ABOUT US
The Nor-Cal Sanctuary Empire (or NCSE for short) is a group dedicated Queensr˙che fans that live in Northern California and Reno, NV. We are officially sanctioned by the Queensr˙che Campaign (Fan Club).
What is an “Empire” you might ask? A local Empire is a group of Queensr˙che Campaign members, in the same geographical area, that can be in contact with each other on a regular basis. The purpose for local Empires is to bring together Queensr˙che fans and promote Queensr˙che awareness. As an Empire, we also help bring new fan club members to the Campaign.
We received our charter on June 2, 2005. While we’re a relatively young Empire, the NCSE is very active and successful. Our roster is steadily growing and with many of our members traveling and attending multiple shows when the band is on tour, we’ve become close with many R˙che fans and other Empires in Southern CA, Las Vegas NV, the Pacific Northwest and Phoenix AZ to name a few.
We host Preshow gatherings when the band is performing within the borders of Northern California and Reno, NV. In addition to volunteering for street team duties, entering fan club contests, holding fund raisers and promoting Queensr˙che in creative ways whenever the opportunity arises.
Some highlights for us…
- The NCSE proudly won 1st place and $500 in Queensr˙che merchandise in the 2006 Street Team contest held by the fan club to promote the release of Operation: Mindcrime II.
- Three of our members are pictured in the front row on the Mindcrime At The Moore CD and DVD covers, and a few of our members can be seen on the DVD.
- Another contest the Campaign held was to raise money for the Seattle Harvest Food Bank. Two of our members handcrafted an awesome Queensr˙che themed quilt that traveled to select shows on tour and raised over $5,000 by selling $10 raffle tickets. 100% of the proceeds went to the food bank. Our girls were the top money makers, winning the grand prize of dinner with Geoff Tate!!
- For the Design A Fan Club Tshirt Contest, 10 finalists were chosen out of 500 entries. 2 of the finalists were designed by NCSE members!
- We raised and donated over $250 in Queensr˙che’s name to VH1’s Save The Music Foundation.
- LaraR˙cher and JenQ2K made and donated another wonderful quilt in 2008 with a "Take Cover" theme. Selling raffle tickets for $10 each, they incredibly raised more than $9,000 with 100% of the proceeds going to various food banks, feeding many hungry families across the country.
- DoctorM won a Sign Of The Times lithograph which is signed by all 7 members of the band in one of the trivia contests held on Queensr˙che.com
- Iota & LaraR˙cher won the trip of a lifetime in the All Access with Queensr˙che silent auction. These lucky two got to be a part of the R˙che's tour entourage on their 2008 European tour for an incredible 38 days!
These are just a few of the things we are very proud of and hope to continue as long as Queensr˙che keeps Spreading The Disease and making the music that moves us to act. If the NCSE sounds like the place for you and you want to join us, please click on membership for instructions. Thank you and RźCHE HARD whenever possible!!
Roxie
NCSE Officer of Membership
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Copyright 2005
Nor-Cal Sanctuary Empire
