For those of you who don't know, we had our very first CSTS event on the weekend and I'm pleased and proud to announce that it was a HUGE success! We raised $800 for equality Now!!!
The night started strong, a greater turnout than any of us Browncoats expected. The screenings started with Doctor Horrible's Sing-A-Long-Blog, and that was almost a disaster!! Bluray troubles and computer troubles caused the movie to freeze and glitch, but everyone enjoyed the film, laughter was louder than our surround sound, and with a quick computer change, the problem was fixed by the time Serenity came around.
There was a lot of prizes given away, and some truly wonderful cosplay. All in all, our first CSTS event was better than we thought it'd be, in every single way.
There was one other accident, which turned out to be in our favor. The 2012 Intro Video was played before Doctor Horrible, instead of before Serenity, and this gave viewers an idea of how important Equality Now is at a very early stage of the night. We found that after Doctor Horrible, at the intermission, people were buying extra raffle tickets and digging that little bit deeper for donations, and I feel this is due (in most part) to the Intro Video being played when it did.
My suggestion to all the cities yet to have their event is to play the Intro Video early on. It raises awareness before it's too late for people to really dig deep. A lot of my attendees were friends and family members, and were there to support me personally, and didn't fully grasp the importance of the event til the Intro Video place in right in front of their face. We might find this is true of a lot of people attending our events.
Just a thought. Good lucky to all who are still yet to host an event, and congratulations to all who are done for another year. 'We have done the impossible and that makes us mighty.' - Mal.
Signed, Elye McGrath, Captain of the Shoalhaven Browncoats.
Peace; Literal.
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