Bronies Invade Del Amo Part 2! Build-a-Bear Workshop and Pony Merch Raffle

Trying this again since the previous meetup I tried to organize last weekend didn't have any RSVPs

Hi guys, seeing as there aren't that many meet-ups in the South Bay/Torrance/Gardena area, I decided to start up one of my own on one of the rare Saturdays I have the day off from work. (Trust me, if you've ever worked in retail/food service, you know how much of a rare treat it is to have a weekend off for a change)

Anyways, the Del Amo has more than just a Build-a- Bear Workshop, there's also a food court and several full-service restaurants to choose from if you want to grab lunch. And two bookstores, an arts and crafts store (Joann's), Disney store, movie theaters, plus a Toys R Us, Walmart, and F.Y.E. right across the street if you want to do more shopping for ponies!

I was considering meeting up in front of one of the larger stores on the edge of the mall first, and then after everyone shows up, walking over to build-a-bear together. Or we could eat lunch first, walk to another store, THEN build-a-bear, or whatever order we decide to go in as a group, I'm not going to hold anyone to a strict schedule or anything like that.

I will suggest we meet up first in front of Barnes and Noble; because it's one of the larger, easily noticeable stores of the mall. It's hard to miss! But if anyone else has other suggestions of where to meet, please post in the comments below.

Also, I will be holding a pony prize raffle drawing for a couple pony toys and random MLP merchandise I have unopened and waiting for a new home! How do you enter this raffle? Simple! Show up with a box of crayons or colored pencils, and each package you bring will earn you a raffle ticket! Why crayons? Because my friends at Harbor UCLA Pediactric Center have put out a call for donations of crayons and pencils to provide for the children visiting the hospital for medical care. I figure this would be a perfect time to help them fill this need, considering it's back-to-school sale season and you can pick up crayons and colored pencils for relatively cheap at many stores.

So help out a great organization and get a chance to win free pony merch! What's not to love?