The CreateAThon

Wow. It's all over. I've caught up on my sleep and am capable of coherent thought once again (well, as capable as I ever am).

An enormous thanks goes out to MediaStudio--the D.C. affiliate for CreateAThon--for organizing this amazing community service. They received hundreds of applications from non-profits, and narrowed it down to eight organizations. They pulled together a group of nine incredibly talented creatives (designers, web designers, writers) and a support staff of a barrista and a massage therapist, and orchestrated the entire event. Trust me...this was not a small task. Catherine, Matt, Tony, and Harris are wonderful. The designers I met--Anita, Christine, Ann, Eve, Josef, Brian, and Jake--were terrific too. Sherri and Lauren kept us going all night with the coffee and the massages. It was great to spend 24 hours in the company of such a warm, generous, and creative group of professionals. See the fruits of our labor on the MediaStudio CreateAThon website.

I worked on projects for five incredible organizations...WAVE, The Women's Collective, DRVP, Fairfax Pets on Wheels, and Bright Beginnings. These groups are doing amazing work to improve the quality of life for people living in the D.C. area. Check them out, and support the work they're doing. They are absolutley wonderful people. And, yes, they stayed up all night too, although they got to stay at home. We just kept calling them at 3:00 a.m.

I'm glad I got to be a part of this experience, and I'm looking forward to doing it again next year!