Thousands of volunteers across the globe will organise charity events in their home city on March 24
Twestival Local, the pioneering charity movement, will inspire the biggest global charity event ever organised through social media on March 24th, with 150+ cities across the world coordinating and hosting their own fundraising event. Organised by an army of thousands of volunteers and vocally supported by Twitter’s own founders, Twestival events will take place in cities across the globe all of which are fundraising for charities in their local area. The organisation has also added dedicated support and a global fundraising initiative for Save the Children’s Japan initiative.

Born from one event in London in 2008, Twestival has grown exponentially in the following three years, with over 200 cities getting involved, from Manchester to Mongolia, raising more than $1.2m.

Twestival founder, Amanda Rose (@Amanda) commented:

“Twestival has grown from a single tweet to the biggest synchronised charity event in the world in under three years.

On Thursday, thousands of volunteers, most of whom have never met in person, will pull together amazing events as varied as the cities that host them, raising thousands for charity in the process. This is so much more than just another charity event; this is the evolution of fundraising.”

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