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Friends of the Discworld

zabet@theanticraft.com (Zabet Stewart) — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 09:43:00 -0700

If you don't already know, Terry Pratchett, creator of the Discworld and beloved author of more than 30 books set therein (as well as many books set thereout), has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. If you've read Pratchett, we don't need to explain what an especially cruel fate this is for a man with such a sharp mind.

Pratchett recently donated £500,000 (that's about US$1 million) to Alzheimer's research, and his fans have now challenged themselves to match his contribution. If you would like take part, please visit Match It For Pratchett for details on how to donate via PayPal.

.:The AntiCraft Staff

Lisa M. Tyler Memorial Scholarship Fund

() — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 12:26:16 -0700

Last November, New York teenager Lisa Tyler was shot and killed by her boyfriend Shane Katen, who later committed suicide.

Lisa's family and friends have established a scholarship fund in her memory. They are looking for donations of items that can be raffled off or placed in gift baskets.

For more information on how you can help out, send an email to artbytyler@gmail.com, and put "Lisa M. Tyler Scholarship" in the subject line.

http://lisamichelletyler.com/

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The Tyler's Mom

Thank you, fellow AntiCrafter Karen, for bringing this to our attention.

For AntiCraft Knitters in Toronto

() — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:20:51 -0700

We got word that The Streetknit Project is up and running again for 2007, if anyone would like to do some charity knitting for Toronto's under-clad this winter. For more info about the project, Streetknit groups to join, and other Canadian options, visit their site at http://www.streetknit.ca.

(Image blatantly stolen from the Cthulhu Lives: The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society. Please don't be mad, we only stole it 'cos it's the bestest trophy evah.)