{"id":77333,"date":"2013-08-20T08:38:26","date_gmt":"2013-08-20T13:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=77333"},"modified":"2013-08-20T08:38:26","modified_gmt":"2013-08-20T13:38:26","slug":"announcing-the-3rd-annual-road-to-dragoncon-annual-fundraiser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2013\/08\/20\/77333-announcing-the-3rd-annual-road-to-dragoncon-annual-fundraiser\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing the 3rd Annual &#8216;Road To DragonCon&#8217; &#038; Annual Fundraiser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-77334 alignright no-lazyload\" alt=\"Road To DragonCon\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ku-bigpic-300x168.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ku-bigpic-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ku-bigpic-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ku-bigpic.jpg 970w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s time once again to join our merry travelers LIVE for the 3rd Annual Road To DragonCon! More meet ups, more fans, more live streaming discussion as the crew drive across the country experiencing America through a Middle-earth lens. LAX to ATL and Back Again, Saturday August 24 &#8211; Thursday September 4. Over the next few days we will release details of the route, fan meet ups (or moots) and ways you can get involved!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-77335 alignleft no-lazyload\" alt=\"Doug Brochu Beardomancy\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IO30kxm-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IO30kxm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IO30kxm-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IO30kxm-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>#Road2DCon is new this year on many fronts. Along for the adventure with TORN Tuesday&#8217;s Justin is the team behind the Beardomancy101 podcast (<a title=\"Beardomancy on iTunes\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/beardomancy-101\/id548319969\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes<\/a>): Ryan Moran and Doug Brochu! You may know Doug from the TV shows &#8216;Sonny With A Chance&#8217; and &#8216;So Random,&#8217; but we know him as a loyal Ringer whose TORN Tuesday appearance is the <a title=\"Torn Tuesday with Doug Brochu\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wabjGGJrjOE\" target=\"_blank\">most-watched episode<\/a> in the show&#8217;s two years.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><!--more-->DRIVE to DRIVE for a good cause<\/h2>\n<p>This year we are also kicking off the annual site fundraising drive to coincide with the physical drive across <del>The Shire<\/del> America. TheOneRing.net is a 100% not-for-profit fan website, <em>By Fans For Fans<\/em>, who since the beginning has supported many charities including the World Literacy Fund. Going into 2014, Hobbit interest is at an all-time high, and the server bills, event planning and many fan efforts of TheOneRing.net is involved with require a significant amount of resources. As any visitor to this site will notice, we do not inundate viewers with generic off-topic ads around every piece of content and make every effort to work strategically with brands and fans for a relevant experience. We&#8217;d like to keep it this way!<\/p>\n<p>During the next two weeks, there will be \u00a0multiple opportunities to support TheOneRing.net &#8211; something for everyone:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 13px;\">Exclusive T-shirt and posters from the\u00a0<a title=\"emporium\" href=\"http:\/\/shop.theonering.net\" target=\"_blank\">Emporium of Goods &amp; Sundry Somethings<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Live stream #Road2DCon <a title=\"squareup\" href=\"https:\/\/squareup.com\/market\/the-one-ring-inc\" target=\"_blank\">Activities<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Including purchasing shout outs, topics to discuss and more!<\/li>\n<li>Rare &amp; one of a kind collectible auctions on Ebay [Listing Coming Soon!]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:roadtrip@theonering.net?Subject=Sponsor Road2DCon\" target=\"_blank\">Event Sponsorship<\/a> with your brand or business<\/li>\n<li>In-person at DragonCon, or any of the fan meetups along the way.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stay tuned this week as we announce more details about our Roadtrip and our annual fundraising events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time once again to join our merry travelers LIVE for the 3rd Annual Road To DragonCon! 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