Solstice28 - one last time

 The world hasn‘t changed and is still mad. It is possibly even more mad, than last year and help is needed everywhere. But most of us enjoy the most wonderful time of the year: a time for giving and cheer!

And by that I am of course referring to the winter solstice, and a charitable celebration of all things grimdark: #Solstice28 !

This is an event I created 2021. out of a drive to bring the community together to give back to worthy causes around the world. And in 2021, with a great deal of help from some fantastic hobby friends, we succeeded in raising 1300$ for a collection of charities. 

In 2022, I set up the whole thing a bit differently and offered you, dear reader, to opportunity to “buy” resin casts of the icons I sculpted in exchange for a donation to a good cause. That way, we managed to gather the incredible amount of 1000€ for various good causes.

I was not sure, if the success from the previous years could have been topped, but 2023 exceeded the even the first year and all together 2000€ were donated. It took me up until April to do all the casting, but it was worthwhile the effort.

This year, so for Solstice28 2024, I've decided to keep it as it was 2022 and 2023. I've sculpted and cast different icons, and I'll be sending copies of them to you, dear readers, in exchange for a donation. 

I am very happy and very proud to have found in Pk-Pro a partner, that sponsors the silicone I use to make the molds for this years casts.

So, what is different this year? Heavy hearted, I have decided that I will run this even the last time. Why, I hear you ask, did we conquer the evil in the world? No, sadly, we didn‘t, but as I stated earlier, I have spend almost all of my free time from January until late April with casting. And this effort has brought me to the brink of it. Additionally, international shipping will become more complicated in the immediate future, to a point where I fear, that this project will become unreasonable. So, all in all, this will be the last time for you to do good and enlarge your eldrich altar at home.

As in the last years, I have added a new sculpt to be cast.

                                                    

                                                        Icon 1: The Headless (2021's Idol)

                                                        Icon 2: Samael (The Eyeless, form 2022)

                                                    Icon 3: Ktulhu (The Tentacled, from 2022)

Icon 4: Tschatogguah (The Demonfrog)

And this years sculpt to complete the pentagon of doom!

 

However, here's the charitable part: you cannot “buy” the icons. 

If you donate 80€ or more, you qualify for the “Pentagon of Doom” level, which includes all five icons.

                                                              

If you donate 60€ or more, you qualify for the “Quadruple of Calamity“ level, including the Ktulhu, the Samael, the Frogdemon  and the brand new Locust icon.

If you donate 20€ or more, you qualify for the “Locust” level, including the Locust icon.

                                                               

Instead of sending that money to me, I want you to take the amount listed above you want and to donate that amount to one of the following charities:

ICRC

Doctors Without Borders / Medecin Sans Frontieres

UNICEF
UNHCR

The Bail Project

Then take a screenshot of your donation confirmation, clearly showing the name of the charity and how much you donated, the date and your name and send it to me to receive your reward!

The only expense you'll need to send my way will be the cost of shipping, which will be handled through PayPal at the following rates:
If you're in Germany, shipping will be  5,50€

If you're in Europe, shipping will be 13€

If you're in UK, shipping will be  18€

If you're in Rest of the world, shipping will be  23 €

To place your order, simply make your donation to the charity of your choice from the four listed above, then send the screenshot of your donation confirmation to me at Solstice28@gmx.net and fill out this GOOGLE-FORM to forward me your information (thank you Ben for helping me out with this. It makes things A TON less time consuming). Due to the amount of incoming emails, I will not be able to send you an immediate reply, but I will write the first email to all participants late January. So, if you haven’t gotten a message by then, please let me know. 

That's it! You'll have done good, and you'll have a lovely icon to commemorate your generosity!

But be sure to get your donation and email in soon! All donations must be in by 30.12.2024 at the latest.

Thanks for your interest in using our shared hobby for something good, and I can't wait to see what you accomplish with your icons! A share on Instagramm or on Discord would also highly be appreciated!

- Simon / Hydra