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New Orleans Wizardworld Comic Con – Custom Pack and Gear Giveaway

The Louisiana Ghostbusters are proud to announce that on February 9th, 2014 the below-pictured and donated proton pack along with a Matty-Collector Ghost Trap and PKE Meter will be practically given away in a charity incentive donation drive.

The idea was conceived, funded, and constructed by Randy Fernendez and Twilight FX, makers of the amazing Phoenix Pack which has a one-of-a-kind venting system. While this giveaway pack will not have a venting system like Phoenix, it is made almost completely from parts fabricated right here in Louisiana and will feature an all metal particle thrower or “gun.” It is one of the more unique and sturdy prop replicas of a proton pack you will ever see.

 

1st Prize Proton Pack:

Pack-An authenticated autographed bumper component (see photograph below) courtesy of Dan Aykroyd, star and co-creator of the Ghostbusters series of movies and video games.

-Custom sound system integrated with thrower that plays fire up, power down, thrower activate, and pack venting sounds. (note, pack does not animate and vent “steam.”  This is only a sound effect.)
-All metal aluminum gun or thrower.

Extending AND rotating barrel thrower features as in the original hero props used in Ghostbusters.

-Exceptionally sturdy construction designed by a professional engineer including metal backpack parts.

-A full lighting kit in both the pack and thrower which work in tandem with the sound system.

-A Proton Pack of this quality autographed by Dan Aykroyd is valued at $3500-$4000.

-The proton pack’s crank knob serves as volume control for the sound system and has a rechargeable power supply.  The charger is included in this giveaway.

-Have a look at the thrower and sound in action in our workshop: http://youtu.be/HLVumb0XLzI

-And a feature video of the pack!  

 

  2nd Prize – Matty Collector Ghost Trap– autographed by Dan Aykroyd:

DSC_6056-The Mattel-created Ghost trap is fully animated and includes lights and sounds.  Step on the pedal and watch the trap open and then close to capture a ghost, just like in the movies!

-This is a demonstration of an identical trap:  http://youtu.be/zGvv_RqgShA

-A Matty Trap autographed by Dan Aykroyd is valued at around $1000.  Unsigned traps on Ebay are selling for $400-$950 right now.

 

3rd Prize – Matty Collector PKE Meter autographed by Dan Aykroyd

DSC_6075-The Mattel-created PKE Meter is fully animated and includes lights and sounds.  Activate it and control the level of intensity, wing position, and light patterns of the meter’s electronics!

-This is a demonstration of an identical PKE Meter: http://youtu.be/FItWb4LI0oY

-A Matty PKE meter autographed by Dan Aykroyd is valued at around $500.  Unsigned PKE meters on Ebay are selling for $90-$150 right now.

 

4th Prize – A Louisiana Ghostbusters T-shirt and Wrist Band and a free Buster Shot or effects added to a photograph of yourself in costume done by a professional digital artist.

5th Prize – A Louisiana Ghostbusters Wrist Band and a free Buster Shot or effects added to a photograph of yourself in costume done by a professional digital artist.

 

——————RULES——————

 

SO HOW DO YOU EARN A CHANCE TO WIN?

Simply put, chances to win are earned by you saving a life.

For every $5 you donate to our charity, Relay for Life and the American Cancer Society, you will have a ticket entered into a drawing to win one of the above prizes. For every $20 you donate to our charity, we’ll throw in an extra chance to win (for a total of 5 chances).  For every $100 you donate, we’ll throw in another bonus chance to win (for a total of 26 chances to win.)  For every $500 you donate, we’ll throw in an additional 10 chances to win (for a total of 140 chances to win.)

WAYS TO WIN:

There are two ways to donate to our cause.  The easiest way is to visit our table at New Orleans Wizardworld Comic Con between February 7th and February 9th.  We will be accepting cash or debit card donations and you can inspect the prizes there.  A ticket with your name and contact information will be added to a hopper in the amounts listed above.  We will have the drawing at about 5pm on the Sunday of the convention.  Winners need not be present to keep their prizes, though you may collect them at the convention if you are present.  Those NOT PRESENT at the time of the drawing must agree to pay for the cost of shipping to claim their prize if they cannot arrange pickup with one of our members in the South Louisiana Area within a reasonable amount of time after the drawing.  We will not remove money from our donation pool in order to ship any of these prizes.  You may use Paypal to cover the cost of shipping your prize later.

ENTERING ONLINE:

The other way to earn chances to win is to make donations online to our cause at our team website.  If you wish to enter the contest via online donations you must agree to the following:

Online donations will only enter the contest if they happen between January 28 and February 6th at midnight.  NO EXCEPTIONS.

EDIT:  We’ve extended ONLINE donations first to midnight on February 7th, and now one final time to 1pm on February 8th.  All times are GMT -6 or Central Standard time.

-For every $5 you donate to our charity, Relay for Life and the American Cancer Society, you will have a ticket entered into a drawing to win one of the above prizes. For every $20 you donate to our charity, we’ll throw in an extra chance to win (for a total of 5 chances).  For every $100 you donate, we’ll throw in another bonus chance to win (for a total of 26 chances to win.)  For every $500 you donate, we’ll throw in an additional 10 chances to win (for a total of 140 chances to win.)

-If you are unable to claim your prize in person, you must pay for shipping of the item or arrange with us to courier the item to Mass Hysteria in Birmingham, Alabama in May or to Dragon*Con in Atlanta, GA in September.

-To enter ONLINE, make a donation on THIS PAGE with your credit or debit card.  Start with the ORANGE BUTTON that says DONATE NOW.  YOU MUST ENTER AS MUCH CONTACT INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE FOR US TO PREPARE YOUR TICKETS AND REACH YOU AFTER THE DRAWING.  If you do not provide your name and email, your entry is forfeit in this giveaway because we have no way to reach you.  Phone numbers and addresses are great additional ways to make sure we can reach you if you win a prize.  INTERNATIONAL DONORS:  The following additional rules apply:

International donations to U.S. Relay For Life events can be done on the event’s website as long as the donor is using an American Dollar Credit Card (for example, Visa, or anything that draws American money). Our sites do not convert currency so donations have to be entered in U.S. dollars. Donors should be able to use a drop-down menu on Relay websites that provide a list of countries to select from when the donor is entering his/her address. When they select a country, they will also be asked to select a state. Donors can select “none” in the state field (the last option in the drop-down) and go on to enter a zip code.

If you do not have a US Dollar credit card, you may consider sending money via Paypal or other method to a friend who does have such a card so that you can enter this amazing giveaway and help us save lives.

For questions or concerns, please email Louisianaghostbusters@gmail.com or message us at the Louisiana Ghostbusters Facebook or here on our website with the “CONTACT US” button and we’ll do our best to clarify any rules or conditions.  We’re striving to make this as simple and uncomplicated as possible.

 

To sum it up:  We’re giving away these amazing prizes as incentives for our donors to a great cause, American Cancer Society is a well-known organization which strives to aid cancer victims and fight the disease through research and support.  In order to win one of these incentives, you will get a ticket added to the drawing hopper for every $5 you donate with extra tickets rewarded for donations of  $20, $100, and $500.

We’ll post additional pictures of our amazing 1st Place item as it further approaches completion.  See the Gallery Below or on our Facebook Page for videos and pics of the proton pack.

A video of the thrower/gun in action with its sound system can be seen here: http://youtu.be/HLVumb0XLzI

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