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#hohoto – A Legend is Born

Occasionally you hear about an event and you know right away it is going to be a big deal.

#hohoto was one of those things. I could not be more proud of everyone who put this together, over $20,000 was raised for the Daily Bread food bank. The local CBC Station brags about raising $100,000+ for the food bank, so it shocks me that in just one night the Toronto Tech and Startup communities were able to do so much.

I think the team can do $80,000 at least next year. Ticket prices should go up. I would say 40$ but others might disagree, and sponsorship will certainly be more expensive.

Rob Hyndman was the driving force behind this, but a gigantic group took ownership and made this happen.

And a legend was born: (video embedded)

16 Comments

  1. >>I would say 40$ but others might disagree, and sponsorship will certainly be more expensive.

    IMHO, that would kill the entire spirit of the event. And it is not even wise: it is much easier to find 100 companies to donate $200 each than 10 companies ready to donate $2000. I am 100% sure that affordable prices made a huge part of #hohoto's success. It was a party for all and by all, and people were active participants, not a herd of cows to be milked for money until they're dry.

  2. Congratulations to the entire Mesh, HoHoTo and Toronto Community. This is a great initiative and I know for my part I was sorry not to be able to make it.

    -Austin

  3. >>I would say 40$ but others might disagree, and sponsorship will certainly be more expensive.

    IMHO, that would kill the entire spirit of the event. And it is not even wise: it is much easier to find 100 companies to donate $200 each than 10 companies ready to donate $2000. I am 100% sure that affordable prices made a huge part of #hohoto’s success. It was a party for all and by all, and people were active participants, not a herd of cows to be milked for money until they’re dry.

  4. Congratulations to the entire Mesh, HoHoTo and Toronto Community. This is a great initiative and I know for my part I was sorry not to be able to make it.

    -Austin

  5. Thanks for the #hohoto love but I was not the “driving force” :) This was *all* about the team. The A+ team. A bunch of us came to it with a hope to make the same thing happen, and it … well, it just happened :)

    I'm really proud, and slightly dazed, to have been part of it. But many people gave and that feels to me to be the lesson of this experience – there's a lot we can do together as a group of determined, committed people.

    Again, thanks much for the love. Wish you'd been there. It really was *something* :)

  6. Thanks for the #hohoto love but I was not the “driving force” :) This was *all* about the team. The A+ team. A bunch of us came to it with a hope to make the same thing happen, and it … well, it just happened :)

    I’m really proud, and slightly dazed, to have been part of it. But many people gave and that feels to me to be the lesson of this experience – there’s a lot we can do together as a group of determined, committed people.

    Again, thanks much for the love. Wish you’d been there. It really was *something* :)

  7. This video may well torment me for the rest of my life, but it was all worth it in the name of the Daily Bread.

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