The first Downtown Turkey Throwdown, which drew almost 100 people to a downtown Grand Rapids potluck turkey dinner the Monday before Thanksgiving, Nov. 23, became a good example of the power of social media spreading information like lightening to the public.
Danny Beckett conceived of the idea the week before Thanksgiving as a way of building upon the thankful spirit of the holiday, twittered it to others, and helped transform the idea into reality when followers Cindy Grace and Lisa Lehmann joined the organizational effort. News spread when others twittered about the event or posted information about it on their Facebook page. A Citizen Journalist posted the announcement Nov. 18 on The Rapidian webpage.
According to excerpts from a video:
"I think it's amazing," Cindy Grace told The Rapidian during an interview at the event. "It's not like we had 12 people show up and we shared a meal. It would be an insignificant event. It's way beyond what we had anticipated."
Watch a video of the Throwdown here
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