Twestival 4 Foodlink
Twitterers were tweeting all weekend long about the success of the 2nd Rochester Twestival held last Thursday. This time around, supporters of ‘social media 4 social change’ came out to benefit a local charity: Foodlink! The evening was a HUGE success, raising over $2,600 to help end local hunger. Boulder Coffee Company @ Brooks Landing was packed with Twitter fans, social networkers, and community members who wanted to have some fun and support a great cause. Local band Sinzibukwud played the night away (they even got Cool Can dancing!), followed by burgeoning singer/songwriter Sadie Ava. Freshwise Catering served up some delicious appetizers, and Foodlink employees got everyone excited about the amazing raffle prizes (donated by our sponsors!).
Foodlink is pleased to be the first local charity to host a Twestival and hopes the event helped to raise awareness of the hunger that exists in our own region. We are proud to promote Twitter and other social media venues as a powerful tool in our work to end hunger, promote nutritional wellness and bring our community together.
A BIG thank you goes out to those who made the Twestival a smashing success:
Boulder Coffee Co for hosting! A special thank you to Lyjha Wilton (owner), Dan Cepullio (Regional Manager) & the great staff that worked the event!
Matthew Ray for organizing, publicizing, and recruiting sponsors!
Sponsors: Martino Flynn, 100.5 The Drive, Premier Social Media, Fixitology, 106.7 Kiss FM, My Minderz, HJMT, Auction Direct, Mac Village, Family Eden, NextGen Rochester, Premier Pastry, Breathe Yoga and Juice Bar, Lento, Fleet Feet, Rohrbach, Lovin’ Cup, 5 Linx Enterprises, and Boulder.
and last but not least, all those who attended...
WE COULDN’T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU!
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Check out the media coverage: Democrat & Chronicle, Channel 13 WHAM, MetroMix
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Susan Beebe & Cool Can!
Boulder Coffee Co: Great Hosts!
**photo credit: Inga Mucha, Metromix