Happy New Year!

A quick update as to where things stand with Drawing The Line....

VOLUNTEER APPRECATION
Tonight Julie and I were invited to a volunteer appreciation eveening at Princess Margaret Hospital. It was an opportunity for the staff of the Foundation, as well as the doctors, nurses and researchers to thank donors for their fundraising efforts and to briefly note where the money goes. PMH has always maintained that whether the amount is large or not as large it is all most appreciated and it was tonight.

DONATION MADE!
Last Wednesday [12/1/05] Julie and I delivered two cheques to the foundations worth Cdn$4,300 each. This translates to 34% of our intended goal of $25,000. Needless to say they were delighted!!

A SECOND BOOK?
Over at PMHF, they are wondering if we'll be doing a follow-up book....hmmmm.

As some of you know we have been considering doing a follow-up book. We were actively trying to have Will Eisner contribute a piece. Alas, that is now no longer possible.... unless Peter Dixon managed a miracle?! We already have a seven page contribution from Nick - who sent it in last June after we chatted at the Paradise Con here in Toronto.

However, the very same day we got that bit of news about Will Eisner, we also received a phone call from "Today's Parent" [which has a circulation of 80,000] wishing to promote our book. hey found us on the web and called out of the blue to see if we still had books available. They will have a blurb in the March issue that will be available in the 3rd week of February [in the 'Frontline section' I think]. There is a huge potential for selling numerous books. I will be popping into the [comic]bookshops that are carrying our book to see if they can order more copies. The DTL website has a page that list all the participating shops. Jessica of The Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation has offered to help out in any possible manner and another signing at PMH was put forward once the article has come out.

The editor of "Today's Parent" also urged us to create a follow-up book.

So, I am making my first unreasonable request of the year and hoping you will join us in contributing to Another Drawing The Line. I am not sure what your timetables are like, but I would like to launch the new book at TCAF in May [28th-29th ]. The Paradise Con is a month earlier 29-30 April and 1st May 2005. We will be hard pressed to produce something by then, but we may be able to find recruits there.

I will be talking to the foundations to secure a corporate sponsor this time and that way we won't have the rough ride we had last year. Julie would also like to see some honorarium for the participating artists or at least a larger number of copies for your use.
If you have any questions, suggestions or ideas please let me know (suley @ fengsuli . com).

Cheers and Happy 2005,
Suley