Orlando Story Club
Founder
In partnership with the Orlando Downtown Arts District this story telling club raises money for philanthropic causes.
Recently we won the Best Of Award from Orlando Weekly Magazine.
March, 2014 – Present
> Founded monthly non-profit storytelling club where 100% of the profits go to a different local charity every month. It is still running today with a 5 Star rating on Facebook.
Orlando Story Club is a quarterly storytelling series that features a different theme and partner charity each event.
Everyone is invited to throw their name in a hat for a chance to tell a story.
Ten participants are chosen from the hat. Stories must be no longer than 5 minutes in length, told without notes, and must connect with the theme.
The results can be unpredictable, sometimes outrageous, sometimes poignant, but always a lot of fun!
I started the club with my friend William Watson when I first moved back from Los Angeles to Orlando. I was sharing my frustration that I was not able to convince The Moth that Orlando was a big enough city for storytelling. William said – let’s start our own.
Almost six years later it is still running strong and we’ve raised large amounts of money for some of the most amazing charities. My good friends Danielle Ziss and Bobby Wesley now run it and if you are in O-Town you should not miss it.