Twestival Goa tickets are now available! You can buy the tickets at following places:

1. Lava Lounge, Chicalim

2. The Temptation, Vasco

3. Daily Bread, Panaji

4. Goa Engineering College

5. Smt. Parvatibai Chowgule College, Margao

Each ticket is worth Rs. 200/-. In case you can’t reach any of these places, contact us at 9823713743. Hurry up!!

The Casino Royale Twitter contest is finally out!

Retweet the following line:

10 Passes worth INR 25000 2 B won by lucky retweeters 2#CasinoRoyaleGoa – the largest floating casino in India & sponsor of @TwestivalGoa

We will select ten lucky Retweeters who will win passes worth Rs. 2500 each to Casino Royale Goa.

Winners will announced by end-of-day tomorrow(24 March).

So, what are you waiting for!!! Tweet, retweet!

We sure do feel like Santa Claus right now!!! You people already know about the Casino Royale passes to be won right? Well, if you stay tuned to our tweets and Facebook page and you are sure to be there in Lava Lounge on 25th, well, even more stuff is in store for you!! Goa Tourism Department Corporation brings these alluring packages for you to enjoy Goa to the fullest!

Two night stay at Miramar residency

Backwater trip to spice plantation for two people

Passes for a dinner Cruise on Santa Monica. Each pass is valid for two people

So here we go on to make Twestival Goa even more a thing not to be missed. Let us find out who wins these awesome trips, it could very well be you! See you on 25th!!!

Ever wondered what’s common between an all-night party and education? Well, the answer’s simple if you have been following us…Twestival Goa. On 25th March 2010, at 7 pm, be set to rock the floor at Lava Lounge as we bring to you the band ‘Bac to Basix’ playing for you this Twestival. Also, DJ Troy and DJ Joel will be playing their rocking beats all night to keep the party going.

Lava Lounge located at Chicalim, is the hot new party location in Goa, having hosted the likes of the Times of India party “Color Nites”, Radio Indigo anniversary party and the Kingfisher pub rock fest. They showcase some of the best bands and DJs around, and have a great bar and a wide variety of bar snacks and appetizers. You can check out their Facebook page at

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chicalim-India/Lava-Lounge/80193798036

So be there at 7 pm this 25^th at Lava Lounge, Chicalim to rock the night as we host the hottest party in town. The proceeds from Twestival 2010 will go to Concern Worldwide.

Are you ready to get a free ride on a floating casino in Goa? Twestival Goa will be announcing a Twitter and Facebook contest soon, winners of which will get free passes worth Rs.2500 each to none other than Casino Royale, the largest passenger/entertainment vessel ever built in the country. Doesn’t Twestival Goa get even better each day for you party animals? Stay hooked to our tweets (follow us at @TwestivalGoa on twitter) and Facebook pages - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=355445384384

http://bit.ly/8YCn1p , as we will be announcing the contest details soon!!!

You can find out more about Casino Royale, check out their website http://www.casinoroyalegoa.com

Education is the agenda this Twestival, as we all gather to help educate underprivileged children all over the world. GEEBEE Education Goa are supporting this noble cause, and we sure are glad to have them onboard. GEEBEE assists students in pursuing overseas education in universities in the USA, UK, New Zealand, Canada and Switzerland. They are also involved in Career Counseling for studies abroad and Training in GRE, GMAT, SAT, TOEFL and IELTS.

On 19th March, GEEBEE education is providing a brilliant opportunity to learn and earn in UK, with spot admission and free counselling for P.G.D Hostel Management, P.G.D Culinary Arts, P.G.D Patisserie & confectionary, and MBA Hospitality Mgmt. The interviews are being conducted by Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College. The details are as follows:

Date: 19 March 2010 – Friday     Time: 10.30am to 6.30pm

Grab an interview appointment by contacting

GEEBEE EDUCATION

L36/38, 4th Floor, Alfran Plaza

Near Don Bosco School, Panjim, Goa – 403001

Tel: 0832 – 6655197 / 8087007643 / 9823210023

E mail: goa@geebeeworld.com

So if you are a student and are looking for opportunities abroad, you sure know where to be this Friday!!!

Special Twestival t-shirts are now available for purchase from Myntra. Help us support our cause by buying these cool t-shirts for just Rs. 299/-.

Visit the following site for designs

http://www.myntra.com/twestivalindia

Myntra will donate 100% profits from the sale of Twestival T-shirts to Concern Worldwide.

What’s Twestival?

Twestival or Twitter festival is an event when people in hundreds of cities all over the world come together to support a noble cause. A non-profit, non-governmental, humanitarian organization is chosen as the recipient of the funds raised from Twestival. The festival is managed and run 100% by volunteers who collaborate to create awareness and organize events to reach an achievable fundraising target. Twestival Global this year is going to be held on 25th March 2010. @Concern Worldwide has been selected by the Twestival global team and local organizers to be the recipient of the proceeds.

Where did it all start?

In September 2008, a group of London Twitter users hosted an event called Harvest Twestival connecting people offline for a bit of fun and for a good cause. The event, which was originally intended for 30-40 people ended up with a waiting list and all 250 attendees wearing @name stickers to identify themselves to others they had met online.

The first Twestival Global was launched with a tweet on 8 January 2009 and barely a month later on 12 February, there were 202 cities around the world hosting events to benefit charity: water.  The total raised in one day was over $250k through these events and online donations; resulting in 55 wells with more than 17,000 people served in Uganda, Ethiopia, and India. For additional background on the origins of Twestival Global : Reflection Interview and Twestival Case Study.

About Concern worldwide

Concern Worldwide was founded in 1968 to meet the needs of people living in extreme poverty, for whom every day is a fight for survival. Concern is a non-governmental, international, humanitarian organization dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of poverty.

Concern’s work is informed by a vision for change and their education programs target the poorest people in the poorest countries in the world, with particular emphasis on reaching out-of-school children such as girls, orphans, street children, working children, children affected by conflict, children affected by HIV and AIDS, and children with disabilities. Each city/school hosting a Twestival will support one of these following areas in education:

· Building Schools

· Clean Water for Schools

· Girls Education

· Heath and Sanitation Programs

· School Meals

· Teacher Training

· Furnishing Schools (books, pencils, desks)

· Out of School Programs

Find out more about Concern’s widespread work across Asia , Africa and the Caribbean from here: http://www.concern.net/where-we-work

Find more about Concern’s base in India from here. http://www.concern.net/where-we-work/asia/india

Twestival Goa!!

This is the first time a Twestival is being held in Goa. We want to organize a fun event and a party and what better place to do it than in Goa, the party state as it is called. Connected to the world by road, rail and air, this coastal paradise of India provides the ideal venue to organize a festival! The sun, surf and sands practically beckon you here, wherever you are, to enjoy and have the time of your life!

You are invited to attend Twestival Global 2010 on 25th March at Lava Courtyard and Lounge, Chicalim. Come join us this evening, and you will party, enjoy and celebrate, but also educate a child in the process! What better way to do charity, isn’t it?

Watch this space for more on the Goa Twestival.

Goa is gearing up to make its first ever “Twestival” a grand celebration of its culture and community spirit. If you want to join us to make this event even memorable and put some interesting ideas on the table, you are most welcome. You can just DM us at @TwestivalGoa and we’ll get back to you. If you live in  Goa or are touring Goa on 25th March, do drop by and Just enjoy !

You can also write to us at TwestivalGoa@gmail.com