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Dear Visionaries,
You probably heard on the grapevine - and our most recent students
experienced it first hand - that we encountered a few challenges in
delivering the latest Clarion South workshop. Not only was our contract
with our original venue at Griffith University cancelled at short
notice, requiring us to find a new and more expensive home, but we had
not one but three (!) unexpected tutor cancellations.
We're proud of the way we handled these challenges to deliver another
successful workshop in 2009, but financially it wiped us clean. We'd
love your help and support to refill the coffers so that we can plan for
our future workshops and put Clarion South on a more stable financial
footing.
Australia is fortunate to have a thriving, supportive community of
speculative fiction writers. We're grateful for the enthusiasm and
support you've shown to Fantastic Queensland and Clarion South in the
past. We appreciate any small token of support you can
provide at this time.
There are a few ways you can help...
1. Donate to our Fundraising Appeal
Simply go to http://www.clarionsouth.org/
donation directly to Clarion South. We know it's not the best time be
launching an appeal, just after Christmas, during a global financial
meltdown, and during some very real human crises such as the Victorian
Bushfires. You have our heartfelt appreciation for even very small
donations, and if you are not in a position to give, that is perfectly
okay.
2. Spread the word
Even if you can't donate to the Appeal we would love your support to
spread the word about our fundraising drive. By the end of March we are
hoping to raise $4,000 for Clarion South. If you know any friends who
are sympathetic to the aims and activities of Clarion South, please let
them know - via Facebook, MySpace, your blog or any other means.
We'll have a Facebook group up shortly, but in the meantime, please feel
free to direct people to our website at http://www.clarionsouth.org
Thank you in advance for your love and support. We're incredibly
passionate about Clarion South and would like to see it thrive and
continue into the future. Your contribution can help make this a
reality.
If you have any questions at all, or can think of any other suggestions,
we'd love to hear from you. Feel free to call me direct on 0407 695 950
at any time, or email us at info@clarionsouth.org.
Best wishes,
Kate Eltham, Robert Hoge, Robert Dobson and Heather Gammage.
You probably heard on the grapevine - and our most recent students
experienced it first hand - that we encountered a few challenges in
delivering the latest Clarion South workshop. Not only was our contract
with our original venue at Griffith University cancelled at short
notice, requiring us to find a new and more expensive home, but we had
not one but three (!) unexpected tutor cancellations.
We're proud of the way we handled these challenges to deliver another
successful workshop in 2009, but financially it wiped us clean. We'd
love your help and support to refill the coffers so that we can plan for
our future workshops and put Clarion South on a more stable financial
footing.
Australia is fortunate to have a thriving, supportive community of
speculative fiction writers. We're grateful for the enthusiasm and
support you've shown to Fantastic Queensland and Clarion South in the
past. We appreciate any small token of support you can
provide at this time.
There are a few ways you can help...
1. Donate to our Fundraising Appeal
Simply go to http://www.clarionsouth.org/
donation directly to Clarion South. We know it's not the best time be
launching an appeal, just after Christmas, during a global financial
meltdown, and during some very real human crises such as the Victorian
Bushfires. You have our heartfelt appreciation for even very small
donations, and if you are not in a position to give, that is perfectly
okay.
2. Spread the word
Even if you can't donate to the Appeal we would love your support to
spread the word about our fundraising drive. By the end of March we are
hoping to raise $4,000 for Clarion South. If you know any friends who
are sympathetic to the aims and activities of Clarion South, please let
them know - via Facebook, MySpace, your blog or any other means.
We'll have a Facebook group up shortly, but in the meantime, please feel
free to direct people to our website at http://www.clarionsouth.org
Thank you in advance for your love and support. We're incredibly
passionate about Clarion South and would like to see it thrive and
continue into the future. Your contribution can help make this a
reality.
If you have any questions at all, or can think of any other suggestions,
we'd love to hear from you. Feel free to call me direct on 0407 695 950
at any time, or email us at info@clarionsouth.org.
Best wishes,
Kate Eltham, Robert Hoge, Robert Dobson and Heather Gammage.
