3rd Annual SANTA Monica Pub Crawl Saturday, December 17, 2011 December 17, 2011

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Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, Buy Local, Westside Food Bank, & SPIN PR Presents…

3rd Annual SANTA Monica Pub Crawl
Saturday, December 17, 2011

Local Bars & Restaurants Gather to Help Raise Money & Food for Those in Need through Westside Food Bank
(LOS ANGELES; November 14, 2011) - Fast becoming a yearly tradition, the 3rd Annual SANTA Monica Pub Crawl is set for Saturday, December 17, 2011. The Holiday Spirit prevailed last year with over 3,000 participants raising enough food for 21,000 meals. Throughout the night, over 20 bars and restaurants will come together to raise money for those in need during the holidays through a partnership with the Westside Food Bank. Participating locations will offer drink and food specials as part of the SANTA Monica Pub Crawl festivities. To sign up, crawlers can go to www.santamonicapubcrawl.com.
This year, crawlers are asked to pay a $10 donation/entrance fee for a special wristband, which allows them access to the drink and food specials at each official location, entrance to the Official After Party (to be announced) and enters them into a massive raffle to win dozens of amazing prizes. They are also encouraged to drop off canned food items throughout the month of December at the Westside Food Bank where they can collect their wristbands in advance (1710 22nd St. Santa Monica, CA 90404) to avoid delays the night of the event.
SANTA Monica Pub Crawl participants must dress in Santa/Holiday attire so the streets of Santa Monica will be filled with merry cheer. The Pub Crawl will include bars on Wilshire, 4th St., Broadway, Main St, the Pier and the Third Street Promenade. This year, there will be a SANTA Monica Pub Crawl Mobile App that people can download to get a complete list of bars, routes, specials, pub crawl updates and more. The Big Blue Bus will also be selling unlimited bus passes for $4.00 on the pub crawl Web site.
The SANTA Monica Pub Crawl is a community event and encourages responsible drinking by participants. When taking part in any events that involve drinking, always keep safety first. Don't DRINK and DRIVE and assign a designated driver at the beginning of the night, call a taxi, or use public transportation.
For a complete list of bars, pub crawl maps, routes, bus stops, updates, or to download the mobile app, please visit the official SMPC Web site at www.santamonicapubcrawl.com.
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WHO:
Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, Buy Local, Westside Food Bank & SPIN PR

WHAT:
3rd Annual SANTA Monica Pub Crawl
WHEN:
Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 5 PM
COST:
Minimum donation/entry fee of $10. The donation will provide participants with a wristband that offers discount food & drink specials at all of the participating locations and access to the Official After Party. A list of participating bars and the official pub crawl map will be announced on the official Web site at www.santamonicapubcrawl.com.
2011 BARS: Rusty's Surf Ranch, Big Dean's, Old Kings Head, Pourtal Wine Bar, Brittania, Harvelle's, W. 4th Jane, Wokcano, Main on Main, Yankee Doodles, Cabo Cantina, Renee's, V Lounge, Angel's Piano Bar, Sonny McCleans, SOUTH, O'Briens Irish Pub on Main, Circle Bar, O'Briens on Wilshire, Joe's Pizza

2011 SPONSORS: Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, Buy Local, Jack FM, Santa Monica Daily Press, Santa Monica Mirror, Big Blue Bus, Yellow Cab, Yelp.com, MenusGoMobile, VivaLAFoodies.com
ABOUT WESTSIDE FOOD BANK Westside Food Bank's mission is to distribute as much food as possible to local agencies with food assistance programs and to reduce food waste on the Westside of Los Angeles County. As the food bank warehouse for the Westside since 1981, they annually distribute nearly 4 million pounds of food to the food assistance programs of 65 Westside social service agencies. They do not distribute food directly to individuals, only to agencies. www.westsidefoodbankca.org
ABOUT SPIN PR
SPIN Public Relations is a boutique public relations firm with large firm experience. The team of passionate publicists specialize in live music venues and music related events, nightclubs and bars, restaurants, bands, action sporting events, charities, red carpet events and just about everything entertainment. Created by publicist/promoter Kim Koury, SPIN PR is an eclectic group of individuals who share a strong bond and common philosophy and vision, coming together to create dynamic and powerful public relations, marketing and special events campaigns. For more info go to www.spinprgroup.com or follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/spinprgroup.
ABOUT SANTA MONICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce advocates and represents business interests and issues affecting the community. We provide the environment to help our members prosper and succeed through a proactive working partnership with all levels of government and community organizations to achieve a healthy local economy and quality of life. www.smchamber.com.