Sleeper Cartel

Children's Week Screenshot Contest Winner: Congrats Alexiya!

At the beginning of May, we had a little contest to see who could put their Children's Week Orphan into a weird / funny location. Several guildies made some rather humorous shots, but after discussing it with the officers the winner can only be...

The Cow Tipper!

So I got this little punk from the orphanage and decided to show him around Elwynn Forest. He ran around like a madman, getting into all kinds of mischief. I finally had enough when he started letting his energy out on the helpless animals...

Congratulations to Alexiya for winning her prize of 500g!

Sleeper Cartel Donates $965.00 to SupportMilitaryWorkingDogs.org!

In late January, Sangster suggested that the guild use SupportMilitaryWorkingDogs.org as our next charity. Several current and former members of Sleeper Cartel have also been members of our Armed Forces. This charity seemed to be a perfect fit for us.

It was definitely a good fit, because the outpouring of generosity of SC members was just astounding. I was very pleased to send the following email to Startline Nunley, the coordinator of this charity:



Thank you one and all who donated to this charity!

...and if you have a suggestion for the next place for us to donate, please drop me an email!

What Happens in the Basin, Stays in the Basin

What do you mean...a party? You mean in-game?
In case you've never seen us in action, take a look at our previous events including our 2008 Summer Party"The Sleeper Summer Showdown", our 2006 Hallow's End Party, or even our last spring party, "The Sleeper Supremacy".

Why have a party?
In March 2005, ten people gathered together and signed a charter that put the tag < Sleeper Cartel > over their heads. Four years have passed since that date, and despite triumphs and trials, it has (thus far) withstood the test of time. Not many guilds have been around for four years, so we think it's something we should celebrate...and we'd like you to join us...for a little Spring Break bash.

What and Where
On Saturday, March 21st, 2009 @ 7pm Perenolde server time (MST), Sleeper Cartel will present to the denizens of Perenolde, another in our long line of epic parties. The entire server is invited from the guy who rolled here on day one down to that gal from off-server who rolled on the server the morning of the party...just to see the magic.

Coming from off-server?
Roll an alliance alt on Perenolde and send me or one of the officers a mail in-game prior to the party and we'll arrange for transport (summons) the night of the party. This offer is limited ONLY to those who mail us in advance.

Winter / Spring Charity: SupportMilitaryWorkingDogs.org

Based on a suggestion from Sangster, Sleeper Cartel is proud to announce it's Winter / Spring Charity as SupportMilitaryWorkingDogs.org.

Their Mission:

To provide co oling vests, and other protective gear such as Doggles, MuttLuks, and any other necessary gear to help the Military Working Dogs in Iraq's extreme conditions, who in turn protect and serve our Soldiers.

How did the idea for this project come about?

Starline Nunley, a member of the Gem City Dog Obedience Club, started with the idea of helping her son, Major Parker Frawley, who is a Longbow, Apache helicopter fighter pilot stationed in Iraq. She asked him if he would like a Cooling Vest to help him cope with the typically very hot temperatures encountered there. His reply was “Mom, I am and we (soldiers) are all right. The military provides for us very well, but dogs have different needs. It is so hot that they are having trouble doing their job and that puts us all in danger.”

Temperatures sometimes reach as high as 145 degrees. The dogs cannot work for more than an hour to an hour-and-a-half before being completely exhausted. Our troops are provided with proper equipment but the dogs are our first line of defense in many situations. They’ve been forgotten and have no protection against the heat, blowing sands and rough terrain.

What are the goals for this project?

The initial goal was to provide Cool Vests for the 15 MWDs at Marez, Mosul, Iraq. This was expanded to purchase Doggles to protect their eyes from the blowing sands, Muttluks to protect their feet from the hot sand and asphalt which is melting in the 130 plus degree temps. This sticks to their feet, causing burns and not allowing them to dissipate their extra body heat since dogs “sweat” through their feet. Plus collapsible lightweight water bowls that can be used for both food and water and allows no water to be wasted, and one toy for them to enjoy during their “down” times.

However, once we had reached our initial goal, we have continued to raise funds to be used to outfit more Units of MWDs. Our goal now is to outfit all 45 kennels in Iraq, which is approximately 300 dogs within the 45 Units. This number changes, as dogs are rotated in and the ones who were there are sent home for R&R. The gear goes with the dogs, since most will be redeployed back to Iraq, they at least, will have their gear. So there will always be a need to outfit the incoming MWDs and replace gear that wears out, as long as we are in Iraq.

What is the cost to outfit one dog?

$300 purchases one cooling vest, two cool packs, doggles, muttluks, a water bowl and a toy. We do receive other requests for items such as extendable leashes which wear out, and sturdy storage containers for the dog food (the rats were eating through the bags and into the food faster than the dogs could be fed!)

What's Sleeper Cartel goal?

As a guild, our aim is to provide AT LEAST one set of gear (as listed above) for the dogs serving abroad. Raising $300 is not outside of the scope of this guild to say the least, but let's start there. If we get two, that's awesome, but with these economic times, let's stick to just one for now.

UPDATE 1/29/2009: We've already received donations for two, so, I've raised the bar to trying to raise enough money for FIVE units by our deadline...

The deadline for all donations is April 30, 2009. I will apply the donations on May 1, 2009.

Whatever you can contribute, thank you in advance for your donation!

(donation period ended)

Elven Reunions

Our friends and fellow Guild Relations Program members over at YQLIF are having a little reunion...and they're having it on Perenolde!

Now, by reunion, we don't mean the players necessarily...we mean the Belfs and the Nelfs.

All you need do is create / bring your Belf toon to Silvermoon City. From there, we'll trek en masse across the world (of Warcraft) to Darnassus by way of Undercity, Orgrimmar, and a mad dash across Ashenvale. High-level escorts are welcome, but if you're horde side, we'd prefer them to be Blood Elves. If you don't have a Belf, bring your alliance toon (preferably a Nelf), and we can use you for crowd control to keep overzealous Alliance players from killing us and our friends.

For the evening, I'll be playing my son's hunter Arnolde. Ashling / Illustria of YQLIF will be playing her toon Liktaina. PST either of us for invites, and we look forward to seeing you there!

Thank You Sleepers!

Thanks to your generous donations, the guild was able to donate a total of $300 to Toys for Tots! This will go a long way to helping a few children have a little more happiness this Christmas season. I'm honored to be a part of a guild with such a generous heart!

Thank you!