What Is Saber Guild International?

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2 What Is Saber Guild International? An International Costuming and Lightsaber Performance Group. Saber Guild is a not-for-profit, Lucasfilm-recognized Star Wars costuming group that specializes in choreographed lightsaber shows. We perform at charity and community events, as well as comic book and sci-fi conventions, all to raise money for charity and share our love of Star Wars with fans around the world. By the Fans, For the Fans. Saber Guild is best described as a fan group. During a performance, our goal is for the audience to experience the Star Wars universe. We strive for screen accuracy in costuming and character portrayal. Our group brings together different kinds of people to form a team. We are actors, dancers, martial artists, theater kids, musicians, graphic designers, and editors, and what we all have in common is a love for the franchise. Featured In: StarWars.com, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, Good Morning America, The New York Times, KOMO News, VICE Magazine, IGN, ABC7 Los Angeles, Pix11 New York, & Orange County Register.

3 A Focus on Charity Saber Guild was founded on the principle of charity work. Through our performances and appearances, we share the magic of Star Wars by raising money for a variety of different local and national causes, including Make-A-Wish America, The Ronald McDonald House, ASPCA, The American Cancer Society, Toys for Tots, children s hospitals and educational programs. Our focus on serving our communities brings us together as a global entity. In 2016, we directly raised over $30,000 for the organizations we support, nearly $10,000 more than the previous year. What We Do: CHARITY PERFORMANCES for hospitals, live-in care centers and special causes STAR WARS EVENTS like Star Wars Celebration LIVE STAGE SHOWS featuring music, choreographed lightsaber fights, and voice acting COMIC CONVENTIONS such as San Diego Comic Con and New York Comic Con SPORTS GAMES PRIVATE EVENTS with donations to any charity cause

4 Testimonials On behalf of the Board of Directors, the staff of Make-A-Wish Orange County and the Inland Empire, and most importantly our incredible wish children and families, I would like to say thank you for your gift Your generosity provides the way for us to continue our mission of granting wishes and helps local children, like Mariana. Mariana and her family are so grateful that her wish came true and for the memories they will cherish forever. Thank you for making a difference. Your contribution has a direct and immediate effect for local children and has the power to transform life-threatening medical conditions into life-affirming triumphs. - Stephanie, Make-A-Wish Orange County and the Inland Empire I would like to thank you all for the wonderful afternoon that you made for our little guests! Some of the images that I have forwarded speak for themselves...the brightness of their faces and the laughter in their smiles was the result of your talent and passion! There must have been nothing more gratifying for you than sharing your passion with a group of disadvantaged children. Once again thank you! - Roberta, Rome THANK YOU to you and your amazing team for two great lightsaber training sessions. I spoke with Joe & Andy and they said you guys were awesome and we were so thrilled to have you represent Hasbro. All the best! - Hasbro "Austin had a wonderful time seeing some of his favorite characters/superheroes and meeting an awesome group of Star Wars Jedi Austin asked if 1 of them would walk around with him and with no hesitation there were 3 Jedi escorting him around the expo then Austin earned the rank of Jedi Padawan and is now an honorary member of the Empire Saber Guild! We love seeing our boy filled with so much joy and appreciate everyone that made it possible.. Thank you so much!" - Mother, New York

5 Testimonials Thank you very much for all of your efforts, energy, and support at the first ever Play Fair...I just wanted to write to say thank you. Play Fair didn't exist before last weekend, and your fingerprints are all over the result. The show wouldn't have been the same without you, and we look forward to adventures ahead. - Play Fair On behalf of Yokota Middle School I want to express our thanks to you and your Jedis for coming to our Genre Sci-Fi event at the bowling alley. The students had to earn their invitation to come to the event by reading different genres and we had 54 kids earn their invitation (1/6th of the school). When asked what their favorite part of the event was - the answer was a resounding "Jedi training"! So we can't thank you enough for your making lasting memories for these kids and supporting our efforts to reward kids for their reading! This week we have had an increase in the number of kids working on their genres - I assume from hearing from their friends about how much fun they had. -Annette, Yokota Middle School Librarian Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Beckett had an amazing time at his birthday party and the kids (and parents) in attendance are still raving about your performance and how fun it was to see the kids transported to the Jedi world :) The work you do is amazing and it is magical for kids. Thanks for taking the time out of your weekend to share your talents with our community Best of luck and May the Force be with YOU! -Michelle, Chuck, Alden & Beckett, Seattle Thanks a million for the demos and padawan training at the Pacific Science Center. Your presence was such a highlight for our guests, young and old! You made everything so much fun! We got fabulous feedback about your participation. So thank you to you all for taking time out of busy schedules to be at Pacific Science Center. You all rock! I hope we get to see you all again next year for the next installment! May the Force be with you! - Lisa, Pacific Science Center

6 History of The Saber Guild Saber Guild started in 2006 with half a dozen people in California, members of established costuming organizations and unofficial lightsaber choreography groups coming together to have fun, serve the community and represent the Star Wars brand in a way that had never been done before. We are not only lucasfilm s preferred lightsaber performance group, but we are the largest recognized lightsaber club in the world. Now, Saber Guild has over 300 members in 19 temples and five Countries. PR Contact Robb Yanagihara Adrienne Procaccini Global Director, Saber Guild International PR Director, Saber Guild International SaberGuildCouncil@gmail.com SaberGuild.org & Lucasfilm Ltd All rights reserved. Used under authorization.