IT Hub Bangalore organizes Tweet Party for charity
Today, the world is connected with the social networking sites like facebook and twitter. Expressing what is in the mind through social networking sites is common nowadays but on Saturday the twitter community of India’s IT hub Bangalore which included IT professionals, hotel management executives, entrepreneurs and artistes together came forth which was known as ‘Twestival’ announced ‘Party for a cause’ to support an NGO, ‘Dream a Dream’, a Jayanagar-based charity which works with underprivileged kids for their brighter future.
Twitter Festival or ‘Twestival’ is a global series of events organized by volunteers around the world under short timescales, which bring people offline for a great cause. and the idea behind ‘Twestival’ is to help the underprivileged who are facing tough time to earn bread and butter for themselves and also education. The money raised during the festival will be given in charity to the NGO, Dream a Dream to help these children reach out their dreams.
The festival came out with a slogan,” Tweet, meet and give.”
Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Pune are some of the cities other than Bangalore to be a part of the global series of events. Bangalore is among 200 places across the world to host the festival on the day. Bangalore event was hosted at Kyra theatre in Indira Nagar, an evening of fun and entertainment. The event takes place in cities around the world from September 10 to 13th. The entry fee for the event is Rs. 250.
According to a source: there were around 140 people present in the event and there were people who bought the tickets but were not able to make it. Around Rs. 20,000 have been collected through the event.
The event saw striking performances by the musical band, Swarathma, a performance of contemporary Indian folk, with a fusion of rock, Carnatic and jazz, standup comedy shows by Aron Kader and Papa CJ who have performed not just in India but performances across North America, Europe, Africa and Asia. Mind-reading session by Nakul Shenoy, who rightly guessed what was there in the minds of the volunteers. He is a leading corporate entertainer, a mentalist based in Bangalore and travels the world entertaining his audiences which includes corporate big-wigs, visiting dignitaries, and high-fliers of the society. A giant screen displayed the live tweets on ‘Twestival’ during the programme.
According to the website: twestival.com/twestival local 2009, “In September 2008, a group of London Twitter users hosted an event called Harvest Twestival connecting people offline for a bit of fun and for a good cause. Organizers held a raffle, collected donations and canned food for a local not-for-profit called The Connection in Trafalgar Square, which supports programs for the homeless. The organizers planned the bulk of the event in under two weeks and pulled in sponsorship from people on Twitter.”
“The first Twestival Global was launched with a tweet on 8 January 2009 and barely a month later on 12 February, there were 202 cities around the world hosting events to benefit charity: water.”
“Twestival was born out of the idea that if cities were able to collaborate on an international scale, but work from a local level, it could have a spectacular impact. While Twestival Global put the spotlight around one cause on a single day, Twestival Local is getting back to its roots and encouraging cities around the world to host events in support a local cause on one day during the weekend of 10-13 September 2009.”
“Twestival Local is a fantastic opportunity to connect with people in your community. The aim is to give people a chance to feel they are contributing to a larger social initiative, but bring the cause a little closer to home.”
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