#MplsTwestival - Great turnout everyone!

Posted on: 13 February 2009 at 1550 - Comment

Hey! This is @betty952, reporting that on charitywater.org/twestival, as of 1pm today, #mplstwestival officially raised $640!! Which is great for the short timescale we were given to organize and in comparison to other cities who had multiple sponsors, I think we did exceptionally well. Big thanks Moto-I (@motoi2go), EarthLust, Pedalr, and Jungle Red Salon for their generous sponsorships and donations for Minneapolis Twestival! We couldn’t have done it without your support.

Special thanks to @andrewkorf for being such a great host and to @kritterit for lining us up with such amazing DJs Trey and Jerome! The music was awesome! Thank you to @megcanada for MC-ing, and thanks to @breon for setting up the Twestival and hashtag live steams. To all of you who showed, contributed, met other twitters (or explained what twittering is!), THANK YOU so much for making #mplstwestival a sweet success. It was a blast!

pedalr - late breaking twestival sponsor

Posted on: 12 February 2009 at 1612 - Comment

pedalr.com has been a sponsor of Minneapolis Twestival from the outset - but is just getting around to adding it’s assets to the blog. Look forward to drinking some pedalr powered sake in a bit. See ya there.

8 hours til Minneapolis Twestival

Posted on: at 1020 - Comment

OK - so… Twestival is on tonight at Moto-I ( directions here )- we have the entire second floor donated to the cause and accompanying twitterers. On deck for the eve: DJ Trey and friends (thanks @kritterit), Live streaming of twestivals around the world (thanks @motoi2go and @breon) - words about the cause and event (thanks @megcanada) - and plenty of sake and merriment (again thanks @motoi2go and @blam61). Oh and few prizes to be awarded to lucky twestivalees (thanks @betty952).

Schedule (very loose):
6.30 pm - Twestival doors open
7.30 pm - Introduction and a word about the event, the cause and the gang who pulled it together
9.00 pm - Drawing for twestival goodies
12.00 am - wrap up

Look forward to meeting everyone.

Earthlust added as sponsor of Minneapolis Twestival

Posted on: 9 February 2009 at 2348 - Comment

Along with our great hosts Moto-I. Earthlust has just signed up as sponsor for Minneapolis Twestival. Cool people - great products. Super excited to have their company join the fun and good cause.

Still looking for sponsors for Minneapolis Twestival

Posted on: 8 February 2009 at 2152 - Comment

Anyone interested in sponsoring the Minneapolis twestival? We have a couple generous sponsors already, but would welcome any additional sponsors to the event. Great cause. Thursday eve at Moto-I. An update on donations - you can donate to the cause ahead of time here with your twitter username: http://www.charitywater.org/twestival/

hash tag for minneapolis twestival set

Posted on: 7 February 2009 at 1802 - Comment

Hey all lets use: #MPLStwestival as our hash tag for the minneapolis/twin cities twestival… if you don’t know what hash tags are, they are a simple way to give your post additional context and make it searchable/followable more examples here: www.hashtags.org. Simply add the hash tag: #mplstwestival to your posts about the Minneapolis Twestival.

Minneapolis Twestival Facebook Group Up

Posted on: 4 February 2009 at 1954 - Comment

Join and share the facebook group here:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=49101714849&aref=59847181

@betty952 was cool enough to set up the group on her birthday mind you - send her some props and a happy b-day.

Minneapolis Twestival Heating Up

Posted on: at 1735 - Comment

Lots of interest from all sorts of cool folks like: @breon, @fernholz, @wendymay, and @iancanfield (sorry if I missed anyone) in the event next week. We’ve got a great DJ lined up but could use another if anyone has a fave that might be interested in volunteering their time please let me know (or post here).

Moto-I inked as location Minneapolis (Twin Cities) Twestival

Posted on: 2 February 2009 at 2025 - Comment

Ok All. Moto-I has been inked as the location for the Minneapolis/Twin Cities location for Twestival - Set the date and get your snow shoes on Feb. 12. I will be posting more tomorrow on getting advance tix and more info on how you can help get the word out. One pitcher of the excellent Moto-I saki for a random tweeter to comment below, please include your twitter handle and if you’d like to volunteer to help out.

Minneapolis Twestival beginning to take shape

Posted on: 29 January 2009 at 1947 - Comment

With the help of @mitchellhislop and @motoi2go it is looking like we will be convening at moto-i.com at 6.30PM (exact time to be determined) on Feb. 12 for a good cause, some good sake and some great DJ sounds - mark your calendars. We are still open to local sponsors for those who want to step up to the plate.

Thanks to the generosity of EF/AVHHF all donations and ticket sales are being matched through March 25 up to $100,000.

100% of proceeds support Concern Worldwide