HoHoTO 3.0 is here!
Join us for #HoHoTO at The Mod Club. Last year, we raised $25,006.67. In the summer (for hoHOTo), we raised $13,317.87. That's a total of $38,324.54 to date.
You can be proud of what you've done so far, Toronto - but why stop there? Each time you inspire us to do good, we want to do great. And we know we can, because you've taught us that we are part of an amazingly generous community. Since we first tweeted the idea for HoHoTo in December 2008, you've joined us and embraced our pet project as your project.
Inspired by your support, we're pushing ourselves further. This December, our goal - your goal - is to match the total amount raised so far in one night. Target: $40,000. That's a lot of money.
We can only do it with your help, but we're up for it if you are. And if our past events have proven anything; you are up for it!
Join us, please, to help those in need - and have a lot of fun doing good.
As before, we are planning a cash bar, DJ's, lots of live twitterluvvin', prizes, surprises and full-on festivity all night. What more could you want? HoHoTO is for geeks, phreaks, webheads, twitterfiends, techies, media, marketers, PR folk, socialites, troglodytes, theodolites and…um… what were we saying? And everyone else!
As always, everything we collectively do running up to the event and on the night is for a great cause - The Toronto Daily Bread Food Bank.
Why the Toronto Daily Bread Food Bank?
More Canadians than ever before are turning to food banks to make ends meet in recession-ravaged households, Food Banks Canada reports:
- 794,738 Canadians used food banks in March 2009. That’s an 18% increase over the previous year
- Provincially, we witnessed an increase in usage in Ontario of 19% putting us in the top three hardest hit provinces in the country
- More than 37% of the people using food banks are children
- The recession has been particularly hard on food bank donations at a time of record need
- Almost 10% of Canadian children live below the poverty line
And it's not just their customers, the food banks themselves are struggling, too:
- 28% of food banks lack adequate funding
- 31% of food banks do not have enough food to meet the need
- 36% of food banks were forced to give out less food than usual
Daily Bread needs our help. We're all in this together.
Tickets are limited, so please book as soon as you can. As your ticket is actually a donation to the Daily Bread, we are asking you to commit as much as you can. This year the minimum donation (and ticket price) is $20. That's pretty cheap for a terrific night out that will do good for people in need. We ask that you give what you can to make sure that we give our best collective effort to help those in need at this time of year. So buy your tickets NOW and make your contribution TODAY.
You can also donate to the Food Bank by buying the "Donation Only" class above. All proceeds from ticket sales and all other funds raised, net of event costs, will go to the Food Bank. The Mod Club once again is very generously waiving almost all facility costs, so apart from Paypal costs, beverage costs and supply costs, almost all the money raised will go directly to the Food Bank. (You can also donate directly at their website.)
Also, the Food Bank is having a Holiday Food Drive right now - details are on our site. You can sign yourself up for the red, the green or the white teams and compete to donate the most food to Daily Bread. We urge you to bring nutritious, non-perishable food donations to #HoHoTo, and we will get them to the Food Bank (you can buy them at the Dominion across the street from the club).
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Corporate Donors:
Please consider contributing to our event, #HoHoTo, and the Daily Bread Food Bank
Corporate Donation details. Choose your contribution level to make a difference in the lives of those in need.
Candy Cane
Make a mint for Daily Bread.
Your Contribution to Daily Bread Food Bank: $250.00
Our Commitment:
(4) Complimentary Tickets to the event
(4) Complimentary Drink Tickets
Your Logo on hohoto.ca with a link to your site
Your Logo prominently displayed at event itself
A Tax Receipt will be issued by Daily Bread Food Bank for this corporate donation.
Ginger Bread
Take a bite out of hunger with sugar and spice.
Your Contribution to Daily Bread Food Bank: $500.00
Our Commitment:
(8) Complimentary Tickets to the event
(8) Complimentary Drink Tickets
Your Logo on hohoto.ca with a link to your site
Your Logo prominently displayed at event itself
A Tax Receipt will be issued by Daily Bread Food Bank for this corporate donation.
Snowflake
You’re one of a kind. Let’s make a special blizzard of goodness. Let it snow!
Your Contribution to Daily Bread Food Bank: $1,000.00
Our Commitment:
(12) Complimentary Tickets to the event
(12) Complimentary Drink Tickets
Your Logo on hohoto.ca with a link to your site
Your Logo prominently displayed at event itself
A Tax Receipt will be issued by Daily Bread Food Bank for this corporate donation.
Reindeer
Join the team. Deliver happiness to those in need.
Your Contribution to Daily Bread Food Bank: $2,000.00
Our Commitment:
(15) Complimentary Tickets to the event
(15) Complimentary Drink Tickets
Hang your banner on the Upstairs Railing (up to 5’ long x 3' wide with grommets)
Your Logo on hohoto.ca with a link to your site
Your Logo prominently displayed at event itself
A Tax Receipt will be issued by Daily Bread Food Bank for this corporate donation.
Elf
You are our special HoHoTO helper. Help us build a better event!
Your Contribution to Daily Bread Food Bank: $5,000.00
Our Commitment:
Choice of: A Section of the Raised Area (main Floor), Private Bar (upstairs) or VIP Room (upstairs) for corporate branding
(20) Complimentary Tickets to the event
(20) Complimentary Drink Tickets
Your Logo on hohoto.ca with a link to your site
Your Logo prominently displayed at event itself
A Tax Receipt will be issued by Daily Bread Food Bank for this corporate donation.
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This event is open to ages 19 + only, and all tickets are non-refundable.
We will not sell, rent, fold, spindle, smoke or mutilate your personal information. We will use it to contact you about #HoHoTo, though.
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