Extra Life Contest Winners

Before I say anything, I just want to say how proud I am of all of you. Together, KI gamers raised (at the time of writing) 9,035 dollars. Our original goal was one thousand, and later 5 thousand, and we crushed both of those goals. It makes me so happy to see us all coming together for a great cause like this, and I hope that we can go even farther next year!

As for the winners, I had to tweak things slightly. Turns out, most donations were done by non team members or anonymous donors. That being the case, I had to pick ten people who raised an impressive amount. I also decided to pick people who signed up as their wizards. I did this for a couple of reasons, those being internet safety, and also to respect the privacy of those who used their real life names. I would however, like to highlight the team member who donated the most, Timothy Titan, who gave an incredible 201 dollars. That absolutely rocks, and he's going to be at the top of my list in terms of which article I write first. Following that, I'll make the articles in order of response back to me. In a month or so, I have a break for Thanksgiving, followed shortly after by a December break. I'm hoping to try and fufill most of the articles during this period, but if I have time sooner, I'll try to fill one when I have time. So without further delay, here are our winners, in no particular order.

• Timothy Titan
• Vanessa Mythdust
• Sarah Battlethief (may need some help finding her)
• Austin Ironslinger
• Shadow Wyvern (on central)
• Iridian Willowglen
• Jason Fireblood
• Edward Anvilshard
• Seth (flash33 on central)
• Destiny Devereaux

As a reminder to our winners, they have the chance to ask me to create a dish based on something in either game. Could be an area, could be an npc, it could even be them! Two rules however, do apply. First, it has to be g-rated, this is a family friendly blog. :) Second: If it is your wizard/pirate, or if it is something from pirate101 (I haven't played it I'm afraid) then you'll need to provide me a little backround info on what it's about so I have a basis to go off of. Other than that, if you like any type of food, let me know, and I'll try my best to deliver what you ask. I'm very proud of all of you, and that means the whole KI team, and I think we truly did something wonderful. For the ten winners, you can reach me in several places to request a dish. I'm on twitter, (@monoplox), leave a comment here, on central, (@monoplox) and through my in game/blog gmail.(carlostrollfist@gmail.com) Until then, Foodies of The Spiral, UNITE!

- Carlos

Extra Life: Biting Into A Good Cause

 Reposted from my extra life page: Support me here and find the rest of the team -> http://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.participant&participantID=113638



Hi there everyone. My name is Carlos Trollfist. You may or may not know me, I'm a fairly reclusive member of the community. When I first heard about the fundraising and how KI and our lovely Professer Greyrose were putting together a team, I decided to sign up and see if I could help raise more money for the hospitals and the wonderful work they do.
This actually means a lot to me.A few years back, my older sister was having some serious throid problems. She ended up having to go through several surgeries, and made a full recovery. During the time, I was a little too young to fully understand quite what she was going through, but being a bit older now, I understand how scary it must have been for her. Looking back, the people who worket at the hospital she was admitted to, (one that was paid for by my parents' insurance) the staff who oversaw her really were wonderful, always working to see her mind at ease and do that extra thing to make her happy.
I realize that not all children who need that kind of care can afford it. That's why i've made a page here. My parents were fortunate enough to know that my sister would receive that extra special caring treatment. Not all parents can guarentee that for their children. I hope that by working to raise money here, we can as a coommunity give more parents that peace of mind.
I regret to say this, but I myself don't really have the financial ability to donate to this cause. That being said, I want to do what i can to give others incentive to donate further to the cause. That's where my blog comes in. I have a small blog related to KI's first game, Wizard101. My blog is called "The Culinary Conjurer". On it, i create food and relate it to npcs and others aspects of the game and what's going on both in the game and real life.
So how does my blog help things here? Well that's a good question! The top 10 team members for KI gamers, who donate the most themselves, will be given an oppertunity to request me to make something to be featured on my blog.
Now there are a couple of rules I need to set up for the sake of clarity. First, please note: the ten chosen will be the ten who donate the most themselves, not the 10 who are able to raise the most. I understand this may be a bit backwards in terms of thinking, but if i say the ten who raise the most, the list and subsequently, the donations may remain stagnant to where they are now. I'm trying to increase cash flow to the organization, and thus i'm going about it this way. Secondly, please note, the money donated does not have to be to my personal page. I want donations increased in general. It doesn't really bother me who you sponser so lon as you sponser. The third and final rule is about time. This contest of sorts will run until 12pm EST on October 25, which is the actual day of the event. At that time, i'll tally up the ten team members who donated the most, be it through comments or other social media if i am aware of it (twitter, central ect.) so be sure to check your comments on that day to see if you've won.
After i've contatced the winners, you can email me at carlostrollfist@gmail.com, with the dish you'd like and what you'd like it based on. For this contest, the limitations are pretty open. You can request an area in the game, an npc you like, or even you wizard or pirate. Please note, if you choose for it to be yourself, tell me a little bit about your wizard or pirate, so I have a little to go off of. Then all you have to do is keep an eye on my blog, and wait for your article to come. I'll make sure to send you a follow up message to let you know when so you'll be sure not to miss it.

So that's all I have to say. I really think this is a great cause, and while I myself cannot donate, I hope this acts as incentive for others to push themselves to help out a great charity. Together, we as the KI community will make a difference.

Foodies of the Spiral, UNITE!

- Carlos