After last year's successful Eclectaversary Fundraiser party featuring Friend of the Blog Lizz Winstead, we decided amp it up a notch this year by inviting newly-minted Congresswoman Debbie Dingell and her husband, former Dean of the House John Dingell. In honor of his legendarily hilarious Twitter feed, the longest-serving member of Congress in American history will be honored at the Second Annual EclectaFundraiser Party with a title that would have baffled the Founding Fathers: The Dean of Twitter.
Dingell will receive the honor and read a few of his favorite 140-character masterpieces on July 11, 2015 at the Arbor Brewing Company Microbrewery (formerly "The Corner Brewery") in Ypsilanti, Michigan at 7 PM. A donation of $25 is requested and includes free food and beer and an "Eclectagrog" beer glass.
A World War II veteran and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Congressman Dingell distinguished himself from Medicare to Obamacare as a champion of workers and a relentless enemy of corruption. But in recent years he’s distinguished himself in a new way.
“88-Year-Old Member Of Congress Probably The Best Person On Twitter,” BuzzFeed reported last summer. His tweets about sports, his age, and his staff informing him what a Kardashian is have become one of the few things all Americans can enjoy without partisan bickering.
If you are in the southeast Michigan area, the event is this Saturday, July 11th from 7-9 p.m. at the Arbor Brewing Company Microbrewery (formerly "The Corner Brewery") in Ypsilanti. We are asking for a $25 donation which will get you free food, free beer, and a free "Eclectagrog" beer glass. We will also have a silent auction featuring some of Anne C. Savage's incredible photography, Eclectablog t-shirts, sets of Eclectagrog glasses from the past two years, and more.
If you, your candidate, or your organization would like to sponsor Michigan's top progressive news and commentary website, we are offering sponsorships at four levels:
Platinum Level: $2,500
Gold Level: $1,000
Silver Level: $500
Bronze Level: $250
Current sponsors include Planned Parenthood, Clean Water Action, the Michigan Democratic Party, ACLU of Michigan, Progress Michigan, DiSano Strategies, and the Michigan Nurses Association.
All proceeds go toward ensuring that all the regular contributors at Eclectablog - LOLGOP, Amy Lynn Smith, Tony Trupiano, Emma White, and Judy Matlock - continue to be paid for their work. It's a blogging model that I am adamant about and one that rejects the idea that bloggers can't or don't need to make money from their creative work.
For more details and updates, visit the Facebook event page for the party.
We hope to see you Saturday!
- Chris Savage
Publisher, Eclectablog.com
P.S. For those of you who don't know the back story behind the "SCOOP" reference on the graphic, click HERE and HERE.