The Washington DC Metro Area Star Wars Collecting Club (DCSWCC) is proud to announce our third bi-annual charity lapel pin sale.

The 2008 pin features animated Boba Fett with our signature Washington Monument as his rocket, in honor of the 30th anniversary of his appearance in The Star Wars Holiday Special. Third in DCSWCC’s series of high-quality cloisonné lapel pins, officially sanctioned by Lucasfilm Ltd., each pin is individually stamped and numbered on the back. Only 1000 will ever be made.

All proceeds from the sales of this pin benefit the Aluminum Cans for Burned Children Program, whose mission is to prevent burns and improve the quality of life for young burn survivors and their families in the Mid-Atlantic region. ACBC provides funding for research, annual therapeutic residential burn camps, and other year-round activities that support their physical, psychological, and social needs. For more information about ACBC, visit their website.

To order your Boba Fett pin, visit http://store.dcswcc.org today!

The 3rd DC Metro Area Star Wars Collecting Club Roadshow will be held Saturday, May 3rd, 2008 at the West County Public Library in Odenton MD from 1:30pm - 4:30pm.

Scour the attic! Clean out the basement! Dump out the toyboxes! Bring your Star Wars stuff – old or new – to the Star Wars Roadshow for an expert analysis and appraisal. Meet Jedi, stormtroopers, and maybe even Darth Vader himself! Free give-aways and door prizes!

Local experts on Star Wars collectibles will be on hand to evaluate items brought to the event, much like the famous “Antiques Roadshow” on PBS. Do you have an old Star Wars toy lying around, some old comic books, cards and stickers, or any other interesting or unique piece of Star Wars history? If so, clean out those attics and bring your Star Wars toys and collectibles.

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The Washington DC Metro Area Star Wars Collecting Club (DCSWCC) held its 5th annual Winter Social on February 9th, 2008 in Laurel, MD.

Thanks to the generosity of DCSWCC members, the club was able to donate over 24 toys to 2007's Toys for Tots campaign.  One of the core missions of the DCSWCC is to help the children of the local community.  Through charity pin sales, canned food collections, and the annual Toys for Tots campaigns, the club has donated over $10,000 to assist the children of the Washington DC metro area.  DCSWCC has raised money for the DC Children's Hospital, the United Mitochondrial Disease Fund and most recently the Children's Inn at NIH.