3 Posts in a Day? - NZ Quake Charity Dice

This is from PG_Izza on the WM/H forums:

This seems kinda lame now after the tsunami in Japan, but its something I've been working on for a couple of weeks...


As you may know, Christchurch, New Zealand was hit by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake on 22nd Feb, causing substantial damage and some loss of life.
I live 2 hours drive away, but for 8 years Christchurch was home. My wife is from Christchurch, all her family live there and we have alot of friends who also live there.
Christchurch is where I started my interest in wargaming, and is very close to my heart.


When an earthquake hit in September last year, I organised a series of charity Wargaming events, (a gaming tournament, a raffle and some online auctions) we managed to raise $555 for the Red Cross Earthquake Relief Fund.
The Wargaming events in my area are well in hand, so I have been trying to think of another way we can raise money for charity.


So I was lying in bed the other night, when a bolt of inspiration hit me (and it wasnt my wife digging me in the ribs because I was snoring either!).


"How about doing a set of custom dice to raise funds?"


So I approached Chessex dice about getting some dice made.
The dice are a nice mix of Red and Black colours, their Gemini design with gold pips.
Then on the 6 pip side, we have a seismograph. The quake was a magnitude 6, after all.


Red and Black are the traditional colours for Christchurch based sports teams, and is reckonised thoughtout New Zealand as being the colours of Christchurch.

100% of profits will be donated. 50% will go to the Red Cross Earthquake Appeal, with the other 50% going to the 2 wargaming clubs in Christchurch (the Christchurch Cavaliers and the Christchurch Wargaming Club). The gaming clubs are still closed, and they have not been able to get in to see what the state of their terrain, table etc are in, but I have a feeling there will be alot of repair work needed.
I think its kind of nice for gamers to be helping gamers.


These dice will be sold in sets of 6 for NZ$12 plus postage.
For non New Zealand orders, payment can be made via PayPal


So send an email to quakedice@gmail.com to place your order.


Cheers
O.P.
(PG_Izza)

(Some modifications made on my part to protect name/identity). It's a clever idea with the seismic graph for the 6 to show the 6.x magnitude quake that hit Christchurch, NZ.

Since Izza mentioned Japan, as soon as I dig up some more organizations I will have them posted. For now, Red Cross is probably the best bet, as they have the fastest emergency response relief possible (given the size of the organization). They may not be the most efficient, but quick relief is needed at this point in time. In a couple of weeks some new ones will pop up and I should be able to some research on these organizations and get back to you with my top picks.