As posted on theforce.net:The Fandom Association of Central Texas (FACT) will be hosting an auction and party for X-Wing and Fate of the Jedi author Aaron Allston. The event will be held next week, Sunday, July 19, from 1-5 p.m. at Arbor A in San Gabriel Park, 445 E. Morrow, Georgetown, TX. According to his official website, Aaron Allston will be in attendance.
Allston was recently hospitalized for heart bypass surgery, and all proceeds will go to the Aaron Allston Donation Fund to pay for related expenses. Central Texas area fans wishing to donate auction items will find contact information on the FACT website here.
Press Release:
Austin, TX -- A fundraiser and auction to benefit the Aaron Allston Donation Fund will be held on Sunday, July 19, from 1-5 p.m. at Arbor A in San Gabriel Park, 445 E. Morrow, Georgetown, TX.
The Aaron Allston Donation Fund is a medical fund established by his friends to help Mr. Allston, an internationally known science fiction writer and author of several Star Wars novels, with large medical expenses recently incurred as a result of emergency bypass surgery. Mr. Allston is a long-time resident of Central Texas.
The event sponsor is the Fandom Association of Central Texas (FACT, http://www.fact.org), a Texas-based 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the promotion of literacy through the appreciation of speculative fiction.
FACT is seeking donations of food and other items from local businesses for the event. We anticipate attendance of approximately 100+ people, and are actively promoting to the media.
To discuss making a contribution, please contact Wendy Snyder, FACT Events Manager, at social@fact.org or phone Elizabeth Burton, FACT board secretary, at 512-402-5298.
Allston's been one of the most consistently entertaining SW authors, known for his humor. He's among the panelists in this video of the Legacy of the Force panel from Celebration III back in 2005.
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