything so I hope it isn't overwriting anyone's efforts, but there's also a sign up sheet there where you can stick information to contact you by during PAX for coordination info in case people want to drop off/pick up cookies or need a safe place to count cash during the event.
Role: Baking/Distributing
Arrival: Friday evening
I'm on the Google Group already... the crazy one with the ice planets. I'll likely arrive at the Con late on Friday with fewer cookies than I'd like thanks to needing to set up my computer lab before school starts. Yay teacher pre-service week!
For more information about the concept of biscuits and why you should dunk them in tea, see the fabulously British web site that is A Nice Cup of Tea and a Sit Down.
Right, I'll go back to watching England being beaten by Australia at cricket and admiring my wonky teeth in a mirror.
Role: Baking/Distributing
Arrival: Thursday
"Read twice, post once. It's almost like 'measure twice, cut once' only with reading." - MetaverseNomad
I wish I had photoshop skills... I envision a Cookie brigade logo now with a U.S. and U.K. flag in front of a giant cookie with "Cookie Brigade" over the U.S. flag and "Biscuit Brigade" over the U.K. flag. I'd totally wear that.
And thanks Cronus! We will be there to serve!