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Friday, December 11, 2009

Strangercrombie Thank You For Making Strangercrombie Extra-Special!

Posted by Paul Constant on Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 5:01 PM

We still have to tabulate the totals before we can give you an official dollar amount, but thank you so much for taking part in Strangercrombie 2009. I was worried going in that this year's Strangercrombie, in such tough economic times, would be a difficult one, but your generous bids have helped us keep pace with—and possibly even raise more money than—last year's auction.

Many thanks to this year's charities—Country Doctor, Urban Rest Stop, and Senior Services. They made compiling and editing Strangercrombie a real pleasure and a joy for me. Thanks also to Kelly O, who did such a fine job art-directing David Belisle's photo shoot, ultimately creating what I think is our best Strangercrombie photo series yet. Nancy Hartunian coordinated this 800-pound-gorilla of an auction into docile submission, and she never once lost her temper with me, and that alone earns my boundless thanks. Marty Griswold and our entire sales team did great work assembling the items in this year's catalog, the web team set up the Strangercrombie site and made it seem easy, and the editorial staff wrote up the catalog text eagerly, without complaint, and on or ahead of deadline. They're the best. But you know that already.

Big thanks, of course, to the businesses and creative folks who donated to Strangercrombie. I hope you'll give them your business in the weeks leading up to Christmas and all through 2010. It takes a lot of faith to give items to Strangercrombie—associating with The Stranger sometimes means your charitable donations could wind up on the same page as something like Jumping Pantsless Jesus—and they come through year after year.

But most of all, thanks to all of you. Every year, Stranger readers get together and form this massive money-making engine for worthy causes. I know we fight in the comments sometimes, and it's easy to forget that we're all part of a community. But once a year, you do something so good that it's undeniable—this is a community full of people who care. And it's a community I'm so proud to be a part of.

If you didn't get to bid yet, you can still donate to Strangercrombie and get a deck of Stranger playing cards for $20, all weekend long, and probably all through next week, right here.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

And to all a good night.

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And a big thanks to Paul Constant who donated a book review worth at least $820.

Posted by minderbender on December 11, 2009 at 5:08 PM

Damn. I was bidding on a bunch of stuff, but got outbid in the final seconds on the one thing I really wanted. Boo-urns. But, good for the fundraising totals, I suppose.

Posted by Julie in Eugene on December 11, 2009 at 5:19 PM

I am totally jazzed about the two items I won - and feel great about the money going to three great organizations. My Xms shopping is over, now for a little yuletide libation. Good work, Strangercrombie!

Posted by Michael Wells on December 11, 2009 at 5:40 PM

Yeah, I got outbid by two dollars in the last 4 minutes, as I was walking home.

Congratulations on the donations.

Posted by Arsenic7 on December 11, 2009 at 5:44 PM

@2 That totally happened to me last year. But this year, THIS YEAR, I was victorious.

Posted by Meags on December 11, 2009 at 5:58 PM

Excellent auction! It inspired me to make an ebay account for the first time in ever. And I'm super stoked about what I won!

Posted by mad_yeti on December 11, 2009 at 6:09 PM

Piñata winners can come pick them up here at Vermillion.

Posted by Vermillion

on December 11, 2009 at 6:40 PM

You can't win every year, I'm grateful to have won last year.

Posted by kim in portland

on December 11, 2009 at 6:42 PM

I do my part by bidding high on items I want, knowing I'll be outbid, won't go higher, but the charities will make more money by me moving the price on up!

Posted by GlennFleishman

on December 11, 2009 at 6:48 PM

We still need a slide show of all the photos! Please, for the lurv iv Gawd--love that maid a milking, but the rest of the images have not been anywhere i've seen. . . other than occasional sidebars

Posted by Chicago Fan on December 11, 2009 at 7:15 PM

Was outbid again this year, but just wait til next year. Money was tight this year but next year I look forward to playing fast and loose with my cash!

Posted by Senor Guy on December 11, 2009 at 8:15 PM

Senor guy, great flickr site. Cool seats at the Safeco game. You're probably glad that you don't have a family of four, i could be wrong. Something like 100 dollars, maybe more i heard. And you took the photo with a blackberry? probably had to dig into the piggy bank for that. how do you pronounce senor?

Posted by dnt trust me on December 12, 2009 at 7:48 AM