Twestival Seattle --- Look what YOU did

Because of YOU --- Twestival Seattle was the 3rd highest in raising funds for Concern Worldwide. Seattle gave more than LA and NYC. Proof that The Seattle Social Media Community ROCKS!

I’d like to extend a big THANK YOU to our sponsors. There were many more than those listed below. For a complete listing see Thank You to Our Sponsors. I’d like to highlight these sponsors because they stepped up and helped keep Twestival Seattle flowing (literally & figuratively).

	Fremont Brewing A HUGE Thank You to Matt and Sara of Fremont Brewing--- I cannot say enough nice things about them. Sara jumped right in and said YES to sponsoring Twestival.
	Hansen’s Natural Vanessa was giving away a wide selection of Hansen’s sodas and taking pics for the Hansen’s facebook site. She also showed up in the Hansen’s VW Thing (see the fb site)
	Magnificent Wine Thanks to Elizabeth for bringing some of their House Wine. Also, thanks to Maureen for coordinating the wineries
	William Church Winery Leslie brought a fantastic 2007 Sur La Mer Bordeaux Blend for everyone to get a Taste of Washington
Our Request to You	Please patronize our sponsors. They stepped up to help make Twestival Seattle a success.

If you attended Twestival Seattle you saw what a great and vibrant community can do by coming together to raise funds for a worthy cause. If you missed it take a look at the video and pictures below.

Twestival Seattle Video – by Kenji Onazawa

Pictures from Twestival Seattle

• Twestival Seattle
• Seattle Twestival March 2010 via @ogalthorpe

Special Thanks & Recognition

This event was made possible with the help and hard work of a lot of people. However, it would not have been possible without the guidance of our fearless leader --- Shauna Causey --- she and the rest of the team deserve a big round of applause. If you want to follow the Twestival Seattle Leadership Team on TweepML click here.

Finally, I can’t leave out Swedish Medical Center. Melissa from Swedish jumped right in to make a significant donation that truly made Twestival Seattle possible.

Thank you again to all of our sponsors and especially to everyone who attended and gave so generously.

We hope to see you at the next Twestival Seattle. Plans are already under way for the next event in October 2010. If you or your company have an interest in sponsoring or know someone who is please let me know. My contact information is below.

Our goal for the next Twestival is to raise the most funds and do the most good for our community. I have no doubts that we can do this. Because the Seattle Social Media Community ROCKS!

About The Author:
I have spent the better part of the last 20 years working in various aspects of the ECM industry. I am currently with Kodak as a Director of Business Development. In my past I have spent time at Kofax, Microsoft, FileNet, K2, and at Captaris (which was acquired by Open Text in Nov 2008). Prior to that I was a Unix VAR running my own company. Follow me on Twitter, check my blog, send email or find me on Facebook or LinkedIn.