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Schwaggin' Wagon Joins Mashables Summer Mash Tour 08
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Written by Efren Toscano   
Saturday, 14 June 2008 16:15

Los Angeles based Greenies joined once more to help donate unwanted swag to charities.  Their project for the the Summer Mash Tour 08 is still under wraps at the moment but keep posted on the Schwaggin' Wagon Blog for updates.  For those of you who don't know who or what the Schwaggin' Wagon is here is their story along with an interview we received from them at the W2E earlier this year.

"The Schwaggin’ Wagon was conceived at a Thai restaurant in Los Feliz, CA. Social Media Consultants Michael Liskin and David Preciado were chatting about how much swag goes to waste after tech conferences. Michael noted that, in addition to children, there were plenty of adults who could use some extra t-shirts and hats for free! Why not collect the stuff that no one wants and donate it to charity? Half-jokingly he paused, then asked David if he wanted to drive with him to the next tech conference in a big van, and collect this stuff for charity. David was immediately on board, and the ideas began to snowball between them.

And thus, the Schwaggin’ Wagon was born…"

 


 

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