Thousands of Twitterers go offline
It was announced on Wednesday the 24th of March that thousands of Twitterers all over the world put their fingers to rest and gathered offline on Thursday in the name of charity.
People from over 200 cities worldwide participated in the sound annual “Twestival,”! This year they are aiming to raise money for education.
Sarah Prevette, the lead organizer for Twestival Toronto said, “It’s a pretty viral phenomenon that happened,”
“Education is that one tool that we can give someone, and knowledge really does empower and that was something that really struck a chord with volunteers globally,” said Prevette. “It only costs $74 to send a primary school child to school for a year in these nations.”
This event is arranged by thousands of volunteers globally, with local businesses funding the parties, where social-media enthusiasts dance, come together and network.
The first-ever Twestival raised over $250,000 for clean water projects in Uganda, Ethiopia and India. To date they have raised a massive $354,536.
The Twestival’s website says, over 4,000 people purchased tickets so far, the final results are to come..
