twestival local - Tweet.Meet.Give. - March 24, 2011

It's ColaTwestival Day!

Thanks so much for stopping by and learning more about our event.  Here's the skinny:

Want an iPad for only $10 dollars?

On Thursday, March 24, an ancient game gets a modern twist when South Carolina’s capital hosts what organizers believe to be Columbia’s first city-wide “Rock, Scissors, Paper” tournament.

The twist?  This will be a “Rock, Scissors, iPad” tournament, with—you guessed it—the winner walking away with an Apple iPad. 

Tickets for the tournament are only $10 ($15 at the door) and are on sale now at http://columbiasc.twestival.com.  This event, being organized by ColaTwestival, will be held at the Columbia Music Festival Association (CMFA), located at 914 Pulaski Street in the Vista.

What’s more, 100 percent of each ticket sold goes directly to benefit Carolina Children’s Home, an accredited treatment facility that, for over a century, has provided a safe haven for children in South Carolina who may have been neglected, abused or abandoned.

During the tournament, each participant will square off in a best-of-three competition to decide who advances to the next round. Despite the name change, all three hand gestures associated with the traditional game will still be in effect. 

ColaTwestival is the local chapter of an international non-profit organization called Twestival, short for “Twitter Festival.”  Twestival uses social media for social good by connecting communities offline on a single day to highlight a great cause and have a fun event. Twestival is the largest global grassroots social media fundraising initiative to date. Since 2009, volunteers have raised close to $1.2 million for 137 nonprofits. All local events are organized 100 percent by volunteers and 100 percent of all ticket sales and donations go direct to projects.  This will be the first year that Columbia has had its own Twestival.

For more information about Colatwestival, go to http://columbiasc.twestival.com, or follow us on Twitter: @colatwestival.

ColaTwestival would like to thank our sponsors: Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics for generously donating the iPad for this event; the new Best Buy opening in Northeast Columbia on March 26 (10136 Two Notch) for donating gift cards, Sun Printing for providing our printing and signage needs; and CMFA for allowing us to use their space.  The ColaTwestival logo was designed by Marius Valdes and the poster design by Michelle Kerscher. And the Artisan BBQ Truck for making food available to all who will be hungry after working up a sweat in the tournament!

Because it's St. Patrick's Day, the luck of the Irish is bringing you a chance to win that iPad for only $6 from now until 8 p.m. tonight. There are only 50 available at this price, so get your tickets now!

Tickets are officially on sale for our upcoming Colatwestival on March 24!

We're having Columbia's first city-wide Rock Scissors Paper tournament, and the winner is going to walk away with an Apple iPad!

We'll be throwing down at the Columbia Music Festival Association, located at 914 Pulaski Street in the Vista. The event begins at 6 p.m., with registration starting at 4:30 p.m.

Get your tickets now! 

Can't be there on March 24? You can still make a donation to help us raise some money for Carolina Children's Home.  Click on the "Donate" button above.

A huge thanks to Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics for donating the iPad and helping us make this event a success. 

For its very first event, ColaTwestival is proud to announce it has selected a non-profit that has been improving the lives of children for more than a century:

Carolina Children’s Home 

Founded in 1909, Carolina Children’s Home is an accredited treatment facility that provides a home for children when they are unable to live with their family.  The majority of the children who reside in one of the residential programs or receive services may have been the victim of abuse, neglect, and/or abandonment.

We're working closely with Carolina Children's Home to plan the local event on March 24, and more details will be revealed soon.

What we can tell you is that it will be an inexpensive way for Midlands residents to have a great night of fun while helping out a fantastic non-profit in our community.

If you'd like to get involved, follow us on Twitter: @colatwestival.

We look forward to having you be a part!

Had a great meeting tonight, and so thrilled at the enthusiasm from those who were able to attend, despite the headaches of trying to work out the kinks in the chat.

We've narrowed it down to two charities, and we'll be meeting again on Tuesday, March 1 at 9 p.m. to finalize the charity and begin planning the March 24 event.

We'll be making our announcement shortly afterwards.  Want to be the first to hear?  Follow us on twitter (@colatwestival).  Or better yet, join our planning committee and be a part of the discussion. Follow us, we'll reciprocate, and then send your e-mail via DM.

Thanks so much to all who were a part of tonight's chat! Great progress so far.

Rob