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Win The Awesomest Prizes EVAR!

2010-02-04 · Hank · watch on YouTube · Global development · advocacy activism

Hank brings three announcements: Maureen Johnson's Suite Scarlett sequel is out; the Harry Potter Alliance's raffle for Haiti, whose prizes include stories by John and Maureen and a song Hank will write for the winner, should push the $86,000 raised to $105,000; and John has two events in Indianapolis today.

What is said

00:00:00 — Greeting to Maureen, Nerdfighters and John; the Suite Scarlett sequel is out but books reach Missoula late

  • ★★ Hank says the sequel to Maureen Johnson's Suite Scarlett is out, though no copy has reached Missoula yet. — 00:00:00 · Missoula, Montana
  • ★ Living in a small college town means books arrive late: Hank waited two weeks for Paper Towns, and his local independent bookseller promises the sequel by Friday. — 00:00:00 · Paper Towns, Missoula, Montana

00:00:29 — Read Suite Scarlett; Haiti still needs help; the Harry Potter Alliance raffle and its prizes, incl. short stories by John and Maureen

  • ★★ Hank urges viewers who haven't read the first Suite Scarlett to read it: he loves it and is a big Maureen Johnson fan; the sequel's first chapter is online. — 00:00:29 · Maureen Johnson
  • ★★★ Hank says much still needs doing for Haiti; though it is no longer a big news story and the shock is wearing off, the world still needs to address it. — 00:00:29 · Haiti
  • ★★★ Hank says the Harry Potter Alliance, a non-profit built on the Harry Potter fan community, is raffling remarkable prizes for Haiti, with all the money going to Haiti. — 00:00:29 · The Harry Potter Alliance, Haiti
  • ★★ Prizes listed include Harry Potter books signed by J. K. Rowling with a thank-you note, a guitar signed and used by Tom Felton, a cast-signed Deathly Hallows, signed Gaiman, Pratchett and John Green books, and Where the Wild Things Are artwork. — 00:01:17 · Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Neil Gaiman, John Green
  • ★ Hank says he bought three raffle tickets for the Tom Felton guitar and hopes he wins. (playful) — 00:01:17
  • ★★★ Hank says John and Maureen will each write a 1,000-word short story on any topic the raffle winner chooses. — 00:01:46 · John Green, Maureen Johnson

00:02:15 — Hank's own raffle prize: a song about the winner, recorded with a video; $86,000 raised so far

  • ★★★ Inspired by John and Maureen, Hank raffles a song: he will phone the winner, write a song about them, record it and make a music video, and wants it on his next album. — 00:02:15 > «if you win, I will write a song about you.»
  • ★★★ Hank says the Harry Potter Alliance, the Harry Potter community and the Nerdfighter community have together raised $86,000, enough to charter two cargo planes of aid to Haiti. — 00:02:15 · The Harry Potter Alliance, Nerdfighteria, Haiti

00:03:00 — Goal of $105,000 for three planes named Ron, Harry and Hermione; John's two events at the University of Indianapolis today; sign-off

  • ★★★ Hank says the goal is $105,000, enough for three cargo planes to be named Ron, Harry and Hermione, and asks viewers at least to check out the prize list. — 00:03:00
  • ★★ Hank says he is amazed at the power of these communities and thanks everyone for helping. — 00:03:00 · Nerdfighteria
  • ★★ Hank says John is doing two events at the University of Indianapolis today, at 4:00 and 7:30, and urges anyone nearby to go hang out with his brother. — 00:03:00 · John Green, Indianapolis

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