/ Desktop News / Honolulu Twitter stages Twestival for charity: waterHonolulu will join more than 175 cities around the world on February 12, 2009 to host a local Twestival for an evening of fun and to raise money and awareness for charity: water. Honolulu’s Twestival will be held at Oceans 808 and starts at 5:00 PM.
Monies raised will benefit for charity: water, a non profit organization with a mission to bring clean, safe drinking water to people in developing nations. Event tickets are $20 and raffle tickets are $5. Additionally, AIG Hawaii will donate an additional $5 for each ticket purchased.
Live music will be provided by Guy Cruz, Anuhea, Mailani Makainai and Sunset.
Raffle prizes include:
- A two-night stay at Wyland Waikiki
- One of two 30-minute Ocean Massages from Spa Pure at The Wyland Waikiki
- One of two two-night stays at any hotel from the Aqua Boutique Collection from Aqua Resorts
- A 23-piece round tray from Happy Hearts Mochi
- One complimentary tuition to Hawaii Bartending Academy
- Admission for four to the Waikiki Aquarium
- A Personalized Twitter Shirt in premium black by Valentino Valdez Design
- $500 closing cost credit on a loan from Innovative Mortgage Solutions
The Twestival is organized by volunteers in cities around the world and 100 percent of the money raised from these events go directly to support charity: water projects.
Tickets and event information can be found that the Honolulu Twestival web site:
http://honolulu.twestival.com/
Follow the Honolulu Twestival on Twitter:
http://www.twitter.com/hitwestival
In September 2008, a group of Twitterers based in London UK decided to organize an event where the local Twitter community could socialize offline; meet the faces behind the avatars, enjoy some entertainment, have a few drinks and tie this in with a food drive and fundraising effort for a local homeless charity.
The bulk of the event was organized in under two weeks, via Twitter and utilized the talents and financial support of the local Twittersphere to make this happen.
Around the world similar stories started appearing of local Twitter communities coming together and taking action for a great cause. Twestival was born out of the idea that if cities were able to collaborate on an international scale, but working from a local level, it could have a spectacular impact.
By rallying together globally, under short timescales, for a single aim on the same day, the Twestival hopes to bring awareness to this global crisis.
charity: water is a non profit organization bringing clean, safe drinking water to people in developing nations by funding sustainable clean water solutions in areas of greatest need.
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