twestival local - Tweet.Meet.Give. - March 24, 2011

With just two days until Twestival London, we're still receiving raffle prizes and adding more fun things to the schedule.

Lucky Voice are joining us again this year and will be organising karaoke on the night. The plan is to do mass karaoke, showing the lyrics on the big screen and getting the whole venue singing along, so let @luckyvoice know what songs you'd like to sing.

Luck Voice have also donated some great prizes for our raffle - a Party Box that helps you turn your own living room into a karaoke bar, and five free two-hour sings valid Sunday to Thursday night at Lucky Voice Islington.

Also joining us again this year are Chilango who have donated three months of burritos for our raffle. 

Tailoring company A Suit That Fits have donated a £50 voucher for the winner to spend on their next suit, shirt or overcoat. 

@Mr_Omneo has given us 18 limited edition copies of Lunic's Lovethief album to give away.

Finally, we have a bottle of Kauffman 2000-vintage vodka to give away thanks to Twestival London team member @Sharon_Chan

And, of course, these prizes are all on top of the flights, first-class rail tickets, film premiere tickets, champagne, Nintendo Wii, Soda Stream kit and FT subscriptions previously announced!

So get your tickets now for just £10, all of which goes direct to Centrepoint to help them give young people a better future, and join us on Thursday for a great night out in aid of fantastic cause!

Twestival 2011 is going Local and this Thursday, thousands of people in over 150 cities around the world will be coming together to raise money and awareness for fantastic local causes. London is the city where it all started and this year 100% of your ticket price will go to support the homeless charity Centrepoint, which helps young people get off the streets and build a better future. Get your ticket now before it sells out! 

We have an evening of music and comedy lined up for Twestival London, with performances from Tres B, who has benefited directly from Centrepoint's support, singer-songwriters Jonathan Whiskerd and Tamra Carhart, and Irish-Iranian comedian Patrick Monahan. 

Between performances, we'll have karaoke, bar games and an epic raffle with some amazing prizes, including flights, film premiere tickets, a Nintendo Wii and a magnum of champagne. 

If you can't make it but would like to support the effort, please consider making a donation via JustGiving. Thank you for your continued generosity. 

Follow @twestival and @LDNTwestival for more updates!

For a full list of cities or to find out more about Twestival Local 2011, please visit http://twestival.com

Special thanks to our sponsor, the Financial Times for their support.

Prizes for the Twestival London raffle have been piling up thick and fast:

- Two return tickets to anywhere on the easyJet network, donated by @easyJet themselves

- Two first class return tickets to anywhere on the London Midland rail network, donated by @londonmidland

- Two tickets to the premiere of the upcoming Bob Hoskins movie Weighed In: The Story of the Mumper (currently in post-production), courtesy of financial advisory firm Aqua Solutions

- Nintendo Wii, donated by Nintendo UK

- Magnum bottle of champagne, donated by Twestival London team member @Sharon_Chan (right)

- Soda Stream kit, donated by mens fashion blogger Gentlemen's Goods

- Three six-month subscriptions to the Financial Times, courtesy of our fantastic sponsors, the @FT

Raffle tickets will be on sale on the night and we expect to confirm more prizes this week so keep an eye on @LDNTwestival for the latest. And, of course, if you're interested in donating a prize, please get in touch with us at twestival.london@gmail.com

 Tres B is living proof of the difference that Centrepoint can make to the lives of young people. After moving to the UK from the Congo six years ago, along and unable to speak English, Tres B spent the next few years staying in hostels and sleeping on friends' sofas, trying to escape being on the streets.

He was then put in touch with Centrepoint, where he found the support that eventually led to him signing a record contract and releasing his debut EP 'Best Friend' earlier this year.

We're delighted that Tres B will be bringing his unique blend of soul, hip hop and African folk to the Twestival London stage this Thursday, 24th March. 

This year, Twestival London, in aid of Centrepoint, will be at The Cape, near St Paul's Cathedral. It's a terrific location, close to a bunch of Tube stations, and within easy walking distance of City Thameslink, Moorgate and Liverpool Street train stations.

The space itself is bright, airy and spacious, with a mezzanine floor overlooking the stage area, a big screen that we're planning to project a Twitter feed onto, and two bars to minimise time spent queuing for a drink!

So, get Tickets are now on sale for just £10, all of which will go direct to Centrepoint to support their work combatting the problem of homelessness amongst young people in London.

So join us for what's shaping up to be a terrific evening. We're currently finalising the entertainment schedule, with two bands and a comedian already confirmed. We're going to have karaoke, giant Jenga and we are putting together a fantastic list of raffle prizes. In short, it's shaping up to be the best Twestival London yet!