Posts Tagged ‘cancer’
Saturday, February 4th, 2012
I received a disturbing email from Jarrett Crippen, the co-founder of the fabulous non-profit haunted house experience SCARE for a CURE, the other day regarding the status of the location of their annual fundraiser event. It appears that the event has grown to such a size that Richard Garriott, who has generously allowed SCARE for [...]
Tags: Austin, Breast Cancer Resource Center, cancer, charity fundraiser, charity haunted house, donations, Halloween, Richard Garriott, scare for a cure, Texas
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Thursday, June 30th, 2011
I received this most saddening information via the Horror Writers Association newsletter this morning. Please reach out and show your support for our beloved L.A.Banks, a beautiful woman and most talent author! Author L.A. Banks is gravely ill; friends request donations By Ian Randal Strock June 13, 2011 Tina Ryan Wise, as reported on the [...]
Tags: adrenal cancer, author, cancer, fundraiser, healthcare, Horror, hospital bills, L. A. Banks, Leslie Esdaile, romance, vampire books
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Saturday, May 29th, 2010
Farewell to another Hollywood icon… May 29, 2010 • • • I am utterly devastated at the moment. One of my actor heroes, Dennis Hopper, has passed away. I have been a loyal fan of Hopper’s work since my mother first introduced me to BLUE VELVET when I was 16. This loss is truly one [...]
Tags: actor, Blue Velvet, cancer, death, Dennis Hopper, Easy Rider, films, interview, legend, movie, True Romance
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Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
The Austin Elks Lodge was not large enough to contain the bone-chilling adventure that is BLOOD RITUAL! So it’s moving to a new location that brings one of Austin’s premiere haunted houses back to its roots. This year’s SCARE for a CURE will take place on the grounds of Richard Garriott’s uncompleted new Britannia Manor [...]
Tags: Austin, Blood Ritual, cancer, charity, fundraiser, Halloween, haunted house, Horror, Richard Garriett, scare for a cure, Texas, vampires
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Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
SCARE for a CURE is proud to announce that our director, Jarrett Crippen, aka “The Defuser”, stars in an original SyFy Movie “Lightning Strikes” which premieres Saturday, September 12, on the SyFy Channel at 8 pm Central Standard Time (CST). A special screening to benefit SCARE for a CURE will be held this Saturday at [...]
Tags: Austin, cancer, charity, event, fundraiser, Halloween, haunted house, Horror, Jarrett Crippen, La Zona Rosa, Lightning Strikes, movie premiere, Science Fiction, superhero, SyFy, Texas, The Defuser, Xena
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Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
Next Saturday, August 29th, from 8am to 10pm, the Austin, Texas bookstore Book People will be hosting a shopping day for the SCARE for a CURE charity organization, an annual haunted house event in Austin, Texas which raises money for various cancer charity organizations such as the Breast Cancer Resource Center. Book People will be [...]
Tags: Austin, Blood Ritual, Book People, book reading, book signing, bookstore, cancer, charity, fundraiser, Halloween, haunted house, Horror, Les McGehee, Patrice Sarath, scare for a cure, shopping, Texas, vampires
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Friday, July 31st, 2009
This coming Sunday, August 2, join the Fang Gang, the Scare for a Cure fundraising team, as they kick off preparations to build this year’s ultimate extreme, interactive, haunted adventure: BLOOD RITUAL in Austin, Texas! This year all proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the Breast Cancer Resource Center and the Benevolent & Protective Order [...]
Tags: Austin, Blood Ritual, Breast Cancer Resource Center, cancer, cancer research, Central Texas, fundraiser, Halloween, haunted house, Horror, Richard Garriette, scary, Texas
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
For the second year in a row, the father and son team of Carlos and Chris are putting on a punk rock benefit show in Azusa, CA with all proceeds going to the Mariposa Foundation (http://www.mariposasfoundation.org), which helps children with devastating diseases and their families. The benefit show will be March 15th at the D [...]
Tags: benefit concert, cancer, children, Horror, Music, punk rock
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