My friend Melissa is using her Powers For Good!

My friend Melissa is taking part in the walk for Multiple Sclerosis, in honor of her mother, who has been battling this for many years.

Won't you join me in supporting Melissa, a big Candy fan, to help raise money to fight this disease?

The walk will take place on Sunday, April 29.

Congrats, Melissa and keep using your Powers For Good!

Melissa's Site


Hugs and Hershey Kisses,
Candy

The Candy Show - Season 6, Episode 6

The amazing Ian Horst joined me for a fascinating discussion on the Occupy movement. Ian is also a top notch blogger and y'all should check his blog out -- The Cahokian.

We all have the power to make a difference!

Hugs and Hershey Kisses,
Candy

Got Talent GRAND FINALE on Tuesday!

Hello Darlings!

I hope everyone has recovered from their Thanksgiving holiday! I had a fabulous time and now it's time to gear up for QSAC's Got Talent Finale, Tuesday, November 29 @ 7PM at The Midtown Theatre in Times Square.

For NYC audiences --- go to www.qsac.com/talent to purchase tickets online. Candy fans can use the discount code CANDY for 1/2 off tickets!

For those of you who aren't in NYC, you can still make your votes heard by clicking HERE. $1 per vote and all money raised goes to services for people living with autism.

Use YOUR "Powers For Good" and I can't wait to see you on Tuesday!

Hugs and Hershey Kisses,
Candy

Episode 16 - We've partied, now we help our friends at QSAC

Darlings,

What a wonderful birthday weekend with my pals Drew & Billy and my new friends Rudy and Tanqueray (aka Smokey Eyes, aka Tangerine, aka Tangela --- Jump! Jump!) --- fantabulous NYC celebration with cake by Kyndell Johnson, Halloween and Alan's birthday dinner to wrap up the two week extravaganza!

Now on to business! Your girl Candy is in the semi-finals for QSAC's Got Talent 2. Voting starts all over ($1 per vote) to get me to the Grand Finale.

Please donate!!! QSAC provides services to people affected by autism!!! Use YOUR powers for good.

Click HERE for the donation page!

Hugs and Hershey Kisses to you all!

xoxo,
Candy

QSAC Got Talent SEMI-FINALS! Pre-Voting begins NOW!

Hello My Darlings,

I have made it to the Semi-Finals in QSAC’s “Got Talent”! I’m super-excited to be a part of this talent contest/fundraiser for such a well-deserving non-profit.

For those of you that don’t know, QSAC provides services for people with autism in the NYC and Long Island areas. Some of their services include a preschool, day school, day habilitation, in-home services, group homes and case management. As “Got Talent” prepares for a new round of quarter finals (10/25 & 11/8), pre-voting has begun for the semi-finals.

What I need are YOUR votes in this online fundraising portion of the contest. If I can get enough audience votes (there will be a video of my performance of “Green Bean Casserole” posted to the QSAC website in the next couple of weeks), I will make it to the Finals and will sing for Martha Wash!

Pre-voting has already begun! Click this link to vote for Candy: http://www.qsac.com/talent/sf1vote.html

Remember, all votes/donations made to QSAC are tax-deductible!

Let’s get me to the finals!

Hugs,
Candy

Vote for Candy in "Got Talent"!

QSAC’s “Got Talent” 2011 Fundraiser
A vote for Candy is a vote for QSAC!
Quarterfinals – 10/11/11

PRELIMINARY AUDITIONS: YouTube links will be reviewed by a committee of industry professionals. The acts selected to move forward to the live auditions will be based on their talent, ability, look, style.

QUARTERFINALS: The quarterfinals will be broken down into three Tuesday nights (10/11/11, 10/25/11, and 11/8/11). You will be asked to perform at one of those events. Each night, a panel of industry professional judges will choose four (4) contestants to move forward. The other four (4) contestants moving forward (8 in total per night) will be chosen by the audience. Audience members purchase votes at $1 per vote (remember this is a fundraiser).

***I’ll be serving up my “Green Bean Casserole” on Tuesday, 10/11/11 @ 7PM! For those of y’all that aren’t in the NYC area or cannot make it, pre-vote NOW by following this link: http://go.qsac.com/GT2QF1a
Be sure to select Candy Samples from the drop-down menu!

SEMIFINALS: In this stage, the industry judges from the Quarterfinals will choose one third of the winners to move forward and two thirds will be chosen by online voters. If you are chosen to move forward to the online voting portion of the competition, you will be designated a webpage on the event website to promote your talent and raise funds. Again $1 = 1 vote. As in the Quarterfinals, the industry judges will be involved in the selection process. Your video will be aired on your webpage from November 10 to November 22, 2011. These votes will determine whether or not you will get to perform live at the Grand Finale at The Midtown Theatre, so make sure that your friends and family vote for you!

THE GRAND FINALE: The winning performances from the online portion will make up the competition’s Top 12 and will be announced on November 22. These contestants will be invited to participate in the live event at the Midtown Theatre in New York City on Tuesday, November 29, 2011. The Top 12 will again have a webpage to promote your talent and raise funds ($1 = 1 vote) from November 22 to November 29 at 1pm. These votes will help to determine the Grand Prize winner at the Finale.

QSAC provides services for children and adults with autism throughout NYC and Long Island. For more info, go to QSAC.com

Thank you! xoxo

Episode 10 - Camp Starlight

Episode 10 of The Candy Show is up on iTunes. It's a free download and I really want y'all to take note of this episode! :-)

C-J., a huge Candy supporter, spends his time each summer volunteering at Camp Starlight in Portland, OR, helping children affected by HIV/AIDS. They need your support! The camp runs on donations and here's a list of things they need to make it a success this summer:

• Tie dye colors (3-4 boxes of each color and rubber bands)
• Butcher paper – colors
• A paper cutter - for arts and crafts
• 5-Staple guns w/ staples

4 theme days: (120 items each)

•Blue and yellow – head bands, wrist bands, Star shape sunglasses, beads,
•Outer space – glittery star headbands, alien costumes, space ship stuff, aluminum foil, silver duct tape, star headbands, inflatable planets and stars
•Circus – animal masks, animal ears/noses, top hats, clown clothes/wigs/noses
•Wizards/dragons – wands, wings, hats, dragon costumes, Harry Potter stuff

You can also donate cash! And I'm challenging 10 Candy Show listeners to donate $10 each, then telling 10 friends to do the same. Let's aim for $1,000 for Camp Starlight! Use your 'Powers for Good'!



Visit Cascade AIDS Project on the web:
http://cascadeaids.org/support-services/youth-family/camp-starlight

https://cascadeaids.secure.force.com/pmtx/cmpgn__Donations?id=701A0000000UaFq