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The sponsorship packet is somewhat complicated as we are auctioning off space at the event. Just know that giving the life giving gift of water to hundreds of people is easy. Whether you are an individual or a company, you can know that 1.) the people at charity:water are like monks in their spending habits and won’t waste it and 2.) you are ensuring that someone out there will not die of a totally preventable disease. In this economy we often look at what we don’t have, but it’s key to stay grateful for everything we are blessed with by giving back to others who are truly in need.

Here’s how to donate:
1.) go to www.charitywater.org/twestival and select “Austin” from the dropdown.
2.) Fill out the info and pay.
3.) If you are a company who has paid over $150, send your png logo and receipt to Brian at brianbuser(at)gmail.com.

Remember, even attending Twestival means you are giving years of clean water to someone who needs it. So if you are short of cash and wanting to have a good time, by all means, come! You will not be disappointed. Here are tickets:
http://www.amiando.com/twestivalaustin.html

1.1 billion people. You know how we all think Texas is big? Well, approximately

44 TIMES AS MANY PEOPLE AS OUR POPULATION DO NOT HAVE SOMETHING CLEAN TO DRINK.

44 Texases worth of people don’t know if they are going to get diseases like cholera, dysentery, or typhoid every time they consume something they need every single day to survive.

We won’t get into detail (you can go to Wikipedia for that), but these diseases basically cause an upset stomach that causes diarrhea to the point of death. These diseases kill 4500 children around the world every single day. Over 184 cities on six continents have decided that it’s time to end this cycle of poverty for every man, woman and child on this earth. We are asking you to join us.

Twestival is a great opportunity for us to have a good time, but we are having a good time to celebrate our initiative to end the lack of clean drinking water. By buying a ticket, you could be providing clean drinking water for one person for 18 years. By getting or becoming a corporate sponsor, you could be providing funds for a well for an entire village of mothers, fathers, and children. These people want to end their cycle of poverty, but without clean water, there is little hope for them.

So buy a ticket. Become a sponsor. Donate a raffle prize. Just get involved. For ways you can make a difference, just ping @austintwestival on Twitter or email Michelle Greer at michelle(at)michellesblog.net and we will certainly put you to work. For sponsorship info, please ping Brian Buser at @brianbuser or brianbuser(at)gmail.com. For raffle prizes, please ping Debbie Cerda at @snax or snaxxx(at)gmail.com.

For having ten days still, we aren’t doing so bad for exposure. Here are the blogs/sites mentioning Twestival:
The Austin Chronicle
Do512.com
Nerdabout
Gary’s Guide
The Backline Show
FiSpace
East Austinite
Some Strange Ideas
The LiveJournal Community
Prelude Interactive
Michelle’s Blog

Our media partner Mashable announced today that Live Earth is also now a media partner in Twestival. Live Earth was host of the largest global entertainment event in history (2007’s Concerts for a Climate in Crisis) and is owned by Al Gore. Twestival in general has also been covered by WebProNews, Laughing Squid, and too many blogs to even count. Our Google Alerts are blowing up.

One in six people doesn’t have clean water. Here’s how you can help Austin Twestival:
1.) Buy your ticket here. 100% of proceeds go straight to charity:water.
2.) Blog it. Charity:water provides both a poignant video on why this is important as well as badges for your site.
3.) Donate and tell your friends and companies you know to donate. Here’s the page to do so. If ten of us tell 20 people to donate $20 each, we will have earned enough for a water well. This requires so few resources to impact so much change. You matter in this campaign. Never forget that.
4.) Spread the word. Feel the joy of knowing you are bringing life to those who need it most.

There are a lot of causes out there. So why pay so much attention to this one? I (Michelle Greer) am just some two-bit tech marketer, but check out this video charity:water made on the subject:
\"Time Bomb\" by Beck

If you think water relief is a complete no-brainer issue as I do, consider embedding this on your blog. Thanks.

P.S. I have no idea why WordPress MU won’t accept my embed codes. If someone wants to volunteer to fix this stuff and add sponsors to the sidebar, we would much appreciate it.
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