Many of us have been touched by the stories of people affected by cancer. With the advent of social media and social technology, connecting with survivors, discovering a community for support and fundraising online has never been easier.

On Thursday 25 March 2010, Twittizens around the globe will be coming together offline in their respective cities to raise both money and awareness for Concern, a charity dedicated to bringing education to the world’s poorest children. Founded� by Amanda Rose three years ago, Twestival (or Twitter Festival) was designed to harness social media for social good.

Here at Invoke, we’re growing moustaches. We’re not doing it because we’re Tom Selleck admirers (although we are); we’re doing it for Movember, an annual, month-long event centered around raising awareness and funds for male cancers that occur below the belt. Invoke has long been a fan of the mo, and we have the pictures to prove it. Thus we’re proud to report that memelabs has been selected to host the official Movember video contest.

Excuse the sweat on our brow, the glow in our cheeks and the smile on our faces – but WHEW. Last Saturday Invoke and thousands of Vancouverite friends showed up in all manners of dress (or lack thereof) to race along 10th Avenue in support of Chip’s Not Dead Yet, a fundraiser for the BC Children’s Hospital – and what a successful Saturday it was!

Each year, Invoke donates up to $100K in pro bono work. This year, we’ll devote much of this to Chip’s Not Dead Yet, a wonderful Vancouver-based event which supports the BC Children’s Hospital (BCCH). Yesterday evening, we were lucky enough to spend some time at the Hospital, learning about our cause firsthand…