On Thursday 25th March people from every corner of the globe will come together to raise money for charity. There’ll be celebrity bowling in New York City, a cupcake and magicians’ party in Edinburgh, and a book signing in San Francisco. Not wanting to be left out Belfast will host their very own Twestival at Slide on Ann Street.
Organised in just under two weeks, Belfast Twestival promises to be a night with a difference. Organised 100% by volunteers there’ll be live music from local bands, games and prizes to raise crucial funds for the Twestival charity for 2010, Concern. Twestival is a global celebration of technology’s power to unite people and achieve social good so why not do your bit and pop down to Slide on 25th March at 8pm. Tickets are £5 and can be purchased online at www.belfast.twestival.com. With a headline set coming from acclaimed Belfast band, Cutaways it promises to be a great night.
Instead of each city choosing the own charity, Twestival has chosen Concern as the cause to focus its fundraising efforts on. Concern was chosen as the Twestival charity for 2010 because of their comprehensive approach to education and it’s dedication to ensuring that 100% of the money raised goes directly into projects, which can have an immediate and profound impact. Capturing the impact that media can have, Concern actively blog and tweet and can benefit from the public awareness and social media influence Twestival offers.
Karen Gallagher from Concern Northern Ireland comments:
“All of us at Concern Worldwide are very excited to be involved with the fourth annual Twestival and would like to thank everyone involved across the world for helping to raise vital funds and awareness for our education programmes. Twestival is such a fantastic example of the difference that can be made when individuals join together to volunteer and take action.
“Every child has a right to a free and good quality education. School helps children develop the skills they need to make themselves heard in the world, to make positive changes in their own lives and ultimately break free from poverty. Yet at least 72 million children across the world, many of whom are girls, are not enrolled in school.
“Thanks to the support of Twestival we will be able to do so much more. Our education programmes will bring real, long-term improvements to local communities, helping thousands of children to get access to a primary education and the chance of a brighter future.”
Although originally set up through twitter and for twitterers, Twestival 2010 is open to anyone and everyone. We all know how powerful Twitter is as a communications tool. It can connect and inform people from all over the world in an instant. Twestival wants to maximize this potential by supporting a cause collectively with other cities that raises global media awareness and crucial funds.
So come along Twitterati or not and join Belfast and 300 other cities in an global attempt to Tweet, Meet and Give.
Contacts:
Twestival Belfast: Lorraine Anthony, Tel: 07936391996, e: lorraineanthony1@gmail.com
Twestival Belfast: Laura Kelly, Tel: 07853172975, e: elkelly85@googlemail.com
Regional co-ordinator: Abi Signorelli, Tel: 01728 668985, e: abi@abisignorelli.com