Sittercity's First SpeedSitting Event Gets Chicago Jumping at the Sound of a Bell
October 2, 2004FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SpeedSitting: The 5-Minute Hunt for the Perfect Babysitter
(Chicago, Ill.) - Sittercity's first-ever Speedsitting event shook up Chicago like nothing else at its debut at Fox and Obel downtown on October 1! Featuring more than 60 parents and 60 area sitters, the event was a two-hour long speed-date -- except that parents were meeting with local caregivers and nannies. Attended by every local TV station, radio station and print outlet in the city, including FOX, CBS, NBC, ABC, The Sun-Times, the Tribune and Parent magazine, the event made sure that many matches were made, and many parents left happy. For more information, and to see upcoming events, see www.speedsitting.net.
All in a day's work for America's hardest-working babysitting company.
WHAT: Sittercity.com's first ever SpeedSitting event
WHO: More than 100 Chicago parents and babysitters, reporters from publications including the Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Parent and Parenting, and a TV crew from FOX
WHY: Because Chicago needed a fast, easy and successful way for parents and babysitters to make dozens of matches... five minutes at a time.
WHEN: October 1, 2004
WHERE: Fox & Obel