Joss Whedon Honored with Library Donation

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Joss Whedon Honored With Library Donation

Wed Feb 9, 7:00 AM ET  

The Whedonverse Multimedia Project honors its namesake, Joss Whedon, 
with a donation to his hometown library. 


(PRWEB) February 9, 2005 – Last year the WB Network gave fans of Joss 
Whedon"s "Angel" a unique Valentines Day present: it cancelled the 
show. Knowing not to expect flowers and candy this year either, fans 
decided to try to repair the damage to their broken hearts by sharing 
what they love with those in need. 
   

The Whedonverse Multimedia Project is an organization of fans who 
wish to bring the shows created by Joss Whedon to public libraries, 
hospitals, shelters and other organizations in need of DVDs or books. 


As a tribute to the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and 
Firefly; the Multimedia Project is kicking off its campaign by 
donating a complete set of each of these shows on DVD to a library in 
Joss Whedon"s hometown: Popular Library at the Mid-Manhattan Branch 
of the New York Public Library. 


The Director of Popular Library, Elena Bivona, noted: "Popular 
Library at Mid-Manhattan would be delighted to receive these DVDs. 
Buffy and Angel continue to be popular and in demand here, and we 
don't own Firefly at all. Thank you very much." 


The donation should reach the library in time for Valentines Day. 


Want to participate? Here's how: 
- make a financial contribution to the project 
- donate directly to a public library or other chartiable 
organization and contact the project so it can keep a tally 
- fill out a request form at your local library asking them to carry 
these materials 
- tell your public library or other charitable organization about the 
project so they can contact us and request items 


In addition, the Project is seeking to partner with a DVD retailer or 
distributor to purchase these items at a discount. The ability to 
stretch our donation dollars will allow us to provide more of these 
materials to organizations that need them. 


Tributes to other members of the Whedonverse are in the works 
including: Julie Benz (Murrysville, PA), Adam Busch (East Meadow, 
NY), Jewel Staite (Vancouver, CAN), James Marsters (Modesto, CA) and 
Alyson Hannigan (Atlanta, GA). Four public libraries have already 
submitted requests for donations and are on the Project's waiting 
list. Fans can nominate others to receive a tribute once the 
donations to these libraries are fulfilled. 


For more information about the Whedonverse Multimedia Project please 
visit: http://www.whedonverse.org 







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