Thanks to Eastern Mountain Sports for donating the first prize for tonight’s Celebrity Bowling Tournament.

Winners of the tournament will not only be crowned World Twestival Bowling Champions, they also win 5 pairs of passes for EMS Climbing Schools and Urbansherpa van transportation to the Gunks, worth $180 per person.

Here are the details:

Climb with a friend in the world famous Shawangunks….” the Gunks” to the real rock heads! EMS Climbing Schools’ certified and licensed instructors will show you how its done, whether you are a newbie or an advanced climber. All the technical gear is provided and UrbanSherpa will take you there. Bring your own snacks and lunch and get ready for creating some bragging rights in the Gunks!

The organizers wanted to take this opportunity to thank those of you who have purchased a ticket to NYC Twestival.

We’re excited about Saturday night and thrilled with the amount of money we have raised so far for CampInteractive.

100% of the money raised will go directly towards helping underprivileged youth gain invaluable skills, heighten their academic standing, and begin to realize more of life’s possibilities.

Here are a few details regarding tomorrow nights event:

Please note that the event runs from 6pm-10pm.

We encourage you to arrive early as the bowling lanes get booked up fast and we want to ensure you get to enjoy the full Brooklyn Bowl experience.

The Bowling Tournament starts at 7pm. If you would still like to enter a team, please feel free to get in touch as we have a few slots still available.

In addition to bowling we’re also psyched about the performances we have lined up for you.
Brooklyn Bowl is an incredible live music venue and we think we’ve pulled together a great line up:

6pm-7pm
Ghostly DJ Jakub
http://www.moodgadget.com/about

7pm-7:30pm
Singer/songwriter Nick Howard
http://nickhowardmusic.com/

7:30pm-8pm
Ghostly DJ Jakub

8pm-9pm
Eclectic Method
http://www.eclecticmethod.net/

HEADLINE ACT

9pm-9:30pm
The XYZ Love Affair
http://www.myspace.com/thexyzaffair

9:30pm-10pm
Ghostly DJ Jakub

And of course, don’t forget that your Twestival ticket also gets you into the Flavorpill Highrollers afterparty, which includes performances by Glass Candy with Eamon Harkin & Justin Carter DJ Mike Simonetti.

In case you wanted to bring friends, tickets are still available, but only for a short time. You can purchase additional tickets here:

http://www.amiando.com/nyctwestival.html

Thanks to all of our supporters, partners and sponsors for helping pull together tomorrow nights event.
Special thanks to Flavorpill, Brooklyn Bowl, SeamlessWeb and to our supporting partners.

Twestival is a non-profit event 100% organized by volunteers to raise money for CampInteractive.

Thank you and see you tomorrow!

Toby Daniels
Lead Organizer, NYC Twestival

NYC Twestival has to give thanks to a great sponsor, Seamless Web.

To learn more about the special way Seamless Web is donating to NYC Twestival, check out the great piece on Mediaite. It was written by our fearless leader, Toby Daniels, and is about social cause marketing featuring NYC Twestival and Seamless Web. Everyone should give it a read!

NYC Twestival has some great talent lined up for the night, and we’d like to introduce you to our DJ for the evening, DJ Ghostly.

Also known as Jakub Alexander, he has run his own label for 5 years and turned unknowns into iTunes staff favorites year after year. That music has been placed in current commericals for Prada, Oil of Olay, Nokia, LG Mobile, Banana Republic just in the past year. While he’s regularly spinning indie/rock/electronic every Friday and sometimes Saturday, to show his diversity, Jakub is also the Music Editor at one of the biggest boutique design blogs in the world. He’s done A+R for Ghostly International for 4 years+ now and worked at the company for about 8 years

His DJ History (11 years of DJ experience)
- DJed with multiple large indie acts (DFA, Roger O Donnell of The Cure, Diplo, RJD2 etc.)
- Resident DJ at American Apparel, Urban Outfitters, and boutique shops
- Corporate gigs (GM, Java, W Hotel, etc.)
- 3 wine bar, small plate residences
- 4 bar residences - Held a DJ spot with Matthew Dear for 3+ years

Find him on Twitter at @moodgadget, but more importantly, find him spinning at Saturday night’s NYC Twestival at Brooklyn Bowl!

NYC Twestival has another sponsorship opportunity available, particularly great for local businesses looking to give back. Do you have some extra product samples you can donate as prize packages, giveaways, or sampling to NYC Twestival attendees?  Would you like to make a product donation directly to Camp Interactive?  Even if you can only give a few or if you can give 100, we can accommodate and discuss a personalized promotions package. Not only is it a wonderful opportunity to help out a fantastic organization, in exchange for your kindness, we’re happy to give you some love on our social media networks and potentially some advertising at the event.

Let’s talk! Contact Emily Gannett if you’re interested.

The success of NYC Twestival is one that depends on the support of all of our fans. Spreading the word about CampInteractive is the most important part of this Twestival. One of the best ways to do this is to tweet the facts! Most everyone reading this blog has regular access to the internet; it’s our responsiblity to show how wide that digital divide is and what CampInteractive is trying to do. We rely on you! Let’s spread the word beyond Twestival!

Mission of @campinteractive is to empower inner-city youth through inspiration of nature, creative power of technology. Tweet This

2 issues @campinteractive was founded to address - digital divide and lack of positive role models for youth. Tweet This

In Kingsbridge BX (where @campinteractive is based), half of population lives below national poverty line. Tweet This

How often do you use the Internet? Can you even imagine your home without this constant connection to the outside world? Tweet This

Over half of Americans have accessed Internet wirelessly on a device (laptop, cell phone). (@Pew_Internet) Tweet This

In Kingsbridge BX, 30% of households w/annual income of $30K or less has high-speed Internet connection. Tweet This

80% of Americans made contribution to political, religious, charitable org in past yr. http://bit.ly/bITvf Tweet This

Household income is less powerful predictor of library use than access to the Internet is. (@Pew_Internet) Tweet This

Twestival, famous for harnessing the power of social media to bring people together for great causes, is hosting a star-studded ‘Celebrity Bowling’ Tournament in New York City, in association with Brooklyn Bowl and Flavorpill, benefiting non-profit CampInteractive.

With stars in abundance this is your chance to test your skills and become the first-ever World Twestival Bowling Champion.

The tournament will be hosted at the stunning Brooklyn Bowl entertainment complex in Williamsburg. It offers 16 bowling lanes, a 600-capacity performance venue, and an in house branch of the acclaimed Blue Ribbon restaurant.

Guidelines and Rules:

Who? 10 teams, 5 players and 1 celebrity captain* per team

What? Each team will bowl 2 games

What time? Celebrity Bowling will happen between 7-9 pm

How do you win? Aggregate scores will be taken from both games. The team that wins will be the team with the highest score. Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 teams

How much does it cost? Team packages are $100 per player (5 players per team) and corporate packages are $1,500.

Friends package gives you:

- One team of five friends plus a celebrity captain
- Two full games
- The chance to be crowd World Twestival Celebrity Bowling Champions

Corporate package gives you:

- All of the above, plus:
- Company will be named as a supporting sponsor on the website
- Announcement through twitter via @nyctwestival

You can purchase your Celebrity Bowling package HERE.

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE HAVE A LIMITED NUMBER OF TEAM SLOTS AVAILABLE.  PLEASE PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS NOW TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT.

(100% of the money raised will go towards non-profit)

Celebrity Captains:

We will be announcing the final celebrity captains shortly.

Rules:

• Each team will have 2 hours to bowl their 2 games. If you do not complete your 2nd game by the end of the time allotted, your team’s current score total will be used.
• You can have up to 5 players on your team (plus your celebrity team captain, for a total of 6).
• There will be a team supervisor allocated to each team. That person will be responsible for adding up the score and reporting to the judges
• Registration must be completed at least 30 minutes prior to the tournament’s start at 7:00. Please ask your team members to arrive at 6:00pm
• Your celebrity team captain will be allocated on the night of the tournament. Final decisions on team captains will be made at the discretion of the tournament judges.