The Modern Materialist : charity

Giving Something Back

Steph Auteri — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:26:00 GMT

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This past Friday, I went to the NYC Sex Bloggers 2009 Calendar Release Party, at the White Rabbit in Soho. The calendar was being sold to raise money to support Sex Work Awareness, an organization that trains sex workers in media skills and educates the public about issues that affect people who work in the sex industry. Calendar models included a number of awesome women within the sex blogging realm, such as Audacia Ray, Jamye Waxman, and Elizabeth Wood . Aside from calendars and free lube, we were treated to burlesque performances, raffles, and homemade cookies. I also came home with this fun toy! What does this have to do with you?

You can still purchase a calendar here! They look awesome!

Of course, if you'd like to give back in another way, may I suggest Volunteer Match, which allows you to search for volunteer opportunities with a number of criteria. Leave your favorite volunteer organizations and charity causes in the comments!

Get Tricia Helfer Nude

Alex Zalben — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:30:00 GMT

Want to get Battlestar Galactica's Tricia Helfer totally nekkid? Then check out this:

BattlestarProps.com is having a series of auctions selling off the props and costumes to Battlestar Galactica, including Caprica Six's red dress, the costume Tricia Helfer wore on the show. I mean, I guess this was a little bit of a trick, because I'm not 100% sure that:

A) Tricia Helfer wears this dress all the time.

B) She doesn't wear anything under it.

Really should have thought this one through, huh?

Anyway, all auctions benefit the United Way, and tons of info can be found online here.

World's Most Expensive Scrabble Board

Alex Zalben — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:01:00 GMT

I think you can venture a guess as to why this is the world's most expensive Scrabble board, but it's actually cheaper than you think (at least for now):

The board is a one-of-a-kind, Swarovski crystal encrusted board currently up for auction on eBay. The auction benefits the St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, and at least for now, is not that expensive (considering we've seen quarter of a million dollar jeans, for example).

Hopefully, the price will go up, so that the childrens can get more research:

[$3051, eBay]