Thanks to twitter, the act of adding a "tw" in front of a word has come to mean the twitter version of the word. Thus, meetup becomes tweetup. Invite becomes twtvite. Some of it can get pretty corny (twitterverse? twinfluence? tweeple please!). There is one use that we will give a pass, since it is for such a worthy cause: Twestival, a world-wide tweetup that will raise funds tonight for Concern Worldwide. The New York Twestival takes place at Good Units, the new club at the Hudson Hotel.
Thursday, March 25
NYC Twestival
To Benefit Concern Worldwide
Entertainment by:
Shinobi Ninja (@ShinobiNinja)
DJ MisterDisco
$20 for a normal ticket and $100 for a VIP ticket.
Purchase tickets on-line
7-11pm
at:
Good Units at Hudson Hotel
356 W. 58th St. (between Eighth & Ninth Ave.)
New York, NY
HudsonHotel.com
Below is a video of Shinobi Ninja's song "Brooklyn to Babylon"
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Twestival To Benefit Concern Worldwide
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Urgent Emergency Appeal: Help Earthquake Victims in Haiti
Taking a break from "connecting the fun to the fun people" for a brief moment to talk about Haiti. Below is a note from Susan Finucane from the global relief agency, Concern Worldwide:
It was with horror that I watched reports of a major earthquake in Haiti yesterday - the worst in two centuries. Measuring 7.0, the epicenter was only 10 miles from the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince. UN sources have already reported significant loss of life and dire conditions in this country where I lived and worked for two years.
We urgently need your help -- please donate today. I will be traveling tomorrow morning to join our staff on the ground to assist with relief efforts -- but the devastation is great. We need your support to help so many thousands.
The immediate critical needs are water, food, shelter and medicine. Our first response will be a search and rescue effort, much of which will be carried out by local residents along with Concern’s staff and partners on the ground. We will provide items for temporary shelter -- emergency kits, plastic sheeting and longer-term housing needs.
Last night many people slept outside in fear of more aftershocks. With no electricity, those still buried under debris could only be rescued with flashlights. Downed telephone lines are severely hampering the rescue effort.
Concern has been active in emergency, relief, development and disaster prevention work in Haiti since 1994, following Hurricane Gordon, and are well placed to respond to this crisis.
Again, thousands of lives have already been lost, and we need your support to carry out a full scale emergency response to help the survivors. Please donate as much as you can or visit ConcernUSA.org.
Thank You,
Susan Finucane
Concern Worldwide
104 E. 40th St., Suite 903
New York, NY 10016
Thursday, January 07, 2010
Autism Speaks to Young Professionals
Thursday, January 7
Autism Speaks to Young Professionals
Winter Gala
A cocktail reception to raise awareness and funds on behalf of individuals living with autism.
This is the second event in the Autism Speaks to Young Professionals event series.
Individual Tickets: $125 each
Includes 3 Hours of Open Bar and Passed Hors D’Oeuevres
Purchase on-line at: kintera.org
7-10pm
at:
Simyone Lounge (SL)
409 W. 14th St. (Ninth Ave.)
New York, NY
SLNYC.com
autismspeaks.org
For questions and additional information on this event, please contact Justine Benisch at 917.475.5070 or by e-mail at jbenisch@autismspeaks.org. Become a fan of Autism Speaks to Young Professionals (AS2YP) on Facebook.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Mardi Gras Party for Charity: Mercy Ships
#15 in our series on Mardi Gras Parties in NYC.
Full details at our special Mardi Gras page:
MurphGuide.com/mardigas
Tuesday, February 24
Mardi Gras Party for Charity: Mercy Ships
Mardi Gras Party with live jazz
benefiting the Mercy Ships work in West Africa.
Live jazz until 8:30pm
followed by DJ Charlie Wonder spinning tunes till Midnight.
$10 Mardi Gras Necklaces available.
*100% benefits the Mercy Ships work.
We know these are rocky economic times, so we're not charging cover, but VERY much encourage you to buy as many $10 necklaces (available at door) as you can afford to contribute.
RSVP via Facebook or Eventbrite
7pm-12am
at:
The Empire Hotel Roof Lounge
44 W. 63rd St.
(bet. Columbus Ave. & Broadway)
New York, NY
Host Committee:
Cass Almendral, Richard Cooper, Joshua Gordon, Caroline Hahm,
Guy Jacobson, Jarett Lewis, Camilla Loveid, April Lynn Martin,
Lenny Moscatelli, Ericka San Miguel, Clarissa Silva,
Sherrie Vassallo, Ravi Yande
About the Mercy Ship:
Mercy Ships is a global charity that has operated hospital ships in developing nations since 1978. Mercy Ships brings hope and healing to the forgotten poor by mobilizing people and resources worldwide, and serving all people without regard for race, gender, or religion. Our Crew of both professional medical and non-medical volunteers have chosen a very powerful way to share their blessings. Not everyone can give of themselves as volunteers, but your support for our cause can make a difference in the lives of the forgotten poor. Short-term volunteers can participate from two weeks to a year with Mercy Ships, while others may choose to serve in a longer capacity. The ability to utilize professional volunteers as Crew allows Mercy Ships to maximize our donor support and serve those who need help the most.
Want to see want $50 can do? Meet Marthaline
Some success stories from the ship:
mercyglobal.com/stories_post.htm
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Charity Connect 4 Tournament for Cancer Research
Every Tuesdays in February, our friends at The Dive Bars will be hosting a Connect 4 tournament to raise money for cancer research.
Charity Connect 4 Tournament for Cancer Research
A night filled with fun challenges, appetizers, prizes,
drink specials and laughter, all benefiting a great cause
$20 entry fee.
Or you can make your $20 min donation online at:
livestrong.org/grassroots2009/divebar
One tournament each week in February. A tournament will be held in each of the four Dive Bar locations. Tournaments start 7pm (sign-up 6:30pm)
Tuesday, February 3 at:
Dive 75
101 W. 75th St.
(bet. Amsterdam & Columbus Ave.)
New York, NY
(212) 362-7518
DiveBarNYC.com
Tuesday, February 10 at:
Dive Bar
732 Amsterdam Ave.
(between 95th & 96th St.)
New York, NY
(212) 749-4358
DiveBarNYC.com
Tuesday, February 17 at:
Broadway Dive
2262 Broadway
(between 101st & 102nd St.)
New York, NY
(212) 856-2662
DiveBarNYC.com
Tuesday, February 24 at:Amsterdam 106
938 Amsterdam Ave.
(W. 106th St.)
New York, NY
(212) 280-8070
DiveBarNYC.com
The winners from each of the four previous week will compete in the Final Challenge
To be held Tuesday, March 3 at Dive 75.
Friday, August 01, 2008
Charity Beer Pong Tournament - Saturday, August 2
Saturday, August 2
Charity Costumed Beer Pong Tournament
all teams must consist of 3 players in costume
$30 per person includes all the beer until 5pm
prize for best costume
proceeds will be donated to Autism Speaks
Call Timmy Malone to sign up.
Registration begins 1pm
at:
The Town Tavern
134 W. 3rd St. (Sixth Ave.)
New York, NY
(212) 253-6955
TownTavernNYC.com
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