Hockey Fights Cancer

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There are great new prizes to be had, including some player signed pucks. To read all about it, and see pictures of the raffle items, go to nhltweetup.com: Prize Update! #NHLtweetup’ing for a Cause – Long Island.

Thanks for your support and I hope you can join us at the NHLtweetup in Plainview, NY on November 24th.

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Thanks to one of our Hockey Tweeps, @ErinLynnOntario,we have more items to add to the Hockey Fights Cancer raffle that will appeal to our friends up north and female Islanders fans.

For each $5 donation you will receive 1 (one) entry into the raffle of your choice:

2 passes to the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto (transportation and amenities not included, of course) valued at $30.

New York Islanders Women's Pink Adjustable HockeyFightsCancer cap! valued at $22.95 each (there are two available to raffle)


(Please see the entries below for other items up for raffle.)

A huge thanks to Erin for donating the items to help us reach our fundraising goal for Hockey Fights Cancer!

Thedeadline for online entries is November 24th at 5pm. Donations andraffle entries will be accepted later that evening at the Long IslandNHLtweetup with the drawing being held at 9pm.

PLEASE NOTE WHICH ITEM(S) YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ENTERED FOR IN THE "INSTRUCTIONS" PORTION ON YOUR PAYPAL FORM.

Thank you and good luck!

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Will Draw For Donations

Hello! Kat (@SubtleLikeBrick) here, with another hare-brained scheme from my sleep-deprived brain.

I’ve been drawing goofy pictures of various hockey players for a couple of months now and posting them to my Twitter account. People seemed to be receptive to them, so I thought – why not use my powers for good instead of for evil? You donate money to Hockey Fights Cancer, I draw you a sketch of your favorite hockey player. Simple as that!

So, here’s what you do:

• Donate at least $10 to Hockey Fights Cancer. I’d prefer it if you did this online (here or on Facebook), since this automatically generates a receipt, but I’ve taken all sorts of photo proof, as well.• Forward proof of donation to katharinaDOTdawn AT gmailDOTcom.• Tell me whom you’d like me to draw.• Sit back and wait for the magic to happen – which might take a little while. See, uh, when I started this, I thought I’d get a couple of people here and there donating… but now I’m up to 24 sketches, with only one done so far. Clearly, I underestimated hockey fandom. I promise never to underestimate you all again for the sake of my wrist.• If you give me your address, I’ll even send the sketch to you if you want it.

I’ve already completed the first sketch – Zach Parise, for @streamertyer. (See the Twitpic here: http://twitpic.com/ny86p)
Oh yeah. That’s the kind of quality (or lack thereof, depending on who you ask) you’re going to get for ten bucks, folks.

And now, a couple of FAQ’s:

If I buy a t-shirt / raffle ticket / etc., can that count toward my sketch?YES! As long as you donate at least $10 and send me proof of this, it absolutely counts toward a sketch.
If I donate more than $10, can I get more than one sketch?YES! Every donation of $10 entitles you to one sketch, so $20 would mean you would receive two sketches, $30, three sketches, etc.

Are you completely out of your mind?YES! Absolutely!


So, if you’ve made it here, and you’re STILL interested in a sketch, please donate and email me today!

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An update from Dani:

Fan or Follow for $400

Really. It's that simple.

I got a wonderful DM from @StarScene today. It was an offer to bring Carlos and me well over our $1000 goal for Hockey Fights Cancer by donating $400 if YOU help him with his personal goal of 1000 Twitter followers and 500 Facebook fans.

All the details are here in his blog post.

Pretty awesome, huh?

So many people have been so extremely generous already. If you've given, we thank you. If you wish you could but your budget doesn't allow, we thank you for the thought and we very much understand. THIS is something we can all do and it won't cost us a PENNY! So, here's the plan and some ideas on how we can make this happen together....

• If you aren't already, follow @StarsScene on Twitter.
• Tweet him out as a #hockeyfollow and explain his goal.
• Become a fan of StarScene on Facebook.
• Recommend him to your Facebook friends.
• Are you a blogger? Write a quick blurb with a link to his page (and this one!) explaining what a wonderful thing he has proposed.
• Tweet, tweet, tweet about all of this!

This is where the "community" comes to play in social media. Don't be afraid to ask your followers/friends/fans for help. Why wouldn't they want to? It won't cost them a thing and it's putting $400 more toward finding a cure for this deadly disease.

As of midnight 10/20 he had 52 Facebook Fans and 628 Twitter followers. I've read StarsScene... He's worth a follow! Oh, and anyone that knows me knows I don't DO Facebook. In the name of charity, I am now a fan of StarScene. Are you?

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An update from Dani:

I'd say I've been a pretty good sport about all of this. I lost my wager withCarlos fair and square and now I'll be wearing a Devils shirt at theNovember 24th NHLtweetup. Know what? I had a feeling he was a prettygood sport too and it turns out I was very right. From that, another way to raise money for Hockey Fights Cancer was born. This is the way it played out on Twitter:

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Me: Hey... @speakofthedevs I have a proposition for you, but I need to know... Do you consider yourself a good sport?

Carlos: @dani3boyz Ummmm....of course! Whatcha got?

Me: @speakofthedevs Would you, saaay... Wear a shirt that #Isles fans would be interested in winning alongside my #Devils shirt in November?

Carlos: @dani3boyz Hmmm...It crossed my mind, just because you've been so good about all this. ...and, it IS for charity.... :D #Isles #Devils

Me: @speakofthedevs No way?! Because you're a good sport, of course. #closetislesfan #Isles #Devils

Carlos: @dani3boyz Why not, I'll do it. It'll make for some interesting (and confusing) photos!! XD #closetdevilsfan #closetislesfan #Isles #Devils

Me: Yesss! *hug* You da BESTEST! RT @speakofthedevs @dani3boyz I'll do it. It'll make for some interesting (& confusing) pics! #Isles #Devils

Me: RAFFLE UPDATE! I'm going to donate an #Isles shirt for @speakofthedevs to wear that will be raffled off alongside my #Devils shirt!!!

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So now,Isles fans, for the price of a fancy cup of coffee you have a chance towin a men's XL orange Islanders logo tee. Don't make the poor Devils fansuffer in vain. ;)

A recap on the rules: For every $5 donation to Hockey Fights Cancer you'll receive one entry into the raffle. PLEASE MAKE A NOTE OF WHICH RAFFLE ITEM YOU ARE ENTERING TO WIN. Wantto donate to the cause but don't care to win either shirt? Just put anote about that during your donation. Please also make a note ofyour Twitter ID for both raffles and donations so we know who you are! Online entries and donations will be accepted up until the day of theevent(11/24) but you can also enter at the event itself. If you win but aren't present, the shirt will be mailed to you.

Other ways to help:

• Tweet thelink and tag it #Isles and #Devils so no one misses out on an opportunity to enter!http://nhltweetup.chipin.com/hockey-fights-cancer
• Add the Chip In widget to your website or blog! Click here for details and instructions.

If you have any questions, feel free to email me at dani@nhltweetup.com.

At the November 24th NHLtweetup, @dani3boyz will be sporting a team shirt of a different color. There was a friendly wager made between her and @speakofthedevs on the outcome of the Islanders / Devils preseason game in which the loser would have to wear the opposing team's gear to the aforementioned event. As it was, the Islanders lost to the Devils 4-2 and Dani promised to make good on her bet.


Seeing Dani wearing anything other than her beloved Isles gear at an NHLtweetup event is probably something that will only happen once in this lifetime so Carlos (@speakofthedevs) came up with an awesome idea, since she will never wear that shirt again (for obvious reasons), and it probably won't fit him, to raffle off the Devils shirt she'll wear to raise money for Hockey Fights Cancer.


The rules are simple: For every $5 donation to Hockey Fights Cancer you'll receive one entry into the raffle. Want to donate to the cause but don't care to win the shirt? Just put a note with your online donation. Online entries and donations will be accepted up until the day of the event (11/24) but you can also enter at the event itself. If you win but aren't present, the shirt will be mailed to you.


The shirt (women's size small) will be brand new and only worn long enough to take a bunch of embarrassing pictures that will be sure to haunt her for many years to come. At least her humiliation will be benefiting a cause that's near and dear to her heart... Just like that Devils shirt will be for the night!

Follow @nhltweetup on Twitter for updates on the event and the progress of the raffle.