ApolloCon 2010

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ApolloCon 2010 Charity Auction
This year's Charity is TBA.
WHO IS OUR CHARITY: Youth Advocates, Inc (YA)
WHAT SERVICES THEY PROVIDE: Youth Advocates provides services to youth in the Houston area.
  • individual and group counseling
  • eductational support and tutoring
  • alternative activities
  • substance abuse education
  • life skills training
  • health care services
  • job search assistance
... and more.
WAYS YOU CAN HELP: You can help our charity efforts by doing any of the following:
  • Donate items to our Silent Auction.  If you want your item listed on the website or in the program book, please e-mail our Charity Auction Coordinator.
  • Donate new or gently-used books to our charity book drive. Drop boxes will be located at key locations including the Con Suite, Registration and Operations.
  • Bid on auction items.  The Charity Auction items will be on display in the Art Show & Exhibit room (Houston-Dallas Room).
WHAT YOU CAN BID ON: Here are some of the featured auction items:
  • A signed ARC of Seanan McGuire's Rosemary & Rue which will be released in September 2010.
  • More items will be listed here as information is received.
HOW TO BID: Bidding is easy.
  • Each item has a bid sheet.
  • Write your name and badge number on the bid sheet.
  • If you are the first bidder, you may elect to purchase the item outright for the "immediate sale" price.
  • Otherwise, enter your bid on the bid sheet.
  • Items not bought via the immediate sale option will either go to the highest bidder or be auctioned at the joint art/charity auction on Saturday evening. This is at the discretion of the charity coordinator and the auctioneers.
For more info on the Charity Auction at ApolloCon 2010, please e-mail our Charity Auction Coordinator.
Donations
We have received several pledges, among them this beautiful artwork by Maria William.
Frost by Maria William

Frost

Fly with no Wings, Live with no Fear by Maria William

Fly with no Wings, Live with no Fear

NEW ITEMS IN
Framed signed LIMITED EDITION serigraph by Olivia de Berardinis with certificate of authenticity.
Frost by Maria William

Devil's Food

Real Musgrave Pocket Dragon Figurines

Real Musgrave Pocket Dragon Figurine "Stalking the cookie jar" Hand made in UK (no original packaging) "One of the first 25 dragons produced Issued 1989-Retired 1996"

Real Musgrave Pocket Dragon Figurine "Let's make cookies" Hand made in the UK (no original packaging) issued 1993 to 1996

AND WE HAVE BOOKS...

THE VAMPIRE CHRONICLES: INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE. THE VAMPIRE LESTAT, THE QUEEN OF THE DAMNED
by Rice, Anne
ISBN: 0394581865 / 0-394-58186-5
Knopf, NY, 1990. Hardcover.
Condition: Fine.
First boxed-set edition. Three volumes, each signed by Rice as issued. Issued without dustjackets. Slipcase. Contains INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE, THE VAMPIRE LESTAT and THE QUEEN OF THE DAMNED. Signed by Author.

ELFQUEST: Journey to Sorrow's End

ISBN-10: 093443865X
Underwood-Miller; 1st Edition (August 1982)
Condition: Mint or near mint condition
Hardcover: 320 pages Illustrations
Signed limited edition

THE BLOOD OF TEN CHIEFS (Elfquest), Vol 1 Only
by Pini, Richard, Robert Asprin And Lynn Abbey (Editors)
Father Tree Press, Poughkeepsie, NY 1986
Condition: Very Good
Binding: Hardcover; First Printing
Edition: First Edition; Limited 350 signed copies
Very Good with no dust jacket as issued. Red decorative cover with gold print. Signed on signing page by authors.; Vol. 1; 8vo; 314 pages.

 
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