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Tag: Fundraising

  • MS is BS

    Written by

    Jen Savage

    Hey folks, many of you know that Rachel was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2007.  She has had many relapses and the drugs are simply not working.  Her best option is a Stem Cell Transplant Program at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago.  They use Rachel’s own stem cells in order to help halt the disease.  This treatment has a 98% success rate of preventing relapses.

    As you can imagine, the medical costs for something like this are very high.  A couple of her friends have started a Go Fund Me in order to help her out with medical costs.  If you can help, please consider donating.  And please share this with as many people as you can.  Rachel has done a lot for the BME community and for many individuals.  Let’s help her out in return.

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    You can donate to the Go Fund Me (and learn more about the procedure she will be getting) here.

  • Patches!

    Written by

    Jen Savage

    People have asked for these for a long time, well that time is finally here. BME patches!

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    If you would like to buy your very own Hockey or Calm patches, you can get them here:

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    Calm Logo Patch

    You may have heard about the recent flooding in Columbia, South Carolina. Unfortunately, Rachel was affected by this flood. She lost all of her belongings in the flood and the home that she lives in with Ari and her boyfriend David received serious structural damage. Things were lost that money can never replace and during this devastation Rachel has been working hard to help others in her community. FEMA and insurance won’t come close to covering their financial losses and a friend of David’s set up a GoFundMe to help them out. If you’re interested in helping, you can check out the GoFundMe here.

  • Monsters of Schlock needs YOU!

    Written by

    Jen Savage

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    21 time Guinness World Record Breaking freakshow and body modification enthusiasts the Monsters of Schlock need your help in reaching their crowdfunding goal of making their sitcom pilot into a TV series!

    The great Orbax, longtime BME contributor and emcee of the Toronto BMEFests, along with his brother Sweet Pepper Klopek the barb-wire bat wielding lead singer of the BMEFest fan favourite the Legendary Klopeks, have been traveling the world for the last ten years with their comedy freakshow. They’ve achieved some amazing feats in that time such as Sweet Pepper’s Guinness Record for the most mousetraps released on a tongue in one minute (https://youtu.be/64L5Vz5AaUc) and Orbax’s record for towing a 9000 lb truck for 111.7 metres using two shark hooks in his back (https://youtu.be/USgV62alu1U).

    Last year they shot a sitcom pilot, entirely funded and produced on their own. You can see it on YouTube (https://youtu.be/GXslnT8HUZk) or watch it below. The concept is Flight of the Conchords meets Super Dave Osborne, but with a freakshow twist.

    Their Kickstarter has rewards ranging anywhere from buying the DVD’s to getting your own personalized stunt, to having them show up at your house and do their live freakshow!

    The only way the TV series is going to happen is if they can raise the money to pay for production, and that means that the only way you’ll get to see it is by pledging. Head over and help them out (http://kck.st/1F9O4Ut).

  • To Bleed or Not to Bleed

    Written by

    BME

    Håvve is putting out an awesome book and needs help getting to the finish line for their fundraiser. There are tons of different rewards so help an amazing member of the community and get cool stuff in return!

    Watch the video below and click here to find out more about the campaign and how to donate.

    See more photos from Pain Solution, here.

  • The Art of Suspension Fundraiser Shirt

    Written by

    BME

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    A few short weeks prior to his passing, Shannon had been working on new designs for BMEshop. The Art of Suspension, displaying the various styles of suspensions that have been performed, was the last shirt that he had completed.

    Per Shannon’s request, we would like to use this shirt as a fundraiser in order to raise funds for his daughter, Ari Larratt, who lives with her mother, Rachel Larratt.

    The shirt has Shannon’s design on the front and printed on the back is the Militia logo In Memoriam of Shannon.

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    The shirts start at $20 and there is an option to add a donation amount. The final amount of the shirt you select will display on the top next to the name of the shirt as well as on the left of the donation drop down menu on the shop page.

    Please note that the shirts will not be able to be printed until after Rachel and Ari return from Canada, which will be around mid April. They will be printed as soon as possible and shipped shortly after that. Thank you.

    Click here to purchase this shirt.

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