Hey everyone! Twestival Global is back - and bigger than ever! Last we heard, more than 300 cities around the world are planning to hold Twestivals on March 25th, 2010. New York City’s Twestival promises to be one of the biggest: almost 2000 people will be able to join us in breaking in one of the hottest new venues in the city, Good Units!
We’ll have more on that soon, as well as information on Concern Worldwide (the organization we’ll be supporting), our amazing sponsors and the very, very cool entertainment lineup, but we wanted to let you know about a few opportunities to get involved RIGHT NOW:
1. Join us! We’re looking for people to fill a huge number and variety of roles, from technologists to graphic designers - even dearly devoted generalists. Take just a moment to volunteer and we’ll put you to work!
2. Buy a ticket! Early bird tickets will go on sale Wednesday. They’re sure to sell out quickly: to be notified when they go on sale, @ message us on Twitter: Tweet This.
3. Sponsor us! Do you know a company that wants to get involved with Twestival? Support from our amazing sponsors allows us to donate 100% of ticket sales to Concern Worldwide. Shoot us an email - we’re open to all kinds of arrangements: NYCTwestival@gmail.com
We look forward to seeing you on the 25th, if not sooner!
-The NYC Twestival team (@nyctwestival)
About Twestival
Twestival (or Twitter Festival) is a global celebration of technology’s power to unite people and achieve social good. On 12 February 2009, the first Twestival Global was held in 202 cities around the world to support charity : water. Over 1,000 volunteers and 10,000 donors raised over $250,000, which charity : water used to construct more than 55 wells and bring clean water to 17,000 people. New York’s 2009 Twestival brought together more than a thousand people, raised more than $24,000 for charity : water, and brought a great deal of attention to a relatively new organization. On 25 March 2010, Twestivals will be held in more than 300 cities around the world, with every penny raised from ticket sales and donations directly benefiting the education programs of Concern Worldwide.
About Concern Worldwide
Concern Worldwide is an international humanitarian organization transforming the lives of the world’s poorest, most marginalized children through access to education. Founded in 1968 to meet the needs of people living in extreme poverty, for whom every day is a fight for survival, Concern is a non-governmental, international, humanitarian organization dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of poverty. Concern’s work is informed by a vision for change and their education programs target the poorest people in the poorest countries in the world, with particular emphasis on reaching out-of-school children such as girls, orphans, street children, working children, children affected by conflict, children affected by HIV and AIDS, and children with disabilities. Concern’s education programs currently reach over 700,000 people in 25 countries across the regions of Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. Follow @concern on Twitter to get a glimpse of their staff tweeting from around the world; including their efforts on the ground in Haiti.
For more information on this event, please contact: NYCTwestival@gmail.com or @NYCTwestival.
