Thanks for coming to our first "SwapSimple Live" party!

This was really a great event!

We had about 100 people come throughout the night to swap, hang out, and have a few good Belgian beers. We also received a great selection of items to donate to Children's memorial - lots of kids books, and even a complete 3DO game system with over 30 games.

We will be posting photos of the event later today, but I just wanted to post something quickly right now to say thanks for the great turnout.

Talk soon,

Elliot
SwapSimple Co-Founder

(Please RSVP) Details for our Swap Party - November 16th (Thursday) - in Chicago

SwapSimple - Free Live Swap Party, Thurs Nov 16th in Chicago!

Hi All,

We are having our first FREE live swap party right here in our hometown of Chicago, and you're invited! It will be nothing but free swapping to your hearts content from 7pm to Midnight, November 16th in Chicago.

Here's How It Will Work:
Show up with a bunch of books, DVDs, and video games you don't want. We'll take them at the door and give you tickets that will let you get other items people have brought. All remaining items at the end of the night that don't get swapped will be donated to Children's Memorial Hospitals. There will also be great door prizes, TV media coverage (so you just might get noticed), and just plain fun!

Children's Memorial is very excited about this event because many of the kids in the hospital play video games to pass the time. Please, please, please bring lots of games, and also if you have old video game systems and controllers, please bring them too - they need them.

This is going to be a great way to have a whole bunch of fun, get some things you want, and help a good cause too - and the beers don't hurt either.

RSVP and Venue Info:
Because this is being held at a bar, all attendees must be 21 . We'll be having another event soon for all ages, so don't worry.

Please send us an RSVP to let us know you are coming. If you want your friends to come also, which we strongly ENCOURAGE, please have them send an RSVP to us as well. Simply email us at contact@swapsimple.com, and include your full name in the email so we can add you to our RSVP list at at the door. RSVP's aren't vital, but they will just help us organize things a bit better.

Venue:
HopLeaf Taproom
5148 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL
(773)334-9851
www.hopleaf.com

Map to location:
Clink here for Google Local map

About the Venue:
"The Hopleaf gets its name from a beer advertised outside taverns in Malta, the home country of proprietor Michael Roper's father. But the Hopleaf draws its inspiration, and its drafts, from another tiny European country: Belgium. Half of the bar's 200 beers come from there. "They're unique," says Roper. "The only place where old beer culture still lives is Belgium. A lot of them use wild yeast. A lot of them use wild fruits. There's a country of 6 million people with 1,000 beers."

As a further tribute to the brew, Hopleaf's walls are decorated with original beer posters from the 1920s, advertising Solanis, Biere Titan and other, predominantly German, brands. An expansion to the original space doubled the size of the tavern and added a private party room and kitchen.Their menu consists of typical Belgian bar fare -- think mussels, moules frites and sandwiches, including smoked duck and ham-and-Gruyere."


***Remember to RSVP, and stay tuned for more info.

"SwapSimple Live" Free Swap Party November 16th - in Chicago!!! Everyone is invited, so bring your friends!

Hi everyone,

We thought it would be fun to have a big live-swap party - so we're actually doing it!

It will be in Chicago, on November 16th (that's a Thursday). There will be books, DVDs, video games, and all kinds of other stuff to swap. Come with a bag full of swap items, and see what you can swap for them. There will also be contests, and giveaways!

I don't have all the details yet, as we are trying to get Children's Memorial Hospital and a few other local groups there to accept items as donations (items that don't get swapped), but for now, remember to save the date November 16th.

We also do have a location. It will be at the Hopleaf tavern, in our own private room. Below is a description of the venue, and a link to their website, and a map.

Stay tuned for more info on the party over the next couple of days. Also, please leave feedback here or in the forums for any ideas you have that may make the event even more fun. We will be taking RSVP's for the party real soon, so get ready...

Venue info:
"The Hopleaf gets its name from a beer advertised outside taverns in Malta, the home country of proprietor Michael Roper's father. But the Hopleaf draws its inspiration, and its drafts, from another tiny European country: Belgium. Half of the bar's 200 beers come from there. "They're unique," says Roper. "The only place where old beer culture still lives is Belgium. A lot of them use wild yeast. A lot of them use wild fruits. There's a country of 6 million people with 1,000 beers."

As a further tribute to the brew, Hopleaf's walls are decorated with original beer posters from the 1920s, advertising Solanis, Biere Titan and other, predominantly German, brands. An expansion to the original space doubled the size of the tavern and added a private party room and kitchen.Their menu consists of typical Belgian bar fare -- think mussels, moules frites and sandwiches, including smoked duck and ham-and-Gruyere."

Website:
Hopleaf Website


Map to location