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www.WonderWomanMuseum.com
Women Of Wonder Day
2011
October
30, 2011
www.WomenOfWonderDay.com
Returning for a SIXTH year with a
new name and an expanded mission!
Images of the World's Most Iconic Heroines
Will Help Benefit Domestic Violence Prevention-Intervention Agencies in Oregon,
New Jersey, and Texas!
Portland, Oregon, October 14, 2010 - In October 2006-2010, five
annual Wonder Woman Day events raised over $110,000 for Domestic Violence
programs in Portland, Oregon and Flemington, NJ. The five-year combination of
auctions of over 1,100 original art pieces, plus collectibles, autograph
signings, and photo opportunities garnered spectacular turnouts and four
Portland Mayoral Proclamations!
This year, the event will take on a new
name and an expanded mission! On October 30, 2011, the new Women of Wonder
Day - again
as a part of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month - will take place,
returning to Excalibur Books in Portland, Oregon, and Comic Fusion in
Flemington, New Jersey, as well as at Heroes and Fantasies in San Antonio,
Texas!
This year's contributions for auction include not only artwork
featuring heroines from the world of comics - Wonder Woman, She-Hulk, Storm,
Michonne from Walking Dead, Leetah from ElfQuest - but also from the world of
media as well, including Lisbeth Salander, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hermione
Granger, and others! Plus, TV series such as Glee, Nikita, Big Bang Theory,
Castle, and others have donated special items as well! And the all-ages events
will include artists and writers signing autographs at each event, as well as
costumed characters with whom you can take photos! And in Portland, white-hot
writer Brian Michael Bendis is auctioning off a role in one of his upcoming
comics!
Some key points:
o The website for Women of Wonder Day is WomenOfWonderDay.com
o Over 250 pieces of original artwork and collectibles will be
auctioned between the three Women of Wonder Day events. All art is posted to view at the event and at
WomenOfWonderDay.com
o Portland's Mayor, Sam Adams, has officially declared October 30th
to be "Women of
Wonder Day " in
the City of Roses.
o Previous Wonder Woman Day events have raised a grand total of more than
$110,000 to benefit survivors of domestic violence and their children. 100% of
all proceeds went to the charities.
o October is National Domestic Violence Awareness
Month.
o Producing the annual event for
the sixth year is best-selling author and DVD documentary director Andy Mangels, who is also the curator of the
online Wonder Woman Museum, and one of the world's top experts on
super-heroines.
Details about the three events
follow:
Excalibur Comics, 2444 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland,
Oregon
Sunday, October 30, 2011 - noon-6pm, FREE
An ALL AGES
celebration and benefit for domestic violence prevention-intervention agencies!
Proceeds of the event will benefit Bradley Angle, one of Portland's leading
domestic violence agencies. The free all-ages event will include local and
national artists signing comics and special edition prints, as well as a silent
auction of original art and collectibles. There will be costumed super-heroes,
pirates, and science fiction characters on-site, raffles and prizes, and more.
Andy Mangels is chairing the Portland event, with Debbie Fagnant and
Bradley Angle's Rebecca Norman. "Women of Wonder Day is so special to our agency," says Norman. "For the
last six years, it's not only been a key part of how we fund our domestic violence programs, but
it's also become a day that brings a different kind of energy and excitement
into the work we do. Women of Wonder Day helps us reach out to an audience that might not know
our services are available or might have wanted to get involved with charity
work but never knew how. And the new format of the event just increases the
potential to spread awareness--it means we're going to be able to celebrate even
more heroines, and involve even more fans!"
"In 2010 alone, more than 40
Oregonians lost their lives due to domestic violence, which brings the number of
victims since the downturn of the economy to over 100. During Domestic Violence
Awareness Month and on Women of Wonder Day, we remember that countless men, women, and children
continue to live in unsafe situations and fighting for survival--and we
celebrate everyone's potential to be a hero. How can you be a hero? Tell a
friend or family member who you believe might be experiencing domestic violence
that they deserve to be safe and help them find resources like Bradley Angle;
bid on one of the amazing pieces of original comic book art that we're
auctioning off on EBay and at Excalibur Comics during Women of Wonder Day; and bring your family to the
event and talk to your kids about what healthy relationships look like. You can
be a hero, too!"
Comic Fusion, 42 Main St., Flemington, New
Jersey
Saturday and Sunday, October 29-30, 2011 - noon-5pm, FREE
An
ALL AGES celebration and benefit for a domestic violence shelter will take place
on Saturday and Sunday, October 29th and 30th, in Flemington, NJ, at Comic
Fusion, as part of their "Super-Hero Weekend." Proceeds of the event will
benefit Safe in Hunterdon, a domestic violence shelter in New Jersey. Comic
creators will sign and sketch, and costumed characters will be available for
photos.
Stacy Korn is chairing the New Jersey event with Beth Delaney.
Korn says, "From our first small event, this has grown into a Super Event our
community loves! Super Heroes, Super Artists and Super Volunteers are all ready
to put some smiles on faces. We look forward to raising money for such a worthy
cause as SAFE in Hunterdon!"
Heroes and Fantasies, 4945 NW Loop 410, San Antonio,
Texas
Sunday,
October 30, 2011 - noon-5pm - FREE
An ALL AGES benefit and celebration for
Domestic Violence programs at Family Violence Prevention Services of San
Antonio! The free all-ages event will include local and national artists signing
comics and sketching art, as well as a silent auction of original art and
collectibles. There will be costumed characters on-site, raffles and prizes, and
more.
Fred Bronaugh is chairing the Texas event with Adam Conley. This
is the inaugural year for the Texas event.
Art images and Hi-Rez Posters are at
WomenOfWonderDay.com
Portland Mayoral Proclamation is also downloadable at
WomenOfWonderDay.com
For additional information about any event, or print-ready
images, contact:
Andy Mangels AMangelsSW@aol.com
For additional information about
the New Jersey event, contact:
Stacy Korn stacy@comicfusion.com
For additional information about
the San Antonio event, contact:
Fred Bronaugh wfredbh3@hotmail.com
Partial list of contributors
(all contributors shown at WomenOfWonderDay.com):
Brian Michael Bendis - Dan Parent
- David Lloyd - Gilbert Hernandez - Nicola Scott - Wendy Pini - Yldiray Cinar -
David Mack - Ethan Van Sciver - Jamal Igle - Katie Cook - Michael Golden - Neil
Vokes - Terry Moore - Ben Dunn - Billy Tucci - Bob Layton - Charlie Adlard - Don
Kramer - Doug Mahnke - Humberto Ramos - Jeff Moy - Joe Benitez - Phil Hester -
Scott McDaniel - Stephane Roux - the cast of GLEE - the cast of BIG BANG THEORY
- the cast of CHUCK - the cast of NIKITA - the cast of CASTLE - Patton Oswalt -
Robin Williams - Rick Riordan - Lynda Carter - and many, many more!
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