Happy story.
Some grassroots blogging in Ypsilanti has led to a holiday event that proves how quickly an involved group of citizens can get things done.
“Stuff Your Stocking Night” will be held from 4-6 p.m. Sunday. Shoppers can buy a stocking for $2 at the Café Luwak (42 E. Cross St. in Ypsilanti’s Depot Town) and then fill it with items under $5 – toys, candy and other small gifts -- from various Depot Town retailers.
There’s free parking and free gift-wrapping. The proceeds from the sale of the stockings will go to SOS Community Services, a social-services organization. You also can make a stocking for a child helped by the group and donate it.
The idea for a stocking night arose from a conversation thread last week on Ypsidixit, a Ypsilanti-centric blog run by Laura Bien.
After Bien wrote a posting urging Depot Town businesses to improve their online presence, a spirited discussion took off on the Web site that led to Bien’s suggestion for a “stuff your stocking” night.
It took about a day to get the idea off the ground and organized. “It’s tremendously galvanized the whole community,” says Bien.
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