In case you missed it last year, Twestival is a Twitter-based event which promotes charity through donations for user’s favourite not-for-profit organisations. The event is going ahead again this year and will be taking place on September the 12th.

If you’re interested in helping promote the event or fundraising on the day, you can register from July 1st through Twitter, who are aiming to beat last year’s goal of $250,000 raised through the site. We’ll definitely be registering to show our support so keep an eye on this blog for more details as to what we’ll be doing.

The email itself from Twitter regarding the event:

February 12, 2009. It happened everywhere, from Bangalore to Paris, Buenos Aires to Cape Town, Sydney to Toronto. 202 cities with of people from different cultures, religions and languages banded together during Twestival and decided that every human being on this planet deserves safe drinking water. We came together at tweetups, we raised money, and together we funded 55 water projects. This means 17,000 people now have access to a new life with clean and disease-free water, and you can watch the impact this made here. I can’t imagine any other age in history when people from nations around the world, some of whom were supposed to be sworn enemies, could work together towards a common goal with such ease and authenticity.

We can make brilliant things happen if we put our hearts behind them. Today at the 140 Character Conference Amanda Rose, the founder of Twestival is making two official announcements. The first is Twestival Local on September 12th. The goal is “to give people the opportunity to feel they are a part of a larger social movement, but bring the cause a little closer to home”. On this day, cities will be encouraged to host events and select a registered charity to support with 100% of the proceeds. Official city registration will open on July 1st via twestival.com and you can stay tuned by following @twestival on Twitter. A guidebook and information on how you can get involved will also be available on the site from next week.

The second is the official Twestival 2010 date which is (drumroll) February 4, 2010! In the month of October, the Twestival community will be given the opportunity to decide which cause will receive the donations.

Gandhi told us that we should be the change we want to see. What change would you like to see on September 12th?