We are trying to make it tough to come away from the Charlotte Twestival without a Prize!

We are Giving away the Free Cruise from CruiseDeals.com We are Giving away the 3 pairs of Tickets to Live tapings of 106.5 the Ends EndSessions.
Other prizes include 1 year free membership to Peak Fitness donated by Carolina Nightlife, Sink or Swim SCUBA - one scuba certification, 1 Massage and other goodies from Felicitea, a Jon Beason signed Mini-Panthers Helmet, Radiance Med Spa donated a chemical peel and Macrodermabrasion, and there are more…Come display your Wii Awesomeness to win some of the prizes!

I have not seen another Twestival with as many great prizes! Thank you very much to all of the the businesses who donated!

The Charlotte Organizational Team is having our last meetup today…so be looking for more announcements today because great stuff always come out of these meetups!

We have sold 7 VIP tickets, and that is $100 a piece that goes directly to Charity: Water. These attendees bought VIP tickets without knowing what VIPs get because we had not announced it. Therefore it is easy to assume that they made they bought the tickets just because they wanted to donate $100 to a great cause. We have sold some $50 tickets too…so I am very proud of Charlotte for stepping up to make nice size donations!

We have great momentum…we have a future interview on CharlotteTalks schedule to discuss the success of the event and the growth of Social Media in Charlotte. There are multiple news media that will be represented at the event. This will be an awesome opporunity for us to show the power of Social Media in Charlotte and that these are strong connections that we are making online! This is also a great opportunity for those who are not on Twitter yet to come and meet some of the users and learn about how they can use the App to possibly enhance their life.

So make sure you buy your ticket and that you are CANs Bar and Canteen around 7:00PM on 2.12.09!

One of the few local CLT actresses on Twitter will be appearing at the event as the Little Mermaid.  Ok, @Kjannfischer could be the only local actress on Twitter.

During Charlotte Twestival there will be plenty of Photo ops to get plastered across the internet and Twitpic’d back to Twitter.  But there be none better than the photo of you and the Little Mermaid.   Plus, all of us who are friends with @kjannfischer will not want to miss her in the full Little Mermaid Costume.  

Clean Water is a very important issue to the Little Mermaid…and going forward we may need to refer to her as the Mermaid, to avoid brand infringement…But she will be there and you will not want to miss it!

Little Mermaid - Special Guest at Charlotte Twestival

We are excited to announce that we have confirmed one of our Guest Speakers.   We will be releasing the full schedule of the event as it is going to be jammed full adult beverages, Wii Games, Prizes and most important Global Water Awareness! 

Terri Bennett will be one of Guest Speakers who will discuss the importance of supporting causes like Charity: Water in order to give people in developing countries the clean drinking water that can be easy for us to take for granted.  Terri has been providing weather forecasts in the Charlotte area for more than 16 years. Her work on television has been recognized by the Radio and Television News Directors Association of the Carolinas as the “Best Weathercaster in the Carolinas” numerous times.   Terri has been sharing her wealth of knowledge about weather, astronomy, gardening and the environment through her work on television, the internet and a daily column in the Charlotte Observer.  - To Learn more about Terri please visit her website which this Bio was ripped straight from Terribennett.com -

Terri has a true passion for the environment and sustainable living. To have her volunteer her time as a speaker is a great addition to the Charlotte Twestival!   Charity: Water and the curiousity to see the faces behind Social Media in Charlotte has drawn the interest of several other Local Media Personalities as well as other political and Business leaders.   We expect to have more exciting announcements such as this one very soon!

In a very short period of time, Several Local Companies have jumped in with support of the Charlotte Twestival to provide prizes for the Raffles, Wii Competitions, and other tests of wit and strength.  

At the Charlotte Twestival on Feb. 12, 2009, we will be raffling off a Free Cruise courtesy of CruiseDeals.com, a local online Cruise Agency. Other prizes you can win at Charlotte Twestival are a $100 Gift Certificate from Apostrophe, a new local lounge, tickets to 106.5 The Ends upcoming in-studio acoustic performances for the END Sessions, Massage Packages, and more! Prizes continue to roll in, you must attend the event to able win!!

The one desired prize that the organizing team has had internally but not been publicly requested is the Flip Video MinoHD Camcorder .  If you do not ask you will not receive!  So if you or your business will donate A new FLIP Video or other popular tech gadget in that price range as a prize you will be the sponsor of one of the Pay to Play Wii competitions and you are sure to be a total hit.   The Wii Competition that we use the prize for would be sponsored by your biz.  Example the XYZ(your company name) Wii Bowling Competition featuring the FlipVideo HD made possible by company XYZ…. Nate from 106.5 The End (our Event MC) is a pro and he will make sure all of our Sponsors get much Love during the Event.

Lastly, in order to hit our goal of $5000, we need Local businesses to donate $300+ directly to Charity: Water. All Businesses donating $300 will be an event Sponsor. The 3 largest Donors by amount will be placed on a Banner with all 3 of their logos recognizing them as Charlotte Twestival 2009’s Biggest Donors. The 3 top donors will each be given 1 minute during the event to speak on why you choose to support Charity: Water and Charlotte Twestival. The Banner Honoring the 3 biggest Donors will be placed in key location for Video and Pictures during the event. I know you are thinking: How do we make this donation? Click the Donation button above, make sure you select Charlotte as your city. Donate over $300 and email jarodhillerman [at] gmail [dot] com your invoice/receipt.  

If you or your business would like to involved just email Jarodhillerman [at} gmail [dot] com !

You can now buy your CLT Twestival Tickets…the best part is that 100% of your ticket price goes directly to Charity: Water.

Good people. Good time. Good Cause. Charlotte Twestival offers a night of socially conscious socializing, complete with entertainment and prizes!   There will be more announcements about entertainment, local celebrities, freebies, etc…secure your spot today!

NOW it is time for YOU to do what you do best: utlize twitter, facebook, myspace (are people still using this?), email, and old fashioned word of mouth to get your friends to join you at an event that will have Charlotte, NC on the Global Stage.

Event Details

WHEN: February 12, Doors open at 6 pm, Festivities begin at 7

WHERE: Cans Bar and Canteen, Uptown Charlotte,
500 W. 5th Street, 28202

WHAT: Charity event for CHARITY:WATER.
Network with Charlotte Leaders in social media, technology, & business, listen to great music, and play fun games for prizes (including a cruise!).

COST: Tiered pricing - Give what you can for a ticket.
Limited number of $5.00 tickets available.
$100 VIP tickets come with plenty of perks.
Tickets on sale now!

QUESTIONS about the event??? Leave a Comment!

At the end of our 5th Day of Planning, we are extremely excited to announce our 2009 Venue. The Cans Bar and Canteen, located at 500 W 5th St. in uptown Charlotte. We could not have asked for more out of a venue to Partner with the Charlotte Twestival. A nice open space, a wonderful staff, lots of Audio and technical capabilities, provision of some nibbles, and best of all for a Twitter Event is that there are no issues with cell service!

Choosing the Venue has been issue #1 for the planning team for obvious reasons.  Today, @CLTNightlife (Carolinanightlife.com) volunteered to lend their expertise in Charlotte Event Planning and within hours of their involvement we had Cans locked in as the venue. @DavidKyle and @KateyMarie were also instrumental in the vetting process of several other clubs and restaurants.

On Tuesday Morning, 02.03.09, the Ticketing of the event will become live. This event is going to be promoted across multiple media channels. There are going to be a very limited amount of $5 tickets for those early birds on a tight budget. Keep an eye on this blog for the Ticket Button at the top right…

Many more announcements to come, stay tuned….and remember this is a 100% Volunteer effort, we need your help promoting this event…If you have a local blog, please write a post about the Charlotte Twestival and how you are attending!

We have had several people wanting to buy their tickets now. We cannot sell tickets until the venue has been announced. The venue will be announced before end of day on Monday. The venue will be announced on Twitter, Facebook, and here, Charlotte.Twestival.com. There will be a limited number of $5 tickets available to the Early Birders on a tight budget. If you want/need to get the $5 tickets then you should watch the #CLTwestival HashTag on Twitter very close. We think the $5 tickets will sell out quickly.

While you wait on us to release the venue, make sure you save the 02.12.09 date…Tickets will be on sale before Tuesday Morning.

The Organizational Team met today to generate ideas, discuss progress, assign action items, and to move forward as quickly as possible with the planning of Charlotte Twestival.  In the first 48 hours of planning, the team made some great headway thanks to strong individual efforts.  Now with a shared vision for the event, we will move even faster toward throwing a very memorable Charlotte Twestival!

Success of the event will ultimately be measured by the dollars that we raise for Charity: Water and the amount that we all increased awareness of Charity: Water in the Charlotte area.  This is an excellent opportunity for the Charlotte Social Media Community to show our collaborative spirit, commitment to help, and ability to influence others to support a great cause.  At the Event\Party, we will show the world via Live Video Streams how Charlotte can throw a Party!

At Today’s Meeting, we set the goal to raise $5000 from the Charlotte Twestival for Charity: Water.  It takes a minimum of $4,000 to build a new well.  We want to raise enough money build the least expensive well with some left over.  Your support is necessary to make this happen.  To achieve our goal, we need you to commit to being at the event on 02.12.09, tell your friends, and let us know of local businesses with a social conscious who would love to be involved!

Would you like to get more involved?  Do you work for the media? Does your business want to sponsor the event or donate prizes? Here is who to Contact on the Organizational Team:

Sponsors/Raffle Prizes - @JarodHillerman

Radio/Print PR - @WhitneyFerrall

Venue/Entertainment - @DavidKyle & @KateyMarie

Day of Volunteers - @CrystalDempsey

New Media - @JAKRose

Technical/Video/Photo - @Jruckman & @Cltblog

Local Celebs - @NathanRichie

Want to know where we need the most help - @RichTucker

 

@jakrose and @kateymarie Volunteering their Saturday to help plan #CLTwestival

 

 

@davidkyle and @jarodhillerman discussing ideas for venue and entertainment for #CLTwestival

Welcome to Charlotte Twestival. We are joining the rest of the world on Feb. 12th to raise money for a great cause - clean water for those in the world that need it most.

• Save the date of Thursday, February 12th
• Help us get the word out on Twitter
• @RichTucker is heading things up — Ask him how you can help
• Follow the Twitter discussions and tag everything with #CLTwestival
• Comment on this blog with ways you can help
• Donate raffle prizes
• Donate entertainment for the party
• Get the word to the press
• Signup to attend right now

We are setting the venue and recruiting as much help as we can get right now. Let us know how you can help.

What is Twestival?

On 12 February 2009 100+ cities around the world will be hosting Twestivals which bring together Twitter communities for an evening of fun and to raise money and awareness for charity: water.

Join us by hosting a Twestival in your city, attending an event, or participating online.

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.