SXSW Event Benefiting FW!!!!

Piryxtopia SXSW After Party Benefiting Falling Whistles

Sponsored by CauseCast, Piryx, and Fliggo

Start Time: Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 8:00pm

End Time: Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 12:00am

Location: SpeakEasy Austin

City/Town: Austin, TX

REGISTER HERE: http://tinyurl.com/piryxtopia

This is a charity benefit Hosted by Piryx and Causecast for Falling Whistles, a non-profit doing amazing work in the Congo, promoting equality, liberty, and freedom to all. Proceeds from ticket sales directly impact Falling Whistles. Sean Carasso, the visionary behind Falling Whistles, and his team will be arriving home from the Congo the day of the party. Join us on Saturday night to hear Sean's courageous story about Falling Whistles and how he is working to make the world a better place.

Music to be provided by: Ten Out of Tenn! http://www.myspace.com/tenoutoftenn

Donations levels are as follows:

* General Admission: $20

* VIP Level: $50

Even if you are unable to attend the party, we highly encourage donations to this great cause — any amount will help Falling Whistles achieve its goals.

Link to the Event on Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=53611969645&ref=mf

THANK YOU!!!!!

Thanks so much again to everyone who came out to BLOW last night!! We had a great time, met a lot of amazing people and danced our faces off.

A special thanks to Esther Havens for showcasing her photography, O and Rachel for photographing the night, and Trevor Ray Thompson for doing our photo booth. To see some of the photos, go here: www.trevoray.com.

And an ENORMOUS thanks to the volunteers, especially those who helped us prep throughout the week. We could NOT have done it without you and we are forever grateful.

And a big applause to Lance, who was the brains behind the night. To have him plan an event for you, check out uglifeproductions.com.

Thanks again everyone!

Paige

Volunteer Opportunities!

Hey friends!

Just wanted everyone to know about a few opportunities we have for you guys to volunteer if you're interested in helping out with Falling Whistles! Our event BLOW is coming up REALLY SOON (it's next Friday, Feb 13!!). And we still have a ton of stuff to do before the event. Here's what you can do and who to contact if you want to do it.

Volunteer Sign Up:

Tues Feb 3: TX State & UT PROMO BLAST #1
We're going to transform these campuses over night with side walk chalk, flyers, and whatever else we can think of! We need as many hands as we can get!

If you're in the Austin area and want to help promote around campus, contact Katie G. at krgrosslopf@gmail.com or 832-858-3835.
If you're in the San Marcos area and want to help promote around there, contact Joy S. at jynnsev@yahoo.com or 956-212-4954.

Wed February 4: Volunteer Meeting & Event Prep
If you want to work the night of the event, we REALLY need you to come out for this. We'll be meeting at 9:30pm at Lance's house (directions below). Also, if you want to stay late or can't make it to the meeting, we'll also be working on some prep for the event (building displays, painting, etc.) We really could use some hands for this!

If you have any Qs about that, contact me (paige newton) at pnewton724@mac.com or 281-731-3194.

Directions: From I-35, go east on 71. Exit Montopolis and turn right on Montopolis (might be called Stassney?). Turn left on Burleson. Turn left on McKinney Falls Pkwy. Left into Colorado Crossing subdivision. Right at the dead end. Go all the way down where it curves right and it's 3420 Sand Dunes Ave.

Tues Feb 10: TX STATE & UT PROMO BLAST #2
We're going to transform these campuses over night (yes, again) with side walk chalk, flyers, and whatever else we can think of! We need as many hands as we can get!

If you're in the Austin area and want to help promote around campus, contact Katie G. at krgrosslopf@gmail.com or 832-858-3835.
If you're in the San Marcos area and want to help promote around there, contact Joy S. at jynnsev@yahoo.com or 956-212-4954.

Thurs Feb 12: EVENT SET UP
We'll be working throughout the day at Victory Grill to get everything set up for the event. Specific hours will be set, but please email me and let me know what times during the day you're available. Anything helps.. half an hour, five hours, whatever.

To sign up, email Paige N. at pnewton724@mac.com.

Fri Feb 13: EVENT SET UP
Same thing as above. :)

Fri Feb 13: EVENT REP TEAM
The event starts at 8pm and goes until 2 am. Email me back if you can work the ENTIRE event or if you have some specific shift requests. These people really need to try to attend the volunteer meeting on Feb 4.

To sign up, email Paige N. at pnewton724@mac.com or fallingwhistlesaustin@gmail.com

congo history

http://www.enoughproject.org/files/Congo%20Teach%20In.ppt

ENOUGH has a great powerpoint that goes over the history of congo. definitely check it out if you're wanting to better explain to people the reasons behind the conflict.

training meetings for volunteers!

Falling Whistles Austin will be holding an event on Feb 13 and we need volunteers!!!

On January 26 (TODAY) we'll be holding the first of two training meetings for those of you who want to help us prepare for the event!

It will be held at 9pm at Lance Ferguson’s house (3420 San Dunes Ave--- nearish the airport). We know it’s semi far away but the thing is we’ll be asking anyone who can stay after the meeting to help with constructing some of the displays for the event. We need as many hands as we can get so we’d really appreciate anyone who can make a night of it!

TEAMS:

1. Street Team- Starting from Jan 26 up until the event, we'll be pushing hard to make everyone know about it. Obviously. :)
2. Rep Team- These people will work the night of the event, mingling with the crowd and talking to people about what FW is. You might also be assigned another job (working the merch table, ettc)
3. Set Up Team- We’ll need people to come help with putting everything together at Victory Grill on the day before and the day of the event.

If you can't make this training session, we'll also be holding one on Wednesday January 28.

If you can't attend either one, let me know and we'll work something out!

BUT IF YOU CAN MAKE BOTH, YOU'RE EPIC! :)

Help Us Out!

Hello friends!


Falling Whistles Austin is holding an event on February 13 at the Victory Grill in East Austin from 8pm-2am. The event will serve as a call for people to pay attention to what's going on in the Congo. It's also going to serve as a send-off for Sean and a few others who are returning to the Congo to further their knowledge on how they can better serve these children. We're also going to raise a ton of money and dance our faces off.

There will be a few bands and DJs (TBA, but I promise it will be awesome) as well as a photography display by Esther Havens (http://estherhavens.com/) and a Trevor Ray Thompson Photo Booth (www.trevoray.com).

Here's where YOU come in.

We'll need people for the following:

1. Street Team- Starting from Jan 26 up until the event, we'll be pushing hard to make everyone know about it. Obviously. :)
2. FW Reps- These -people will work the night of the event, mingling with the crowd and talking to people about what FW is. You might also be assigned another job (working the merch table, ettc)
3. People to do BOTH- I think you get it. :)

Here's the catch. You need to attend at least ONE training meeting on Monday January 26 or Wednesday January 28. They'll be held at 9pm at a location TBA. If you cannot make one of the meetings due to a scheduling conflict, let me know and we'll work something out.

Thank you guys in advance for all the time and effort I know you're going to put in!! If you have any questions, shoot me an email at fallingwhistlesaustin@gmail.com, pnewton724@mac.com or call me at 281-731-3194.

Also, more info will be popping up on the blog: www.fwaustin.blogspot.com.


Paige

Another Way to Describe Falling Whistles..

As the boys out in LA work hard to formulate Falling Whistle's objectives, goals, and strategies, they're constantly developing ways to describe Falling Whistles. Here's the latest:

Falling Whistles is a small story exposing the worlds largest war. Using the symbol of the whistle to call individuals to courage, we join local leaders inside Congo to build a Free World

Positions:
To share the story of Falling Whistles as a small window into the war in DR Congo
To raise money to provide art therapy for war-affected children
To develop a long-term coalition to fight for freedom
To build a Free World

Now go tell someone about it.

mark your calendars.

for february 13.

that's all i'm going to tell you.

for now.

stay tuned.