Fund News
In Remembrance of Gary Gygax
Greetings Seekers,
Friends, family, and fans purchased a dedication brick to honor the memory of Gary Gygax, the Father of RolePlaying Games, in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. We have installed the brick at Lake Geneva's historic Riviera, a facility that hosts weddings, class reunions and other events on the shores of Geneva Lake. The plaque sits near the fountain, which will be great for photos.
The Gygax Memorial Fund continues to raise money to build a statue of Gary in Lake Geneva in memory of his contributions to the development of role-playing games. We accomplished the first stage of this memorial project, the procurement of the site, when the Lake Geneva city Council approved the project in March 2011.
The Memorial Fund is now in its second phase, designing and rendering the memorial to Gary’s genius and his formative influence on tabletop and electronic role-playing games. Stefan Pokorny, New York metal sculptor and designer for Dwarven Forge (makers of “The World’s Finest Miniature Terrain”), will be visiting Lake Geneva soon to review the site.
In other news, the Gygax Memorial Fund will be re-releasing a limited press run of Cheers, Gary for all of you waiting to get a copy. This book was overwhelmingly popular at Gen Con 2011.
Expect more news about our fundraising efforts soon. Send your donation for the statue project through www.gygaxmemorialfund.com.
Cheers.
Stefan Pokorny volunteers to sculpt the Gygax Memorial
The Gygax Memorial Fund is thrilled to announce that Stefan Pokorny has volunteered to sculpt the memorial in Lake Geneva. Stefan is well known to gamers as the founder and chief sculptor of Dwarven Forge. Stefan is also a classically trained sculptor and artist who was commissioned to create a beautiful portrait of the former Czech ambassador in the New York Public Library.
Gen Con 2011
If you plan on making your way to Gen Con (which I suggest to everyone reading this) then don't be surprised to run into some Gygax Memorial Fund folks while you're there.
If you see us there, come on by! We continue to need the help from the millions of fans and gamers inspired by Gary's life and work to build the statue in honor of the great Gary Gygax!
The Gygax Memorial Fund will be hanging out at the Old School Renaissance Group, booth 1541 in the exhibit hall. Gail Gygax, Gary's widow, will be there, and she will also be presenting the 2011 ENnie Awards on Friday night. She will talk about conversations with her husband on how he wants to be remembered, and the resulting vision for the statue, and the goals for the Gygax Memorial Fund.
Now a 501(c)(3) Corporation!
We're happy to announce that the Gygax Memorial Fund is now a 501(c)(3) corporation. What does this mean? Mostly that all donations are now tax deductable!
If you have never donated to a charity, you might ask, how does this work? We here at Gygax Memorial Fund feel that we are a really good first charity to try out!
Land in Donian Park Approved!
The Gygax Memorial Fund has reached a huge milestone. We have been granted land for the memorial site at Donian Park, which "encompasses a wetland and the 100 year recurrence interval floodplain along the White River in downtown Lake Geneva."
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