The 77th 7-7-Sunday artcast is coming up this weekend and I was trying to think of something special to do for the show. I've also been thinking of what I could do to contribute to the tsunami relief effort for those affected by the natural disaster in Japan. As many of you know, my ex and I were married in Tokyo, Japan in December of 2006.
The ten days we spent in that country were wonderful and it only solidified my love affair with Japan and its culture. I've wanted to return ever since and I've often said that I would love to live there for a year. Watching the news during the last few days has been absolutely heart breaking.
When I realized that I had also scheduled a "Godzilla Vs King Ghidorah" digital commission before this week's 7-7-Sunday show, it was one of those lightbulb moments and everything fell into place.
So . . .
This Sunday I will be having a 6 hour Tsunami relief artcast starting at 6:00PM CST and going until midnight. I will be donating the money I made from the "Godzilla Vs King Ghidorah" commission as well as the money I make from that night's 7-7-Sunday commissions to the Red Cross Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami relief effort.
And I will also be raffling off a FREE single-character 9x12" Digital OR Marker Commission during the 6 hour artcast. Anyone who donates to my relief fund (via my PayPal address) while the show is on for that 6 hour time period will be eligible to win, no matter how much the donation amount is. One dollar, five dollars, ten dollars, it doesn't matter. Every little bit helps. And I will also add the names of the buyer of the Godzilla commission and all 7-7-Sunday winners to the raffle so that everyone who contributes on Sunday is eligible to win the free commission.
After the donations are collected and tallied I will make the donation to the Red Cross via their website. I will post a screenshot of the donation page so that everyone knows that the money has been given and I will post every contributor's name on my website to thank them.
I will reveal the raffle winner on Monday, March 21st at 8:00PM CST on my regularly scheduled artcast.
I hope that everyone stops by the show at 6:00PM CST this Sunday to help out the people of Japan in their time of need.
-Otis
very cool! big hearted of ya!
Posted by: breeoxd | Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at 10:48 PM
Awesome, Otis!
Posted by: mindplanet | Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 10:01 PM
sweet cant wait!! might be a few mins late :-\ but ill try and hurry :-D
Posted by: bedlamnac | Sunday, March 20, 2011 at 05:13 PM
Hi Otis, It's E-bay night for me (working online) but I just sent $10 anyway.. What a great thing to do!!
Posted by: Marty Kuklinski | Sunday, March 20, 2011 at 05:42 PM