NEW YORK, NY, March 21, 2010
/24-7PressRelease/ -- On Thursday, March 25th, 2010, people in hundreds of cities around the world will come together offline to support Concern Worldwide by hosting local events organized through social media. As one of the largest events of its kind in the world, NYC Twestival will play host to thousands of people, raising funds for and awareness of Concern's vitally important work around the world. An entirely volunteer-organized event, 100% of all ticket sales and donations will go directly to the cause.
Concern Worldwide has received a $100,000 national challenge grant from the Entrepreneurs Foundation/Austin Ventures. The group will match every dollar raised by Twestival up to $100K.
NYC Twestival headline sponsor PepsiCo is joined by Bing CNN, Flavorpill, Mashable, Popchips and Thrillist.
NYC Twestival 2010
March 25th, 2010, 7:00-11:00 PM
Good Units (The Hudson Hotel)
356 W. 58th St. (Between 8th & 9th Avenue)
The NYC Twestival will feature live DJ's, auction, cash bar and renowned origami artist Sok Song, who will be designing giant origami Twitter birds for the event.
For more information, please visit newyork.twestival.com or follow @NYCTwestival on Twitter. Tickets can be purchased directly by visiting http://bit.ly/twestivaltix.
About Twestival
Twestival (or Twitter Festival) is a global celebration of technology's power to unite people and achieve social good. On 12 February 2009, the first Twestival Global was held in 202 cities around the world to support charity: water. Over 1,000 volunteers and 10,000 donors raised over $250,000, which charity: water used to construct more than 55 wells and bring clean water to 17,000 people. New York's 2009 Twestival brought together more than a thousand people, raised more than $24,000 for charity: water, and brought a great deal of attention to a relatively new organization. On 25 March 2010, Twestivals will be held in more than 300 cities around the world, with every penny raised from ticket sales and donations directly benefiting the education programs of Concern Worldwide.
About Concern Worldwide
Concern Worldwide is an international humanitarian organization transforming the lives of the world's poorest, most marginalized children through access to education. Concern's mission is the reduction of suffering and the ultimate elimination of poverty in the world's poorest countries. Concern has more than 3,600 personnel working in 28 countries in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean focused on the root causes of extreme poverty through programs in education, as well as in health, HIV and AIDS, livelihoods, and emergency response and disaster relief.
Concern's work is informed by a vision for change and the organization's education programs target the poorest people in the poorest countries in the world, with particular emphasis on reaching out-of-school children such as girls, orphans, street children, working children, children affected by conflict, children affected by HIV and AIDS, and children with disabilities. Concern's education programs currently reach over 700,000 people in 25 countries across the regions of Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. Follow @concern on Twitter to get a glimpse of their staff tweeting from around the world, including their efforts on the ground in Haiti.
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Leslie Richin
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(347) 217-4775
@LowMainPR
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