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Friday, 20 May 2011 10:30 |
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On Wednesday, May 18th, the Save After School campaign, advocating for OST (Out-of-School Time) after school programs, held its first ever Twitter Advocacy Day and mobilized an extraordinary range of supporters -- including numerous celebrities who tweeted their views -- to highlight their concerns and bring them to the attention of Mayor Bloomberg.
Supporters were asked to tweet using the hashtag #saveafterschool and were given a sample tweet: “Hey @MikeBloomberg, don't leave 16,000 NYC kids without OST after school programs! Invest in our future. #saveafterschool”
Overall, the Twitter Advocacy Day was a huge success and far exceeded expectations. A combination of organizations, supporters, celebrities and local influencers joined in and tweeted using the hashtag.
The total number of tweets with #saveafterschool, over the course of the day, came to nearly 600 tweets. View the full list of tweets here: http://twapperkeeper.com/hashtag/saveafterschool
One of the tweets was named a Top Tweet by Twitter. According to Twitter, Top Tweets are ones that lots of people are interacting with and sharing via retweets, replies, and more.
The celebrities and influencers who tweeted over the course of the day included:
- Star Jones;
- Henry Winkler (a.k.a. The Fonz!);
- Marlee Matlin, actress;
- Mya, hip hop singer;
- Jay Link, the lead singer of Death and Taxes;
- Rosanna Scotto, host of FOX 5’s Good Day New York;
- Kristi Yamaguchi, figure skater;
- Skyzoo, rapper;
- Kat Deluna, singer;
- Sinbad; and
- City Council Member Brad Lander.
Some notable organizations that tweeted over the course of the day included:
The Educational Alliance
The 14th Street Y
The After School Corporation (TASC)
After School Alliance
Boys and Girls Clubs of America
Boys and Girls Club of Newark
UJA Federation of New York
Henry Street Settlement
University Settlement and The Door
Big Brothers Big Sisters NYC
CAMBA
Children’s Aid Society
Food Bank for NYC
JCCA and JCCA New York
Partnership for After School Education (PASE)
Learning thru Expanded Arts Program (LEAP)
New Jersey After 3
The Samuel Field Y
Queens Community House
National Afterschool Association
JCC West Hempstead
America’s Promise Alliance
Massachusetts Alliances of Boys & Girls Clubs
Boys and Girls Club of Baton Rouge, LA
New Haven Citywide Youth Coalition
Human Services Council of NY
Who Cares? I Do Campaign
Citizen Action of NY
Boys & Girls Club of Sonoma Valley
Staff members from Millennium Development
Staff members from Sunnyside Community Services
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