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I'm going to be completely honest, we haven't gotten any new signups lately, and today was originally going to be the start day of the tournament. Signups are still open, but if we don't have a significant amount of people by around New Years, the tournament will be cancelled. Link to the signup post is on the blog.

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Because of Haiyan’s very recent devastation, please consider contributing to first-respondents efforts:

If you’re looking for someone missing in the Philippines, or if you have information about someone there, Google.org has launched the Typhoon Yolanda Person Finder. A Google crisis map has also been added to detail evacuation centers and areas designated for relief.

Charities and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) from around the world are responding to this disaster. Many are detailed below with how they’re providing aid and how you can help them make a difference.

Emergency support

The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has deployed rescue and relief teams to evaluate the damage in the areas devastated by Typhoon Haiyan. You can donate to the Philippine Red Cross by selecting the Supertyphoon Yolanda campaign on their donation page. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and Red Cross networks from around the world are supporting the Philippine Red Cross. Many have created specific funds for this disaster, including the American Red Cross, Canadian Red Cross and the British Red Cross.

The Salvation Army is on the ground serving storm survivors, primarily with food, water and shelter. Emergency Disaster Service teams have been providing help since the typhoon hit, but are challenged by the lack of accessible roads to transport goods and medical supplies. The non-profit has set up a designated fund for Haiyan relief efforts, which you can access here. You can also make a donation by calling 1-800-SAL-ARMY (1-800-725-2769).

The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) is working with local authorities, the Filipino Jewish community and their global partners to assist in providing for survivors’ immediate needs. You can support their efforts online or by phone at 1-212-687-6200.

CARE's emergency response teams are coordinating with local partners in the Philippines to provide food, water, shelter and health care for those in need. Their teams in Vietnam are preparing for the potential need there as Typhoon Haiyan continues its devastation. You can support CARE's efforts on their website, or by phone at 1-800-521-2273 within the United States or [phone] outside the U.S.

Catholic Relief Services, the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the U.S., is on the ground helping with water purification, shelter materials and essential living supplies. You can donate to the organization’s efforts online or you can call 1-877-435-7277. You can also type in your phone number on the website and a representative will call you back to take your donation.

Convoy of Hope's Global Disaster Response Team has shipping containers full of food and supplies on the way to the Philippines. The organization is preparing more supplies to be sent like canned goods, hygiene kits and water filtration units. You can visit Convoy of Hope's website to donate funds to their efforts or call 1-417-823-8998.

Mercy Corps is preparing to deliver food, water, temporary shelter and other basic supplies to devastated areas throughout the Philippines. You can support the organization by donating through their website, PayPal, or by calling 1-888-747-7440.

Oxfam America aid teams are on the ground in northern Cebu, northern and eastern Samar and Leyte, in the Eastern Visayas region in the Philippines. They’re working to provide immediate access to water and sanitation materials. You can support this effort by donating online to their Typhoon Haiyan Relief and Recovery Fund, or by phone at 1-800-776-9326.

Adventist Development and Relief Agency's (ADRA) emergency response team is working in Manila and in the province of Bohol to provide food, emergency relief and medical aid to those in need. They have launched an emergency appeal that you can support online or by phone at 1-800-424-2372.

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has dispatched an emergency team to Manila and launched a $10 million appeal in order to ensure immediate needs like safe water, hygiene and sanitation are met. If you would like to contribute to their efforts, click here.

Operation Blessing International (OBI) has deployed disaster relief teams in multiple locations following the massive devastation from Typhoon Haiyan. The organization is providing clean water and food, emergency shelter materials and medical assistance. To help the charity’s mission, you can make a contribution on their website.

Food and water

The World Food Programme was already providing emergency food assistance in the Philippines following the October earthquake. With these emergency food stocks stretched thin, they’re now mobilizing additional supplies and are flying in 40 tons of fortified biscuits in the coming days. Additional food supplies are needed. You can help these efforts by donating online or by calling 1-202-747-0722 domestically or [phone] for international calls.

Samaritan’s Purse has sent disaster relief specialists, including water and nutrition experts, to the Philippines to deliver immediate aid. They have launched the Philippines Emergency Relief fund for this disaster, which you can support online or by phone at 1-828-262-1980.

World Vision is responding in the Philippines by first providing emergency food and clean water. They will also work to create child-friendly spaces and help families rebuild from this disaster. They have launched a Philippines Disaster Response Fund that you can support online or by calling 1-888-511-6443.

Action Against Hunger is on the ground providing drinking water and survival kits containing buckets, soap and chlorine tablets. They’re also working to distribute sanitation equipment to prevent outbreaks of waterborne diseases. They’re requesting assistance and you can help by donating online or by calling 1-877-777-1420.

Shelter

ShelterBox was already in the Philippines providing shelter after the 7.2 earthquake that hit Bohol on October 15. They are now expanding their operations to provide tents and essential equipment for families left homeless after Typhoon Haiyan. You can support their work in the Philippines either online or by calling 1-941-907-6036.

Habitat for Humanity is already providing help to 30,000 families with shelter repair kits to rebuild their damaged homes. You can support this work by donating from the Philippines to their Re-Build Philippines Fund or from the U.S. by contributing to their Disaster Response Fund. You can also make a donation by phone at 1-800-HABITAT.

Architecture for Humanity is mobilizing to assist with post-disaster reconstruction and the organization’s working with local architects to identify the most critical rebuilding needs. You can support their Super Typhoon Haiyan Response online, by calling 1-415-963-3511 or by texting REBUILD to 85944 to make a $10 donation from your mobile phone.

Medical assistance

Americares has an emergency shipment on the way to the Philippines with enough medical aid for 20,000 survivors, including antibiotics, wound care supplies and pain relievers. You can support Americares with an online donation or by calling 1-800-486-4357.

International Medical Corps has pre-positioned medical supplies and their team is on the ground coordinating with their partners in the Philippines to distribute and provide medical aid. You can support their Typhoon Haiyan Emergency Response fund online or by calling 1-800-481-4462.

More than 1.5 tons of emergency medicine and medical supplies are en route to the Philippines from Direct Relief. The supplies include antibiotics, pain relievers, nutritional supplements, antifungal medications, wound dressings and chronic disease medicines. You can call in your donation by dialing 1-805-964-4767 or you can go online to support the organization.

Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors without Borders (MSF) have emergency teams in Cebu city with an additional 50 people including medical personnel, logisticians and psychologists arriving in the Philippines in the next few days. They’ll bring tents, supplies of drugs, medical equipment and material to purify water, as well as essential plastic sheeting, cooking items and hygiene kits. Teams will monitor possible outbreaks of infectious diseases. An additional cargo is being prepared due to leave later this week from Bordeaux with an inflatable hospital and medical material. You can make your donation by calling 1-212- 763-5779 or online.

Helping children

The U.S. Fund for UNICEF is helping children and their families in the Philippines receive shelter, clean water, nutrition and vaccines. Their emergency response can be supported online or by calling 1-800-367-5437. You can also donate directly to UNICEF in the Philippines here.

Save the Children is offering disaster relief support for children in the Philippines, Laos and Vietnam after Typhoon Haiyan. The charity has pre-positioned relief material kits for children and families, which will include toiletries, household cleaning items, temporary school tents and learning materials. You can support their Philippines Annual Monsoon and Typhoon Children in Emergency Fund online. You can also donate by phone at 1-800-728-3843.

Emergency response teams from ChildFund International prepositioned supplies, including emergency kits and tents, and made arrangements with local suppliers to access food and non-food relief supplies. The organization is also preparing to setup child- centered spaces where kids can feel safe. Donate to ChildFund online to help children cope and recover confidence after this disaster.

Teams from Plan are also on the ground responding to the needs of children and their families. Their priorities are vulnerable youngsters and communities in rural locations. You can support their appeal on their website.

Source: http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/09/world/iyw-how-to-help-typhoon-haiyan/index.html

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SIGNUPS NEEDED

As of now, we still have a very small number of signed up participants. The tournament will not be started on the 22nd, due to lack of signups. The date has been extended indefinitely.

ADDITIONALLY

Any form of donation to help the situation in the Philippines is absolutely valid. Please donate if you can, it's bad over there. 

Link to signups is here.

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WE NEED MORE SIGNUPS

The initial date for the tournament is a month from now, and the amount of people who have signed up is absolutely abysmal. We only have enough people signed up to form one team. Please, signal boost and try to sign up, or get your friends to. 

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I have no money to my name at the moment, but is there any other way I could donate to participate?

Since I have a feeling there's a lot of people who want to play but don't have money, you can have other people pay for you to play if you don't have money. If they can't pay for you, then I'll open up referrals. If you can get someone else to sign up for the tournament, and have them mention your name, you will both be signed up. I realize that this is going to reduce the amount of money going to charity, but I'd rather have a medium donation and an actual tournament than have a small donation and not have enough people for a full tree.

#charityfortress #sp00pst3r

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I'll be reblogging this every day to get more support. You can help out by spreading the news and getting your friends to sign up!

Signal Boost!

As of now, there is a very small amount of signups for the tournament. We NEED more people if we want to make an impact, and we NEED more people if we want to have a tournament with substance. 

Please, signal boost this post. If you don’t play TF2 but know people who do, let them know. If you run a steam group, or are in one, let people know. The link to the signup post is here  

Please signal boost; we want to make an impact!

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Do you need to be able to use mic, for game if you sign up ? ( It is impossible for me atm) And what is the skill level that is required ? ( I am pretty sure that lots of people aren't signing up just because they are nervous about their playing skills )

I'm fairly certain I said this, but there is no skill level required at all. Don't sweat it if you're not too good at the game, the whole point is just to have fun by helping other peopls. And you do not have to use mic. The only thing that's required is that you play your matches!

#saltvinegar

[charityfortress]

CHARITYFORTRESS SIGNUPS!

A lot of you have expressed your interest in being a part of this, so please go sign up here!!

They are having some problems getting enough people to sign up, so definite tournament rules haven’t been determined yet. The majority of votes determined that it would be a non-highlander 9v9, however, depending on how many people they have, it might be changed to 6v6 in order to allow for a tournament tree.

Please register your own team and/or register and then express your interest to be on one of ours here on our steam group page.

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yo hey how long are your signups open? I'm with the shitpeoplesay team IF I CAN BE? but I do not have a fucking CENT to my name at this exact moment in time, so I just wanna know how long signups are open so I can see if it's possible for me to join

Signups are going to be open for a very, very long time. We don't have a cut off date yet.

#hassthepuck

[charityfortress]

I'll be reblogging this every day to get more support. You can help out by spreading the news and getting your friends to sign up!

Signal Boost!

As of now, there is a very small amount of signups for the tournament. We NEED more people if we want to make an impact, and we NEED more people if we want to have a tournament with substance. 

Please, signal boost this post. If you don’t play TF2 but know people who do, let them know. If you run a steam group, or are in one, let people know. The link to the signup post is here  

Please signal boost; we want to make an impact!

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We're still not getting any signups. A reminder that although 30 people reblogged the post about signups, and that over 60 reblogged the original Charity Fortress post, we have received less than ten signups.

  If you want to show support, the best thing you can do is participate. If not that, please signal boost.

#team fortress 2 #tf2

[charityfortress]

I'll be reblogging this every day to get more support. You can help out by spreading the news and getting your friends to sign up!

Signal Boost!

As of now, there is a very small amount of signups for the tournament. We NEED more people if we want to make an impact, and we NEED more people if we want to have a tournament with substance. 

Please, signal boost this post. If you don’t play TF2 but know people who do, let them know. If you run a steam group, or are in one, let people know. The link to the signup post is here  

Please signal boost; we want to make an impact!

[charityfortress]

Links to CharityFortress have been posted on the Steam Community Forums, I've gotten signal boosts from some people in the TF2 Community, but we're still not getting a lot of signups; as of now, we have about five. Please, let people know in any way you can.

#team fortress 2 #tf2

[charityfortress]

I'll be reblogging this every day to get more support. You can help out by spreading the news and getting your friends to sign up!

Signal Boost!

As of now, there is a very small amount of signups for the tournament. We NEED more people if we want to make an impact, and we NEED more people if we want to have a tournament with substance. 

Please, signal boost this post. If you don’t play TF2 but know people who do, let them know. If you run a steam group, or are in one, let people know. The link to the signup post is here  

Please signal boost; we want to make an impact!

[charityfortress]

wills4545 reblogged your post Signal Boost! and added:

I posted this in UGC; a tentative date would def help attract more people

Does November 22nd sound good?

#wills4545

[charityfortress]

I'll be reblogging this every day to get more support. You can help out by spreading the news and getting your friends to sign up!

Signal Boost!

As of now, there is a very small amount of signups for the tournament. We NEED more people if we want to make an impact, and we NEED more people if we want to have a tournament with substance. 

Please, signal boost this post. If you don’t play TF2 but know people who do, let them know. If you run a steam group, or are in one, let people know. The link to the signup post is here  

Please signal boost; we want to make an impact!

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would we be able to enter as a team instead of as single players?

That would be good (assuming you have nine people). I'm answering this publicly for anyone else inquiring about team signups. You would sign up as normal, you would give the STEAMID's of everyone playing, their names, and their classes. As for payment, as long as there's a donation of at least $22.50 (9 players of $2.50), that would be fine.

#butterspooky