What FGB means to Nina

I am a mom. I am a fan.


Unfortunately, you hear stories from certain media outlets that mock Twilight fans. Calling us, not-so-nice names and lumping everyone into one uber fanatical category. It is unfair and in my opinion, not an accurate representation of the fandom.



Sure, there are people that take it to the extreme. But, it's not like Twilight is the only franchise that's caused such passionate feelings to be stirred within the fanbase. Hell, it's why it's a fanbase!



LoTR, Star Wars, D&D, WoW, Star Trek, Bradley Cooper fan groups.  Okay that's not real... is it? Half the XBOX man-games have cult followings *coughCallofDuty&HALOcough* with huge forums and meet ups and they're just as passionate!



The Fandom Gives Back is something that we started to raise money for charity. Plain and simple.




What has happened, is that it's morphed into this juggernaut. It's managed to educate some of those in the media that while yes, there are fans that take things a bit above the norm in how they express their love of The Saga. But that there are also those that channel their passion towards helping those in need.


As a fandom you've accomplished something that no amount of negative media can take away.



Focus on that.



You've dedicated your time, your efforts, your hard earned money, your talents and your love towards something like Twilight to help those who can't do this for themselves. Children.





Nobody should suffer the loss of a child. Nobody.





As if losing a child wasn't bad enough, for a family to see them suffering at the hands of a disease that has no cure can only be described as excruciating. I thank God that I don't know what it's like. But, I have seen it tear apart families and it's unlike anything I could ever accurately describe.



You don't need to be a parent to grasp how hard that must be, only a human being.



What our fandom is doing this week is hopefully raising money for Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation. Little Alex Scott -- even at four years old -- had the passion to want to help others.

• The money raised will fund research.

• The money raised will help those that are in already in need and fighting every single hour of the day.
  
• The money raised will help those earn an education towards fighting pediatric cancer.
  
• The money raised will help those that have dedicated their lives towards finding a cure for these despicable diseases that are taking our children away.
  
  

Focus on that.




The auctions open tomorrow 6/26 at 11:59PM Eastern for bidding.


 


The forums are open now where you can register and peruse the threads.



On our forums there is a thread about "How ALSF has touched you" Please share a story. Even if it's just that you bought a cup of lemonade from a stand in your area.

This is the 10th Anniversary of the first Alex stand. Let's show them what this fandom can do.

xo


Nina