by Thita (admin)
on November 8, 2011
Make children happy during the Christmas holidays and get awesome LEGO creations at the same time!
Creations for Charity, founded by Nannan Zhang three years ago, is a fundraising event where LEGO builders from all over the world donate their LEGO creations to sell, and raise money to buy LEGO for underprivileged children for the Christmas holidays. 100% of the funds raised go towards buying the LEGO sets.
In its first year in 2009, Creations for Charity sold 43 creations and raised $2,010. They purchased and donated almost $3,000 worth of LEGO sets to Toys-for-Tots. In 2010 they sold 120 creations and raised $9,035 from sales and monetary donations and donated over $14,000 worth of LEGO sets along with a check for $723 to Toys-for-Tots. This year Creations for Charity is hoping to set a new record! 😀
To expand the scope of the event this year Creations for Charity put in place a team of coordinators who will distribute the LEGO sets in four US cities: Grand Rapids, Chicago, Dallas/Ft. Worth and Los Angeles.
❗ Would you like to participate? Here are ways you can help!
- You can visit the Creation for Charity store, and buy a custom LEGO creation donated by a LEGO fan. Please check the store frequently as new LEGO creations are added constantly. The store will be open until the 30th of November.
- You can donate your own LEGO creation for this fundraiser. To donate a LEGO creation, simply fill out a donation form. If this is your first time participating, you can learn more about Creations for Charity or read the FAQ section. There are more buyers than you may think and hot items sell really fast for a lot of money, so please consider donating something! The deadline for donations is the 15th of November.
Donors who have contributed at least $60 to the fundraiser by donating a LEGO creation will receive a nice custom LEGO keychain as a token of appreciation. (The keychains are also available for sale in the store.) Each key-chain is professionally engraved by Tommy Armstrong and expertly glued by Sean Kenney. Each also features a chrome brick from Chrome Block City. For more info visit the Creations for Charity website! 🙂
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by Thita (admin)
on November 7, 2011
Getting geared up for the LEGO Super Heroes line scheduled to be released next year, FBTB (the Star Wars LEGO forum known for its great LEGO contests) is running another fun competition with a great challenge and great prizes. Check it out! 😉
➡ THE CHALLENGE: There are two categories to choose from:
- Category 1 – Build an original Batmobile – and by original, they mean one that has never been seen before. Models based off of Batmobiles that have already appeared in TV shows, movies, comic books, published works, or other forms of media will not be accepted. Make it black or prepare to lose!
- Category 2 – Build an original GreenLanternmobile – What would Hal Jordan think of when he thinks of a cool set of wheels to zip around town in to attract all the ladies? What would he think of making to chase down the bad guys? Make it green or prepare to lose!
➡ THE DEADLINE: November 30th, so do not tally on this one!
➡ THE PRIZES: LEGO is providing the prizes for this contest with a set of the Batman and Green Lantern minifigs that were given away at San Diego Comic Con earlier this year. Winner in Category 1 will receive the Batman promotional minifig. Winner in Category 2 will receive the Green Lantern promotional minifig.
➡ THE RULES: A Batmobile or GreenLanternmobile is considered a vehicle with no more and no less than four wheels. No tanks or hovercrafts. There must be a driver’s seat; no autopilots. Simply post 1 photo of your entry to the contest thread. You may enter once per category with one post per entry. After the submission-window is closed, two separate voting polls will be set; one for each category. Detailed rules here: Wheels of Justice Contest Rules.
💡 FYI: FBTB highly suggests that you take the MOC you build for this contest and submit it to the LEGO Super Heroes website to enter their monthly contest as well. The prize-packages are pretty awesome so you’d be silly not to.
If you are interested to enter you may also want to read: Tips for Winning a LEGO Contest. And if you feel like this contest is not for you, here is a list of other LEGO contests going on right now. You will surely find something that’s just right for you! 
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