If you watch television, you probably have seen the ads for the Snuggie, the "blanket with sleeves." By all accounts, this is one of the hottest items around. Confession: Last December the Can-Do succumbed and took advantage of the 2-for-1 plus two booklights offer. What does this have to do with making the community better, you ask?
Well, we read in the Chicago Tribune that two local twentysomethings, David Barnes and Dan Kuthy, are organizing a Snuggie Pub Crawl. The date: April 18th. "We thought, imagine the vision of 1,000 people walking down Clark Street wearing Snuggies—this is what we wanted to make happen," said Kuthy. What does this have to do with making the community better, you ask again?
According to the duo's website, www.snuggiepubcrawl.com: "The SnuggiePubCrawl.com team is donating proceeds from the event to the AC-Orphanage in Arusha, Tanzania. AC-Orphanage rescues orphans from the streets of Tanzania whose parents have been victims of HIV and TB. Your donations will go directly to providing food, clean water, clothing and schooling for these children."
As there is no reason to believe anyone has anything up their sleeves--this could be a template for Can-Do fundraising. Plan a fun event and add a charitable component.
Makes you feel warm all over.
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