ASC VII
Heads up, the next round of AwesomeShit Club is on Monday, April 30, 2012 at 7pm! Fort St Cafe is welcoming us back to pack the house and put some more money into the community through funding that next grass roots idea.
Awesomites (the judges) can secure their spot with $50 before Friday, April 20 by emailing banker@aewsomeshitclub.com and letting him know when you can drop off the CASH.
Awesomers (the idea people) please email your ideas to awesomeshit@awesomeshitclub.com before Monday, April 23. They'll be reviewed by the Awesomites and the top 10 Awesomers get to present at the event for cash on the spot!
Everyone else, we need you to make this event happen! Please post to your social networks, friends, anyone you see in the next couple weeks to attend. Door is $10 to see this all happen, and be in a room full of investor types, idea types, and people like yourselves!
ASC VI Finalists
Congratulations to the three finalists of Awesome Shit Club VI, Round I:
- Things'll be great when we're downtown - Vanessa Pattison of http://Makerspace.ca
- Self publishing, zine-making and colour print station at the Olio Cooperative - Joey MacDonald of http://oliocooperative.ca/
- Mesh-Mesh Community Wifi - Liam McLachlan of http://openwifi.ca/
Final 10 for ASC VI announced
We're excited to announce the top 10 finalists for ASC VI. Doors open at 6:30pm for a 7pm start. $10 to attend.
If you're not in Victoria, watch for us on our livestream channel
- Mean green kinetic
- Things'll be great downtown
- Savoury lunches
- Mesh mesh
- First annual creatively
- Eagle and the Frog
- Convoy of Awesome
- Self Publishing
- Inspiring wonder
Thanks to all those that submitted. You're all awesome 
ASC VI – Venturing in… to something awesome.
We're excited to announced partnering with our friends at the Victoria Film Festival as well as Tectoria, for this exciting 2 round version of ASC, where we're going to give away over $3,500 cash!
Instead of our regular single event at the Fort Street Cafe, instead of picking one winner, this time we'll be picking the top three finalists on Feb 6th. These finalists will move to round II at the Odeon Theatre II for the showing of the documentary "Something Ventured" on Feb 9th. All awesomites will be provided entry into the documentary as well, no extra charge!
Before the showing, our three finalists will present and the entire audience will vote for the winner! At the end of the show, we will announce the winner and provide them with over $3,500!
Judges deadline extended!
Attention all awesome people and projects in Victoria and area: The Awesome Shit Club V on Dec 5 at Fort Street Cafe 7pm is ON! The judges are clamoring at the site looking at the first couple submissions starting to trickle in, but we're extending the judge cutoff for a full week to pack the pot as full as possible, and get as many keen eyes and questions on deck for the event! Those of you that wanted to one day be a philanthropist and have your money do good in the world, here's a starting point: donate $50, attend the contest where 10 people pitch their ideas and projects, ask questions, vote (using a distributed 5 point system), and celebrate! Each winner will be coming back at a future event to share their progress and what they've accomplished with your support. The rest will have their websites and contact info on the website and can be followed through their journey as well! Please email banker@awesomeshitclub.com to arrange $50 drop off by Monday, November 28!ASC V – More awesome than Santa
We're excited to announce the fifth Awesome Shit Club (ASC V) will again be held at the Fort Street Cafe, on December 5th, 2011. Doors open at 7pm, $5 to attend. Deadlines:- Awesomites: You have until November 21st (midnight) to have paid the banker! email banker@awesomeshitclub.com to arrange payment
- Awesomers: You have until November 28th (midnight) to submit your awesome shit! You will be notified by Saturday, December 3rd if you've made it to the Top 10/final pitch stage.
ASC IV Awesomites
Thanks to all of the ASC IV Awesomites! These are the people who made it happen, by putting $50 of their hard earned money into the pot, which allowed us to give away $600 cash last night!- Kris Constable
- Ernie Urdal
- Stephanie Slater
- Marg Rose
- Danella Parks
- Laura Rosene
- Christine Smart
- Michael Hoffmann
- Aaron Hall
- Missie Peters
- Frans Jonker
- Jay Armstrong
ASC IV – Awesomers and their stuff
The fourth Awesome Shit Club at the Fort St Cafe on Monday October 24, 2001 was, well, awesome! Seven finalists made it to the stage, and told everyone about their passions, ideas, ventures, and goals. Some have been working on their project for over a decade, and just need a little more to finish it off, others had big ideas for a new business that would rocket them forward with hands on experience, and everything in between. Whether you made it to the event, or you had your own projects that kept you busy, here they are: Erik Piikkila presented The Da Vinci Code of the Forests of the Pacific Northwest, check out his blog. Naz Khedri presented "Donations, Volunteering, and Making Money" to raise funds for a Hawaiin shaved ice stand for next summer. Marc Pinkonski presented Free Knowledge Project (WINNER!) Mike DeWolfe presented Crowd Publishing -- write that screenplay/novel with help David Pankhurst presented his plans to make available a DIY and cheap braille reader "Open Sourcing Assistive Technology" Rik Leaf presented Four Homeless Millionaires World Premiere to raise funds for the book launch Lisa Preston presented Please help the Ross Bay 'Villains' finish the Oilcloth already, take a giant leap into the past, right on Fairfield Rd! If you would like further contact information for any of the above, please contact us, and we will put you in touch.What the eff?
One of your friends sent you this link, because they think you're awesome! Are you willing to write 200 words, and speak for 5 minutes, for a chance to get between $500 and $1000 to make some awesome shit happen? That's the only requirements to be an "awesomer"! Submit your shit now!ASC IV – Change of date and location
We've had a lot of requests to be able to purchase beer during the event, but the CP lawn bowling club doesn't have a liquor license, and a special occasion licence costs $125 in Victoria, so we've worked out a deal with our friends at Fort Street Cafe to start hosting ASC there. This way you can enjoy tasty food and drink while enjoying the event. We're still looking for awesomites, if you can afford $50 to support this exciting community event, contact banker@awesomeshitclub.com to arrange payment, and you're automatically an awesomite (judge) for the event! ASC IV will now be held on October 24th, 2011, 7p.m. at the Fort street cafe. It will cost $5 attend. Facebook eventASC IV – Sept 28, 7p.m!
We're excited to announce the 4th ever Awesome Shit Club event! It will happen on Sept 28, 7p.m. start at the Canadian Pacific Lawn Bowling Club. This is the official call for Awesomites! Awesomites are the judges, the people that make this awesome event happen. To be an Awesomite, be one of the first 20 people to put $50 in the pot! contact banker@awesomeshitclub.com to arrange payment! If you're on Facebook, check out the Facebook event.ASC III – Bring on the awesome shit!
That's right, we're now accepting awesome shit for ASC III, you have one week to submit your shit, for our next event which will be held on April 27th. Don't delay, submit now! You will be notified by April 24th if you're one of the 10 finalists who get to present on the 27th. I believe there is $750 in the pot this month! Good luck, awesomers!ASC III pushed back to April 27th
Due to some scheduling problems, we've had to push ASC III back a month. It will now be held on April 27th. We've still got room for Awesomites, so send an email to banker@awesomeshitclub.com if you want to be a judge. We'll be announcing dates for submissions soon!ASC III – March 30, 2011
Who's ready for round III? The event takes place March 30th, 2011. Interested in being an awesomite? email banker@awesomeshitclub.com now to arrange payment!We have a winner!
Congratulations to Nicole and Mandy for Get on the DOC Bus! They've received a grant for $800 to go towards their documentary production/screening/awareness cross-country road trip. We can't wait to see the bus. Best of luck! Over the next few days I'll be posting the written submissions we accepted. We hope to see you all at the next event!ASC 2011-01 Accepted Submissions
Here is a list of the submissions accepted for this evening:- Locked in a Garage Band: Please Feed Our Cast & Crew [Victoria Wescott]
- Some awesome political shit [Scientific Victoria]
- Something for everyone and everyone for something [The Wayward School]
- Single Parent Child Care Co-operative [AJ Aiken]
- More Urban Games (That Are Totally Rad) [Go Play Victoria]
- MeshMesh Public WiFi [Net In Situ Society]
- Projected animation installation extravaganza for the everyday transit rider! [Eugene Lee]
- makerspace at the makerfaire! [Victoria Makerspace]
- Get on the DOC Bus! [Nicole Sorochan]
- Big Brother Should be Watching but Lacks the Necessary Equipment [SNAFU Dance Theatre]
- Interrogating Internet Infrastructure using a Broadband Analysis Tool [Christopher Parsons]
January Meeting
We've raised $800 for the next ASC meeting. Get in your submissions by Friday!Next Event: January 26th, 2011
Our next event will be held at 7p.m. on January 26th at the Canadian Pacific Lawn Bowling Club . It is $5 to attend as a guest, which pays for the usage of the facilities. Deadlines for the event:- January 17th: Deadline to be an awesomite, unless 20 people pay the banker first. Email banker@awesomeshitclub.com to arrange payment.
- January 21st: Deadline for submissions to be an awesomer. Submit your awesome shit for this event
- January 24th: Awesomers accepted for final event will be notified by this date
- January 26th : Event takes place at 7p.m.
Event pushed back to January
The next ASC meeting has been pushed back to January due to some scheduling conflicts and me (Tyler) being really busy. If you're and awesomite and January doesn't work for you, send an email to banker@awesomeshitclub.com and I'll get you your money back. We still have room available if anyone would like to sign up as an awesomite. Note: Apparently I messed up and this wasn't posted publicly. Sorry about that! I'll send out an email to everyone I have on the list.Next Event: November 24th, 2010
Our next event will be held at 7p.m. on November 24th at the Canadian Pacific Lawn Bowling Club . It is $5 to attend as a guest, which pays for the usage of the facilities. Deadlines for the event:- October 27th: Deadline to be an awesomite, unless 20 people pay the banker first. Email banker@awesomeshitclub.com to arrange payment.
- November 10th: Deadline for submissions to be an awesomer. Submit your awesome shit for this event
- November 17th: Awesomers accepted for final event will be notified by this date
- November 24th : Event takes place at 7p.m.