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oojason
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General Star Wars Random Thoughts Thread
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6-Oct-2018, 7:15 AM

Was asked to give a shout-out to the much overlooked ‘Rebel Legion’, so here goes…

http://www.rebellegion.com/ & https://twitter.com/rebellegion
http://rebellegion.co.uk/ & https://www.facebook.com/rebellegionuk/

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Rebel_Legion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebel_Legion

‘Celebrating the Good Guys: The History of the Rebel Legion’ - https://www.starwars.com/news/history-of-the-rebel-legion-part-1

 

‘Rebel Legion is an international fan-based volunteer organization dedicated to the construction and wearing of screen-accurate Star Wars Rebel Alliance costumes. Founded in 2000, the group was formed in response to the decision of sister organization the 501st Legion to remain dedicated to Galactic Empire costumes. The Rebel Legion makes appearances at private and public events, including charitable events and official Star Wars promotional events. The organization does not charge a fee for appearances, instead encouraging a donation to a charity. It is divided into “bases” located throughout the world, and as of January 2018, the Rebel Legion membership is over 4300 members.’

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‘Giving back to the community is one of the Rebel Legion’s highest priorities. Members regularly participate in events to raise awareness of charitable causes, from walk-a-thons to blood drives. Because of this, the Rebel Legion proudly refers to themselves as “the good guys.” For public and private gatherings, the Legion never charges a fee for an appearance, but they do welcome donations made to an event host’s favorite charity in the name of the Legion or the local Legion unit. If an event host does not have a charity of choice, Legion members usually provide a suggestion, sometimes tied to a fundraising effort that is already underway. In cases where the event host is itself a charitable organization, a donation is usually not accepted by the Rebel Legion as they volunteer their time for that charitable organization.’ - from wikipedia.