TomTod drinks coffee. And so can you!

What do 750 strips of duct tape (and counting), Google+, an Assistant Superintendent, a stand-up comedian, and a downtown Canton art gallery all have in common? They’re all part of the wild journey known as TomTod Ideas!

As many of you know, 3 months ago this Friday I left my full-time job to launch a crazy dream called TomTod Ideas (www.facebook.com/tomtodideas). TomTod walks alongside middle school students through a year-long, personalized mentoring experience that empowers them to launch ideas they have dreamt up that will bring help and healing to the places in our world that need it most.

In that short time, an incredible group of volunteers have risen up to help push this idea forward and all sorts of wonderful things are happening that I would love to tell you about.

To aid in this story telling and to help TomTod continue to move forward, some friends and I are hosting a series of coffee hours over the next several weeks as opportunities to hear the vision and heart of TomTod and to enable friends like yourself to be part of the team that help support and encourage the dreams and possibility that lie within middle school students. There are no monetary, time, or talent requirements to join one of our gatherings…just a desire to hear more about what is happening.

You’ll find a wide variety of times/places available below and I do hope that you’ll join me for one of them! Please RSVP to jdh@tomtodideas.org at your earliest convenience so that we can make sure that we have ample beverages and informational materials for everyone present. I can’t wait to share with you!

Thursday, November 29th at 6:30 am
Hosted by Chip Weisel
Arlington Road Panera

Sunday, December 2nd at 6:30 pm
Hosted by Todd & Kellie Johnson
9220 Bletchley Ave NW,
North Canton, OH 44720

Wednesday, December 5th at 7:00 am
Muggswigz Coffee Shop
137 Walnut Ave NE,
Canton, OH 44702

Friday, December 7th at 8:00 am
Belden Starbucks
4472 Belden Village St. NW
Canton, OH 44718

Friday, December 7th at 7:30 pm
Hosted by Steve & Sue Moroney
701 9th St. NW
North Canton, OH 44720

Sunday, December 9th at 7:00 pm
Muggswigz Coffee Shop
137 Walnut Ave NE,
Canton, OH 44702

Monday, December 10th at 7:30 pm
Hosted by Peter & Paula Guiler
326 22nd St. NW
Canton, OH 44709

Tuesday, December 11th at 7:00 am
Belden Starbucks
4472 Belden Village St. NW
Canton, OH 44718

Thursday, December 13th at 7:30 pm
Hosted by Jeff & Linda Leon
1217 22nd St. NE
Canton, OH 44714

Friday, December 14th at 7:30 pm
*special Columbus, OH appearance*
Hosted by Brenda, Jim & Julianna Smith
7150 Davis Rd.
Hilliard, OH 43026

Are you from outside of the area? Join us for International Cup of Virtual Coffee Day on Tuesday, December 4th! We’ll be hoisting virtual cups of joe at 7:30am, 10:30am, 3pm, 7pm & 10pm (all EST) via Google+ with friends from all over! Just send me your username and your preferred time.