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Margie, per usual, put it very wonderfully. I'd like to add on to this topic from my perspective.

The Heroes Alliance is about making the world a better place.

I love the H.A.. The H.A. is one of the best things I've ever done with my life. The Heroes Alliance was founded in May of 2004. Miracole, Mandy, Rob, JJ and I sat around a table talking about what we could do to wear our costumes and help organizations like our local fire department. And things have just been snow balling since. With more incredible people contributing to the team and more and more organizations contacting us for our services every year.

It's about putting forth the effort and time to make a difference to people who could use it the most.
I have no delusions of grandeur going on here. I don't think the world "needs" us. No child in a hospital bed needs someone dressed like a super hero to make them better. But just because they may not need us doesn't mean we won't do everything in our power to help as much as possible.

Why? Why take the time and put forth the effort to visit children in hospitals or try to teach children about safety or raise money for Give Kids the World? Because it's the right thing to do. For no other reason. It's about taking a fun hobby and doing our best to do something more with that hobby.

In 2008 we've taken it to the next step by becoming a 501 c "not-for-profit" organizatoin. To let the organizations and hospitals we work with know that we're on the up and up. Not just some fly-by-night group that could be in it for the money. It also helps to release our team form certian liability issues. In submittig the paperwork to become a "not-for-profit" we had to vote for a president, a vice-president and a treasurer. (Myself, Ana Aesthetic, and Krystal Baird; respectively).

It's not for glory. Most of the organizations we work with never remember our real names.
It's not about stroking our own egos. We are frequently made fun of while costumed in public.
It's not about making money. Everything we do for the community is "pro bono". Almost everything we do comes out of our own pockets.
I know there are some people out there right now that think poorly of the Heroes Alliance. I'm not sure why. Some may think that the H.A. is an elitist, snobbish group. Some might think we take ourselves too seriously. It simply isn't true. We're just a group of people who want to help. We're a small group and growing. And with that growth there might be occasional break-downs in communication or misunderstandings along the way. But we're working every day to make sure those things never happen twice.

Along with hospital visits, fund raisers, working with police and fire departments and civic organizatons we also make publice appearances. Such as hoting panels and costume contests at conventions. Being the grand marshalls of a city parade. Movie openings. Every time we make a publice appearnace we're trying to get our name out there. So that people know we're here for them.

The work we do is most times fun.
Sometimes it's down right hard. Financially, emotionally, and physically.
And on very rare occasions it's not even rewarding. (No matter how much or often you act like Superman for a child in a hospice, no matter how often you let their mother and father cry on you, you can not stop that child from dying. You can not stop that family from hurting.)
But it is always the right thing to do.

I'd very much like every superhero costumer in the world to be a part of the H.A.. With at least one branch in every state in America and every branch having a designated leader. Those leaders can be the go-between from their branch to the original H.A. branch in Tampa, Fl. Were they can get help in organizing events, fund raising for charities, or any other help they might need.

It's not a competition. I'm not interested in sayig we have the most members. Or we're the biggest or the best. I want as many good-willed, caring super hero costumers in the world on our team because the more team we have, the more children that can be positively influenced by us and our efforts. And now thanks to Brin and Allen we're taking a big step toward that goal. The LoH is overflowing with people the type of people that can and want to help. The H.A. is here to help those people achieve that. I can't thank you guys enough. But I'm not going to stop trying.

Please join us on our mission. Thanks.

Kal El Klarc-
There can be just as soon as you start one.

Punisher, Cap and anyone else, please email me at:
guardian@heroesalliance.com
for info on joining, starting a branch in your area and how you can get started on helping in your community.
Thanks.