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WORD-UP! Talking Trash for Kids

Saturday, February 27, 2010 from 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM (ET)

Birmingham, MI

WORD-UP!  Talking Trash for Kids

Ticket Information

Ticket Type Remaining Sales End Price Fee Quantity
Racquet-wielding word warrior (aka player) 6 tickets Ended $20.00 $0.00
Sideline mudslinger (aka onlooker) 91 tickets Ended $10.00 $0.00
Benevolent benefactor (aka gets you in the door as a sideline mudslinger + a shiny pin that lets everyone know you're a high-roller) 48 tickets Ended $30.00 $0.00
Anonymous benefactor (aka you're above attending plebeian events, but would like to contribute to the cause) 500 tickets Ended

Event Details

On Saturday, February 27th, from 9-11PM, area bloggers and social media enthusiasts will step out from behind the safety of their monitors and iPhones to face off at Birmingham Racquet Club. For a group of Detroiters accustomed to scrapping out turf in the cyber world by skillfully lobbing poignant barbs, placing the perfect spin on headlines and relying on the fastest servers, the opportunity to see who rises to the top in a face-to-face battle of good ole' fashion trash talk was too much to resist. 

All proceeds from the event will go for the dictionary project, an Operation: Kid Equip* collaboration with PositiveDetroit.net and Local Female Bloggers, to help complete the mission of putting a dictionary in the hands of at least 25 % of 3rd graders in Oakland County schools.

"We firmly believe in the power of words—help us put power in every child's hands."

Have you ever wanted to talk trash to Erin Rose, Nikki Stephan, Becks Davis, Lauren Weber, Jennifer Wright or Sean O'Brien?  Now's your chance.  Just be prepared to get a 'serving' of your own. :)

Sign up here to play, attend, support or sponsor Word-Up. You may as well, cuz if you don't, we'll just talk trash about you anyway.

*Warning: Trash talk will be flying at this event and is more than likely to land out of bounds at times. All attendees, playing or not, should arrive with well-padded egos

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These are pre-event registration prices.  Door prices are $10 more per ticket (depending on availability).

How it will work is...

Each court will play doubles for 20 minutes, then rotate up the river/down the rivers style and record the amount of games they won.

At the end of the 2 hours, we will add up all of the game totals and the players with the highest scores (winners can be on any court) will win a prize or some trash talk from the non-winners!

Theme is Stylish 70's Athletic Wear (not required, but strongly encouraged)

Prize will be awarded for Best Costume at event

Tennis and Spectator Spots are Limited and on a First Come, First Serve Basis.

After party location will be announced during event.

* This event is not sponsored or endorsed by Operation: Kid Equip, but 100% of the proceeds will benefit Operation: Kid Equip's programs.
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