Hey Tractivistas,
Five days and counting until this year’s Festivus!
WHEN: Sat, Dec 12, 7-10:30 PM
WHERE: Traction HQ (aka the Festivus House), 1018 Broad St.
SUGGESTED DONATION: just $5 or volunteer*
RSVP: here
I’m proud to let you know that during this, one of the rougher years — economy-wise — in recent memory, the Festivus planning team has gone to great lengths to respond to the recession by making 2009 holiday-ish cheer accessible to everyone…
Three ways that the most fun holiday-ish party of the year is also the party that most feels-your-pain:
2) Volunteers get in free! Write to festivus@getTraction.org and offer to help out before, during or after, and you’ll enjoy the party without spending a penny. You must write by Tuesday.
3) We’re collecting canned food and, yes, personal hygiene items for the Durham branch of the Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC. Let’s set a new world record for donated tampons! Who’s with me??
If you know nothing about Festivus, have no fear. Background links are here: NYTimes, wikipedia, 3-minute video. And Traction’s particular flavor of Festivus involves food, drink, live music, wild antics for your participating pleasure (just watching is fun too) and easy ways to meet really wonderful people. We’ll have frivolous feats of strength, constructive ways to air grievances and a Festivus pole, natch. Did I mention QTs (Quality Time with Tractivists)?
So, to recap:
At Festivus 2009, you can get in cheap, you can get in free, and you can definitely donate tampons! (Canned food too.)
Get your Festivus tix now, and see you Saturday!
Lanya Shapiro
thumb-wrestler who feels your pain, QT donor, Tractivist