Please read the links in the post above for context; the #RomanceForMaui auction is still going strong; from a humble $5K goal, we are now close to $75K raised for local relief, with over 320 items for auction.
Please check it out, bid to help people who've lost everything in the #MauiFires, and share to increase the reach:
Good morning, @romancelandia! There are just over two days left in the #RomanceForMaui auction--over 380 items,from books and swag to zoom consults with everyone from Beverly Jenkins to Courtney Milan, and crafty items galore!
From a humble first goal of $5K, can we raise a $100K in the time left?
Via Tessa Dare (on twitter):
"Do you love stickers? Been watching bids on #RomanceForMaui items soar out of your price range? Author Lucy Eden designed ADORABLE 3” vinyl stickers as a buy-it-now gift for giving to the cause. $10 donation for one design, $15 for 2, and $30 for the full keepsake 4-pack."
Can we get to $100K by Monday? (Please boost for wider reach)
From a humble original goal of $5K, the total right now is just over $110K.
A whopping 410 items are up for grabs; all monies raised go directly to the organizations listed on the auction's main page: https://www.32auctions.com/romanceformaui
UPDATE on #RomanceForMaui: the auction is not even 24hrs old, and there are now over two hundred bookish/readerly/writerly/crafty items on offer.
@romancelandia blew right past the original and very humble $5K goal; with six full days left, we are within touching distance to TEN TIMES the original goal.
The #RomanceForMaui auction is live, until 3pm EDT on Monday August 21; the original goal was a humble $5K, but the current total is siting just shy of $62K, with 281 items on offer.