Movember 2019 and Team Standing Stone Games

[Cordovan]

As many of you may know, I do two fundraising drives for charity every year: Extra Life and Movember. I'm kicking off Movember again for both the LOTRO and DDO communities, with the goal of raising money for important men's mental and physical health issues through Team Standing Stone Games!

Why Movember?

Ever since I started doing this seven years ago, I have been getting private messages on the forums from players directly impacted by these issues. I hear from men suffering from cancers, thanking me for doing this. I hear from all genders about their loved ones; fathers, brothers, husbands, friends, partners, and children. Some have been through mental and physical health issues, and others want to make sure they have the support they need in the future should something happen.


Of particular relevance to me, and I believe the gaming community in general, is this year's focus on mental health. Too often men feel obligated to "tough it out" and keep their feelings to themselves. Too many struggle in silence. I've been guilty of that myself.


The Movember Foundation aims to reduce the rate of male suicide by 25% by 2030, and I want to help them get there.


Listen if someone is struggling. Reach out to them if they aren't getting the help they need. Help them take action if necessary.


As a token of thanks, we will once again be offering minor incentives to people who donate. Also like usual, if you want in on the giveaways, I need you to send me a quick Private Message on the forums so I can get your info in one place.


About Movember:


Read about the start and growth of Movember here: https://us.movember.com/about/history


Read Movember's annual reports, tax forms, audited statements, and more here: https://us.movember.com/about/annual-report


Read the financial snapshot here: https://us.movember.com/about/money

To donate to me:


https://mobro.co/jerrysnook


To donate to others on the Team:


https://moteam.co/standingstonegames


ANYONE is welcome to join the Standing Stone Games team.

I have set a goal of raising $2,000 personally and a total of $3,000 with Team Standing Stone Games. Since 2013, we have raised almost $19,000 for men's health!


Incentives


If you donate at least $10, you will be entered into the various Point and other drawings that are unlocked by Team Standing Stone Games reaching certain milestones. If you donate to me or another Team member, it counts!


To get them, make sure to send me a private message on the forums with the following information, so I can track it to a donation and get you your stuff. Please include the following:


The name you used for your donation:
Forum name (or Twitter handle, etc.):
Amount Donated:
Date of Donation (approximate is fine):


Group incentives:


$1000 - Five 500 LOTRO Point codes and five 100 LOTRO Point codes will be randomly distributed to people who donate at least $10 to the fundraising effort through a random-number-generated drawing.
$2000 - Ten more 500 LOTRO Point and ten more 100 LOTRO Point codes will be randomly distributed to folks who donate $10+.
$3000 - Ten more 500 LOTRO Point and ten Aid to Those In Need Title codes will be randomly distributed to folks who donate $10+.


If we meet our goal, we will also give away an Ultimate Edition of the Minas Morgul expansion following the end of the fundraising drive to anyone who has donated at least $10.


Individual incentives:


$5 - Forum Title of your choice, within the community guidelines. PM me with your desired choice. If you already have a custom title, I can add another!
$10 - Custom Forum Avatar - Let me know what you want your avatar to be, and I'll do my best to make it happen.
$20 - Two picks from the Community Loot List.
$30 - Two additional picks from the Community Loot List
$50 - A code for an Enduring Universal Toolkit, along with two additional picks from the Community Loot List.
$75 - Two additional codes for an Enduring Universal Toolkit, along with a code for a brand new Title to The Lord of the Rings Online: Aid to Those in Need, which will be delivered as a code that can be applied to your account through the LOTRO Store in-game.


All incentives are cumulative, so if you donate $50, you also get the benefits of the lower tiers. If you have a specific request based on the level of your donation, just PM me and we'll sort it out. I will be taking donations through December 1st. All giveaways and incentives will take place after December 1st.


Here is the Community Loot List:


Titles


Event-related:


Artist (Prefix)
Artist (Suffix)
Art Lover
Audience Member
Concert Attendee
Event Organizer
Event Winner
Musician (Prefix)
Musician (Suffix)
Performer of Note
Provider of Event Information
Speaker for the Musicians
Speaker of Words
Spectator
Striving for Victory
Viewer of Events


Other Titles:


Well Met


Housing:


Best House in the Neighborhood Trophy


Pets:


Tundra Cub
Spirit Bear


Fiddles:


Bardic Fiddle
Lonely Mountain Fiddle
Sprightly Fiddle
Traveler's Trusty Fiddle


Steeds:


Steed of the White City
Cremello Steed
Perlino Steed
Steed of the Red Dawn




I'll probably do a marathon drive sometime in November, similar to what we did last month for Extra Life. Time and date TBA.




The LOTRO community has long been among the most supportive of charity, and we are set to have a lot of fun this year! Thank you for your donation, however large or small it may be.




Sincerely,
Jerry Snook
Cordovan - Community Manager, Lord of the Rings Online

[Thurallor]

If we meet our goal, we will also give away an Ultimate Edition of the Minas Morgul expansion following the end of the fundraising drive to anyone who has donated at least $10.

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Quick, everyone donate your $10 before he notices his mistake!

[Cordovan]

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Quick, everyone donate your $10 before he notices his mistake!

Heh, this means "anyone who had donated at least $10 is eligible for the giveaway".

[Thurallor]

[tuor66]

I tried to join the team but it appears membership is limited based on Country.

[Starsmith]

Thank you for doing this as well!

[Bel-Astarte]

A cause very close to my heart-in the last 3 years or so we've buried two achingly young family members who took their own lives.

The devastation on those left behind is hard to describe. Thank you and I'll be contributing by next payday.

[Belboz]

If I make a donation on November 29th, will that still be in the donation window?

[Cordovan]

If I make a donation on November 29th, will that still be in the donation window?

Yup, no problem! I'm putting the end date as a loose December 1st.

[Celmet]

Happily donated and trying to spread the word in kinships

Thanks for getting LotRO and DDO involved in this impressive and impactful program.

[Cordovan]

Thank you to everyone who donated through the weekend! Over the weekend I was able to hit my $2,000 goal. Due to a snowstorm hitting the area my schedule has been messed up, but I intend to do the drawings this week, and work throughout the week to get Extra Life stuff out before turning my attention to Movember.

[Askelin]

Thank you to everyone who donated through the weekend! Over the weekend I was able to hit my $2,000 goal. Due to a snowstorm hitting the area my schedule has been messed up, but I intend to do the drawings this week, and work throughout the week to get Extra Life stuff out before turning my attention to Movember.

Congrats man, you're out here doing a good deed with the influence you have as a community manager. $2000 is not to be scoffed at. Good on you!

[Cordovan]

Thank you again to everyone who donated! I have now sent a message out to everyone I know of who donated to me. Check your inbox; if you have not received a message from me, PM me with your donation info.

If you already let me know what you'd like from the Community Loot List, I have sent you a message with codes. Otherwise, I've sent you a message asking for what items you would like.

Finally, due to the relatively low number of individual donors to Movember this year, everyone who donated at least $10 picked up a group incentive of 500 LOTRO Points! Those messages have also been sent out.