“There is no greater gratitude than that for hope restored when you’ve all but given up.” -Stacey Monk, Co-Founder, Epic Change
Tampa, FL – August 20, 2010 – This November 19, 2010, Epic Thanks Tampa Bay will take place as a celebration of all for which we are thankful. Having evolved from Tweetsgiving, an annual and global celebration that aimed to change the world through the power of gratitude, Epic Thanks Tampa Bay will also serve as a charity fundraising event to benefit both the Epic Change organization as well as a local changemaker in the Tampa Bay area.
Seeking A Changemaker
A changemaker is a person or group that selflessly devotes their time and available resources in order to positively impact the lives of others in their immediate community. In keeping with the mission of the Epic
Change, Epic Thanks Tampa Bay organization seeks to identify one Tampa area changemaker and amplify their voice and impact on the community.
As a volunteer organization, Epic Thanks Tampa Bay will solicit nominations for Changemakers from the Tampa Bay community. These nominations will be reviewed to ensure they meet the guidelines and criteria set by both Epic Change and the Epic Thanks Tampa Bay planning organization. The list of submissions will result in five finalists, with the winning Changemaker determined by an online and write-in voting process open to the general public.
To nominate a local changemaker, please visit epicthankstampabay.com/nominate
For Additional Information Please Contact:
Contact: Lee Sullivan
Phone: 813-421-1719
Email: info@epicthankstampabay.com
Twitter: @EpicThanksTampa
About Epic Thanks Tampa Bay
Epic Thanks Tampa Bay 2010 is a grass-roots effort being organized by a diverse group of local entrepreneurs and activists who all believe in working together to bring about an “Epic Change” in Tampa Bay. All funds collected as a result of the Epic Thanks Tampa Bay event will be directed to Epic Change. Epic Change will then allocate half of the monies collected, in the form of a grant, to the designated Tampa Bay area changemaker, with the remaining funds appropriated to support Epic Change’s global efforts. As the planning process for Epic Thanks Tampa Bay continues to develop and ideas become reality, there still remain endless opportunities for both individuals and organizations to lend their support and resources and make an investment in this epic event.
About Epic Change
Epic Change believes that people’s stories are assets that can be used as resources to improve their lives. The Epic Change Organization helps people in need share their “epic” true stories in innovative, creative and profitable ways to help them acquire the financial resources they need to create positive “change” in their communities.
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Danny, this sounds like a great and worthy cause. Kudos goes out to you helping to spread the word and for helping to make Tampa Bay a better place for all. Congratulations
Thanks for stopping by Joy. A friend of mine is heavily involved in it and just helping out spreading the word, yes indeed it is a great cause.
Epic thanks Tampa bay is looking for a change maker who can selflessly devote his/her time and resources for others for their November event. Anyone can nominate a change maker of their choice. A link is given in the blog for nominations. All u need is to fill the form and its done. So hurry up!!
Sounds like a great cause, I hope someone fits the bill soon enough!
I thinks this is a great idea. Since Epic Thanks Tampa Bay’s main focus is to raise money for one local change maker that the community chooses via public voting. Its way to raise money is by throwing an EPIC event in Tampa, bringing the community together and acknowledging the selfless efforts of the chosen change maker and of course how awesome Tampa is. Thanks for making a better place for everybody.
This is very good idea for fundraising.
Thanks for sharing your experience, you have really done a great job!!
Its great thingthat one person who can devote selflessly for others community raises money for one change maker iys going to be better place for all. Great idea this will work for one of the great events .The other thing is that anyone can fill nominations esaliy. I m also a fundraiser checkout my site http://www.fundraisingforacause.com/ so in some other way we can also help in this nobel cause.
Sounds like a great idea. Would be interested to see if other areas are doing the same. It is important to recognise those that are in it to make a difference.