March 2015 Archives

30 March 2015

The Xenite Retreat Date Change - IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

VERY IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! (please share)
CHANGE OF DATE FOR XENITE RETREAT
Hear Ye, Hear Ye!

Due to a situation beyond our control, the Xenite Retreat date has changed.
The retreat will now take place the following weekend, April 22nd - 25th.
We are hopeful that still being so far out from retreat means that this change of date does not impose any inconvenience. We sincerely apologize if this is not the case. If you have already purchased a retreat ticket and this change of date causes a problem for you, please reach out to us immediately.

Thank you for your understanding and continued support of the Xenite Retreat.
We can’t wait to see you, April 22nd - 25th, 2016.

Battle on!
-Xenite Retreat Crew

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27 March 2015

2015 AUSXIP Starship Auction Raises $25,537.52 NZD!!!

AUSXIP Starship Foundation Auction Update: my face hurts from smiling so much. The tentative total (tentative because there may be some late donations directly to Starship or people rounding up (which happens often) is in US dollars first and then the converted rate since we are converting to New Zealand dollars:

Total Amount Raised (tentatively) in USD = $19,320.03
Total Amount To Be Converted (tentatively) in NZD = $25,537.52

I'm blown away by these numbers. There are three of us in this auction team (myself, Roger and Lori) and I have to say on behalf of them - THANK YOU.
There is a lot of work involved but its worth it to see this reaction. I'm totally blown away. In the 9 years since we have been doing the auction, we have raised $136,847 for Starship. It wouldn't also be possible without Starship's support and their willingness to help us out by creating a way to make the process so easy for everyone.

So from the AUSXIP Starship Auction team,

Thank you to those who bid, to those who contributed and to those that won. That's $25,537.52 Starship did not have a week ago. Humbled and very proud of this fandom.

16 March 2015

Heroes Vs Villians March Madness - Vote For Xena + Lucy Message To Fans!

Vote from Xena in the Heroes Vs Villiams March Madness!

First A message from Lucy about the vote

Click here to vote

http://www.hitfix.com/march_mayhem/2015/103-xena-vs-olivia-pope

Xena Info

Rap Sheet: Former Destroyer of Nations turned virtually immortal protector of humanity; no mythology or time period is safe from her wrath

Super Power: Superhuman strength and sassiness, ability to murder gods like you squash ants

Kryptonite: Bad boys and good strawberry blondes

Inspirational Quote: “The moment you pick up a sword, you become a target. And the moment you kill, everything changes.”

14 March 2015

AUSXIP Sponsors 2016 Xenite Retreat - Tickets Now Available

2016 Xenite Retreat Tickets Now Available

AUSXIP is sponsoring the Xenite Retreat - this is the first time in 18+ years that I've added AUSXIP to any event and I'm stoked I have done this. It's a great idea for an event and it brings us together now that the Creation cons are over. One (if not the major) reason I have sponsored this event is because of the woman heading the team putting the show on. It's headed by Penny Cavanaugh and I have a lot of time and respect for this woman. She has assembled a great team and you know you will have fun!

What is the Xenite Retreat?

The Xenite Retreat is three full days of the best kind of fun with the best kind of people.

Our mission is to host an all inclusive retreat where Xenites have the opportunity to relax, have fun, learn and grow, make new friends, spend time with old friends - most of who we consider family!

The retreat has been developed so that you get to design a weekend that suits you perfectly. Whether you want a quiet and relaxing weekend, or a crazy adrenaline filled adventure, or perhaps a mixture of both... the decision is up to you!

Tickets are now open and you have to be really really quick! So head over to http://www.xeniteretreat.com/ and join in the fun.