Sonic Relief 2011 Fundraising Extended

Deadline to Donate Now March 27th

Fully understanding the scope and needs dictated from recent world events, Sonic Relief chair Richard Swain over the weekend extended the Sonic Relief 2011 fundraiser to Sunday, March 27th, more than a week after the annual Comic Relief Red Nose Day.

The extension will also afford time for more sub-campaigns, in order reach Sonic Relief’s planned goal of £1,000, or over $1,600 in US dollars.

Swain’s full statement is below.  You can still donate here.  Donations as of this article’s publication stand close to £650, over $1,000 in US dollars.

Think that Sonic Relief 2011 is coming to an end too quickly? Then fear not, as the deadline for [url=http://www.justgiving.com/sonicreliefuk/]donations to the 2011 campaign[/url] are to be extended until Sunday 27th March.

I realise it is abnormal for Sonic Relief to continue past Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day (which takes place this Friday, 18th March on BBC One) but there are several reasons for this extension.

Firstly, I am sure we are all aware of the terrible disasters to have hit Japan in the last couple of days. Aid for their cause is needed much more crucially at this very moment in time, so this extension will give you the chance to make your donations to help Japan and still give you a week or so if you wish to donate to Sonic Relief as well. I would hate to make you have to choose between one charity or another, especially as Japan holds so much significance for the Sonic community.

Secondly, as this our final Sonic Relief campaign, I want to give us the maximum opportunity to make this one to remember. The total currently stands at just under £650, which already makes this the most successful Sonic Relief to date. But it has the potential to be much more successful yet. With the sales from Songs For Sonic 2 yet to be donated, our chances of hitting the elusive £1000 milestone are looking ever more hopeful – and honestly, I want us to reach it. This extension will give us that bit of extra time to ensure that we are able to put our absolute all into this.

Finally, the extended deadline will allow for more recent fundraising events to take place, as well as giving me some additional time to finish writing Sonic: The Age of Steam by the end of the campaign.

Please note that the deadline for entries will remain as this Friday, 18th March. This is so that people who are wanting to donate based on the number of entries received can do so, plus it gives us a chance to decide on a worthy winner in readiness for the announcement of the grand total a week later.

So, let’s keep on going folks! We’re gonna reach for the stars!