#adopt a porcupanda

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LAST CHANCE! If you want to adopt a Porcupanda, attend the virtual wrap party, or hoard #gishwhes schwag like the dragons you were always meant to be, upgrade your registration today! https://www.gishwhes.com/update_registration_level.php

[gishwheshistorian]

Subject: So here's what happened.

From: GISHWHES <Mothership@gishwhes.com> Date: September 3, 2017 at 12:52:19 PM EDT

Greetings [Name],

As we begin to look toward the future of this crazy, fantastical journey, it’s important to take a glance back at we were able to pull off together. You’ve managed, once again, to outdo yourselves in grand gishwhes fashion: you gave oodles of time to worthy causes, raised mountains of cash for those in need, and changed the lives of more earthly creatures than ever before. Well done, you. Let’s take a gander down memory lane and see what we did this year…

You Became Proud Protectors of Pandas

As part of the premium registration package, we wanted to offer the chance to become a proud adoptive parent of your very own Porcupanda and support Pandas International, a non-profit providing awareness, research support, and habitat preservation for pandas around the world. You raised over $18,000 for the organization whose conservation work is now more vital than ever, and in so doing, saved countless lives of our fellow furry, black-and-white, bumbling and adorable bears. Right this moment, as you read this, there are pandas worldwide that are sleeping, eating, playing, or creating adorable panda poop, only because of you.

You Saved 40,000 Acres of Nepali Forest

We partnered with the Rainforest Trust on a mission to help protect and defend roughly 20,000 acres of forest in Nepal filled with endangered species and critical habitats. Through gisholarship donations, upgrades and registering for the hunt, you managed to introduce thousands of people to the wonderful and weird world of gishwhes and saved over 40,000 acres for animals and flora to enjoy forever.

You Helped Save the Dreams of Countless At-Risk Children

After raising over $225,000 last year for several Syrian families in desperate need, you exceeded expectations and managed to raise over $260,000 dollars for Dreamscape, a dance school in South Africa that is a beacon of hope in its community. Almost 12,000 donors gave hope to children who live in some of the world’s poorest conditions and granted the dying wish of an incredible teacher and mentor with a gift that will support the artistic journeys of these amazing students for years to come. We look forward to documenting their journey and sharing it with you.

Acts of Kindness By The Numbers, gishwhes 2017

You created thousands of care packages for cancer patients, thank you gifts to first responders, and donations to local shelters. You inspired hundreds of women to run for elected office, completed more than 45,000 acts of kindness during the Hunt, and inspired thousands to stand in front of decision-makers and hold up signs about issues that are important to them.

But as you know, gishwhes isn’t all about being good. In fact, you kind of shine when you’re asked to be weird, freaky and wild. You managed to launch paper airplanes in outer space, hosted hundreds of underwater board meetings, created thousands of avant-garde recycled wedding dresses, rewrote the hippy movement using storm troopers, photo documented the much-discussed Zombie versus Vampire war, became architectural geniuses with wombat poop, inspired thousands of ballet bar room brawls, summoned ghosts for ghost towns, participated in the once-every-3000-year annual Spectral Olympics, and many many many more wild, weird, beautiful and eye-popping wonders.

Your kindness, generosity and freaky joie de vivre truly knew no bounds this year and we - and the world at large - are beyond grateful for that. There’s so much more work to be done and weirdness to infiltrate the world, but we are proud of the effort and light you’ve brought into the world through gishwhes.

Ever yours,

Misha, MJL and the Gish Gnomes

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Gishwhes team looking for members

Once upon a time there was a lonely avocado named... Avocado (yeah it's original sue me). He didn't had a lot of friend cause all the other avocados ... Well they were fucking fruits who can't talk and have a social life with other avocados. One day Avocado was wandering around and he met a beautiful panda. Except that the closer he was getting the clearer he could see it. It wasn't an ordinary panda. It was a creature half panda half porcupine. That's how Avocado met Porcupanda. After afew years and some R-rated stuff they decided to adopt (what just because it got smutty it doesn't mean I'm gonna ignore biology a Porcupanda and an Avocado can't have a baby... not that a Porcupine and a Panda can have one but I don't make the fucking rules) a baby and they named him Porcucadopanda.

Anyway I'm just trying to get you to join the awesome and "in-it-for-fun" Team Avocados!

We accept first time gisher, we accept people who think they will be availiable only 2 days out of the whole week. The only condition is, do you want to have fun and if you want to make new friends just send a message here or @teamfreewill-girl. We'll be happy to have you in our team! 200% of people who joined our team said they saw a real improvement in their lives (Yes I'm shamelessly lying) If you join I will provide you with Algerian food for the whole Hunt (I'm still lying) Joining our team will help you geting laid except if you are not interested in getting laid (I'm still lying...) Joining Team Avocados will help stopping global warming (okay sorry I'm getting too far... I should stop here BUT I'm pretty sure there will be a “help reduce Global Warming” item so I'm not completely lying) P.S: If I'm offensive (I seriously don't think I can offend anyone with this except avocados and pandas and porcupines and porcupandas) I'm the only one to blame and not my team :p

[gish]

For spiky-sweet snuggles, nothing is more cuddly than a Porcupanda. Order schwag by Oct 1 at 10PM PDT & you could win one of your very own! http://shop.gishwhes.com

(Already placed a schwag order? Click here to get in on the Porcupandamonium! https://goo.gl/forms/T8CE47WqUVnxdJ3A2)

[gish]

Did you know Porcupandas are extremely rare? It's true! So Sad! But I just found out the best thing... If you sign up for #gishwhes you can actually ADOPT a Porcupanda! gishwhes.com/register.php

You will get an adoption certificate & a cuddly (mostly) Porcupanda of your very own... and tons of other bonuses. Best of all, when you do, you will also be helping protect our endangered cousins, Giant Pandas! Win-win! Won't you be a porcupanda parent? There is a porcupanda out there right now who needs you! Sign up today: gishwhes.com/register.php

Careful cuddles, Porcupanda

[gish]

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Order ANYTHING in the Shwop by 11:59 PM PDT 9/24 & be entered to win all the top tier registration goodies packed into one exclusive Top Tier Schwag Pack! 

https://shop.gishwhes.com/

[gish]

Want a panic button, VIP wrap party ticket, Porcupanda adoption kit, a flape and more? Don't miss your chance to get all the 2017 registration schwag! Order anything from the Shwop by 11:59 PM PT 9/24 for your chance to win! shop.gishwhes.com