Richmond Twestival came together in an impossibly short amount of time to
raise $2,215 of UNEXPECTED funds for @tricyclegardens in a crazy short amount
of time!

We would like to thank our Generous Auction Item Donors, Fabulous Sponsors, The Kind Musicians and Music Community that gave their songs to provide ambiance, and each of you that bought a ticket: 100% of your donation goes directly to Tricycle Gardens, who will build more community food-producing gardens because of YOU.

Fabulous Sponsors

Without these generous, fabulous sponsors coming together to support Twestival, our local community nonprofit for this year, Tricycle Gardens, would have less cash with which to work to implement community food gardens in Richmond, connecting people to nature, the ability to grow food, and promote sustainability in our region.

Please take a moment to read, visit, and THANK the following sponsors:

• Compleo
  Compleo is at the intersection of emerging media and fundamental public relations. Compleo builds branded web applications and specializes in helping organizations target new ways to use social media to interact with audiences and listen to their customer needs.Follow Compleo on twitter at @igoiwrite!
• ElevationElevation is a branding, advertising and design firm dedicated to elevating the brands of our clients through creative and strategic excellence. Elevation delivers a higher level of thinking and a higher level of service—helping our clients achieve a higher level of success.Learn more at http://www.elevationadvertising.com, and you can follow one of Elevation’s principals on twitter, @aaronsdotson.
• Richmond Grid Through the grid of friend requests,  photos, tweets, instant messages and wall  posts found on the social community web pages,  we expanded our sense of  Richmond’s real-world options and produced this premiere issue of Greater Richmond Grid: Connecting Live+Work+Play as well as its online version at RichmondGrid.com—creating a virtuous circle of virtual and actual community.Follow Richmond Grid on twitter at @RichmondGrid!
• Richmond Inside OutRichmondInsideOut.com is the site where locals share insider insights on the best places to go, best places to eat and best things about living, working and hanging out in RVA (that’s Richmond, Virginia for those of you who struggle with acronyms). RichmondInsideOut.com is sponsored by the Richmond Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau as a place where locals can share what they know and love about the Richmond Region. Content on the site is user-generated. There is NO paid advertising or hidden agenda. Enjoy!Follow Richmond Inside Out on twitter at @RIOdotCOM
  
• Visit RichmondAs the Region’s primary marketer, the Richmond Metropolitan Convention & Visitors Bureau warmly welcomes meeting planners, tour operators, travel media and leisure travelers. A nonprofit organization, the RMCVB offers a comprehensive array of information and services sure to make your next trip rewarding and fun.Follow Visit Richmond on twitter at @VisitRichmond
• United Virginia
  United Virginia is dedicated to bringing Virginia’s citizens of varying views together for a more informed and healthy Commonwealth. We provide advocacy, education, research and organizing resources, while focusing on key issues including disabilities, economy, education, energy, environment, foreign policy, health care, human rights, poverty and service.United Virginia’s members conduct community, economic and political development activities through three different organizations, including a non-profit educational foundation, a non-profit political organization, and a Political Action Committee. Our overall goal is to support the causes that are important to the membership and the mission of promoting the health and well-being of Virginia and all of its citizens.

  Follow United Virginia on twitter! @unitedvirginia

Yes, Richmond, it’s TWESTIVAL TIME!!!!!
This year’s beneficiary is a local Richmond nonprofit, Tricycle Gardens:

“We see the evolving ecology of our city as an opportunity for residents to come together through the simple act of gardening.”

History of Tricycle Gardens:

“In the winter of 2001 a group of neighbors and friends founded Tricycle Gardens (501(c)3) in historic Church Hill, Richmond, Virginia. Sharing a commitment to community, urban ecology, and organic gardening, we transformed an abandoned lot into a beautiful and bountiful garden. With 16 individual plots, the garden produces fresh vegetables, herbs, fruits, and flowers all year long.

Empowered by our success and guided by our vision of creating self-sustaining, organic gardens throughout Richmond, we are now working closely with neighborhood organizations, local foundations, educational institutions, and city government to support the construction of other community gardens. Working in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University, and with generous support from the Robins Foundation, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, individuals and the business community, we are building a vibrant network of friends committed to making our city a green, beautiful, and healthy place for all of us to live.”

We envision that the money raised from Richmond’s Twestival will allow Tricycle Gardens to not only build more community gardens, but to also help other non-profits.  With the theory of Plant A Row, children can not only connect to gardens and nature, benefit from the bounty, but also learn about giving to others, such as designating that one row in their plot grow food for our local Food Bank and other similar organizations.

@thecamelrva has generously agreed to host Twestival again on September 11th, and we look forward to returning to this venue that has a history of supporting local bands and non-profits.  Please support and follow @thecamelrva to learn about what local music and events are happening there!

Grab yer tickets fast here:
Buy Yer Tickets! And Sponsorships! Or Be The Food Sponsor! Or Get ‘em A Cell Phone So They Can Tweet From The Gardens!

Let’s thank our current sponsors (want to sponsor? Go ahead, purchase a sponsorship, and then send me your logo, site link, and information here!):

Sponsors will have their logo, website, and a blurb listed on the Sponsor page as well as every post here. We will also thank and recognize them prominently at Twestival.

To inquire about sponsorship, please purchase via above then contact Copeland Casati of Copeland Casati Media C3 via copeland *at* copelandcasati.com, or @copelandcasati.

LOTS more details coming soon… stay tuned!