And this one is put on in New York City by the city itself, no less:"The co-organizers of New Year’s Eve in Times Square (Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment) invite the public to say goodbye, once and for all, to those bad memories of 2009 at the Third Annual GOOD RIDDANCE DAY. On Monday, December 28, 2009 from 12pm - 1pm, a dumpster,shredder and sledge hammer will be stationed on the Broadway Plaza between 46th and 47th Streets to discard any distasteful, embarrassing and downright depressing memories from 2009.
It's time to line to up to say goodbye to everything from disappointing report cards to CDs with a song you never wanted to hear again to fattening foods you've sworn to renounce – anything with a bad memory from the previous year. A dumpster will be available for those un-shreddable items, and a sledgehammer will be on-hand to pulverize all those bad memories away.
Participants are also invited to write their bad memories on stationery available on-site and watch as those awful recollections get sliced into shreds. A Grand Prize of $250 will be awarded to the Most Creative entry.
IMPORTANT: Please note that Good Riddance Day is a symbolic event intended for shredding, dumping or destroying single memories or ideas. It is not a mass shredding or disposal event, and we are unable to accommodate requests to shred large amounts of paper material.
Good Riddance Day Online: Can't make it to Times Square on December 28th to join us in person for Good Riddance Day? Feel free to submit your Good Riddance entries online right here! We will post the best submissions on this site."
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