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December 10 2010

The 2010 Holiday Tweet Drive

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Because it’s the season to give, I want make sure all of my friends know about the 2010 Holiday Tweet Drive. If you haven’t heard about Tweet Drive, it’s a wonderful cause. Tweet Drive is a nation-wide toy/clothing drive that uses social media to give back to children who are less fortunate and to spread some Holiday cheer along the way! What makes Tweet Drive different than some of the other tweet ups is there’s no admission fee. Rather than paying a small entrance fee, Tweet Drive asks that you donate a new toy or new article of clothing. Every donation goes to a local shelter or charity from the city where the Tweet Drive takes place.

According to Harrison Kratz, the creator of Tweet Drive, “The fact that in just 7 short weeks, so many people have come together for this cause is truly amazing. It not only shows the kindness in people and a widespread holiday spirit, but it also shows the good that social mediums such as Twitter can do. It brings us together in ways that we could not have thought imaginable.”

When Harrison first told me about TweetDrive, it was forming in a few major cities including New York City, Chicago and Philadelphia. Looking at the schedule today, the movement has penetrated many more cities, with numerous events being held this December. It’s not too late to participate in a city near you.

Here’s the most updated Tweet Drive schedule for upcoming events:

Date City Location Twitter Handle

Dec 11^th	Rockford	Franchesco’s	RKFDtweetdrive
Dec 12^th	Ocean Springs	Ocean Lanes Bowling
Dec 11^th	Rockford	Franchesco’s	RKFDtweetdrive
Dec 12^th	Ocean Springs	Ocean Lanes Bowling
Dec 13^th	Bucks County	Triumph Brewery	BucksTweetDrive
Dec 14th	St. Louis	River City Casino	STLtweetdrive
Dec 15th	Chicago	Trader Todd’s	CHITweetDrive
Dec 16th	Houston	Skewers Café	HOUTweetDrive
Dec 18th	Toledo	Mainstreet Bar & Grille	Not available yet
Dec 20th	Atlanta	Tin Lizzy’s	ATLTweetDrive
Dec 21st	Charlotte	Black Finn	CHARTweetDrive
	New York	Chelsea Manor	NYCTweetDrive
Dec 22nd	DC	Black Finn	DCTweetDrive
TBD	Jacksonville	Black Finn	Not available yet

Events to date have included:

Date City Location Twitter Handle

Dec. 6th	Philadelphia	Fieldhouse	PHLTweetDrive
Dec. 7th	Cincinatti	Black Finn	CinciTweetDrive
Dec 8th	Cleveland	Bodies Exhibit	CleveTweetDrive
Dec 9th	Seattle	Club Sur	SEATweetDrive
Dec 10th	Portsmouth	Portsmouth Library

I must disclose that Harrison is my co-host on PRStudCast, our podcast series that kicked off last month on the #PRStudChat blog. Regardless of my affiliation with Harrison, he’s been working diligently on this large Holiday TweetDrive project, joined by many of his peers. The 2010 Holiday TweetDrive is a great initiative and I hope you will join us in our effort to help children by donating to shelters around the country! If you need more information feel free to contact Harrison at harrison.kratz@kratzpr.com about the events and how to get involved in your city. And, if you’re in the NYC area, then I hope to see you at the Dec. 21^st event!