Orange Day Campaign Kickoff Tweet-Up in Vancouver

Orange Day Volunteers at UGM, Photo by Leah Gregg on Flickr

Yesterday I received an invitation from Derek Weiss, senior public relations specialist for Union Gospel Mission. UGM is a Christian charity well-known in Vancouver for providing community meals, clothing, emergency shelter, faith-based services, and drug and alcohol recovery programs.

Here’s Derek’s invite: Join Vancouver bloggers and UGM staff and volunteers as we chill together and get the word out online about the Orange Day campaign. Then, weather permitting, we’ll walk over to Crab Park to have some fun Orange Day activities and create bright, fresh “analog tweets” to spread the love and encourage homeless in our city and guests at the UGM meal.

When: Monday, March 29, 6:00pm (Chill Winston meetup); 7:00pm (Orange fun at Crab Park)

Where: Meet at Chill Winston, at the intersection of Carrall, Powell, and Water Streets.

What to bring: Outdoor-wear; camera or cellphone with camera to take pictures of you with your posters.

Who: Everyone is welcome

The Orange Day campaign is a week-long fundraising program to raise money for UGM’s annual Easter meal. “For the week leading up to April 2, you can transform Vancouver’s streets by having fun, helping the homeless community, and sharing your adventures online.”

You can read more about the Orange Day Campaign here.

Kudos to UGM for their efforts to make a difference!