Yesterday, Mashable reported that Twestival is back!

In February 2009, Twestival leveraged the Twitter audience to raise more than $250,000 in the most ambitious Twitter fundraising event to date.

Last night at #140conf (the two-day Twitter conference in New York), Twestival organizer Amanda Rose announced the launch of the group’s next event: “Twestival Local” takes place on September 12th and encourages local groups of Twitter users to host events in aid of their favorite charities. Registration will be open from July 1st.

As a co-founder of Social Media Club Knoxville, I’d really like to get involved. So if you’re interested in helping, head on over to the SMCKnox blog and join the conversation!