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Project by
Project Southern California
NEWSLETTER |
May/June
2004 |
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I. Second
Annual Food and Wine Tasting Benefit.
Our 2nd
Annual Food & Wine Tasting Benefit
will take place July 10, 2004,
at Astra West in the
Pacific Design Center. Among the confirmed
participants include chefs from the
following distinguished restaurants:
Eleven Madison Park, The Globe, Grace
Restaurant, L'Orangerie, Michael's,
Sona, Spago Beverly Hills, and Valentino.
The event will be emceed by Susan Hirasuna
of Fox 11 News and David Ono of Channel
7 ABC News and musical entertainment
will be provided by DJs Jason Bentley
and Liza Richardson of KCRW. All net
proceeds benefit our 2004 partner, The
DISKovery Center. Demand
for tickets has been overwhelming. Buy
your tickets now at www.projectbyproject.org/foodandwine
as this event is expected to SELL OUT!
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II. Cinco de Mayo Volunteer
Mixer.
PbP
launched ticket sales for our Second Annual Food
& Wine Tasting Benefit on May 5th, Cinco de
Mayo, at our volunteer Mixer at Nacional. We had
a tremendously successful ticket sales launch
and expect the event to sell out. Thanks to everyone
who attended and for those who bought a ticket
to our Food & Wine Benefit!
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III. June 6th : PbP Little
Tokyo Field Trip - Walking Tour, Museum Visit, and
Theater.
Besides
being home to the DISKovery Center, Little Tokyo is
full of history and rich cultural resources. Please
join PbP on Sunday, June 6th for our day in Little Tokyo,
which will include a tour of the neighborhood and the
Japanese American National Museum, theater performance
of M. Butterfly at East West Players, and visit to the
DISKovery Center. Click here
for full schedule of activities, and contact michelle.ko@projectbyproject.org
by June 2nd to RSVP or for more information.
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IV. Partner Highlight: DISKovery
Center Student Testimonial.
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At
first glance, Nick Romero does not look like the
type of man who could once have been a welder.
More artist than metal mender, Nick has a very
interesting way of looking at learning. Nick was
attending computer classes at a local adult school
when he decided to give DISKovery a try, “What
could go wrong?” Nick’s first classes were PowerPoint
and a digital camera class. Nick quickly found
DISKovery to be an “easy atmosphere to learn in.” |
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says that he is fascinated by technology and he
enjoys sharing what he has learned with others.
Most recently, Nick was able to restore an old
picture of his grandfather for his 87-year-old
mother. “The picture was creased, discolored and
folded, probably stuffed in a drawer somewhere.”
With his new skills, Nick was able to bring the
photo back to life and present it to his mother,
who was overjoyed! As Nick continues to take computer
classes at DISKovery, he is pleasantly surprised
by what he knows now, "This is more than
I expected to get out of the program. The computer
has so many things it can do." |
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V. Union Rescue Mission Outreach Day.
On Sunday,
May 16, a group of PbP Steering Committee members and
youth from the Chinatown Service Center (CSC), our 2003
partner, spent an afternoon at the Union Rescue Mission
shelter in Little Tokyo. The Union Rescue Mission provides
the homeless with food and shelter, health services,
recovery programs, education and counseling. The group
assisted the Union Rescue Mission staff with preparing
and serving meals to the homeless population as well
as with cleaning up the kitchen and dining hall after
the meal servings. The afternoon was a great way for
PbP to maintain ties with its former partner, as well
as reach out and give back to the community in a joint
effort with CSC.
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Project by Project New York
Dessert and Wine Tasting
If you have friends in the New York area or you
will be visiting there June 18th, 2004, PbP New York is having
a Dessert and Wine Tasting at the Skylight Ballroom in the Puck
Building!
Visit www.projectbyproject.org/dessertandwine
for more information. |
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ABOUT PROJECT BY PROJECT
PROJECT BY PROJECT is a national volunteer organization
of social entrepreneurs that serves Asian American non-profits
in need by raising public awareness, volunteerism, and capital. For more information about Project by Project,
visit www.projectbyproject.org
or email info.sc@projectbyproject.org
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