Twestival Background:
Back in February over 200 cities around the world met in clubs,
conference centres, coffee shops and restaurants to host fundraising
events for the same global cause, charity:water. Each person came
together through communications on Twitter and many met contacts and
followers face to face for the first time.
It was such a success (with over $250,000 raised globally, and $4,000
locally in the same night) that we're doing it all again. Around the
world "Twestival Local" will take place, benefitting local causes.
Twestival Local:
Vancouverites voted on a public Twitter poll and the BC Childrens Hospital Foundation will
receive 100% of your ticket sale today. Twestival Local Vancouver will
help support their "Be a
Superhero" campaign.
On September 12th, we're calling everyone on Twitter in Vancouver to
come out for this great local cause. If you've been to a meetup in
town, this is similar.
What to do at the event:
Simply show up, have some food, have a drink, participate in the
raffler or silent auction, be entertained, and chat with the
Vancouver Twitter population. There will be music, free appetizers,
and Granville Island Brewing is sponsoring
a drink ticket. Additional food will be available for purchase along
with a featured drink, "The Tweet".
A Twitter wall will be setup to watch your tweets come in and the
silent auction prizes include a weekend getaway at Tinhorn Creek winery in
the Okanagan.
We will also be treated to some stand-up by Rob Cottingham, who
pretty much had everyone rolling in the aisles at Northern Voice 2009
during his keynote, "teh funny". The talented and lovely Rachael Chatoor will
also entertain us with a song or two.
Sponsors:
- Ceilis Irish Pub (@CeilisVan)
- TourismVancouver - InsideVancouver.ca (@MyVancouver)
- Granville Island Brewing (@ItsGoodToBeHere)
- Marketwire (@marketwire)
Event Sponsors:
- sixty4media (@sixty4media)
- Amuse Consulting (@amuseconsulting)
Raffle Prize Sponsors:
@CKGolfSolutions -
Gift pack
@Vector
Courier - Starbucks Gift Card
@Bow Wow Haus - Gift Basket
(x2)
@MyPacifier.ca
- Gift pack (x2)
@GayVancouver - Purdy's
Chocolates & Wine
@SpaBoutique - Gift basket
(x2)
@RaspberryKids
Designer wall stickers
@Libre
Tea - Tea glass set
@John Chow - Flip Mino Video
Camera
@Spud - Gift
certificates (x 2)
@Eco
Smart - Stainless Steel bottle & pen kit
@JP Holecka - Gift card for
Glowbal (x 2)
@Out
Smats - SEO Course
@SFU at Woodward's
Leather notebooks (x 5)
@Pete Quily - 1 month's
coaching
@Wildcard -
T-shirts
@Ilus Elu -
Organic beauty and skincare gift basket
@mopNbucket Cleaning
service (2hrs)
@London Drugs - Gift cards
@spicemom09 Epicure Selections
@thetsunamimommy
Virtual assistant service (5 hrs)
@mopNbucket Cleaning service
(2hrs)
@TheraWise
TheraWise set (x5)
@Toni
& Guy Gift basket
@Freshbooks 1 Year subscription
@Raul Pacheco
Consulting (5 hrs)
Silent Auction Sponsors:
Tinhorn Creek -
Guesthouse Getaway ($700)
Wendy D Photography -
Photo session ($300)
Coast Mobile Massage
- Massage ($250)
Organized by:
Rebecca Bollwitt (@miss604)
Additional information & sponsor information can be found at
www.Vancouver.Twestival.com
(@YVRTwestival)
