Hi Lovely Cast and VDay DC Alumni!
Nikki and I are your 2013 Fundraising Committee
co-chairs and we wanted to reach out to you about some upcoming
FUNdraising events for VDAY DC 2013.
This Thursday is your first chance to get you and your friends involved before we even get to our amazing production of the Vagina
Monologues. After you read all about Laughing Vaginas, keep scrolling down to read about the SongRise concert next Tuesday (February 12th).
And don't forget to take a look at the
VDAY DC 2013 calendar, so that you can keep track of all of this vaginal wonder. (
http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=cm9zaWVlbWF0aWFzQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ)
THE FIRST AWESOME EVENT:**We are not selling any tickets in advance-suggested donation of $15 at the door.**
Laughing Vaginas: Part Deux will take place on
February 7th,
2013. This all female comedy show will be our first public fundraising
event.
Check out the FB event page to RSVP and invite your friends:
http://www.facebook.com/events/127365800764216/.
You should also tweet about it. Sample tweets:
And for those friends of yours who prefer email over FB and Twitter, copy and paste this:
Laughing Vaginas Part Deux!
Thursday, February 7, 2013 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM (EST)
Washington, DC
VDay-DC
is teaming up with DC’s finest women stand-up comedians in honor of
VDay, the global movement to stop violence against women and girls.
Donations will benefit HIPS and this year’s VDay spotlight campaign,
1BillionRising. HIPS provides educational programming and advocates for
female, transgender and male sex workers in the DC metro area.
1BillionRising is an international call to action to end violence
against women and girls culminating in Vday 2-14-13 when an
international flash-mob will take place.
Bring a friend, raise a glass and help support our community!
Laughing Vaginas Part Deux: A Benefit for HIPS
Brought to you by VDay-DC
Date: Thursday, February 7th
Doors @ 7:00 pm, Show @ 8:00 pm
Location: TouchDown (1334 U St. NW)
Suggested Donation: $ 15.00 at the door
Our fantastic line-up!
E.J. Ruchman (host)
Chelsea Shorte
Sara Armour
Jessica Brodkin
Mariya Alexander
Ruth Rasby
Emily Ruskowski
For more info on these great orgs:
HIPS http://hips.org/
VDay - DC http://www.vdaydc.org/about-v-day
VDay http://www.vday.org/home
THE SECOND AWESOME EVENT:
We Are Rising! will take place on
February 12th, 2013.
Join
SongRise, DC's all-women social justice singing group, for an evening
of music to inspire action for a better world! Yes, I stole that line
directly from the event's FB page...now go check it out yourself and spread the word throughout your FB universe :)
http://www.facebook.com/events/565422713486325/Let us know if you have any questions! Hope to see you all soon :)
<3
Nikki and Rose