Posted on Wed, Dec. 07, 2011
Crawls for charity catching on in Miami
"What do pub crawls have to do with philanthropy?
Quite a bit, if you ask Caroline Lamarre and Estrellita Sibila.
The longtime friends recently launched Miami Crawls, a company that seeks to connect young professionals to local philanthropic organizations through — you guessed it — pub crawls, art crawls, food crawls and other social events.
Their first two events, held in July and October, were a hit. Each drew about 300 young professionals to Brickell bars, restaurants and nightclubs in support of different South Florida nonprofits."
"Next up: a December bar crawl through South Miami
to benefit Radio Lollipop and the South Miami Alliance for Youth."
“We’re hoping to help other young professionals become more engaged and develop a love for Miami,” said Lamarre, 29, a risk analyst."
"The theme of Saturday’s event in South Miami is “cheers and beers.”
Participating bars include Sports Grill, Town Kitchen & Bar, Cervezas, Sunset Tavern, Irish Times and Bougie’s."
IF YOU GO
SoMi Holiday Crawl
Saturday., 4 p.m. until 11 p.m.
$20 in advance, $25 at the door
Register online at www.miamicrawls.com
Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/12/07/2536042/pub-crawls-for-charity-catching.html#ixzz1fxkklVnO
