Enjoy Fresh Brews & Live Music to Help Philly's Homeless Get Back On Their Feet

How often do we all walk around Philly to a market, some bar, resturant, or the office; and are uncomfortably confronted with a homeless person's request for change, thinking "What difference is this going to make?"

Now you can make a difference by coming out to Triumph Brewery in Old City, Philadelphia on November 19, 2009 at 7:30 pm to support Back On My Feet by enjoying great drinks, friends, live music by Saint Mad, $1 raffles for a chance to win iPods, t-shirts, and other great prizes.

My name is Everett Reiss, and I'm running the Philadelphia Marathon and looking to raise $1500 for Back On My Feet (BOMF), a Philadelphia-based non-profit that works with shelters to build confidence, discipline, and self sufficiency in homeless people by taking them on regular early morning runs with teams of volunteers; and then helps them get back on their feet in life beyond the discipline of running.

Event Highlights:

• Enjoy fresh brewed beer from Triumph's chilled serving tanks to your glass (along with other drinks) with $1 for every drink you purchase going to help the homeless get back on their feet.
• Great live upbeat acoustic pop/folk music brought to you by Saint Mad who were written up in the Philadelphia Inquirer for their performances on South Street this summer.
• A chance to win an iPod just by signing up for this event on this site and showing up at Triumph Brewery  on November 19th at 7:30pm WITH your printed ticket (but you don't need a ticket to attend).
• $1 raffle tickets for chances to win additional iPods, t-shirts, and whatever else I can get local business to donate between now and then.
• An onsite Twitter contest with prizes.  So get a Twitter ID, bring your smart phone, and learn how to use Twitpic.com. 

Event details:

• When: November 19, 2009 at 7:30 pm
• Where: Triumph Brewing Company, 117 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106, http://www.triumphbrewing.com/, 2nd Floor
• Why: To support Back On My Feet (http://www.backonmyfeet.org), Philly's homeless and me (Everett Reiss) in my efforts to run the Philadelphia Marathon and raise $1500 for BOMF
• $?: Triumph Brewery is offering drink specials with $1 for every drink sold going to Back On My Feet.  All the money from the $1 raffle tickets will go to Back On My Feet.  There is NO cover.
• Live Music: Saint Mad, awesome upbeat local acoustic pop/folk band written up in Philadelphia Inquirer (http://tinyurl.com/lof58a).  Check out their music online, http://www.saintmad.com/Music/Music.html.

Join me and just sign up and show up for this event for a chance to win an iPod, and bring plenty of friends.  Feel free to contact me with any questions.

Also, if for some reason you feel compelled to print out some flyers and spread the word (which I would greatly appreciate), here's a link to a PDF that you can print off: BrewsForPhilly.com Flyer

Thanks and hope to see you there!

Everett

everett.reiss@gmail.com

Checkout my running homepage:
http://www.runforphilly.com/

Connect with me on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/ev_reiss

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Thursday, November 19, 2009 from 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM (ET)

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Triumph Brewing Company
117 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106

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Everett Reiss on behalf of Back On My Feet (http://www.backonmyfeet.org)

Back on My Feet is a non-profit organization that promotes the self-sufficiency of the homeless population by engaging them in running as a means to build confidence, strength and self-esteem.

Back on My Feet does not provide food nor does it provide shelter, but instead provides a community that embraces equality, respect, discipline, teamwork and leadership. There are no labels, no stigmas and no stereotypes. At Back on My Feet, all members - regardless of race, education or socioeconomic status - join together to move their own lives forward as well as the lives of their teammates.

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