From Washington, D.C., to my hometown of Decorah, Iowa, events -large & small - are happening across America every day.

At Eventbrite, we empower organizers and event planners of all shapes and sizes with a simple, yet dynamic platform to engage participants. Whether it’s selling tickets for a local high school football game, a chili cook-off fundraiser for a church or a traveling music group performing for a small-town crowd, Eventbrite unites and energizes communities around an event.

Eventbrite depends on the best technologies available to provide their platform where people can advertise their events to members of their community and millions of people around the country. By fostering the ability for people to meet offline at community events nationwide, Eventbrite is helping grow local economies.

Similarly, broadband access is not only connecting individuals but helping to grow local economies in small towns and large cities across America.

Broadband access helps organizations like Seed Savers Exchange (link: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1919903483/eorgf) in Decorah, Iowa raise money for education programs to teach people how to save North America's diverse, but endangered, garden heritage for future generations.

Broadband also generates economic opportunities for many people at the Bend Venture Conference (link: http://bendvc.eventbrite.com/) in Bend, Oregon, a conference that attracts more than 300 of the Pacific Northwest’s top entrepreneurs, investors and business leaders, and connects them with potential investment opportunities.

Broadband enables Taza Chocolate (link: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/854438649) to schedule tours of its manufacturing facility in Somerville, Massachusetts, for visitors from every corner of the country. With each admission, Taza Chocolate donates a dollar for every ticket to Sustainable Harvest International.

Eventbrite and broadband Internet access –both connecting Americans and growing local economies.

Eventbrite is for anyone planning or attending an event. We empower event organizers to become more efficient and effective when bringing people together, and people everywhere are searching Eventbrite to discover great events that matter to them. For more information visit http://www.eventbrite.com/ or connect with Eventbrite on Facebook and Twitter (@britedc).