Twestival Local - Vancouver

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.

When:

2009-09-12 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM

More Info:

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

iCal:

Twestival Local - Vancouver iCal file