Save the Forests LEGO® Model Building

How, you might ask, do I come to be sharing a campaign initiated by a LEGO® User Group from Romania? I know Sever Alicu only by name, facebook and the LEGO® Ambassador Network (a secret - well, maybe not so secret - society of leaders of LEGO® User Groups around the world).

Sever is one of the first to join me in celebrating "2x4 Day, a Fan Created Global Day of LEGO Brick Play", which I initiated in 2015. You can read about their support and see some images of their work here. It's headed into its sixth year in 2020, and it waits to be seen whether the LEGO® User Group Ambassadors, or even just LEGO® Fans around the world will take up the challenge and grow it even further.

It's fun starting something with just an idea, and seeking out folks to help you in your purpose. I do it all the time. It's a scavenger hunt for community. Everyone loves a scavenger hunt!

Sever and Brickenburg, the LEGO® User Group he represents, are working on starting something of their own.

They are asking LEGO fans and forest fans to build models of forest scenes in support of the forests of the world. Even if you don't participate, I recommend you check out the cool stuff that Brickenburg LEGO fans make. I take the following from Brickenburg's facebook post, which was written in Romanian, Hungarian, Slovak and English.

"(ENG) A Brickenburg's campaign against heavy deforestation.
If you want to get involved:
1. Build up a work from LEGO(R) bricks which fits the theme and take a picture of it or
2. Take a picture in the very spirit of the theme containing at least one LEGO(R) brick
3. Post the photo you have taken on your Facebook page or in a group adding #ForestisourHome and #Brickenburg
4. If you want, send the picture in a message towards our Facebook account Asociația Brickenburg
5. At the beginning of December we will post on our Facebook page all the photos sent to us within this campaign mentioning the author’s name except for those which violate public order or good morals. These posts will be available for sharing on social media.
6. We will select a part of these most representative photos to be printed and exibited within the photo section of Brickenburg Association’s exibitions
7. We will not publish comments, inappropriate comments will be deleted and we’ll take in consideration reporting them
8. Sending the picture implies your agreement of the campaign rules. Minor participants need the agreement of their legal representative.
9. End date 02.12.2019. GMT (December 2, 2019)
10. The campaign photo and the work in the picture bellow are Brickenburg Association’s intellectual property, by the agreement of its author. The name of the campaign was the choice of Brickenburg Association and can be used publicly except for commercial purposes.

#Brickenburg #Forestisourhome"

Those wishing to build forest scenes for this project may register for one of our special (free) build sessions at Brickersville on Friday, November 22nd and Monday December 2nd. Ticketed registrations are required. Children are not required, but if present, must be accompanied by an adult.

Trish Tsoiasue, together with Jesse Miller and NZ Fawkes (and his family) serve a community of Brickpreneurs (LEGO Brick entrepreneurs) and LEGO brick lovers at Shoreline Village's Brickersville in Long Beach, California.