Media Chowder

Holy crow, it’s finally here– Media Chowder’s now-legendary holiday party, the Drink for the Tots fund-raiser!!

Mingle with hundreds of other media & PR professionals throughout Boston, share some drinks and good times, and drop off a toy for needy children who live in God-forsaken places like Brockton or Chelsea. Anyone who arrives with one toy (must still be in its original packaging) receives one free drink ticket. Anyone who thinks this is a joke, please see the lead story in the Globe for Nov. 25, which basically says even in Boston things are pretty sucky and we need to help. Toys will go to the Salvation Army, who presumably know what to do with these things.

As always, Media Chowder is free and open to anyone in the writing, reporting, editing, PR or communications fields. Show up! Bring a friend!

At Sidney’s Bar & Grille in Cambridge, 20 Sidney St., as always. Details on Facebook.

People of Earth–

Media Chowder leadership held a summit meeting earlier this week, and in the interests of drying out from our over-the-top party in June, we have combined our July and August parties into one: Thursday, Aug. 11. As always, the bash is at Sidney’s Bar & Grille just outside Central Square, Cambridge. Party starts at 6:30, runs until 9, and is free to all– anyone in the reporting, writing, editing, PR or other communications fields is welcome, even the gainfully employed! A great opportunity to meet new people, make professional connections, and bitch about your job.

Also, in the Planning Ahead Department, we have scheduled the date for our September party to be Thursday, Sept. 22– and otherwise all the same details as above for where, when, who’s invited, and so forth.

We do have some photos and video from the June Mid-Summer Bash, and they will be posted here in due course. Our web development group is also planning to launch a job board this fall, and more bells and whistles to come in the future. Thanks!

-Media Chowder Policy Committee