Are ya hankerin’ for a HAM-up?
August 12, 2008
We know you’re passionate about two things as much as we are – the online community and ending hunger. How can we take that passion into something both fun and meaningful?
We talked (yes, in person!) to some of the great minds on Twitter, and the HAM-up Tweet-up was born.
- September is Hunger Action Month
Get it? HAM… September is Hunger Action Month … Hamming it up… Clever huh?
Then the ideas really started flying.
How about a competition for donating ham and other protein products?
How about a can-struction competition?
How about we ask people to donate their weight in food?
How about we ask people to donate the cost of meals for the day to the Food Bank?
How about we ask the community to volunteer at some Food Bank partner agencies on a specific day?
As the ideas and the excitement grew, we realized that this day of hunger-ending-awesome-ness shouldn’t be just contained by a couple of folks gathered around a computer. As much as this day is about the 40,000 hungry Central Texans relying on the Food Bank each week, it’s also about you.
So mark in your calendars Saturday, September 13 for the HAM-up Tweet-up. It’s not a particularly meaningful day in Austin or hunger history, but there’s no major home football game that day, and we guess you’ll probably be looking for something cool to do.
Send us your ideas for our first inaugural HAM-up Tweet-up!
You can also follow Advocacy and Online Marketing Manager, Lisa Goddard, on twitter: @lisa_goddard
Special thanks to tweeters, @MikeChapman and @michellegreer for their enthusiasm and creativity.
Entry Filed under: Uncategorized. Tags: Capital Area Food Bank, Food Drive, Hunger Action Month, tweet-up, tweetup, Twitter, volunteer.
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1. michelle greer | August 12, 2008 at 7:40 pm
Have a competition to see what individual and/or organization can get the most grams of protein donated. Silly prize to ensue.
2. Mike Chapman | August 12, 2008 at 7:48 pm
This is a great idea. I think we should get everyone from the Social Media Club Austin, 501 Tech, Austin Interactive Marketing Assoc., Austin Marketing Association, Austin Technology Council, GeekAustin, RefreshAustin, Door64, of course Every Dot Connects, and anyone who cares a bit about hunger involved. Great post, Lisa.
3. Summer | August 12, 2008 at 7:49 pm
How about a bake-off of some sort, where the entry “fee” is a certain number of pounds or cans of donated food? My chocolate chip cookies would take the cake… so to speak!
4. David J. Neff | August 12, 2008 at 8:23 pm
I would like to pledge the support of the Austin 501 Tech Club and the Austin Social Media Club behind this effort.
5. Lisa Goddard | August 12, 2008 at 8:25 pm
David,
That’s great. Welcome aboard! I look forward to working with you.
- LisaG
6. Laura "Pistachio" Fitton | August 12, 2008 at 8:32 pm
Please let me know whenever there is something I can re-tweet in support of the campaign? @pistachio
7. TYMINSKA Karolina | August 14, 2008 at 11:47 am
Thanks for sharing that! Nice post. I just glanced through it.
http://www.internet-marketing-online.co.cc
8. Monica Williams | August 19, 2008 at 7:58 pm
Adding this to the GoodCause Austin blog!
How about have eco bags made with HAM logo and have people fill them up with food?
I also like the no-eat picnic idea, where you can set up picnic tables, coolers, grills, volleyball net, pinata, etc – but no one eats because food is being donated.
Other themes could be back-to-school (bread, PBJ, fruit, juice boxes, raisins, etc.), breakfast (pancake mixes, syrup,cereal, bacon, ham, bread, etc), or Tex-Mex (rice, beans, tortilla shells).
I’m sure you’ve thought of these!
9. Sept 3:Tweet-Up hits Food&hellip | August 19, 2008 at 8:09 pm
[...] calling it the HAM-Up Tweet-Up, which actually does mean something. Wait for it… September is Hunger Action Month… [...]
10. “Hunger is Unaccept&hellip | August 22, 2008 at 7:46 pm
[...] social media maven for the Austin chapter of the American Cancer Society, is helping us organize our HAM-up Tweet-up September, 13. You’ll notice he changed his avatar on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter [...]
11. joeyTWOwheels | August 25, 2008 at 4:30 pm
Mmmmmmm, HAM.
Traction on this event is great. Thanks for spreading the word. I hope the CAFB gets over-run with food so our neighbors can live.
12. HAM it up: raise awarenes&hellip | August 26, 2008 at 2:41 am
[...] is Hunger Action Month (HAM) and Saturday, September 13th is the HAMup TweetUP. Jury is still out on what it will involve, but I’ve got my own ideas brewing on how to raise [...]
13. bill | August 26, 2008 at 4:17 am
I though you woulsd enjoy this bill
14. Social Media for Social G&hellip | August 28, 2008 at 6:25 am
[...] Club of Austin to enlist Twitter users in a community project. This time the beneficiary is the Capital Area Food Bank and the event is a HAM-up (September is Hunger Action Month). Tyson Foods issued a challenge on [...]
15. links for 2008-08-28 &laq&hellip | August 28, 2008 at 2:31 pm
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16. Hunger in Austin- Take Ac&hellip | August 28, 2008 at 3:34 pm
[...] not to feel called to action and it’s not hard to do. September is Hunger Action Month and Austinites are reaching out in a big way by participating in the first annual HAM-up (short for Hunger Action Month twitter user’s meet up) on September 13th. With so many [...]
17. Austin Real Estate Blog |&hellip | August 28, 2008 at 3:46 pm
[...] September 13th, Austinites will gather for the First Annual HAM-Up benefiting the Capital Area Food Bank. What’s a HAM Up? Let me break it down: [...]
18. Debbie Cerda | August 30, 2008 at 6:13 pm
I’d missed the boat on this announcement, and unfortunately have a conflicting event that afternoon.
Is there availability in the 9/13 AM Product Recovery time slot for folks?
Friendly reminder to fellow Twitter folks from my CAFB experience:
no cell phone use allowed in warehouse or Recovery room, twittering should be limited to lobby/break room.
19. Robert "Adomatica" Gilbre&hellip | September 3, 2008 at 4:18 am
Joe Doyle and I will be biking our way to this event with donations in tow:
http://tinyurl.com/5n852j
20. nwa360.com » Blog A&hellip | October 18, 2008 at 7:36 pm
[...] it has been read, Tyson Foods will donate 100 pounds of food (up to a 35K pound truckload) to the HAM-up (Tweetup), sponsored by the Food Bank, Social Media Club Austin and 501 Tech Club Austin. Help us fill the [...]