Archive for the ‘Charity’ Category

Harry Potter Actors Participate in National Doodle Day

Feb 27, 2012

Posted by: Mel

Charity

Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid), Nick Moran (Scabior), Richard Griffiths (Uncle Vernon), and Jessie Cave (Lavender Brown) have submitted a doodle for this year’s National Doodle Day. Their doodles, along with others submitted by celebrities, will be auctioned on eBay starting March 2nd to raise money for Epilepsy Action. You can see their doodles here. To read …read more!

Updated: ShirtPunch to Sell Shirt Designed by Warwick Davis

Nov 19, 2011

Posted by: Mel

Charity

ShirtPunch, which sells one unique shirt for 24 hours only, will be selling a shirt designed by Warwick Davis (Flitwick/Griphook) on Monday, November 21st. ShirtPunch teamed up with Mr. Davis to design this shirt, which features a design from “Willow,” a film Mr. Davis starred in. Even better, all proceeds from the shirt will go …read more!

Support Lumos and Light a Birthday Candle for on International Children’s Day

May 20, 2011

Posted by: EdwardTLC

Charity

Lumos, the charity started by Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling supporting disadvantaged and institutionalised care in Eastern and Central Europe, has launched a campaign for International Children’s Day on June 1st to Light a Birthday Candle for Lumos. According to the press release, “the campaign will help to raise vital funds and awareness for …read more!

Reminder: Nine Days Left to Donate to Accio Books! Help Build a Library

Apr 22, 2011

Posted by: EdwardTLC

Charity

There are only nine days left to take part in the Accio Books Fundraiser, the HP Alliance’s annual book drive which has donated over 50,000 books to date. As readers will recall, the HPA aims to build an entire library of books in partnership with the Bedford-Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School (BSNBCS) in Brooklyn, NY …read more!

A Very Different April Fool’s

Mar 31, 2011

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

Charity

Hey everyone. Every year since 2003 Leaky has taken part in April Fool’s celebrations, transforming, in some cases, the entire site: We have been hacked by Peeves, we have discovered the wizarding version of Twitter, we have hired Sybill Trelawney as a disastrous news editor, and we have turned into a Glee-lover’s paradise, for just …read more!

Accio Books: Help Build the Imagine Better Library; LiveStream Event NOW!

Mar 20, 2011

Posted by: EdwardTLC

Charity

The HP Alliance is holding a fundraising venture this weekend which aims to fund the supplying of books a new library for the children of the Bedford-Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School in New York City. The HPA has partnered with Borders to offer this special coupon which, when you purchase books for yourself this weekend, …read more!

Join the HPA’s Wrocking 4 Marriage Equality Live Event Now

Feb 26, 2011

Posted by: EdwardTLC

Charity

Our friends at the HPA are hosting a special Livestream event focusing on the marriage rights and equality today, on their ImagineBetter channel. Join some of our favorite wizard rockers along with many other special guests as we spend the day exploring the issue and raising awareness and donations for the effort.The event is to …read more!

Join the HPA Livestream Now to Wrock for Marriage Equality!

Feb 26, 2011

Posted by: John Admin

Charity

Hurry along to The Harry Potter Alliance’s Wrock for Equality Livestream, at this link. The Harry Potter Alliance is continuing their fight for LGBTQ equality with Wrock for Equality again this year – this time in Rhode Island! Various wizard rockers, including The Whomping Willows, The Remus Lupins, The Moaning Myrtles and more will be …read more!

Helping Haiti Heal Anniversary LiveStream and Signed JKR Books Prize Pull!

Jan 23, 2011

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

Charity

It has been a year since the Harry Potter fandom came together to raise $123,000 for the victims of the Haiti earthquakes, and we are celebrating by, finally, raffling off the full signed set of J.K. Rowling books – which means you have about TWO HOURS to enter to win this unbelievably rare set of …read more!

Signed JKR Books Raffle Livestream – starting soon!

Jan 15, 2011

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

Charity

Today at 2pm eastern, join PotterCast and the Harry Potter Alliance for the live charity event benefitting the of the complete set of signed Harry Potter books by J. K. Rowling. Starting at 2pm EST, the LiveStream event via this link will feature our own PotterCasters, the HPA’s Andrew Slack, musical performances by Alex Carpenter, …read more!



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