[freegeek-e-newsletter] E-newsletter special edition

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Look out for our regular email newsletter soon, but right now, check out this:

Free Geek E-Newsletter Special Edition!!!

We're getting ready for our first big fundraising event for 2006 -- Geek
Prom!  Below is all the information about the party.  If you're interested
in helping out, please contact the Geek Prom organizing committee (events at
freegeek.org).  If you feel like getting the word out by distributing flyers 
or handbills at your favorite hang out or pre-Geek-Prom event, drop by Free 
Geek and pick up a stack.

GEEK PROM 2006: Level Up!

Portland - Free Geek, Portland's groovy computer reuse and recycling
non-profit is holding its third annual GEEK PROM fundraiser on Saturday,
May 6, 2006. Portland area geeks will have a chance to recycle their high
school prom memories and show off their lightsaber skills while
contributing to Free Geek's efforts to "help the needy get nerdy." GEEK
PROM is as "formal" as you want to be, open to anyone looking for a way to
re-examine their high school angst amongst their fellow geeks.

This year, Free Geek will pioneer new lands, moving the popular event off
site to our favorite local hangout, Acme. Their top shelf staff will be
serving the food and drink while the geeks get their groove on.

This year's prom theme is "Level Up!" As any hardcore "gamer" knows, this
phrase refers to completing one level in a game and moving on to the next.
Most of us aren't high school seniors looking to "level up" to the next
phase our lives. But we do live in a world where the poor have limited
access to technological resources, and unsorted hazardous computer waste
gets dumped on unprepared third world nations. So come by, and do what you
can to help us "level up" our local community and our planet.

GEEK PROM starts at 9:00 pm and goes until 2:00 am. GEEK PROM will be held
at the Acme located at 1305 SE 8th Avenue (just 4 blocks from Free Geek!)
in Portland. There is ample room for the arrival of stretch limos,
however, participants are encouraged to arrive via ecologically sound
transportation. On that note, Acme has recently taken a step to reduce air
pollution: the indoor area is now non-smoking.

Piano man Rich Landar (of Portland's own Jesus Presley and the Pleasure
Seekers) will get the evening started, followed by the fabulous funk of
the Golden Greats. DJ Park Life will then spin turntables until closing.
You can get your picture taken in the Photo Booth, enter the Prom King and
Queen contest, and play Meet the Geek! Win geeky prizes throughout the
night. GEEK PROM is a 21 and over event. A cash bar will be serving
special vodka drinks, beer and wine.

Tickets will be available for $6-10 sliding scale at the door. All
proceeds will support Free Geek's educational and environmental programs.

GEEK PROM is sponsored by:

    * FREE GEEK - Portland's coolest non-profit community technology center.
    * Acme Food and Drink - way cool restauraunt and bar.
    * Willamette Week - Portland's news and culture weekly.
    * New Deal Vodka - Portland's own vodka distillery.

For more information, visit http://www.freegeek.org/geekprom/