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Top Ten Venues For Portable Restrooms

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1. Weddings – With spring setting in and summer right around the corner, wedding season is in full bloom. When planning an outdoor wedding, an important consideration is portable restrooms. Formal portable restroom trailers now offer guests endless amenities, such as lighting, heated water, sinks, mirrors, air conditioning, heating, and even audio players. Add a convenience basket for a personalized touch. A general rule of thumb is to have 1 bathroom for every 35 guests, so make sure to plan accordingly for the big day! 2. Birthdays – Outdoor birthday celebrations are in full swing this spring, and what better way...

Porta Potty Rentals for Your Next Event: Festivals

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Festival season is upon. As the weather warms up – we find ourselves looking for reasons to gather outdoors and collectively celebrate. National holidays, concert festivals, “beer bourbon & BBQ” festivals – you name it, it’s as if we actively make up reasons in order to throw something festive. But when you have large collections of people for long periods of...

Gotugo is Proud to Contribute to the Riviera Beach Volunteer Fire Department, May 14th – May 19th

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Gotügo is proud to contribute to the Riviera Beach Volunteer Fire Department on May 14th - May 19th, 2012. They will be hosting their annual carnival and parade with tons of family fun for all ages! The Carnival begins at 6:00pm each night and the parade on Saturday will begin at 5:00pm. The Riviera Beach Volunteer Fire Company has been serving the communities of Riviera Beach since 1930! This is one of many fundraising events gotügo will contribute to in the year 2012. Gotügo, your portable restroom solutions company, has been serving the Baltimore/Washington business and social sector since 1980. Since...

Gotugo is Proud to Contribute to the 25th Annual GBIA Memorial Day Parade on Sunday, May 20, 2012!

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Gotügo is proud to contribute to the 25th Annual Glen Burnie Improvement Association Memorial Day Parade on Sunday, May 20th starting at 2:00pm. The parade takes place on Quarterfield Road to Crain Highway. Everyone is welcome! Awards will be offered in the following categories: Veterans, Fire (Antique and Contemporary), Community (Antique Vehicles, Bands, Equestrian, Youth, Marching Units, Clowns and Floats) and Judges' Awards. This is one of many fundraising events gotügo will contribute to in the year 2012. Gotügo, your portable restroom solutions company, has been serving the Baltimore/Washington business and social sector since 1980....

Gotugo is Proud to Contribute to the 12th Annual Dick Gelfman’s Ride Across Maryland!

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Gotügo is proud to contribute to the 12th Annual Dick Gelfman's Ride Across Maryland on Saturday, June 2nd - Monday, June 4th, 2012. Proceeds from the Ride Across Maryland are put towards the fight against breast cancer.  The Ride Across Maryland combines an enjoyable weekend full of family events while raising significant sums for the fight against breast cancer touching so many women across our state and our country. Approximately, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lives. There is rarely a family anywhere that hasn't in some...

Gotugo is Proud to Contribute to this Year’s Annual Face of America Bike Ride!

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Gotugo is proud to contribute to this year's annual Face of America Bike Ride on Friday, April 27th - Sunday, April 29th. World T.E.A.M. Sports is hosting their tenth Face of America Bike Ride, a two-day bike ride from Washington, DC to Gettysburg. The annual ride honors and assists our military heros - injured, veterans and active duty. Proceeds from this event will help pay for participating wounded warriors transportation, hotels, food and support. Any funds remaining after the ride will be dedicated to future World T.E.A.M. Sports events for the disabled. This is one of many fundraising events gotügo will contribute...

History of the Porta Potty

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When you're at an outdoor concert or are having your home bathroom remodeled, those rental porta potties can be your best friend. Many places where building a bathroom with standard plumbing is impossible or impractical are made accessible and comfortable by bringing in porta potties. Also known as porta johns, tidy johns and port-o-lets, you can find them everywhere from the presidential inauguration to the Grand Canyon. In fact, the largest ever gathering of these facilities was at Barak Obama's inauguration in 2009, with a whopping 5,000 porta potties on hand. So, how did it all begin? 1940s The shipyards of Long Beach...

Planning Porta Potty Rentals for your Outdoor Events

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Let's face it: it's pretty easy to plan an indoor event. Line up your food and beverage requirements, get a grasp on the guest list, sign a contract, and BAM! You're all set to go. An outdoor event, however, is an entirely different ballgame. What if it rains? Where are people going to park if you don't have a parking lot?...

Porta Potty Rentals for Events: Family Reunions

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A large family reunion doesn’t take place every day. The mood is exceptional as people who haven’t seen each other for years share stories and tears, not to mention phone numbers and recipes. This congenial atmosphere is shared by all in attendance, as are the brownies and soda. Though the planner of the family gathering seems to have remembered everything, including...

Wedding Planning on Pinterest

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Pinterest is a two year old social bookmarking site that has recently boomed in popularity during 2011. Pinterest acts as a virtual pinboard, allowing users to create and curate aesthetic content and ideas. Pinterest is unique due to its visually-oriented nature, and serves as a source of inspiration for users, providing interior decorating ideas, recipe suggestions, and event planning guides. While Pinterest...