Let's go to the movies Tuesday night!

[CurtisEdmonds]

Press release:

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Go to the movies!!!
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Sept. 25th - Victims' Benefit Day at the Movies!
Wednesday, September 19, 2001 3:24 CDT

Tuesday, September 25th, 2001 will be Victims' Benefit
Day at the Movies . On that day, 100% of ticket and
concession sales at participating movie theatres
nationwide will be donated to the September 11th Fund
of the United Way, and the American Red Cross for this
disaster and the emerging needs resulting from this
tragedy. 50% of the proceeds will be donated to the
American Red Cross and 50% will be donated to the
United Way.

A list of participating theatre companies will be
available on the National Association of Theatre
Owners (NATO) website (natoonline.org).

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Huge list of movie theaters participating; there's one near you:

http://www.natoonline.org/participating.htm

[hadassahchana[$]]

What a wonderful gesture!

I love this idea. Now, all we need is for some enterprising soul to turn this into a write-off - review to be posted fairly soon after the Tuesday night movie.

Thanks for posting this, Curtis.

Cindy

[CurtisEdmonds]

Hey! What a good idea! Why don't I volunteer to do JUST THAT.

(I was going to anyway; just hadn't set up the details -- which will come sometime this evening.)

[CurtisEdmonds]

Details, as promised -- and as shilled at the write-off announcements page:

America Goes To The Movies Write-Off

Y'all play too.

Peace and love -- CDE

I wish they had more films coming out this weekend for it... The only one coming out is Mariah Carey's Glitter and I don't think I am going to catch that one. Yeah they still have some that I haven't seen that I might want to catch but gosh the movie selection is pretty mediocre... Ummm... I think the theaters aren't doing terribly well right now anyhow.

Ander

[soxfan[$]]

Hmm ... an alternative for folks who can't get to a participating theater would be to rent a video, then contribute the difference to the two funds mentioned.

Ailsa

[CurtisEdmonds]

Yes. (That's a suggestion, anyway, am not going to twist anyone's arm on this.)

I won't be a part of the write-off, but I will be going to see Curse of the Jade Scorpion and contributing that day... if it is still at the theater.

Are they just doing ticket receipts, or are they adding in the ludicrously overpriced contributions of popcorn and soda as well?

[CurtisEdmonds]

Concession items, too. Get extra butter on your popcorn for charity.

Originally posted by CurtisEdmonds
Concession items, too. Get extra butter on your popcorn for charity.

Woohoo! Wait... the Edwards has them self-serve butter things.

I wonder how much of a gang-of-pricks the IRS will be about ticket stubs.

EARTH CALLING KAT... COME IN KAT...

[prettyinpink]

thanks for posting this info! I haven't been to a movie in I-don't-know-when, much less written an Epinion. This might be just the thing I need personally, as well as a dandy way to make a contribution. I have sold some artwork on eBay with proceeds going to the Red Cross, but I'd really like to do more.

[frazzledspice]

I hadn't heard any publicity about it.

My band rehearses every Tuesday from seven to nine, but I might send my husband and my daughter.

Thanks for letting us know.

Well geeze, I hope they did ok. I went and it didn't look too busy If you haven't heard about this, there is still time

Ander