Users of the online social networking service Twitter will gather in more than 200 cities today for a global meet-and-greet charity fund-raising event dubbed Twestival, The New York Times reports on its technology blog Bits.

Proceeds from the events and related online fund-raising will benefit a group called Charity: Water, which works to provide safe drinking water in developing nations. Organizer Amanda Rose said the goal is to raise $1-million at events across the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.

Check the Chronicle’s Web site after the event tonight for additional coverage from a Twestival event.

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