Jackson West gets it:

After years of going to tech networking events and trade shows, you end up with logo shirts and crappy hats. [...]

[The Schwaggin' Wagon]‘ll take your unwanted promotional goodies and turn them into support for InnerKids, a Southern California nonprofit committed to instilling Buddhist mindfulness in the young. The message on which our youth can meditate: That you care enough to give them something you got for free.

Read “Schwaggin’ Wagon donating tech tees.”

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Elsa Wenzel penned a sweet field report about the Schwaggin’ Wagon:

A group of Los Angeles friends who work in social media were kvetching earlier this month about the mountain of waste–such as branded T-shirts, stress balls, keychains, and other giveaways–that pile up at tech conferences.

They decided to turn that into an opportunity to sweeten the convention party circuit while benefiting charity.

Michael Liskin, Marjorie Kase, and David Preciado decided to cruise the Web 2.0 Expo in a “Schwaggin’ Wagon,” collecting excess knickknacks from vendors. They plan to send the souvenirs in care packages to U.S. troops in Iraq, as well as to the nonprofit InnerKids.

Read “Schwaggin’ Wagon cruises for conference party favors“.

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After a photo shoot, several bathroom breaks, and an overly long wait emailing photos to Marjorie for a press release we finally set sail. Within five-miles into the trip it was time for lunch – a quick lunch of pizza and burritos at the Howard Hughes Center.

Just as soon got back on the 405, phones were ring and lap tops we plopped open. Our first group challenge was trying to pronouns’ “speedway” into the phone for Goog411.

I guess I should have got rid of the gum. We all seem to be unproductive as we try to conduct business as usual. While we search for printers in SF on Michael pearl blackberry, I curse myself for not reactive my EVDO Verizon Wireless plan.

Four hours later we made a pit stop in Turlock for some wireless access and some yummy grub, compliments of Anna Reidinger of Local Choices. Back on the road to SF. More updates to follow….

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