Happy New Year!!!
Just because SAdvent 2012 has mercifully ended, it doesn’t mean that the needs have. Please, Remember all the Charities in the 2013.
Steven Siller Tunnels to Towers Foundation Sandy Relief Fund
Craft Emergency Relief Fund Artists’ Emergency Resources
Catholic Charities New York Sandy Relief Fund
Lava Girl Surf for Rockaway Relief
The Carl V. Bini Sandy Sunday Campaign
Graybeards Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund
Community FoodBank of New Jersey
St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center’s Foster a Sandy Pet
Habitat for Humanity Sandy Recovery & Rebuilding
Food Bank of Monmouth & Ocean Counties
Rebuilding Together Sandy Recovery
All Hands Volunteers Superstorm Sandy Response
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Merry Christmas!!! YOU SURVIVED!!!
(Today’s picture by Amy Swack)
Today’s Charity: Do something nice for the next person you see. IT’S CHRISTMAS! “Gloria in Excelsis Deo!”
About Today’s Artist: Amy is a librarian in Baltimore, and the registrant of the soon-to-be launched domain www.bleakmidwintergreetings.com, which will promote the sending of annual Bleak Midwinter greeting cards in lieu of holiday cards.
Today’s Sad Fact: Today, sadness takes a holiday. See you Next SAdvent!
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Twenty-third (and Last) Day of SAdvent: Goodbye Kitty
(picture by Missus D. Norris)
Today’s Charity: All Hands Volunteers Superstorm Sandy Response. “All Hands Volunteers is a US-based, 501(c)3 non-profit organization, that provides hands-on assistance to communities around the world, with maximum impact and minimum bureaucracy.”
About Today’s Artist: Missus D. Norris lives in San Francisco where she alternately makes stuff, tends her beloved flock of unruly cats and weeps. https://twitter.com/MissusDNorris
Today’s Sad Fact: That picture is the sadness thing you will ever see. It’s a good thing SAdvent is over.
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Twenty-second Day of SAdvent: Elf Harm
(picture by Alex Cox)
Today’s Charity: Rebuilding Together Sandy Recovery. “For more than 25 years, Rebuilding Together has brought together corporate and community partners, skilled trades professionals and everyday citizen volunteers and supporters to provide critical repairs and rebuild thousands of homes for tens of thousands of homeowners and family members each year, all at no cost to those we serve. Our efforts and your support help our nation’s most vulnerable homeowners stop worrying about their homes and start focusing on their health, their family, their future. Together we are making a real difference in the lives of our neighbors. Together we are rebuilding neighborhoods and communities, one home at a time, for as long as it takes.”
About Today’s Artist: Alex cox is a freelance illustrator, writer, and former comic book retailer, as well as the deputy director of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. You can see his sketchbook comics at lukewarmtales.blogspot.com , updated infrequently at best. He lives in Brooklyn NY.”
Today’s Sad Fact: On this day in 1888, Vincent Van Gogh cut off the bottom part of his left ear with a razor.
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Twenty-first Day of SAdvent: Christmas Mourning
(picture by Grace Fobert)
Today’s Charity: Food Bank of Monmouth & Ocean Counties. “The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties distributes approximately 7 million pounds annually through a network of 260 feeding programs, such as soup kitchens, food pantries, and shelters. One out of every ten people living in Monmouth and Ocean Counties receives food from The FoodBank. Since Superstorm Sandy struck the Jersey Shore on October 29, 2012, The FoodBank has been actively involved in the work to bring relief and comfort to the communities we serve.”
About Today’s Artist: Grace Fobert is a freelance artist living in Somerville, MA with her fiance. When she’s not busy making Christmas the saddest day, she’s definitely eating honey from a jar like Winnie the Pooh. gracefobert.com
Today’s Sad Fact: Some day global warming will “pop” the Mitchell Corn Palace.
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Last Day of Everything:
Today’s Charity: AmeriCares. “As the East Coast continues to recover from Superstorm Sandy, AmeriCares is responding to the emergency needs of men, women and children in crisis.Our response builds on the experience of 30 years of providing swift, efficient and effective aid to people in times of catastrophe, and then helping survivors rebuild their lives.Your gift to the Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund will help to ensure we have the resources required to respond effectively to Superstorm Sandy with the medicines, medical supplies, and other humanitarian aid that people in crisis need.”
About Today’s Artist: Nobody.
Today’s Sad Fact: All information has been swallowed in the void of nonexistence.
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Nineteenth Day of SAdvent: From Cthulhu with Love
(Picture by Jason Sims)
Today’s Charity: Habitat for Humanity Sandy Recovery & Rebuilding. “As ravaged cities start to recover from the massive damage caused by floods, wind and fire, Habitat for Humanity will help to address the varying levels of shelter, housing repair and rebuilding needs. We will help to identify low income families in need of immediate assistance and ensure the safety and security of these families.”
About Today’s Artist: Jason Sims is an improviser, writer & media dilettante who lives in Huntsville, AL. He’s not an artist, but since it’s the day before the world ends, he figured it wouldn’t hurt to post his dumb picture. jason-sims.tumblr.com
Today’s Sad Fact: Today will be the last yesterday. Tomorrow is the last today.
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Eighteenth Day of SAdvent: Well Trimmed Tree
(picture by Daniel Luna)
Today’s Charity: St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center’s Foster a Sandy Pet. “Foster a Sandy Pet is a program to facilitate temporary housing matches between foster caregivers and pet families in need. Once matched, we will provide supportive services such as pet food, supplies, behavioral advice and veterinary care to these matches. Our goal is to keep pet families intact through the kindness of people helping people and the provision of supportive services.”
About Today’s Artist: Visual Artist from Southern California. Studied in Montreal and Teach in Asia. www.daniel-luna.net/work.html
Today’s Sad Fact: The Deloneura immaculata, the Xerces Blue & the Lepidochrysops hypopolia are all beautiful butterflies. And all extinct.
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Seventeenth Day of SAdvent: Sick Day
(Picture by foks)
Today’s Charity: Community FoodBank of New Jersey. “The Community FoodBank of New Jersey fights hunger and poverty by distributing food and groceries, providing education and training, and developing new programs to help people with low incomes meet their basic needs. As a non-profit organization, we act as the central food distribution center for other non-profits in NJ that serve individuals, soup kitchens, food pantries and shelters.”
About Today’s Artist: foks is…mysterious. http://radicalartistfoundation.de
Today’s Sad Fact: Margaret Keane, known for her sad-eyed “Waif” paintings, in the 1960s was reportedly forced by her future ex-husband to produce the paintings which he then sold under his own name. She later won the right to the paintings by producing one in court.
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Sixteenth Day of SAdvent: Had a Very Shiny Nose
(picture by Brandi Sims & Jason Sims)
Today’s Charity: New York Cares. “New York Cares is now the city’s largest volunteer organization, running volunteer programs for 1,300 nonprofits, city agencies, and public schools. Today’s volunteers share our founders’ vision that we all have a role to play in making our city a better place.”
About Today’s Artists: Brandi and Jason have been married for almost 20 years and live in Huntsville, AL. Brandi is a soap maker and furniture revitalizer as one half of the Owl Sisters as well as a photographer. She took this photo. Jason’s just this guy and stuck a dumb light bulb on the skull.
Today’s Sad Fact: Actor Allan Lane was the voice of Mr. Ed but never listed in the credits. Also, they made the horse, Bamboo Harvester, talk using a string, not peanut butter.
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