Twitter Group Partners with First Annual Proud Hamilton Hunt

Twitter Group Partners with First Annual Proud Hamilton Hunt
Report: t'WestofTO (a Twitter group that holds meetups (or Tweetups) for design, tech, geek, and social media folks in Mississauga, Oakville, Burlington, Hamilton, and Niagara region) announced today that they are partnering with community members to work on a joint project to support the Proud Hamilton (PH) campaign. The PH campaign is a grassroots initiative designed to help bring jobs to Hamilton. The initiative was started by the Jobs Prosperity Collaborative who learned from a study that companies are less likely to invest in a city that has a poorer reflection on themselves than other cities do. In other words, "if we can’t look at ourselves and be proud, how can we expect others to invest their businesses in our city?" They agreed.

On July 24, 2010, t'WestofTO is hosting the first annual Proud Hamilton Hunt. The Proud Hamilton Hunt is an urban adventure where teams of two can solve clues about Hamilton, photograph themselves at the clue locations, and reach the finish line for a chance to win prizes provided by Hamilton businesses including two Apple iPads for the first place team.

All proceeds of the event will go to the Art Gallery of Hamilton’s Art Without Barriers Summer Camp. The camp program invites principals and/or teachers from high-needs neighbourhood schools to identify children who would most benefit from attending this special camp; the camp includes breakfast, lunch and snacks, a week of art-making with artist-educators, and a kit of art-making supplies to use at home. For more information about the event or to register visit http://bit.ly/1stPHH