Highlight: Apollo Base
Location: Ohio USA Established: November 27, 2015 Command Staff: BCO: Briankenobi (Brian Pauley) BXO: bountyhunterq (Dave Quillen) BMO: Bacca9 (Jamie Arielle) Apollo Base is the latest branch of the Rebel Legion with deep ties in Ohio. As part of the Great Lakes Base, which originally covered Michigan and Ohio, our members attended over 200 events a year. During its 5 year run, Michigan and Ohio experienced a lot of growth in...
Jackson Becomes a Jedi
This was a joint event between Ghost Base and Garrison Carida of the 501st Legion to make a little boy’s wish come true. Jack has terminal brain cancer and he wanted nothing more than to become a Jedi. His wish was going to be granted at Disney World, but in the fall, his cancer worsened quickly, so Make-a-Wish sent Jack and his family to Disney World, but when they got there, the Jedi Academy was closed. Our Clubhouse, a cancer...
“The Force Awakens” World Premiere
Collaborators: William Holmes, Chris Hummel, Adam Warman December 14th of 2015 is a memorable day for Star Wars fans across the galaxy, but especially for the costuming organizations that promote the famous franchise. Members of the Rebel Legion, 501st Legion, Mandalorian Mercs and The Dark Empire were invited to the World Premiere of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” at El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California. About a half...
Puerto Rico Base At The Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra
Collaborators: Maria Judith Gandia, Rafael Montañez and Nancy Nevarez. More details about this mission can be found here On October 30 and 31, and November 21st, Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra hosted the event “A Celebration to Star Wars” at the Luis A. Ferre Performing Arts Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico. What originally started as two concerts turned into six sold-out concerts in which people of all ages congregated with the...
REBEL LEGION HELPS CHILDREN’S CHARITY AT CELEBRATION ANAHEIM
Members and friends of the Rebel Legion costuming group raised over $8,000 at their first-ever charity dinner, held during Star Wars Celebration Anaheim. Celebrity guests including Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca), Jeremy Bullock (Boba Fett) and Lee Towersey, R2D2 builder for the new Star Wars movie The Force Awakens, joined members of Lucasfilm’s preferred “good guys” costuming club to support children’s charity Variety through a series of...
Rebel Legion Charity Dinner
The Rebel Legion is proud to announce the first Rebel Legion Charity Dinner at Celebration Anaheim on the 18th of April 2015. Let’s come together to celebrate our Costuming – Charity – Community, we will have some food, have some fun, raise some money for charity, talk about costuming and maybe even mingle with some VIP’s. We are partnering with Variety International to raise money to help provide the best quality of...
