Jason Sandford
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Horrible name for an event, imho, but a good cause. The Bruisin’ Ales Blog blogged it better than I could:
Organized very quickly and happening next Thursday, February 12 at Windows on the Park is Asheville’s Twestival which joins 175+ cities to raise funds for charity: water. Bruisin’ Ales is donating the beer for the event. We don’t just like beer, we also like water.
The Twestival is organized 100% by volunteers in cities around the world and 100% of the money raised from these events will go directly to support charity: water projects. …
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.
Right now 1.1 billion people on the planet don’t have access to safe, clean drinking water. That’s one in six of us.
Unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation cause 80% of all sickness and disease, and kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including war.
Many communities in developing nations often have a plentiful supply of clean drinking water just below the ground, but no way to get to it. …
We all know that Twitter can be a powerful communications tool. It can connect, mobilize and inform people around the world instantly.
Those of us on Twitter know of its ability to organically create interesting communities from those people who find and follow each other. It is proven from the first Twestival that bringing the Twittersphere together for a special event is not only a memorable night; it has momentum to bring about social change.
Join us for delicious food, $1 beers, live music, and silent auctions. More details to follow.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
6:00-11:00 pm
$10 donation gets you in
