Wow! Our Global Donation Tally has just hit a new record! Together, we have raised over $116,000 for Equality Now and a host of other charities through Can't Stop the Serenity 2009 events. Despite the Global Financial Crisis, Browncoats have managed to achieve something which seemed impossible six months ago! We are mighty! Can't Stop the Serenity is now in it's fourth year, and with the dedication of Browncoats across the globe, the event gets bigger and more successful each year. Take a look back to see just how far we've come! 2006 - $65,900.24 raised by 41 cities in 5 countries 2007 - $106,165.69 raised by 42 cities in 7 countries 2008 - $107,219.15 raised by 45 cities in 4 countries And now, in 2009, together we have grown to 56 cities in 7 countries. And already we've confirmed donations of over $116,000 with more to come!! Receipients of Can't Stop the Serenity 2009 fundraising so far include Equality Now (who have received a staggering $104,764.02 with more to come), Kids Need to Read, The Greater Boston Food Bank, Al Wooten Jnr Heritage Centre, Donors Choose, Humane Society, PDX Browncoats Inc, BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre Foundation, Nashville Cares, MADCAP Cinema, Women's Foundation of Southern Arizona, and The House of the Good Shepherd. Our amazing volunteer organisers have outdone themselves this year, and the Browncoat community has come out in droves to support this year's events. So, THANK YOU! You are all mighty! We still h

We're ending the 2009 CSTS season with a Last Hurrah Charity Auction! We've had a fantastic year of Can't Stop the Serenity events, and we're on our way to reaching our goal of $150,000 for Equality Now.  Our upcoming Last Hurrah Charity Auction in November will be your last chance to contribute to our 2009 Global Donation, as well as an opportunity to win some fantastic prizes. We are currently looking for more awesome prizes to add to the auction.  If you have any Whedonverse items that you'd like to donate, please contact Jen. Items will need to be received by 31 October 2009. 100% of the auction proceeds will be donated to Equality Now.

We're reaching the end of Can't Stop the Serenity 2009 with just one month of events left to go! Around half of our 55 participating cities have finalised their donations to Equality Now and local charities, and our Global Donation Tally is currently just over $85,000. Please help us all achieve our goal of raising $150,000 by supporting our October events. UPCOMING EVENTS...

If you've been following @csts on Twitter, you'd know that our Communications Lead pledged to donate $0.10 for every @csts follower on Serenity Day, 30 September. We're delighted to have seen our Twitter following grow to 835 supporters, and this has resulted in a donation of $84 to Equality Now. You can also celebrate Serenity Day by donating to Equality Now via our Global Faceb

2009 has been bigger and better than ever before, and folk all over the world have been talking about it! Over 80 media outlets have been broadcasting the signal about Can't Stop the Serenity and Equality Now, and we'd like to take a moment to say thank you. We've received wonderful support from entertainment news outlets, regional newspapers, technology blogs, podcasts and a wid

GLOBAL FUNDRAISING GOAL UPDATE We're delighted to announce that we have donation confirmations from six more cities, which brings our total raised so far to $74,848.57 (as of September 16, 2009, from 22 cities). This fantastic total includes $66,750.59 donated to Equality Now and $8,097.98 to other charities. But we're not done yet, so please continue to support CSTS events. We're h