NICE Campaign: Twestival

Do you Tweet? I do. I joined Twitter back in the summer at the probing of my girlfriend, Maria, and it quickly turned into a (somewhat healthy) obsession. Aside from knowing things like when your friends are going to the bathroom, I've seen Twitter used for great things. Raising awareness, encouraging participation, requesting donations.

Well, a few weeks ago I received an email from Laura of The Blackest Heart who informed me of the Twestival. The Twestival is a festival of Tweeters who are coming together on February 12 with the sole purpose of raising money for charity: water, "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." Social networking at it's best!

I decided I wanted to get involved, so I offered to volunteer for the Philadelphia Twestival. The Philadelphia Twestival is going to be quite the event! I already purchased my entry ticket to participate in the Rock Band tournament. Oh yes. My obsession with being a fake rock star will finally pay off! If you live in the area, I'd love for you to stop by, say hello, and support a wonderful organization while you're at it!

And if you're not in the area, check out the Twestival web site to see if there's one happening in your area. Maybe you can volunteer your time (or money) towards making it a success! I know it's easy to take for granted the stream of delicious filtered water that magically comes out of our fridge doors, but there are so many people that would love to have such a luxury. If you could help them out by going to a bar, having a beer, and playing some video games, why wouldn't you?