We're ecstatic to announce that we've passed the $50 mark and are now only $15 away from reaching the $100 mark! That means the Low Tier of the Charity Raffle is now unlocked! And as promised, Fawkes has gone out to purchase the first batch of new toys! The agreed upon amount was of course $50, but since the fundraiser had already reached $85 by the time Fawkes was hopping in his car, he went ahead and shelled out a little bit more:

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21 toys. We haven't even reached the $100 mark yet and we already have TWENTY ONE toys! You might be noticing a little bit of a lopsidedness in the boy-to-girl toy ratio there and its one we certainly intend to fix with the next purchase of toys. Something else you might be noticing is a SEVERE LACK OF PONY TOYS. The Wal-mart that was visited for this batch of toys wasn't all too plentiful in the pony department; but this is something else we'll certainly take care of with the next batch! What better way to help cultivate the next generation of Bronies and Bronitas than with pony toys for Christmas, amirite?

Also as promised, here's the receipt from the night's purchase: Here.

Fillies and gentlecolts, we now have just about 25 hours left until the fundraiser wraps up and we're nearly 1/3 of the way to our total goal. As well, we're only $15 away from unlocking the Mid-Tier raffle prizes and $115 away from unlocking the big prizes: the High-Tier Raffle Prizes. As well, once the fundraiser wraps up, we've decided to commission a little commemorative picture featuring the OCs of all the generous souls who donated to the cause; even the ones who donate only a $1! Every little bit helps. So give as much as you can and share our fundraiser page with as many people as you can!

And lastly, we want to give a MAJOR thank you to our first three donators: Davroth, crp_dude, and BrainedbySaucepans; three absolutely outstanding members of our community, thanks to whose generosity 18 new toys will be going to boys and girls along the demolished Jersey coast. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts, guys~