CitizenGulf DC: National Day of Action

Mark your calendars for CitizenGulf's National Day of Action on August 25, 2010!

Citizen Effect’s CitizenGulf project will become a National Day of Action on August 25th, in alignment with the week of the fifth anniversary of Katrina. The benefit — to be promoted by Gulf Coast Benefit — seeks to help fishing families find a new, more sustainable future by providing education resources for their children.

CitizenGulf Education Program for Gulf Oil Spill Families

All ticket sales and donations from CitizenGulf Day of Action events will give families living in affected areas the extra support they need to get their children off to a great start this school year and to help ease stress on families with after school support services and activities.

The most vulnerable victims of the disaster are children. As part of our response to helping fishing families, Citizen Effect and Catholic Charities of New Orleans have created an education fund that will provide assistance to families in the form of school supplies and uniforms, as well as after school programming that includes tutoring and homework assistance, enrichment classes, recreational activities, and healthy snacks.

CitizenGulfDC lineup!

Dan Morrison, CEO and Founder, CitizenEffect

"I never thought a trip to India would have led to all of this (at Citizen Effect) and there were a lot of times when I wondered "What the heck am I doing?!"  But now all these experiences seem to make sense. What I am most thankful for is all of the amazing people that made Citizen Effect their own. They are the staff and board, and most importantly, they are the Citizen Philanthropists. 

Busboys and Poets is extending Happy Hour for us! Check out the drink specials:

$5 house wine

$2 off all draft beers

$5 rail cocktails

$7 featured cocktail

UPDATE: Also, through Busboys and Poets, we will be screening a film featuring real-life stories of people still affected by Hurricane Katrina and the Gulf Coast disaster. Please arrive at 6:15pm to catch the film. We will also play it throughout the event (on mute, the images speak for themselves).

Jess3 is providing the backdrop for our event!

An illustrated banner -- picturing the Gulf as beautiful as it used to be and how we would like it to look once more -- will be the backdrop of the event, courtesy of the same incredible team at Jess3 that brought us the Oil Spill Browser Plug-In -- Check it out!

UPDATE: Just got a sneak preview of the banner and it looks incredibly cool. So cool, in fact, that we are going to put together a silent auction so that a lucky person may take it home and look at it forever :)

Giveaways, courtesy of Planet Green, follow @planetgreen on Twitter!

Adams Fashion earth-friendly headwear: Made of 100% organic cotton fiber to make it easy for you to make the right choice by supporting sustainable farming methods and help save our planet :)

"I Got Stripes" recycled wood frame: Each multicolored striped frame is handmade with recycled wood from old boats, houses, schools and buildings in Thailand. Holds 4" x 6" photos. Each is one of a kind!

UPDATE: Date Auction! Because we love you so much for all your support, we decided we want to help you find love too ;)

Click here to read more about our eligible bachelors and bachelorettes:

@akmcquade

@sterlingssmith

@dmbosstone

@jerzeygrrl

@tobysturgill

@alexpriest

Make sure you use the #CitizenGulf hashtag to share and tweet about the event. Thank you!

Thank you to iShake! They are donating the proceeds from the purchase of their apps to CitizenGulf. Check out their Apps at the iPhone store and tell everyone attending your CitizenGulf event!

CitizenGulf is a collaborative initiative between Andy Sternberg, Citizen Effect, el-studio.com, Live Your Talk, Sloane Berrent, Social Media Club, Taylor Davidson and Zoetica.

 

Special thanks to our INDIVIDUAL SPONSORS

Tracy Tran (@TracyTran)

Eric Johnson (@el_studio)

Jill Foster (@JillFoster)

Anne Eigeman (@aeindc)

Chris Abraham (@chrisabraham)

And MORE thanks to our local supporters!

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