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Starlight Children’s Foundation bring the magic of Virtual Reality to Hospitalized Kids

Mark Newbold - October 11, 2018

Starlight Children’s Foundation unveiled today its newest initiative, the Starlight Xperience virtual reality.

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It's time for the latest Databurst from the 501st, brought to us by Roqoo Depot.

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Mark Newbold - November 19, 2018

Writers are announced for Celebration Chicago.

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London Comic Con Spring adds Rogue One's Shina Shihoko Nagai.

The Los Angeles Empire Con 2019: Collecting Track guest Andy Luk

Mark Newbold - December 21, 2018

The Los Angeles Empire Con arrives December 2019 and its first Collecting Track guest is autograph expert Andy Luk.

Databurst From The 501st: 9th – 15th January 2019

Mark Newbold - January 9, 2019

It's time for the latest Databurst from the 501st, brought to us by Roqoo Depot.

The Force A-Bakens

Mark Newbold - January 24, 2019

Star Wars bakes the record for the Kessel Run.

Echo Base Live: May the Fourth Be With You: Early Bird Tickets

Carl Bayliss - February 3, 2019

Echo Base Live returns for the 7th time on May 4th and you can grab your early bird tickets now.

“Império de Casa Verde“ Will have Customized Instruments In Homage To Darth Vader

Sergio Lopes - February 21, 2019

Drummers will perform with all custom instruments with an image of one of the main characters that will be Darth Vader.

Star Wars Celebration Chicago 2019: Making Tracks represent Fantha Tracks on the Podcast Stage

Fantha Trackers - March 6, 2019

Making Tracks will take to the Celebration Chicago podcast stage Sunday 14th April at 4.00pm.

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Upcoming Events

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21dec10:00 AM5:00 PMEcho Base Charity Con 2019A Star Wars EventTIME UNTIL THE EVENT STARTS:

Event Details

21 DECEMBER 2019 | 10.00 – 19.00 | KINEPOLIS JAARBEURS, UTRECHT

What is Echo Base Con?

Echo Base Charity Con is a 100% Star Wars-event that will be held on December 21, 2019 in Kinepolis Jaarbeurs Utrecht. The net proceeds of the event will be donated to the Children Cancer-free Foundation (KiKa).

Meet special guests
Various actors from the Star Wars-films will be present to sign photos*, have their picture taken with you* and talk about their experience making the films during the panels.

Learn about making the films
During the panels you can hear cast and crew from the movies talk about their experience making them.

And more!
You can find a huge selection of merchandise (such as toys, posters, T-shirts and books) and an auction with unique items. Famous characters like R2-D2 and Stormtroopers will be roaming about. But it’s not just for grown-ups. Kids can learn to fight with a lightsaber, play Star Wars-games, build a huge LEGO Star Wars-project together and get their faces painted as their favourite Star Wars character. All this makes Echo Base Charity Con an event that the whole family can enjoy!

Echo Base Foundation has been (re)established in 2017 with the primary goal of organising events based on Star Wars. All proceeds, after all costs have been deducted, are donated to a charity determined by the board per event.

Echo Base Foundation is registered with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce under number 68615949.

History
Echo Base Foundation was active before from 2000 until 2005. It ran the Dutch Star Wars fan club Echo Base and organised Star Wars conventions called the Echo Base (Charity) Con. These allowed us to successfully raise money for the Dutch Cancer Society (Het Koningin Wilhelmina Fonds) and the Make a Wish Foundation (Stichting Doe Een Wens).

Echo Base (Charity) Con took place from 2001 until 2003 on locations in Maarssen and Nieuwegein. These events drew between 500 and 1.000 visitors.

2017 edition
In 2017 the fourth edition of Echo Base Charity Con took place, this time in Kinepolis Jaarbeurs Utrecht. With over 1.500 bezoekers the event was fully sold out and Echo Base Foundation was able to donate 10.604 euro to UNICEF via the Star Wars: Force for Change initiative.