From our friends at KNTR: It is no secret Kids Need to Read has a special place in its heart for geeks! Our foundation sprang from the minds of geeks, including author PJ Haarsma, actor Nathan Fillion, and many Browncoats. We even hold an annual Geek Prom at a comic convention (Phoenix Comicon) to celebrate [...]
Our friends at KNTR has some very special Monkeys for sale at their Ebay store. Check em out! Are you still traumatized from missing Dragon*Con this year? Are you one of the millions who didn’t get to hug the Kids Need to Read Terrify’n Con Monkey? If so, The Kids Need to Read Foundation has [...]
September 14th, 2009
Kazia
Our friends over at Kids Need to Read hold monthly fundraising auctions on eBay. This month, they are auctioning off a collection of 11 (yes 11!) DVDs featuring our Captain himself, Nathan Fillion. Not only are these DVDs amazing in that respect, but they have all been autographed by Mr. Fillion! For more information about [...]
September 11th, 2009
Kazia
Austin Browncoats were mentioned in a recent article by the Daily Dragon, the official online news source for Dragon*Con. Denise Gary, CEO of The Kids Need to Read Foundation, was interviewed and mentioned that Austin Browncoats offered to share booth space at the con with them. Also mentioned was the Jayne Hat Knit-a-Thon, which benefited [...]
September 13th, 2008
Kazia
“Congratulations Austin Browncoats on the success of the Dragon*Con Knit-A-Thon. The Browncoat community has been instrumental in the success of Kids Need to Read, for which we are always grateful. I would like to personally thank you for your ongoing support of KNTR and look forward to our upcoming fundraising endeavors together. — PJ Haarsma” [...]