Introduce Yourself

#163

Hello, everyone!
My name is Erin. I’ve only been to pax West twice but both times I was blown away by the cookie brigade and what they do. Anyone that spends their time for a children’s charity makes my heart happy.

I volunteer with a superhero cosplay group that raises money for children’s hospitals, and does visits every few months at the hospitals. It’s one of the most rewarding things I do! I also work in a residential care home for teenagers with developmental disabilities, and it has been life changing for me. I spend so much time watching the girls grow and explore, seeing them do things for the first time. My passion really is helping those who need it.

In my spare time I love to bake(and I’m generally pretty decent at it). Much better at cookies than cupcakes! The first time I saw the cookie brigade I was confused but my boyfriend explained it and I was just awestruck. And then this year, seeing how different everyone is, and that they’re all doing the same thing, it made me want to join that. I’d love to bake and donate cookies! I’d love to help collect donations for cookies! Really I’d just love to be a part of this amazing thing you all do.

Sorry I sound super sappy, I tend to be too happy and speak with too many explanations at all times!

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#164

Welcome @ErinRae you don’t sound sappy at all, I think everyone here is just as passionate about fundraising and the cause. We’d love to have you on board as a volunteer for PAX West!

Have you joined our Discord yet? We’ve just coming off the event so its a bit chaotic, but its where you’ll find people chatting and talking.

#165

Hey everyone! I’m Michael.

I’m from South Texas and I am currently in my last year of college at UTSA in San Antonio. I’m a communication major with a PR concentration, and a business minor. I’ve been attending PAX South for 2 years now, alongside other Texas-based conventions such as SXSW in Austin, Dreamhack in Austin (Now Dallas), and RealmsCon in Corpus Christi.

Weirdly enough, I run a fansite for a “Children’s Card Game MMO”, and I’m a small influencer, I suppose. I’m a Discord Hypesquad Event Attendee (possibly an Event Organizer in the future?) who has volunteered at their PAX booth, which allowed me to network and meet people that I wouldn’t have probably socialized with at PAX.

Anyways, I extremely appreciate and applaud everything that the brigade has done throughout all of the PAXen. Although I may not be someone who can bake or cook anything significant, I’ve always enjoyed eating the awesome cookies (and other nice stuff) from the wonderful bakers who contribute.

Super stoked to be here! :slight_smile:

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#166

Welcome @DropTheMike!! So happy to have you here!

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#167

Online I’m GimmieSunshine, but most people call me Carrie or Caroline. I live in the suburbs between Philadelphia, PA and Wilmington, DE. I spend most of my time working full time as an RN. I love baking cookies and used to make them in very large quantities at holiday time to give as gifts (when I had more time and little money). I cut back over time and then stopped almost completely because I’m trying not to eat them all! I’ve substituted crocheting as an alternate creative outlet, but I miss baking. Doing it for a good cause would be even better!
I was introduced to the Cookie Brigade at PAX Unplugged last year (I don’t think I noticed anyone in 2017). I’m hoping to contribute by baking a lot (and possibly distributing too) for Unplugged 2019.

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#168

Hi All! I’m Ashley and I literally just found out about the Cookie Brigade a couple hours ago! I am a stay at home mom and baking is a huge hobby for me and I love to volunteer my time so this is a perfect way for me to do so . This is my first time going to PAX unplugged and I assume I’ve missed the ability to donate my time / baked goods this year but I plan to go full force next year and I’ll have my 1 year old with me too :smiley: How do I get in contact with someone to get involved? I saw on the FAQ if you do X amount of work we can be reimbursed for our badge but didn’t see anywhere that explained how many hours / what work you had to do ? I can’t wait to see everyone and help out !

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#170

So happy to have you with us, @GimmieSunshine and @Skyhuntress! :slight_smile:

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#171

Hi, I’m Chuck and I was looking to help out at the upcoming PAX Unplugged event next week. I’m not much of a baker, otherwise whatever I can do to help.

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#172

Hey Chuck, welcome, we can always use people willing to help us out with distribution and fundraising at PAX so we’re happy to have you onboard!

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#173

I’m Jesse, a data analytics nerd from St Paul MN. I’ve played assistant to Brigadier bakers a few times over the past couple years. I also volunteered at the Child’s Play booth at PAX South 2019 and will be there again at Unplugged this week. If there’s any help I can provide other than distribution, I’d be delighted to do so.

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#174

Welcome, Jesse! We always have a ton of work to do behind the scenes, so we appreciate any and all help you can provide. Thank you for joining us!

#175

Hi I am Monica
I try to volunteer every year with making cookies and distributing ! I’m hoping to help out Friday! Because it’s the only day I can go this year. I was wondering if meeting someone Thursday because I plan to line up early for pins at the beach booth. Would like to give out cookies while in queue. :slight_smile: Good luck to another awesome year!

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#176

Hi @AsianCandie welcome back! I’ve added you to the group for PAX South. Make sure you join our discord, https://discord.gg/HBwUcfs, and ask for access to the PAX South section so they can get you set up to help.

#177

Hi! I’m Sara. I’ve been going to pax for 6 years- East, west, and Unplugged (though U is newer lol)
I’m a pax Pokémon gym leader so I’ll be chilling in handheld a lot and would love to distribute while I’m sitting and taking challengers since I’ll be in one spot.

I am also legally blind and this website is a nightmare to navigate but here I am :slight_smile:

#178

Welcome, Sara! I’ve sent you a link to our Discord channel and updated your group permissions. We’re in the process of updating our website so hopefully it should be easier.

#179

Hi everyone, my name is Kyle.

I’m a long time PAX East goer, I think almost 9 years now. I’m an ex Omeganaut from last year (We got knocked out in Surgeon Simulator) and had no idea that the Cookie Brigade has become such a big thing for PAX. I always love to chat with the volunteers and eat the amazing baked goods! I used to do charity streams for Child’s Play and other charities, and while I know that it’s pretty last minute, I wanted to know if I could be a distributor for the cookie brigade at East this year?

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#180

Welcome, Kyle!! So happy to have you join us - we have multiple Omeganauts amongst our ranks and we’d love your help! I’m going to message you our Discord link.

#181

Awesome! I just joined the discord

#182

Wassup, names PJ, First time volunteering for the cookie brigade. I love what you guys do, a real wholesome cause and experience. So i wanted to see what i can do to help. Looking to be a distributer at PAX East.