With one week to go with Twestival Galway, we plan on stepping up the campaign and getting some more locals at home and abroad involved! If you would like to be a sponsor of the event please let us know we are looking for prizes we can raffle for the night! Even if you are abroad or not living in Galway you will be entered into the draw for raffle prizes if you buy one of our “Sorry I can’t make it Tickets!”. The tickets are only ten euros or 3 bottles of beer, depending on where you drink nowadays. The money goes direct to the charity via Paypal and the Amiando ticketing service so there is very little handling of cash. We will be sending a little video around early next week to help raise money using Social Media through the social networks!

Twestival Galway is looking for sponsorship for this year’s event. We are looking for individuals or companies that would be coming on board as Platinum and Gold sponsors of the event on the 25th of March. The venue we have decided on is Fagan’s Sports Bar in the basement of the elegant Hotel Meyrick, on Eyre Square here in Galway. We have 2 DJ’s lined up and 100% confirmed to play at the event is the glamorous Sasha Von Thulen aka Miss Sarah O’ Toole.

We are hoping to get some sponsorship for a number of prizes on the night in ticket raffles. So if any of you kind people would like to donate something please get in touch with us. Remember 100% of all the proceeds go directly to this year’s Twestival cause of Concern Worldwide, helping to bring education to the world’s poorest children. There is talk of a Twestival Cocktail on the night again all proceeds going to the cause.

We hope you can make it on the night. : )

Twestival Galway will be held in Hotel Meyrick in Eyre Square Galway on March 25th. We are currently looking for sponsorship for the event  and of course to raise some money for Concern Worldwide.

On 25 March 2010 hundred cities around the world will be hosting Twestivals in support of Concern Worldwide which bring together Twitter communities for fun and to raise money and awareness about education.

Each city and school hosting a Twestival will be given the opportunity to select an area of education to support.  This will be recognized with a special icon on their website once they have set a goal.  For as little as $28USD they can provide the uniform, books, pencils, and paper a child needs to attend one year of school. Concern Worldwide are able to guarantee that 100% of Twestival funds will go direct to project costs.  This means that the money would be used for material purchases (curriculum, desks, pencils) as well as project activities such as construction of schools; rehabilitation of classrooms; teacher/management training; PTAs; HIV/AIDS school clubs; water and sanitation in schools; health education in schools; education advocacy; vocational/life-skills training for youth, farmers and women; and curriculum development for secondary school/university.

Thanks to everyone that helped with Twestival Galway. We raised 550 euros on the night. Many thanks to all our sponsors of the event. Here is an updated version of the video that we put together for the Twestival.

We have a great prize of dinner for two worth €120 at the gorgeous Ballynahinch Castle as a prize tonight for Twestival Galway. Please support us by entering the the prize draw by buying a ticket on Amiando.

We have some nice prizes up for grabs such as a yummy iPod Touch given to us by LookWest.ie. No matter where you are based - even if you are in a different country - the ticket you buy will be entered into the prize draw. I will post it to you if you win and are based are overseas. The only condition is that if you are on twitter you must follow @LookWestie

I will be posting other prizes that we have up for grabs tomorrow and Thursday.

Twestgalway are delighted to announce LookWest.ie as Gold Sponsors of Twestival Galway. Please make sure that you follow LookWest on Twitter when you buy a ticket for Twestival Galway!

Roger with one of his fabulous prizes

This is long overdue. Since February in fact. : )

A BIG thank you to Roger Sweeney of the Irish Water Safety group.

Roger the first Twestival Galway festival would have been nothing without your last minute intervention and contribution. For which many people who attended I’m sure were very grateful of. Thanks for attending the event and for making it possible.

Mile Buíochas!

The Early Bird tickets are now available for Twestival Galway which will be held the 10th of September in the House Hotel. There are 20 Early Bird Tickets on sale at a price of ten euros each. There are also 5,000 “Sorry I Can’t Make It” Tickets available at ten euros each. A new cattery costs €50,000. Most people that work and have a job can spare ten euros.

There are also “Official Twestival Galway” tickets on sale at fifteen euros for those of you that can attend the night of the actual event. Hope to see you there.