I’ve came across this: http://www.keithlango.com/wordpress/?p=450
Nice to see the efforts to raise funds extend beyond Blender nation, and as a added bonus, non less than Keith Lango seems to endorse Blender. That should surely put a cap on all those Blender vs Maya/Max/Lightwave etc debates.
I bought also a couple of episodes of his VTS series, and all I can personally say: it is worth every damn penny. There is also some free tuts there. I feel like a spammer 