And of course, there were several ways for those in attendance to give more money to the foundation. Like the silent auction, which had packages ranging from "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Beanie Babies" to "diamond necklace." I bid on (of course I bid on) a package called "Harry Potter and the Film Memorabilia," a Gryffindor scarf and Hogwarts messenger bag filled with unseen random stuff from other movies. (It was donated by a co-worker who used to work for film promotion company The Owens Group.)
I'm kind of surprised I won with my paltry bid, because the bag on its own is pretty nice.
And hey, now I have a scarf to go with the Gryffindor hat Jeff bought me!
But what crazy movie tie-in promotional items are hiding inside? Let's find out!
(I love this kind of thing.)
We've got hats! Hats from LOTR, Spider-Man 2, and ... what's The Express?
A DVD of Resident Evil: Apocalypse. I have mixed feelings on this one. On the one hand, free DVDs are great! On the other hand, zombies are very scary.
A travel coffee mug from The Proposal. (There was coffee in that movie for all of about 5 minutes, but I guess when you're looking for a tie-in promotional product for your movie, a speedboat or a horrible wedding dress doesn't work so well.) I will totally use this - if the lid doesn't leak. (The lid's going to leak; I can tell. The lid always leaks.)
A flashlight for 30 Days of Night. Clever girl.
A tiny speaker set for your iPod, for August Rush. I hear that movie is terrible! But the speakers are kind of neat.
Fred Claus mug. Wait, what?
Wow, that's terrifying.
Hahahaha - the novelization of the movie Beowulf! This is a thing that exists! (It's written in the present tense, which is something you don't see that often in novels. Also: HAHAHAHAHA!)
And finally, two T-shirts - one from We Are Marshall, and one from ...
AWESOME! The Incredibles! My favorite Pixar movie is now my favorite casual T-shirt!
Well, that was a fun little grab bag! I'm very happy I was able to get it by donating a a bit of money to charity. Maybe (if you're lucky) I'll do some sort of blog contest to give away a few of the items. (Hmm, what sort of contest has a Fred Claus mug as its prize?)
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