A little shameless promotion

As you may or may not know, I am heavily involved with the Junior League of Cleveland. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the organization we are basically a women's organization, nearing our centennial, who's primary focus is to help enrich the lives of Clevelanders through philanthropy and more importantly various key community projects that help some of the neediest citizens in Cleveland.

There are many ways in which we contribute to Cleveland, whether it be through helping restore the Playhouse Theatre, saving it from demolition, facilitating Healthy Kids initiatives at the Cleveland Children's Museum or volunteering at Huron Hospital's Storks Nest, the Junior League of Cleveland is an integral part of the community.

The Junior League of Cleveland currently has two initiatives that can benefit from the participation of everyone in the community.

The first is the annual fundraiser. This fundraiser helps support not only the Junior League but also helps fund the various initiatives we participate in throughout the Greater Cleveland Area. This year, the second annual event will be held May 7, 2010 at the Shoreby Club in Bratenahl from 6-11 p.m. There will be gaming tables, racing, silent auction and a wine raffle.

For more event information and tickets please visit: http://bit.ly/JLC_fundraiser. Tickets are $45 through the end of February and go up $5 each month so buy them early!

The other amazing initiative that needs immediate help and is of no cost. The Saturday Morning Tutoring Program NEEDS your help

Every Saturday, over 100 Cleveland area students, grades K-12, are in need of tutoring. While dozens of tutors are available each Sunday, there are never enough to match the demand of the students. You need NO experience, just a willingness to help out the wonderful children of Cleveland. If you have never tutored before, all it takes is a 45 min. on-the-job training and you are ready to go. I promise it is an extremely rewarding and fun experience!

The tutoring takes place every Saturday from 10a-12p at Church of the Covenant on Euclid in University Circle.

For more information please visit: http://tutor_me.tripod.com/

You do not need to RSVP ahead of time, just show up.

For information on anything I outlined above please drop me a line. I am passionate about improving Cleveland and know you are too!

First Ever Cleveland Twestival Feb. 12 to benefit Charity: Water

Are you looking for a fun, unique experience that also happens to benefit charity?

This Thursday, Harry Buffalo is sponsoring the first ever Twestival (Twitter Festival) to benefit Charity: Water. According to the Charity: Water site, 1.1 billion people on the planet don't have access to safe, clean drinking water. That's one in six of us. Many communities in developing nations often have a plentiful supply of clean drinking water just below the ground, but no way to get to it. This is where charity: water and their partner organizations come in. Drilling a well can cost from $4,000 - $12,000 USD and many living on less than $1 a day cannot afford one in their community, even if the money is combined.

On 12 February 2009, 100+ international cities will be hosting a Twestival to bring Twitter communities together in an effort to raise money for charity: water. Twestival is organized 100% by volunteers around the world and 100% of the money raised from these events will go directly to support charity: water projects. By rallying together globally, under short timescales, for a single aim on the same day, the Twestival hopes to bring awareness to this global crisis.

The Cleveland Twestival will be held at Harry Buffalo, Thursday, February 12 at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are just $15 and can be purchased at the door or ahead of time here. There will be a lot of interesting people, a raffle and an opportunity to enjoy a unique event while benefiting those who do not have the fortune of clean water on a daily basis (can you even imagine?!?)

If you are interested in this event please purchase tickets to attend or make a donation. Every little bit helps.

Please contact me with any questions at 612-308-0759 or via email.

Thank you!

-Kate