Feb 20, 2003. PRESS RELEASE: Charity Events for First Half of 2003

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release

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Annie Chiu
Media Relations
Project by Project
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Vicky Wong
Youth Program Director
Chinatown Service Center
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February 20, 2003

Project by Project Southern California Announces Charity Events for First Half of 2003

Volunteer Driven Fundraising Efforts to Benefit Chinatown Service Center Youth Program

Los Angeles, CA – February 20, 2003 – Project by Project Southern California (PbPSC), the West Coast
Chapter of a national non-profit partner organization announced today its fundraising plans for the first half of 2003.   As part of its partnership agreement with Chinatown Service Center (CSC) to strengthen youth programs in Southern California, PbPSC is hosting two spectacular events with the net proceeds to benefit its partner, CSC Youth Program.

Twilight- An Evening of Jazz at Les Deux Café in Hollywood, CA Thursday, March 13, 2003 (7:00pm to
1:00am) - Project by Project Southern California (PbPSC) invites you to a benefit evening of jazz and art, at Les Deux Cafe, located at 1638 N. Las Palmas Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90028 from 7:00pm to 1:00am. This event will feature the art defining photography of Stephen Verona and the sensational music of Marcus Lamar Miller and D.J. Magu the Subtle Navigator. Suggested donation is $20.

PbPSC First Annual Food & Wine Tasting Benefit at Astra West in West Hollywood CA Friday, May 16,
2003 (7:30pm to 11:00pm) – Also coming up is PbPSC’s First Annual Food and Wine Tasting Benefit, which will be held at Astra West, in the remarkable Pacific Design Center located at 8687 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood, CA 90069. This exciting event will feature celebrated chefs from top notch restaurants around the world, including Astra West, Eleven Madison, Craft, The Globe, Mako Sushi, etc., choice wine samples from a dozen wineries and an expansive silent auction with goods and services from renown vendors. Event Chair, Kerry Heffernan, executive chef of Eleven Madison Restaurant in New York, will be hosting the event. Presale tickets on sale starting March 13, 2003. More info about this event to follow in the coming month.

About Project by Project:
Project by Project (PbP) is a non-profit volunteer organization made up of young professionals Striving to make a difference in their community by working to fulfill a three-fold mission: public awareness, volunteerism, and fundraising. Each year, PbP selects one non-profit organization with whom to partner to champion their cause. For more information, please visit our website at: www.projectbyproject.org.

About Chinatown Service Center Youth Program:
Chinatown Service Center provides Asian and other immigrant communities with education, health and human services to enhance their ability to contribute to the social, economic and cultural fabric of the United States. While Chinatown Service Center has served the community since 1971, the Youth Program officially began in August 2001. Currently, the program serves approximately 60 youths through various programs that meet the needs of the youth community. Program participants range from upper elementary to high school aged kids. For more information about Chinatown Service Center, visit www.cscla.org