All about Twestival KL

A couple of months ago, Hui Ling sent me a message on Twitter asking me if I knew about Twestival and if I was keen on organising one in KL.

I had to admit that I knew little about it. I mean, I heard about what they did in February – mobilising all the Twitter users globally to come together for one cause – but I had not details. So I did a bit of research (okay, so I just did a Google search!) and was totally intrigued.

Except that I was quite very the busy.

I told her I was interested but really didn’t much for a while. Then last month, I spoke to David Lian (Ling told me she had messaged him too) and we were keen to do something. “I’m interested in anything to do with Twitter,” I believe were David’s exact words.

Cut the long story short and here we are, barely 10 days from KL’s first Twestival after recruiting a few more people to the organising committee. We will be organising a massive Tweet-up (I believe it will be the biggest to date in Kuala Lumpur) at Mist Club Bangsar on Sept 12. There will be food, drinks, music and lots of new friends (not to mention goodie bags, lucky draws and auctions – if our plans go right).

Best of all, it is all in the name of charity.

When we were planning to do this, I posted a message on Facebook asking if anyone had suggestions of homes. We had a few here and there, but one stood out. This place is Destiny Starting Point (thanks to Sharon Nelson for the suggestion). The home is for young delinquent kids, and I was told that because of the stigma attached, they rarely get any support. In fact, not too long ago, their water supply got cut because they couldn’t afford to pay for utilities.

Now, I’d like to encourage as many of you (especially Twitterers) to come by for the Twestival!

Entry is by minimum donation of RM30 if you collect your invites at least one day before (or RM40 at the door) but I’d ask that you donate more. Every sen – yes, 100% of proceeds – go to charity. Anything you get on that night is totally sponsored! Thanks to our many sponsors.

You can get details on how to get your invitations here. But here’s a quick tip. Register below.

Then head over to Text 100 Malaysia’s office in Mid Valley (address here) to collect your invites (and er, pay).

Looking forward to seeing you next Saturday!

10.06pm Malaysian time (+8 GMT)

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