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10th Annual Santa Pub Crawl!

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The Gem City Podcast is proud to present the 10th Annual Santa Pub Crawl! This is a wonderfully fun event, especially with a big group of friends! The best part? It’s all to benefit The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation campaign. Every child deserves a toy for the holiday, and the folks at the Gem City Podcast are working hard to make sure that dream is fulfilled for the children of Dayton!

This year’s event is on Saturday December 12th throughout the Oregon District. To participate in the Pub Crawl, bring a $10 value toy or a $10 cash donation. Please do not put wrapping paper on the toy, as the Marine’s need to divide the toys by gender and age groups.

Make sure to also don your most festival holiday gear to be registered for fabulous prizes in the annual costume contest. Awards are given to Best Male, Female, Couple and Group, so get creative!

Registration will be held at both the Oregon Express Bar and Restaurant & The Dublin Pub from 5-8:30pm. If you are late to the party, please give your donation to a Marine or identified volunteer to get your Pub Crawl Passport.

After registration, you are free to crawl through the Oregon District at your leisure. The Passport you receive at registration lists the names of the participating bars: which includes: The Trolley Stop, Tumbleweed, Ned Peppers/Hole in the Wall, Newcombs, Blind Bob’s, Oregon Express, and The Dublin Pub. 

Get a stamp at each bar and once you have that filled, turn it in at the 10pm costume contest at Blind Bob’s to be entered to win door prizes. There is no rush though! Organizers will also be pulling door prizes at the midnight after party at Dublin Pub. You do not need to be present to win.

There is lots of fun along the way, including the beautiful Bud Light girls will be on hand from 8pm – midnight!!

This event is made possible by generous sponsors: Heidelberg (Budweiser, Goose Island), Buckeye Vodka, Folio Designhaus, and Epic Life Fitness, as well as many businesses who donated to the door prizes.

Please be safe! Organizers have a free ride code from uber, for up to a $20 ride for new customers. Use code “santacrawl15” for first time riders.

Help the Gem City Podcast reach their goal of 1000 toys and have fun in the process!!

Plan To Be A Part of the Santa Pub Crawl, Benefitting Toys for Tots

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552560_446001715451181_2127936296_nThe 9th Annual Santa Pub Crawl, benefitting the local chapter of Toys for Tots, will take place in the Oregon District on Saturday, December 13th .   The Party is only getting larger!

 

This is the ninth year for this event where Santa Pub Crawl participants don their most festive holiday attire, anything from complete Santa Claus gear to elf ears and reindeer antlers and everything in between. To participate, attendees need to dress in festive holiday gear, (at minimum a Santa hat) which gets them into each participating bar for free and take advantage of drink specials. They must also bring one new unwrapped $10 toy as a donation to Toys for Tots. More than half a dozen Marines will be on hand to accept donations. In lieu of a toy, attendees may also make a $10 donation to Toys for Tots.

 

The Party starts at 5:00 at the Dublin Pub and continues through 6 other bars in the Oregon District. A costume contest with prizes for first, second, and third place male and female, best couple and best group. Prize package promises to be at least $1500!

 

Last year, the Santa Pub Crawl collected more than 700 toys along with $1,000 in cash donations, which was distributed by the Marines to local children in need. This event allows the community to come together and ensure that children right here in the Miami Valley have something under the tree on Christmas Day. Santa Pub Crawl Chairperson, Brian Young, stated, “Last year we had a huge turnout, but with the threat of a storm, the crowds were kept to about 750 people. This year promises to have over 1000 people as the campaign of social media and advertising got started about a month earlier. And, because of the generous support of our sponsors, we have a large prize pool for the costume contest, which will be held at Blind Bob’s.

 

The route for the Santa Pub Crawl is as follows:1509703_659467537437930_499947650_n

Dublin Pub – 5:00 – 6:30pm

Trolley Stop – 6:30 – 7:30 pm

Tumbleweed – 7:30 – 8:30 pm

Blind Bob’s – 8:30 – 10:00 pm (costume contest & Pics)

Oregon Express – 10:00 – 11:00 pm

Ned Peppers/Newcoms/Dublin Pub– late night dancing

 

Toys can be collected wherever the Marines are posted. Participants may join the pub crawl at any point in the night. Crown Plaza, located at 33 E. Fifth Street will have discounted rooms while they last for participants. Please call 937-224-0800 and ask for “Toys for Tots Santa Pub Crawl Rate” of $79.00. Be responsible: Don’t drink and drive.

 

For more information on the Santa Pub Crawl, visit their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/DaytonSantaPubCrawl

 

 

Pub Crawl Celebrates Christmas In Juy

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SantaPubCrawlJulyDigital 2The Group that has brought the Oregon district eight “Santa Pub Crawls” in the early weeks of December has now expanded the charity to supplying school supplies for children with their “Christmas in July Santa Pub Crawl”.

 

The July 12th Christmas in July crawl will feature the same bars as the December pub crawl in the Oregon District, but will benefit children going back to school this fall instead of toys for Christmas (The Dec crawl will still be a “toys” drive)

 

“The group felt we needed to support education along with toys so we all decided to have a summer pub crawl with the feel of Christmas”, states Brian Young, the group’s chairperson.   “We have all heard of Christmas in July parties and now we have our first Christmas in July Charity Pub Crawl.”

 

Pub crawlers are asked to bring a donation of $10.00 cash or $10.00 in school supplies that will all benefit Dayton area children as they return back to school.

 

“The crawl starts at 4:00 at Dublin Pub and costumes are mandatory! (at least a santa hat!)   “Just dress up in anything
funny and resembling Christmas holidays (like Santa pub crawl) but you may want to dress for the heat,” adds Young. “ We will have costume contests for the most creative crawlers!”

 

The bars will be offering free admission that night when in costume and special beer/drink prices to the pub crawlers.

Santa Claus & Friends Coming To Town To Benefit Toys for Tots

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imgres-2 The 8th Annual Santa Pub Crawl, benefitting the local chapter of Toys for Tots, will take place in the Oregon District on Saturday, December 14th beginning with a pre-party at Fifth Street Brewpub.

 

This is the eighth year for this event where Santa Pub Crawl participants don their most festive holiday attire, anything from complete Santa Clause gear to elf ears and reindeer antlers and everything in between. To participate, attendees need to dress in festive holiday gear, which gets them into each participating bar for free and take advantage of drink specials. They must also bring one new unwrapped $10 toy as a donation to Toys for Tots. More than half a dozen Marines will be on hand to accept donations. In lieu of a toy, attendees may also make a $10 donation to Toys for Tots.
Brian Young

 

Festivities during the Santa Pub Crawl include a pre-party starting at 4:30 at Fifth Street Brewpub, seven additional participating bars offering drink specials to those dressed in holiday attire, a costume contest with prizes for first, second, and third place male and female, and best group. Prizes this year include mini fridges, large coolers, corn hole game, gift certificates to local restaurants and bars, and cash. Participants may also have their pictures taken with the Marines during the event.

 

Last year, the Santa Pub Crawl collected more than 600 toys along with $1,000 in cash donations, which was distributed by the Marines to local children in need. This event allows thecommunity to come together and ensure that children right here in the Miami Valley have something under the tree on Christmas Day. Santa Pub Crawl Chairperson, Brian Young, stated, “While last year was big, we anticipate over 1,000 people to participate in the event this year, double last year, and that translates to a lot of toys and cash donations for kids in our community. Because of the generous support of our sponsors, Budweiser, Buckeye Vodka, Folio Designhaus, and Monster Energy Drink, we have a much larger prize pool for the costume contest, which will be held at Blind Bob’s, and the extra advertising allows us to get the word out to that many more people.”

 

The route for the Santa Pub Crawl is as follows:
Fifth Street Brewpub (pre-party, located at 1600 E. Fifth Street  – 4:00 – 6:00 pm
Dublin Pub – 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Trolley Stop – 7:30 – 9:00 pm
Tumbleweed – 9:00 – 10:00 pm
Blind Bob’s – 10:00 – 11:00 pm (costume contest)
Oregon Express – 11:00 – 12:00 am
Ned Peppers – 12:00 – 1:00 am
Newcom’s – 1:00 am –  close

 

Toys can be collected wherever the Marines are posted, and also dropped off at Fifth Street Brewpub. Participants may join the pub crawl at any point in the night. Crown Plaza, located at 33 E. Fifth Street will have discounted rooms while they last for participants. Please call 937-224-0800 and ask for “Toys for Tots Santa Pub Crawl Rate” of $82.00. Be responsible: Don’t drink and drive.

 

For more information on the Santa Pub Crawl, visit their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/DaytonSantaPubCrawl
Photo’s by Peter Wine