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Cash Mob Founder Talking At Lakeland Today
Andrew Samtoy is holding a free lunchtime lecture today at Lakeland Community College
Andrew Samtoy -- the founder of the Cash Mob -- is giving a free lunchtime lecture from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. today in room T-129 at Lakeland Community College.
Samtoy will share how the Cash Mob movement began, what local businesses have benefitted from the cause (including those in and ) and how the public can get involved.
The Cash Mob is a spin off of Flash Mobs, which is when people would break out into spontaneous activities for surprise and entertainment purposes at a pre-determined location.
By comparison, Cash Mobs are when people gather at a local small business to support them.
They have three rules:
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- Spend $20.
- Meet new people.
- Have fun.
The ultimate goal is to help small businesses generate customers, interest, publicity and sales.
Samtoy graduated from Pitzer College in Claremont, CA, with a double major in political science and English and world literature. Then he earned his juris doctor from Case Western Reserve School of Law.
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He is an associate in the class action department of the Dworken & Bernstein Law Office.
For more information about Cash Mobs, visit cashmobs.wordpress.com.
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