As I wrote about recently, I have teamed up with Skepchick Surly Amy to raise money for the American Cancer Society: she has created 200 lovely hand-made ceramic Bad Astronomy pendant necklaces, and for each one she sells for $20 she’s donating $10 to the ACS. Each one is different, so check them all out!
Over half the necklaces have been sold, but there are still quite a few left. Hurry and buy one (or more) soon; the total raised will be announced at the star party at Dragon*Con this year, September 2!
Find out more at Amy’s Skepchick post, which has more pictures, including one cute one of how one necklace is keeping a couple together, despite their reading material.
July 28th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
Mine came last week and is proudly hanging from my rear view mirror! (Somehow I didn’t feel totally comfortable wearing it at work… one of the worlds largest observatories… someone might get the wrong idea
Aloha!
July 28th, 2010 at 1:05 pm
Phil,
On a completely unrelated topic, I’d like to bring this to your attention so you can do your thing:
http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/99153999.html
Louisiana – doomed?
July 28th, 2010 at 3:00 pm
I have my Granite State Skeptics surly.
I should see about making a collection. Wonder if I can get one of Kitty’s Bad Alien ones too?
July 28th, 2010 at 5:36 pm
When I first went to Surly Amy’s site and tried to buy the pendant shown above, I bummed because it said it was sold out! Well if you snoop around her site a little you will find that she has others available, all different, all really cool looking. I couldn’t decide which one I liked best so I bought two. Can’t wait to get them.
Having had several family members and friends with cancer, I know personally how much this disease sucks ass. Thank you Surly Amy and BA for doing this.
July 28th, 2010 at 6:18 pm
I have the worst time trying to decide between Surlies, so I’ve bought a bunch. I have 4 of the Bad Astronomy necklaces. I’m wearing one right now, in fact. Surly Amy makes the best jewelry!
July 28th, 2010 at 6:30 pm
i bought one for my husband and one for myself, they are pretty awesome. just like the duo who made them possible!
July 28th, 2010 at 10:15 pm
Surly you’re not serious?
July 29th, 2010 at 4:33 am
Curse you Phil, you enabler of my desire to have lots of pretty things
Thx & good luck with the fundrasing.
Srsly, I just couldn’t stop at one
July 29th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
I got mine a couple of weeks ago, and I proudly wear it. It became one of my favorite pieces of jewelry immediately.