Social Media Global Event With #DCTwestival

 

DC Twestival Tickets On Sale Now: ----->> http://giv.to/kI6lZA <<-----

This is the second annual global social giving event for a Twitter Festival, "Twestival," where cities around the world come together on the same night to socialize and support one charity. The 2010 Twestival Global benefactor is Concern Worldwide! What an excellent choice at this time since they have outreach in the recently devastated Haiti among other impoverished areas. This year the focus is on education and Concern Worldwide will use 100% of the proceeds from each city's fundraising efforts to continue their education programs, health care programs in not only Haiti but including relief in Afghanistan, India, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, and Somalia to name a few.

How do you participate? Its easy, really, just purchase a ticket to attend the DC area event at the exclusive nightlife venue Shadow Room, March 25th. We will have local media coverage from WUSA9 TV and Metromix DC! If you are a business or individual on social network Twitter, you can tweet about the event, tweet about Concern, tweet about why you want to be part of the largest global social media event on the books or you can simply donate and show your support. Although Amanda Rose founded this event using Twitter as a global gateway to support charity you don't have to be on Twitter.com to be part of a great movement! This event is open to all DMV area residents and businesses so you can come out and socialize/network with each other, learn more about social media, enjoy a cocktail from our spirits sponsor, Chairman's Reserve, and most imperative: Show support for an organization DOING something about impoverished children, men and women.

Tickets on sale NOW and 100% of the purchase goes DIRECTLY to Concern Worldwide!

Be an Early bird and grab yourself a ticket here: http://giv.to/kI6lZA 

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If you are a local business interested in sponsoring the event and gaining free social media promotion in our event marketing, send an email to dctwestival at gmail dot com.

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Excerpt from the Official Twestival Press Release: 

SAN FRANCISCO, March 8, 2010 – On March 25, 2010, in more than 175 cities around the world, thousands of people will demonstrate social media’s power for social good through the second annual Twestival. The global event is a worldwide fundraising initiative that uses social media, particularly Twitter, to focus participants’ talent and resources to benefit one cause for one day. All proceeds generated from the 2010 Twestival will support education and be donated to Concern Worldwide, a non-governmental, international, humanitarian organization that since 1968 has dedicated itself to reducing suffering and eliminating poverty. 

 

“Organizing online and gathering offline allows Twestival to harness the incredible communication power of Twitter to propel participation in real events around the world,” said Amanda Rose, founder of Twestival. “There is no shortage of people who are passionate and want to help. The challenge is coordination, not participation. By using social media platforms such as Twitter, Twestival is able to connect hundreds of independent local events into a powerful global initiative. At last year’s Twestival, more than 1,000 volunteers and 10,000 donors raised more than $250,000  to provide clean and safe drinking water for more than 17,000 people. We know this works—and we’re excited to make it work for every child in the world that deserves an education.”

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