Before you read any further, go over to Tyson Foods and comment on this post about hunger in Massachusetts. For every comment, Tyson Foods will donate 100 pounds of protein to the Boston Food Bank.
It only takes a minute to leave a comment indicating you've read the post and it can do so much. This comments for food concept was first implemented very successfully by the Austin Social Media Club during August's Hunger Awareness Month HAM Tweetup. (Read more here).
Bob Collins invited me to speak at the next Boston Social Media Breakfast on Wednesday, December 10th at 8:00 am in Cambridge, MA at the Ryles Jazz Club along with Gradon Tripp and Frank Days. Thanks to the generous sponsors FirstGiving and MarketWire, the event is free and it comes with a good breakfast spread.
Given the topic and the gloomy news, I thought to myself maybe we can do more than talk about it. Maybe we can do something. Realizing that any call to action that makes us look at our wallets might not feel so good, I wondered if there was a way to give something that doesn't require cash? So as part of the event we're running a Food Drive to support The Greater Boston Food Bank, asking attendees to bring canned goods and non-perishable foods to the event.
The idea has spread to Houston and Philadelphia and Providence, RI
My slides are posted above, talking about easy ways to give - like the TheGiveList
If you're still reading this, please stop and go over and make a comment at Tyson Foods Blog and thanks so much.
The Tyson link is to a page that is not there. Also, my Anti-Virus said that page tried to attack my computer.
Posted by: Jessica | December 10, 2008 at 08:33 AM
Either you wiped out Tysons entire "Giving" budget or they just pulled the plug .. link dead?
All the best, Guru Beth x
Posted by: Alison Lowndes | December 11, 2008 at 01:08 AM
Allison:
They sent a second Truck!
Read it here:
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/12/social-media-breakfast-leverages-two-truckloads-of-tyson-food-donation-for-boston-food-bank.html
Posted by: Beth | December 11, 2008 at 08:38 AM