What a lovely and beautiful, campfire-laden Kallisti that was.

And like all great online campfire parties, we have the presence of wonderful folks like you to thank for the success of latest 24-hour round of funtastic shenanigans, sleep deprivation, show staff interviews, and callous art production for Kallisti III. Overall, we managed to raise a toasty $2,452 in donations for GalaCon and the German Branch of Engineers Without Borders! Although we did not beat out the total of the second Kallisti livestream telethon (still standing at $7,017), we did end up beating out the $2000 total from the original Kallisti.

As always, a massive thanks to our guests, contributing artists, moderators, hosts, and dedicated livestream crew for operating the stream and keeping us all warm! We also owe very special thanks to every last donor and participant who helped make Kallisti III a success! Regardless of whether you gave $1 or $1000, you gave us the privilege and honor of making Kallisti the event we’ve all come to cherish.

And be sure to keep an eye out for Kallisti IV as we all take advantage of the sweltering, relaxation-filled summertime!

Side Notes

If you missed any of the interviews that took place during Kallisti III, fear not! Celestia Radio has you covered with high-quality recordings of the interviews on their YouTube channel.

And lastly, our fundraising page is still open for the Kallisti III event if you’d like to support the efforts of everyone involved.

Now Have Some Art!

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Together with GalaCon, we held our 24-hour charity livestream this past weekend. We raised €1880—the fundraiser, however, is still open—which have been divided between GalaCon and the German Engineers Without Borders and almost sufficed to fund another rainwater harvesting tank in Tanzania, where many people lack access to clean, uncontaminated water, leading to many illnesses and deaths especially of children.

Several prominent guests helped boost the event. In order of appearance: Amy Keating Rogers, Andrea Libman, Anneli Heed, M.A. Larson, and Julie Basecqz.

Our partner Celestia Radio recorded the interviews and uploaded them to YouTube for your enjoyment.

After the break.

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Dear offseasoners,

You are the ones who are dedicated enough to stick around even when the next season is still months off. That is why we trust that during the 24 hours of the Kallisti III charity livestream, you will have the dedication and also creativity to make your mark with fresh, interesting questions and art requests for our interview guests and artists, respectively.

The 24-hour Kallisti III charity livestream will launch
June 22 at noon EDT on events.yoursiblings.org!

Bronies for Good and GalaCon have collaborated with BronyState, Ponyville Live, and Celestia Radio to bring you some of the crème de la crème of pony, who will take your questions from the chat.

• Amy Keating Rogers (Saturday between noon and 1:30 p.m. EDT), the writer of such episodes as The Best Night Ever or A Friend in Deed
• Andrea Libman (to be announced), the voice of Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy
• Anneli Heed (probably Saturday, around 6 p.m. EDT), the Swedish Spitfire, Photo Finish, Spike, Cheerilee, and more
• Dave Polsky (when we hit a big milestone), the writer of Too Many Pinkie Pies, Keep Calm and Flutter On, and more :’-(
• Julie Basecqz (June 22, after 2 p.m. EDT), the French voice of Rarity
• M.A. Larson (June 23, 2 a.m. EDT), the writer who we thank for Magical Mystery Cure, It’s About Time, and more

All the while, the video stream will show the genesis of artworks that you can request in the chat. The generous artists who have agreed to draw live on air are given below.

• Adlynh
• DeathPwny
• DerpTime
• Feyrah
• Glasmond
• Ikasama
• James Corck
• John Joseco
• Kevinsano
• Putuk
• Pwny
• Rautakoura
• St-Timid
• TariToons
• XTailsDudex
• Wrecky
• Yooyfull

Please note that for practical reasons, OC requests are limited to the OCs of interview guests, that all art has to be SFW and spoiler-free, and that you need to furnish a comprehensive, albeit one-line, description of your idea.

Kallisti III being a charity event, 50% of the donations will again support GalaCon, who are planning their own charity events at their August 2013 convention, while the other 50% will benefit Seeds of Kindness 2 and thereby the plans of the German Engineers Without Borders to build 200 direly needed rainwater harvesting tanks in Tanzania.

If you wish to get an idea of the interviews we will be conducting, check out Celestia Radio’s playlist of Kallisti II interviews. Similarly, here is the Bronies for Good gallery of Kallisti II artworks.

We are looking forward to welcoming you on events.yoursiblings.org—meanwhile, please spread the word!

About Bronies for Good

Bronies for Good, first and foremost, is you. We are the facilitators who organize service events worldwide and encourage individual, group, and social involvement to fostering the growth of a global community of caring, socially conscious individuals: you. (You can also follow Bronies for Good on Twitter and Facebook.)

About GalaCon

GalaCon is a convention event run by My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic fans. We aim to bring together fans from Europe and beyond for a fun and friendly weekend. GalaCon features special guests, panels, merchandise, and more. The convention is open to fans of all ages and all walks of life to celebrate what we consider a really well-made cartoon! (You can also follow GalaCon on Twitter.)

Dear offseasoners,

By reading these words you prove your allegiance with the rare breed of the offseasoner, a particularly committed species of pony fan that sticks around even when there is no new episode to sweeten the wait for the weekend.

Your diligence does not go unrequited, because it allows you to learn about such grand events as the third iteration of the 24-hour Kallisti livestream brought to you by Bronies for Good, GalaCon, BronyState, Ponyville Live, and Celestia Radio.

During Kallisti, great fandom artists will draw your requests live on air, while our prominent show guests answer your questions from the chat. Be charitable in style and bookmark the following viewer page now.

Join us June 22 at noon EDT on events.yoursiblings.org!

With privilege, however, comes obligation, so it is now upon you to get these tidings of joy out to those friends of yours who might otherwise miss them and of course to save up some donation money.

We are in the middle of the organization and invitation phase, so the following list of guests is still incomplete and a little tentative, but it should be a viable forecast of what is to come.

Show guests who have graciously agreed to join us for interviews

• Amy Keating Rogers, author of such episodes as The Best Night Ever or A Friend in Deed
• Andrea Libman, the voice of Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy
• Dave Polsky, author of Too Many Pinkie Pies, Keep Calm and Flutter On, and more
• Dennis Hu, Flash builder on Pony and proprietor of an awesome voice
• Julie Basecqz, the French voice of Rarity
• M.A. Larson, the author whom we thank for Magical Mystery Cure, It’s About Time, and more

Artists who will be drawing live on the stream

• Adlynh
• DeathPwny
• DerpTime
• Ikasama
• Perrydotto
• Suikuzu
• Yooyfull

As always, 50% of the donations will support GalaCon, who are planning their own charity events at their August 2013 convention, while the other 50% will benefit Seeds of Kindness 2 and thereby the plans of the German Engineers Without Borders to build 200 direly needed rainwater harvesting tanks in Tanzania.

About Bronies for Good

Bronies for Good, first and foremost, is you. We are the facilitators who organize service events worldwide and encourage individual, group, and social involvement to fostering the growth of a global community of caring, socially conscious individuals: you. (You can also follow Bronies for Good on Twitter and Facebook.)

About GalaCon

GalaCon is a convention event run by My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic fans. We aim to bring together fans from Europe and beyond for a fun and friendly weekend. GalaCon features special guests, panels, merchandise, and more. The convention is open to fans of all ages and all walks of life to celebrate what we consider a really well-made cartoon! (You can also follow GalaCon on Twitter.)

Are you a musician? Then we have one important appeal to make before we jump into the reports: We are already collaborating with a number of the greats of the fandom, but we know that there are more of you out there. If it is within your ability to contribute a track of original music to our upcoming charity album “A Beautiful Heart,” then this is your opportunity to let inspiration meet generosity. Each donation will already have 100% efficiency—thanks to Betterplace and Your Siblings—but your song will move many people to donate in the first place and thus multiply the effect!

More information about how to contribute to the album can be found on our dedicated page. (We extended the submission period until July 7, 2013.)

The following is mostly a summary of Your Siblings’ report as it relates to the projects we all have supported through Seeds of Kindness.

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