Zone Birthday Project donations for Children's Hospice top $2,500!

With one month left before Johnny Depp’s 43rd birthday, the Zone is happy to report that our Birthday Project in support of Children’s Hospice has collected more than $2,500! This total includes Paypal donations and profits from merchandise in the Zone’s Cafe Press shops. If you haven’t stopped by the Zone shops lately, ACK has added great new items, like coasters and tile boxes, in addition to the assortment of tee shirts, mouse pads, notebooks, and teddy bears. All six designs are the work of talented Zone artists, and they feature the Children’s Hospice slogans, “Only love . . . ” and “Today is a gift–have fun!” You can make a Paypal donation to the Zone’s Birthday Project HERE, and you can visit the merchandise shops HERE. Please visit the 2006 Birthday Project forum for a more detailed update of our progress.

The Zone thanks everyone who has donated to this worthy cause–we can’t think of a better way to salute Johnny Depp on his birthday than by helping seriously ill children and their families.

ONBC returns to CHOCOLAT for its May-June book discussion–and interviews author Joanne Harris!

“One taste is all it takes . . .” the ad campaign for CHOCOLAT promised moviegoers, and this month Oprah Noodlemantra’s Book Club confirms that one taste of CHOCOLAT is not enough. At the request of the ONBC members, ONBC moderators Liz and DeppintheHeartofTexas are returning to Joanne Harris’s novel, with tidbits and discussion preparation running throughout the month of May and a new discussion of CHOCOLAT beginning in June. To add to the excitement, ONBC members will have a chance to submit questions for a Q & A session with author Joanne Harris! Congratulations to Liz and DITHOT on their coup–we’re looking forward to reading Joanne Harris’s comments on the Zone. The Q & A will come near the end of the discussion. If you haven’t visited the Zone’s book club yet, this would be a great time to join the Noodlemantras–the more, the merrier.