On Thursday March 24th 2011, Rochester area people will have the chance to Meet, Tweet, and Give to a local charity at a local venue to connect online relationships in real life, while having a great time and donating to a local cause.

Proceeds from this year's Twestival will benefit the YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County! We hope to raise approximately $6,500 which will provide homeless women and children in our community with 200 courtesy nights in the YWCA’s Emergency Housing program. The program provides safe and reliable housing for over 300 homeless women and children in the community each year and also offers support services to help women find safe and affordable long-term homes. Please see our blog post on the announcement.

100% of the ticket and raffle sales will go towards the YWCA of Rochester & Monroe County!

Twestival® (or Twitter Festival) uses social media for social good. Twestival is the largest global grassroots social media fundraising initiative to date, raising $1.2 million within 14 months for 137 nonprofits. All local events are organized 100% by volunteers and 100% of all ticket sales and donations go direct to projects.

Contact @MatthewRay or @JaimeBarclay on Twitter for info on Twestival Rochester or email us: ROCTwestival@Gmail.com