Save the Celebration of Lights, Donate at savethefireworks.ca

[mr.x]

DONATE NOW: $400,000 NEEDED

February 9, 2009
WWW.SAVETHEFIREWORKS.CA | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Savethefireworks.ca today launched their official campaign and online donation drive at www.savethefireworks.ca to revive Vancouver’s signature summer event ,The Celebration of Light.

Patrick Postrehovsky, of Vancouver based FCV Technologies and his team of designers and developers are behind the effort to facilitate public support by providing an online destination where public and corporate donations can be made in support of the Vancouver Festival Fireworks Society (The Society) and The Celebration of Light. He has also teamed up with Rachel Kane, who is a local twelve year veteran of the Canadian pyrotechnic production team to spearhead the effort.

Please visit our website to make donation and spread the word to your friends, family, business associates and fellow Vancouver visitors.

We appreciate your support in bring back The Celebration of Light - Vancouver's annual summer fireworks festival. It's not too late!

Stay up to date and informed on all developments and our progress by visiting our website, right here on Facebook and by subscribing to our Twitter feed.




OFFICIAL FACEBOOK GROUP COUNT: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gi...6510328&ref=nf
- Feb. 4 (9 hours): 367!.....enough to fill a SeaBus ferry
- Feb. 5 (33 hours): 3,502!!.....the population of Bowen Island
- Feb. 6 (57 hours): 7,108!!!.....enough to fill the new UBC Thunderbird Winter Sports Centre
- Feb. 7 (81 hours): 9,809!!!!.....the population of the Resort Municipality of Whistler
- Feb. 8 (Day 5): 12,151!!!!!.....the population of Comox

[GeeCee]

Where is this 400k figure coming from? Is that how short they are this year?

[mr.x]

It is coming from YOU. BUSINESSES.

DONATE NOW!


edit: and yes, we are short $400,000 this year out of the $4-million required to put on the shows.

[Distill3d]

TO DATE WE HAVE RAISED $1,550.75

i'm bookmarking this page...when it gets to 399,500, i'll pitch in my 500

[DKaz]

This just means they need like what 25 to 50 cents from each attendee for each night. I can hardly think of anything fun you can do for fiddy cents.

[Mininari]

Originally Posted by DKaz

This just means they need like what 25 to 50 cents from each attendee for each night. I can hardly think of anything fun you can do for fiddy cents.

Considering between 350,000 and 450,000 show up for EACH of the four nights... yep, its the equivalent of 25cents per person, per show.

Where else can you spend a quarter, and get anywhere from 2 to 8 hours of sitting on a blanket on a beach with friends, playing cards, waiting for 25 minutes of amazing pyrotechnics?

[mr.x]

$2,250.00

[Yume-sama]

I'm going to be the pessimist and say they get about 1/4 of the way.

[mr.x]

Originally Posted by Yume-sama

I'm going to be the pessimist and say they get about 1/4 of the way.

Blasphemy.


We are confident that we can make $400,000.

[David]

Where does my money go if the fireworks do not end up happening?

[deasine]

Good question.

BTW, I had to rename the thread because it sounded to "advertisement" like or "SPAM" like. I stickied it for now.

[Metro-One]

What i find even more amazing is they are going to cancel our cities largest event for a 10% funding shortfall. To me this seems like a sum that should have been immediately absorbed by the city of Vancouver or the province through art and culture funds. Or, instead of canceling the entire event why not just cancel the final show and keep the other 3 for the competition? Seems like a bunch of mismanagement to me. This is something the tycoons like Jimmy should pay for.

But this is how it is, ridiculous as it may be, but i will donate 10 bucks as i said earlier, but first, as posted above, i need to know what happens to my money if it does fail.

[teriyaki]

That site looks terrible. WHY in the world did they make it SIDE-SCROLLING?

It doesn't add to their credibility at all. I also question, what happens to my money if they fail to revive the fireworks?

[wrenegade]

Originally Posted by teriyaki

That site looks terrible. WHY in the world did they make it SIDE-SCROLLING?

Agreed! WTF??? It's so frustrating to read!

[crazyjoeda]

I love the idea of the side scrolling site, but it could have been implemented more effectively. This is a good cause.

[mr.x]

Originally Posted by awvan

Agreed! WTF??? It's so frustrating to read!

The links atop the website fast forward you to the sections; no need for scrolling.

[djh]

Originally Posted by mr.x2

The links atop the website fast forward you to the sections; no need for scrolling.

X2, are you involved with this group - because you talk about "we"?
If so, can you please write on the facebook page's description what WOULD happen to the money raised IF the target amount is not reached?

People feel trepidation about donating to a non-official charity, as the organisers could be scammers and we have no references for their credibility. But if you're involved and write what you'll do with the money, I'll feel more comfortable donating.

Thanks.

[Spork]

Just run a chargeback through PayPal. I've done it before when my donation isn't put into action.

[mr.x]

$5,650.00


Yes, I am involved. There's a press conference on Thursday on the fireworks barge.

[Metro-One]

Awesome