Thanks to Mark Curran, an SVP with Palmetto Cooperative Services (our hostel sponsors!) for writing this fantastic guest post on the story of his own crashing experience:
The year was 1991 and US financial markets were reeling from the continuing Savings & Loan crisis. Taxpayers were forced to accept a huge government bailout of the [...]

The Awesomeness:
The ladies and gents at CU Swag & PTP New Media are sponsoring Crash the GAC tshirts for our group.
The Predicament:
We need a caption for the tshirt. And since you’re funnier and more clever than us, we want it to come from you.
The Intense Deadline:
Because of printing requirements, the contest ends at noon CST [...]

I sent an email last week to all registered Crashers with the following app details. Today is their deadline for the application, and scholarship recipients will be announced next week. Wish them luck!
In order to be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must…

…be registered to crash with us through the Eventbright site.
…work for a credit union or [...]

Here are two amazing updates to our event:
#1: Housing at the hostel is being completely sponsored by Palmetto Cooperative Services.
Yup! Palmetto Cooperative Services is covering the complete costs of 20 beds at Hostelling International DC, which is just a few blocks from the convention center where it’ll all happen.
You may be asking, “What does this [...]