Interested in getting involved with local, independent non-profit news? Have ideas about projects and stories Oakland Local should get involved with? Want to meet the team that puts out OL's stories every day (and runs our media training programs)? 

If your answer to any of the above is yes, you want to come to OL's Fall 2011 Open House from 7 to 9 p.m. PM at Tech Liminal, 268 14 St., Oakland.

Take this chance to meet and talk with OL editors, trainers, writers, photographer and friends - and enjoy  being part of a larger community that cares about Oakland.  All our events are open to the public, and we encourage local residents, folks who work in Oakland, activists entrepreneurs, coders, lawyers, policy wonks and those generally who care about our city to come by.  Our annual fall open house is a great opportunity to meet our team and learn more about Oakland Local's work.

And it will be fun! Not only will there be great company we'll have fresh, local fruit from Phat Beets Produce, yummy sweets and snacks and lots to drink - thanks to support from our sponsors, LaNiece Jones PR & Marketing and Reliatech/The Stride Center.

In addition, Oakland Local advertisers and supporters are donating goods and services to raffle off as a fundraiser (tickets are part of the requested $5 donation for the event.)  We'll have gift baskets and gift certificates from Co-Soap, Golden Gate Organics, Farley's Coffeehouse, Feelmore 510, Phat Beets Produce, Garden Hortica, Planting Justice and People's Grocery as raffle prizes.

Among the goodies:
--One week's grub box/CSA from Phat Beet's Produce
--One week's CSA from Golden Gate Organics
--$25 gift certificate from Feelmore 510
--$10 coffee card from Farley's coffee
--Gift basket from Fair Trade USA (all Fair Trade items)
--Gift certificate from Garden Hortica

We'd love to have you join us. Please RSVP at our Facebook event page (http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=240814872620493) or our meet-up group (http://www.meetup.com/OaklandLocal/).

Come on by!

OL's Fall 2011 Open House from 7-9 PM at Tech Liminal, 268 14 Street, Oakland, CA.