Everfree NorthWest 2012

We're a three-day fan gathering, dedicated to the TV show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and its toys. Open to all ages and completely family-friendly. Programming will include art panels, music events, fan-fiction writing, and toy tutorials, as well as opportunities for collectors to show off their merchandise. We also have a live dance track named 'Ponystock' with some of the top musicians in the brony fandom performing live concenrts for attendees. Everfree Northwest's chosen charity is the Seattle Children's Hospital. Seattle Children’s was initially founded and run by a group of philanthropic women more than 100 years ago. Their generous spirit can be seen today in the support of thousands of donors and guild members. Seattle Children’s Hospital Foundation gathers this extraordinary community support and raises funds for Seattle Children’s Hospital and Seattle Children’s Research Institute. To assist with this, we at Everfree Northwest will be doing the following: Toy Drive During the convention, we will have several bins to collect new, unopened toys for boys and girls to be donated to the hospital. We're pleased to announce our host hotel, the Seatac International Holiday Inn, will also have a bin that the staff will be donating toys into. Charity Auction Saturday Afternoon of the convention, we will be holding a charity auction for Seattle Children's Hospital's "Greatest Needs" fund. All money raised by this charity auction will be donated in full to this fund to help save the lives of kids who need it most. We're pleased that some of the talent appearing at our convention-as well as some not able to attend-are donating towards this wonderful charity auction for such a good cause. Hospital Visit Some of the show's talent hoping to be allowed to attend are partnering with the Traveling Pony Museum (http://travelingponymuseum.com/) and Seattle Children's Hospital to bring Everfree Northwest to the kids at the hospital. We're planning an event where kids unable to attend due to injury or illness-but whom are still fans-can experience the convention in person at the hospital.