Kiva Fundraiser Go Game in London!! August 15th, 2-7pm

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[Kieran [KF6]]

Hi Kiva Friends,

As a former Kiva Fellow and Englishman, I've always been bothered by the fact that most of the Kiva events happen on the other side of the pond. "No wonder hardly anyone in the UK has heard of Kiva", I mutter bitterly to myself.

But I shall mutter no more... because on August 15th I am helping to organise a Kiva fundraiser in London!

After the highly successful Go Game fundraiser in San Francisco (read about it here), Kiva and The Go Game are teaming up again for a community game in London with proceeds going to Kiva (and/or the Kiva Fellows Programme).

"What is a Go Game?" I hear you say. It's a kind of hi-tech treasure hunt somewhere in London that involves pubs, puzzle solving, finding secret actors, staging creative photos and videos, and all wraps up with a hilarious multimedia presentation where you get to vote for your favorite teams. Check out the write up of the first London community game for an idea of how it will go down here.

How you can help:
1) Take part! It will be a fun and different way to spend your Saturday afternoon, you'll get to see parts of London you haven't seen before and London will probably get to see parts of you it hasn't before too. Guaranteed to meet some cool Kiva fanatics!

It will cost GBP 15 per person but this is going to Kiva so you can feel damn good about it and carry that charitable high straight to the pub for the after-party.

You can sign up as an individual (and we'll sort you out a team) or as a team so start recruiting!

2) Promote it! Encourage others to take part - tell all your mates (especially the wacky ones), post event details on your facebook, website, or twitter. Alert any Kiva friends based in London!

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LINKS:
Registration and basic info: http://thegogame.co.uk/community

Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/event.php?eid=126085460990&ref=nf

Twitter to follow for game info: http://twitter.com/TheGoGameUK

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Thanks for reading, please direct questions/well-wishes to me!

Kieran

[Unilove]

Awesome, Kieran!!  That's great you are taking action and initiative and making things happen!  Please keep us updated, and take LOTS of pics   Good luck!   

[nickigoh]

I'm in!! I'm going to be heading off for my own little stint in the field with KF9 this Autumn and this fundraiser sounds like a great way to raise money for the KFP! It's about time we got some Kiva fun happening over on this side of the pond!

Please let me know what I can do to help, Kieran. I will start by getting some friends interested...

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[Anu]

The London Go Game was just announced on the Kiva Blog!
You can see it here: http://kivanews.blogspot.com/2009/07/kiva-go-game-event-in-london.html

We also now know that it's going to be held at a secret location right near Leicester Square in Central London. If you're in London on August 15th be sure to check it out!

Anu Khosla
Kiva Intern
Community Outreach Team

[Liliane]

This is such a fun, great idea. I am so jealous of anyone who participates. I actually considered flying to London for the Go Game from Atlanta. Please, please post lots of pictures and a summary of how it went. I am trying to organize a similar outing for Team Atlanta, so I am very curious to hear the successes, challenges, and hints of planning this event.

[Kieran [KF6]]

Thanks for your responses everyone! We're super excited about the game next weekend. Unfortunately we haven't had an overwhelming response (the brief British summertime is the busiest time for Londoners) so PLEEEASE contact everyone you know who will be in London next Sat 15th and encourage them to join in the fun!

Amongst other things, the winning team will be the lucky recipients of original Ahkun.org Kramas made by Kakeda Sun in Cambodia, and some limited edition Loner/Loaner Kiva T-shirts (endorsed by Matt Flannery as the coolest Kiva shirts available)!

Thanks,
Kieran

PS Please fly over from Atlanta, the weather here is nice at the moment!