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Comic aficionados who congregate online at the CGC forums have decided that
it is their turn to be the superheroes by contributing to the CGC Forum
Philanthropy Drive. Board members are trying to raise $1,000 and 1,000 comics
combined for ACTOR (A Commitment to Our Roots), CBLDF (the Comic Book Legal
Defense Fund) and Comics4Kids. Interested parties can contribute in one of
several ways: a cash donation to the charity of their choice, a donation of
comic books to Comics4Kids.org, a donation of comics to be certified by CGC or a
donation of already certified comics that will be sold on eBay for the noted
charity.
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is a non-profit
organization that was founded in 1986. The CBLD is dedicated to preserving First
Amendment rights for members of the comics community.
Comics4Kids is a
non-profit organization that gives comic books to children. This instills an
interest in literacy and provides them with entertainment. Comics are
distributed to children in hospitals, participating schools and other venues.
ACTOR (A Commitment To Our Roots) is an organization that has been
established to provide monetary assistance to former comic book creators
requiring supplemental health, medical and quality-of-life
assistance.
CGC has offered to grade books, free of charge, donated by
members for this cause, as well as to offer for auction vouchers for free
grading on eBay with the proceeds donated to the noted charities.
To
become a member of the CGC forums, sign up at:
http://www.cgccomics.com. Even if
you are not a member of the CGC Forums, donations for the three charities are
still welcomed and encouraged.
CGC Forum member David Matteini, said,
“This is a great opportunity for fans such as myself to team up with CGC
to do something to give back to our hobby. These are all incredibly worthwhile
charities and I would love to be able to far surpass our goals.”
Echoing his comments, Steve Borock, CGC's Primary Grader added,
“David posted this on the CGC chat board and I immediately knew this is
something CGC would want to be a part of. Most of us would like to give
something back to our hobby for the wonderful entertainment we get from it and
also for the many great friendships we have made because it.”
For
more information on the Philanthropy Drive and the related comic charities
please see the following
CGC Forums Philanthropy Drive
BoardsCGC
Comics
http://cgccomics.com/ACTOR
http://www.actorcomicfund.orgCBLDF
http://www.cbldf.orgComics For
Kids
http://comics4kids.org/
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