San Diego is one of the 200+ cities across the world hosting a Twestival at the same time to support local causes. We are fairly positive that San Diego will be the ONLY Twestival on a rooftop with a tropical-like setting over-looking the water :) Just look at that photo... and now get excited for SD Twestival!
About the Hotel
Hotel Solamar is a hip luxury hotel immersed in the dynamic energy of downtown San Diego. The perfect contemporary setting for the vibrant sun-and-sea attitudes that define California's second largest city. Located in the heart of the lively Gaslamp District, Hotel Solamar offers an ideal destination for business and leisure travelers alike. Click here to check out the Hotel's website and learn more.
Hotel Solamar, Downtown San Diego (@jsixrestaurant)
Hotel Solamar435, 6th Avenue at J Street
San Diego, CA 92101
Tel:619.819.9500

When
Sunny September 12, 2009
Most the Day & All the Night
THE EVENT PAGE WILL BE UP AND RUNNING BY TUESDAY, AUG 25th. From there you can set up a free fundraising page, raise $20 (and hopefully more) for the cause, and you're ticket to Twestival will automatically appear in your profile. It's easy! Of course you could wait until the day of the event, and simply pay for a ticket at the door... however, with limted spots at Hotel Solamar, who knows if you'll even get in!
What it's all about?
Twestival was born out of the idea that if cities are able to collaborate on an international scale, but work from a local level, it would result in a spectacular impact. While Twestival Global put the spotlight around one cause, Twestival Local is encouraging cities around the world to host events in support a local cause.
100% of the proceeds from these events will go direct to the local not-for-profit selected. Everyone involved with Twestival is a volunteer; majority are crowdsourced using Twitter. Cities are asked to set a fundraising goal for their event, but it is much more than reaching a financial target. Twestival Local is a fantastic opportunity to connect with people in your community.
The goal is to give people a chance to feel they are contributing to a larger social initiative, but bring the cause a little closer to home.
About the Local Cause
We are excited that the Twestival will be benefiting our Campaign for Abandoned Youth, a collaboration between San Diego Youth Service and StayClassy.org to build a homeless shelter in San Diego for kids 18-24 years old. If you haven't seen the video, take 2 minutes to watch it now :)











Thirty early-stage businesses from sectors including information technology, healthcare and clean technology were selected to exhibit their business vision and technology prowess during the conference. 








What a perfect night for San Diego Twitterers to gather together all in the name of charity. This past Saturday the San Diego 2009 Twestival took place on the rooftop bar JSix, of Hotel Solamar in downtown S.D. There was live music, a live Twitter feed and a Padre game to spy on. But it wasn't just a entertaining night, it was also a successful night for charity. The San Diego Twestival raised funds for the Campaign for Abandoned Youth, a charity that will eventually build a homeless shelter for the thousands for San Diego's youth that are left out in the cold.

San Diego Metropolitan Magazine named our CEO, Scot Chisholm, to the 10th annual "40 under 40". This is the only program in San Diego that recognizes and honors young entrepreneurs, professionals and civic leaders. Scot was nominated by the readers of the magazine and then selected by a panel of judges that are separate from San Diego Metropolitan. There were hundreds of nominees that were stiff competition, but the impact that this 28 year old has had on this beach town is nothing to be missed or messed with. Scot will be honored along with the 39 other nominees on Friday September 18, 2009 at an awards luncheon. To view last years winners, see their profiles and learn more about San Diego Metropolitan's top "40 Under 40" go to
We are 10% of the way there towards our goal of building a shelter for homeless kids in San Diego. While we obvioulsy did not hit our goal of $500,000 through this one event, we promise you that we will keep hosting events throughout the year (or longer) until we do. The Elemental Experience Music & Arts Festival was a ground-breaking, refreshing, event for the beach area. It took a lot of hard work and politiking to even be able to put on the event in such a "sensitive" spot; but from the feedback we've received so far, we are extremely happy we fought to make it happen. Our vision is that the Elemental Experience becomes one of the largest fund raising events in San Diego - we've got a lot of work to do, but we think we're off to a great start (we hope you agree!).jpg)
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