North Ridge members in costume invade several local Media
Plays Monday night and Tuesday morning. Along with costumed craziness, a
Saberworks light saber hilt was raffled off to raise money for our new
charity, COMPASS HOUSE - safe shelter and services
for runaway and homeless youth.
"Now witness the power of this fully operational
retail outlet!"
It was a tenuous peace, until
the young Padawan did his impression of Yoda, to amusement of imperials and
rebels alike.
"Customers, The Emperor has been expecting you..."
"And whoever lives shall have an autographed copy of the DVD release."
And if you feed him and take care of him, he'll grow up to be a big, strong bantha someday.
"It's an old credit authorization code, but it's still good."
"I feel ... {dramatic pause} ... let him buy."
< "Give me back the toy gun, Porkins, or I will have to ask you to leave."
A Touching Reunion
Media Play: A Wretched Hive of Scum and Villiany
"You - Rock with me. I'll take the lead."
"Hey, I haven't seen you since senior year at Out Rim High School. I always thought you looked good in red"
"Yeah, thanks ... and it looks like you've been eating too many gooba fish cakes."
Except of course, for Nicole, our raffle winner ...
... and so it was as if a thousand voices cried out, and then, well, kept crying out, culminating in the wave and a crowd surfing Sith lord.
.
"Customers, The Emperor has been expecting you..."
< Ray Kelley, development director, in front of a
quilt in the main hall of Compass House on Linwood Avenue.
^ Chris and Janice present Ray with a check for $163
dollars raised from the light saber raffle.
