Hello everyone! Another year, another excuse to draw Sang Kyu in a sweater. It’s been a tough year for us all, and I wish I had been a bit more active on here. Still, I thank you for supporting me along the way!
For the fifth year in the row, I will be running a fundraising campaign for Liberty in North Korea, an organization that works to help people fleeing the North Korean regime safely make it to freedom. So, I’ve set up a Liberty in North Korea (LiNK) fundraising page, the link to which can be found at the bottom of this post and in my blog description.
I’ve always wanted to use this blog for education and to do some tangible good in the world. I want to prove that Hetalians aren’t just here for stereotypes and parody–our involvement in this fandom has changed many of us for the better, enlightening us to people and cultures we may have never otherwise known or cared about. Last year with all the hype around the new season, we raised over $1000, which was absolutely lightyears beyond what I thought this fandom could do! I’m setting the goal this year at $1000, by January 1st. Let’s try and keep the momentum going!
I know people can be strapped for cash this time of year, so don’t feel bad if you can’t donate! You can still reblog this post to help more people see it! I will also reblog this post with some more information about LiNK if you would like to learn more about what challenges North Korean refugees face and what sort of work LiNK does for them!
Let’s band together and change someone’s life for the better!
Just wanted to give a little update. One week in and we are at $612/1000! Thank you to everyone who has donated so far! Please continue to share and spread this post around.
Also, if you have donated $50 or more, please DM me so I can draw you something!
Another update!
We have met this year’s goal thanks to a very generous donor who donated over $400! If you were that person, please DM me, as I would like to thank you and also draw you something if you’ll let me!
Thank you to everyone else who donated or helped spread the word! If you haven’t donated yet, but would like to, you are still able to. The fundraiser link will stay up and active so you can still donate even though the goal has been met. Thanks again to everyone who has helped make this year’s event a success so far!
Hello everyone! Another year, another excuse to draw Sang Kyu in a sweater. It’s been a tough year for us all, and I wish I had been a bit more active on here. Still, I thank you for supporting me along the way!
For the fifth year in the row, I will be running a fundraising campaign for Liberty in North Korea, an organization that works to help people fleeing the North Korean regime safely make it to freedom. So, I’ve set up a Liberty in North Korea (LiNK) fundraising page, the link to which can be found at the bottom of this post and in my blog description.
I’ve always wanted to use this blog for education and to do some tangible good in the world. I want to prove that Hetalians aren’t just here for stereotypes and parody–our involvement in this fandom has changed many of us for the better, enlightening us to people and cultures we may have never otherwise known or cared about. Last year with all the hype around the new season, we raised over $1000, which was absolutely lightyears beyond what I thought this fandom could do! I’m setting the goal this year at $1000, by January 1st. Let’s try and keep the momentum going!
I know people can be strapped for cash this time of year, so don’t feel bad if you can’t donate! You can still reblog this post to help more people see it! I will also reblog this post with some more information about LiNK if you would like to learn more about what challenges North Korean refugees face and what sort of work LiNK does for them!
Let’s band together and change someone’s life for the better!
Just wanted to give a little update. One week in and we are at $612/1000! Thank you to everyone who has donated so far! Please continue to share and spread this post around.
Also, if you have donated $50 or more, please DM me so I can draw you something!
Hello everyone! Another year, another excuse to draw Sang Kyu in a sweater. It’s been a tough year for us all, and I wish I had been a bit more active on here. Still, I thank you for supporting me along the way!
For the fifth year in the row, I will be running a fundraising campaign for Liberty in North Korea, an organization that works to help people fleeing the North Korean regime safely make it to freedom. So, I’ve set up a Liberty in North Korea (LiNK) fundraising page, the link to which can be found at the bottom of this post and in my blog description.
I’ve always wanted to use this blog for education and to do some tangible good in the world. I want to prove that Hetalians aren’t just here for stereotypes and parody–our involvement in this fandom has changed many of us for the better, enlightening us to people and cultures we may have never otherwise known or cared about. Last year with all the hype around the new season, we raised over $1000, which was absolutely lightyears beyond what I thought this fandom could do! I’m setting the goal this year at $1000, by January 1st. Let’s try and keep the momentum going!
I know people can be strapped for cash this time of year, so don’t feel bad if you can’t donate! You can still reblog this post to help more people see it! I will also reblog this post with some more information about LiNK if you would like to learn more about what challenges North Korean refugees face and what sort of work LiNK does for them!
Let’s band together and change someone’s life for the better!
I’m sorry I don’t have an art piece to go with this like I usually do, but I recently moved (no longer in Korea, unfortunately) and am still trying to get settled, so I’m getting a late start on this. I’ll try an do a prettier post with some art later once I’m fully moved into my new place.
Still, it’s Giving Tuesday and I don’t want to be too late to the punch! If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you know that every year I host a fundraiser for Liberty in North Korea, a non-profit that helps refugees leave North Korea and resettle where they can have a better life. They also do a lot of outreach to both the public and government entities in an effort to refocus the narrative onto the people rather than nukes/military/politics, so their funding is going toward elevating the voices of North Koreans too.
Last year as a fandom we raised a whopping $1100 which was absolutely incredible! I know covid has been hard on us all, but if you’ve got a few dollars to spare, please consider donating! If you’d like to read more about what LiNK does or read some accounts from refugees, you can visit LiNK’s website here.
If you’re not able to donate but would like to help, please reblog this post to help it gain some visibility! (worried tumblr won’t show it in the tags because of the links, so reblogs really help)
OOC;; LiNK cleared out all their fundraising pages again (because their “night of freedom” event ended, I assume), but this is the last screenshot I have of the fundraiser before it was deleted. The original goal was $500 by the New Year, which yall absolutely smashed! So many times, in fact, that I had to keep upping the goal. I’m pretty sure we were close to $1.1k in the end. So, I just want to thank you all for your amazing support for refugees! I think it’s incredible that as a fandom we were able to raise over $1000 to help better someone’s life!
Since the old page is gone, I made a new one, which is also linked in my blog description. You can find it here. Thank you again to everyone who donated, reblogged, or offered their talents to help make this possible!
Hello everyone! I just wanna remind you guys that we’ve got 7 artists offering charity commissions for the refugee fundraiser! If you’d like a charity commission, you can contact the artists below. Your donation is your payment! Just show the email receipt you get from LiNK to the artist when you’re working out the details of your commission.
Thanks again to everyone who has donated so far and to the artists for offering your time and talent!
Hello everyone! It’s been a tough year for us all, and I wish I had been a bit more active on here. Still, I thank you for supporting me along the way!
For the fourth year in the row, I will be running a fundraising campaign for Liberty in North Korea, an organization that works to help people fleeing the North Korean regime safely make it to freedom. So, I’ve set up a Liberty in North Korea (LiNK) fundraising page, the link to which can be found in my blog description or as a secondary reblog of this post (posts with links won’t show in the tags).
Since Hetalia is back and in the spotlight (and not always in the best way), I want to prove that Hetalians aren’t just here for stereotypes and parody–our involvement in this fandom has changed many of us for the better, enlightening us to people and cultures we may have never otherwise known or cared about. Therefore, in honor of Hetalia’s 2021 return, I’m setting the goal this year at $500, the most ambitious yet since I’ve been running these fundraisers, by January 1st. According to LiNK, $100 is what it costs them to provide shelter and food for a family of four for one night. As a fandom, we can provide care for a family of four for five nights. Think about that…a fandom full a people who love these silly, endearing personifications of the nations of the world, providing safety and shelter to people fleeing famine and authoritarianism.
I know people can be strapped for cash this time of year, so don’t feel bad if you can’t donate! You can still reblog this post to help more people see it! I will also reblog this post with some more information about LiNK if you would like to learn more about what challenges North Korean refugees face and what sort of work LiNK does for them!
Let’s band together and change someone’s life for the better!
Hey, so I’ve had several artists come forward and offer up their art skills in exchange for donations! If you would like to “commission” them, you just need to work out with them what you want, donate the price of the commission to the link above, and show them a copy of your email receipt from LiNK. Their commission posts are linked below if you want to check them out!
Also, LiNK currently has a donor who is matching donations, so if you donate today you may actually end up contributing double what you actually donated!
Hey! So I’m opening commissions for the first time ever for @ask-north-korea‘s fundraiser for Liberty in North Korea! LiNK is an organization that provides for North Korean refugees, and you can learn more about it here. As a (South) Korean myself, I am glad this fundraiser has been a huge success!
Another update! We met our goal! After like…a week? That’s absolutely incredible. I can’t say how amazing this fandom is and how grateful I am for y’all!
Needless to say, it’s pretty amazing that we as a fandom have been able to raise half a grand for a pretty cool cause. Thank you all so much!
Since I was originally going to run this until January and it’s just now December, I’m going to bump up the goal to $700 (for season 7…ha) and see if we can make it. Y’all are amazing!
Hello everyone! It’s been a tough year for us all, and I wish I had been a bit more active on here. Still, I thank you for supporting me along the way!
For the fourth year in the row, I will be running a fundraising campaign for Liberty in North Korea, an organization that works to help people fleeing the North Korean regime safely make it to freedom. So, I’ve set up a Liberty in North Korea (LiNK) fundraising page, the link to which can be found in my blog description or as a secondary reblog of this post (posts with links won’t show in the tags).
Since Hetalia is back and in the spotlight (and not always in the best way), I want to prove that Hetalians aren’t just here for stereotypes and parody–our involvement in this fandom has changed many of us for the better, enlightening us to people and cultures we may have never otherwise known or cared about. Therefore, in honor of Hetalia’s 2021 return, I’m setting the goal this year at $500, the most ambitious yet since I’ve been running these fundraisers, by January 1st. According to LiNK, $100 is what it costs them to provide shelter and food for a family of four for one night. As a fandom, we can provide care for a family of four for five nights. Think about that…a fandom full a people who love these silly, endearing personifications of the nations of the world, providing safety and shelter to people fleeing famine and authoritarianism.
I know people can be strapped for cash this time of year, so don’t feel bad if you can’t donate! You can still reblog this post to help more people see it! I will also reblog this post with some more information about LiNK if you would like to learn more about what challenges North Korean refugees face and what sort of work LiNK does for them!
Let’s band together and change someone’s life for the better!
Hey, so I’ve had several artists come forward and offer up their art skills in exchange for donations! If you would like to “commission” them, you just need to work out with them what you want, donate the price of the commission to the link above, and show them a copy of your email receipt from LiNK. Their commission posts are linked below if you want to check them out!
