Angelo's On King

I've recently had the pleasure of getting to know @AngelosOnKing via Twitter. Angelo is a very enthusiastic guy who likes to cook and according to @Shes_So_Savvy he's pretty good at it.

I thought it would be nice to have a little get together to try out some of his authentic Italian cuisine on Thursday November 17th. After setting all of this up, Angelo and I got to talking and he'd like to give away a $50 gift certificate to one lucky person on twitter to use at his restaurant. How super awesome of him!

To take part in the twitter contest all you have to do is Tweet: "Follow @AngelosOnKing and RT to win a $50 gift certificate to AngelosOnKing. We'll be announcing the winner Sunday on thecrashdiaries.com". It's so easy. Good Luck and hope to see you at #ItalianoTO

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OrphanageTO

Toronto- Pikto Gallery, 55 Mill Street October 27th 2011, Nzirambi Education Fundraiser.

Event night came and it was an absolute success. The venue was packed, people were bidding on the silent auction items, raffle tickets were sold and we even had a spontaneous bidding war over a last minute donation from Arlene Dickinson!
The social media community really pulled together to locate and have items donated for the silent auction, then again to spread the word about the event and online ticket purchases. It was pretty amazing to see SoMe (Social Media) peeps band together for the SoGood (Social Good)!

I had the opportunity to meet and work with the other volunteers and they are all amazing in their own way. The event wouldn't have been such a success with out them. I felt honoured to be granted the opportunity to participate. I wish I could have done more but, as it turns out the volunteers involved brought their "A-Game" and it made all the difference!

Not only was it a wonderful night out but, the Event raised $10,500.00 that evening. How awesome is that?

Organizers of the event have posted a "Thank-you" blog post for the participants of #OrphanageTO
You can feel the emotion - they joy the organizers feel regarding the success of the event.

#OrphanageTO - you rock! Hope to be a part of #OrphanageTO2 next year ;)
I've created a list of Organizers, sponsors, volunteers and attendees on twitter. Follow the list or individuals, so many great people and brands.

Special thanks to the organizers: Sandra Brunner (@wallabina), Sylvie Labosse (@sylvieintoronto), Monica Kahindo (@monicakahindo) and Karen Snider (@karensnider)

The photos below we're taken and provided by Ardean Peters (@photosbyardean)

Pikto Art Gallery the evening of the event.

Arto Yuzbasiyan's Limited Edition Watercolour Print:  Queen Street

Tweet this event: #OrphanageTO

That's me selling raffle tickets :D Sue and I sold $1000 worth. Good Job Sue!

This is Brian Pieters. He is the photographer who traveled to Uganda to take the wonderful photos of the children in the Nzirambi Orphans Talent Development Centre. Thank you Brian.

Nzirambi Photo Exhibition Fundraiser

Everyone has a friend that is just an inherently good person. A friend that through their actions makes you strive to be a better person. @KarenSnider is that friend for me.
She recently began an educational fund for orphans in Nzirambi, Affrica and will be holding a Photo exhibition / fundraiser for the education of the orphans. When she asked if I would like to help out, I didn't hesitate.

Thank you Karen for inviting me to assist with your project and event!

About The Event

EventBrite Ticket Information
Tickets cost $20.00
Silent auction including a Limited Edition Print by local artist Arto Yuzbasiyan
Photo exhibition by Brian Pieters
The event will be held at the Pikto Gallery in the Distillery District.

We need all the support we can get! It's a great cause and you should be there! Join us!


To follow (on Twitter) the people involved and attendees (list is updated weekly) just check out my list.

Thinking about Crashaversary

Last night I was reminiscing about a party I had a while back.  Crashaversary was a tweetup of sorts. I organized it around a difficult time in my life, and rather than let the dark feelings win over my true light hearted and happy nature... (Is that sarcasm? It might be. You decide.) I wanted to celebrate the fact that I am still here and able to be sarcastic and silly.

I was touched by the amount of people who joined me in my (more like our) celebration of life. Everyone's been through something. I believe that everyone has personal victories and we should celebrate them. Having a Crashaversary was a great way to commemorate everyone's strength and passion for life.

The event was held at @e11evenToronto, and did we ever enjoy the venue the service and food. The social media engagement specialist (yes, I made that title up) Sam, was wonderful and gave out vouchers for our next visit. The sommelier @JonnyDrinks also took the time out to visit with us. Truly a wonderful experience and we were all happy to meet the people behind the twitter handles and restaurant. We've been there a few times since and plan to go back again. 

I can't thank the people who attended enough. I think of all of you, and appreciate you for just... well being you. I hope that we will have many more opportunities to celebrate life and milestones and life victories (large or small) together.   

One of my "tweeps" @DoomzTO even wrote his own blog post about our little gathering. *Thanks Casey.

If you 'd like to check out the people who joined us (I suggest you follow them on twitter) check out the list.

The Colours of Me

I just thought this was a really cute representation of me. So I'm sharing :)