There are plenty of people out there who have nothing but bad things to say about fans and fandom. Me? I say, fans know how to get things done. Their charity efforts are some of the best on the planet and to prove it, I’m going to ask you to do something simple.
This is for the Battlestar Galactica fans. We want you to fight for humanity by sponsoring Katee Sackhoff and her team, The Frak Up, as they take part in AIDS WALK L.A. on October 18
It’s so frakkin’ simple, any nugget could do it…
GO: www.AIDSWALK.NET/LosAngeles
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If you’re an X-Files fan, you’ll want to make your way to Los Angeles this November for a special charity event featuring Gillian Anderson (seen here at the recent “The Age of Stupid” event in NY) and executive producer and writer Frank Spotnitz.
The event, which is being run by IBG.Inc.  will feature a moderated Q&A panel with Frank Spotnitz, Gillian Anderson and other TBA members of “The X-Files” team*.
A limited number of VIP tickets, available for $125, can be purchased here beginning September 22, 2009: http://www.ibginc.org/tickets
VIP tickets to the event grant the holder front section seating, in-person autograph …read more

Like many Australians, Star Wars tie-in novelist Karen Miller was stunned by the recent bushfires in Victoria that was labeled the worst natural disaster in the history of the country; 2,000 homes destroyed, 7,000 left homeless, at least 200 dead. Now it’s recovery time and that means money — money enough so that entire towns can be rebuilt. That’s where you come in.
We all know the power of fandom – this time we’re going to use it, not to save a TV show but to save lives.
Karen and dozens of other Star Wars fans have gathered together for a charity …read more

Fans4Writers is running a charity auction to benefit the WGA Solidarity Fund.  Most of the items currently up for auction are from Battlestar Galactica and include more than a dozen autographed scripts, and three autographed soundtrack CDS.
Not into Galactica?  You’ll also find a fun Serenity cast photo, autographed scripts from Numb3rs (I want!) and Lost and even a shot at the Two and a Half Men 100th Episode bike!
Some of the items are closing as early as this Friday, so visit the auction at Fans4writers.com today and place your bid.

Heroes star Greg Grunberg wants you to join his team! They’re called The Crazy Brainwaves and they’ll be Walking for Epilepsy in March 2008.
Greg is the new spokesperson for the National Walk for Epilepsy and he needs your support. Here’s what he has to say:
HI, IT’S GREG GRUNBERG. JOIN MY TEAM, “THE CRAZY BRAINWAVES,” AS WE WALK TO RAISE FUNDS FOR AWARENESS AND FOR A CURE DURING THE NATIONAL WALK FOR EPILEPSY IN WASHINGTON, DC.
Please help me and my family walk toward the day when epilepsy is finally cured. As the father of a child with epilepsy, I …read more