Balkan Floods Relief Fandom Auction

 final call!

Please either log in to bid, OR make sure you include your email address in the subject of the comment if you do not have an account and don't want to use Open ID. If, once the auction closes, your email address is not valid, your bid will be disregarded and the winner of the auction will be the next highest bidder.

If you have any question, please drop me a note here.

If you would like to offer knitting, plushies, food items, or other craft-related offerings please use the template below to comment.

The auction will close 15 June 9pm GMT, and all offerings should be delivered by the end of August 2014.

Rules
- Bids must be raised by at least a dollar
- Please do not delete a comment containing a bid; if you have an issue leave a message on the contact post.

How to offer
- Please add in the fandom and format of your offering in the subject of the comment
- Please copy & paste the below as the format for the offer and fill in the non-optional fields.

User Name:
Email address:
You can see things I've created at:
I am offering:
Fandoms (if appropriate):
Additional Info (optional):
Starting Bid:

If you would like to offer art or graphics (fan art, original art, icon sets, layouts, etc), please use the template below to comment.

The auction will close 15 June 9pm GMT, and all offerings should be delivered by the end of August 2014.

Rules
- Bids must be raised by at least a dollar
- Please do not delete a comment containing a bid; if you have an issue leave a message on the contact post.

How to offer
- Please add in the fandom and format of your offering in the subject of the comment
- Please copy & paste the below as the format for the offer and fill in the non-optional fields.

User Name:
Email address:
You can see things I've created at:
I am offering:
Fandoms (if appropriate):
Additional Info (optional):
Starting Bid:

This community was created on 24th May 2014 to help coordinate a fandom fundraising effort for the Balkan floods relief efforts currently underway. This is in the same vein as previous communities such as help_haiti and will follow much the same format.

What are the Balkan floods?

May 2014 saw catastrophic floods affect Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and, to a lesser, extent, Croatia. As well as the disruption to people's lives from the evacuations, entire towns and villages have been completely submerged, leaving thousands homeless.



The floods are on-going and the problems continue to escalate. Most reputable news agencies are providing some coverage, and relief efforts have begun. With government relief work bare bones at best, international aid agencies have been stepping in to provide emergency shelter and WASH (water, sanitation, hygiene) kits, as well as ensuring that children's schooling is not disrupted for large periods of time. Due to the large amounts of property damage the floods have brought amount, the recovery will be slow.

What will this community do?

This community, as well as its sister community on LJ, is providing a place where fandom can offer its collective services to fundraise for the relief efforts.

The process will be simple: fan writers, artists, crafters and other creators will put themselves and their wares up for auction. Fandom will then bid on them, and the winning bidder will make a donation of the winning bid to one of the nominated charities. They will then receive a lovely commissioned piece of work and a glow of well-being from having donated to a good cause.

What will this community NOT do?

This community is not a source of news or updates for the unfolding events in the Balkans (although there will be some updates of major developments). We will have a list of resources that people can follow so they can keep on top of the developing news.

What are the nominated charities?

The main nominated charity is the Red Cross. There are 4 options:

British Red Cross

Croatian Red Cross

Red Cross Serbia

Red Cross Society of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Additional charities may be added as appeals are opened. For the moment, the above should accept international donations (if in doubt, use the British Red Cross appeal).

I want to help! What can I do?

Please volunteer your services in the auction, bid on someone listed, or organise a local fundraiser! If you are a graphics artist, this community (& the LJ one) need a banner & similar graphic goodies, and we will need people to publicise and signal boost. Please either comment on this post or contact the moderator directly if you would likely to develop graphics or have any awesome ideas you'd like to contribute.