Citizen Effect’s CitizenGulf project celebrated its National Day of Action on August 25th, in alignment with the week of the fifth anniversary of Katrina. The benefit seeks to help fishing families find a new, more sustainable future by providing education resources for their children. The event was celebrated nationwide, in 20 cities across the United States, and raised more than of $10,000 for those affected by the oil spill.

On behalf of Social Media Club-DC, I volunteered to organize the CitizenGulf event in DC. The event was an extended, evening happy hour and included sponsored giveaways, a film screening by the Advancement Project, a event backdrop designed and donated by Jess3, a date auction of six DC eligible bachelors and bachelorettes, and a speech by Citizen Effect founder, Dan Morrison.

The event raised $1,600 -- more than any other city -- and was a success in terms of user- and event-generated content and the use of social media for social good.