Jan. 30 Benefit Event for Quake Victims in Haiti, Glide Memorial

Posted on 13th January 2010 in fundraiser

[Cross-posted from BayAreaBenefit.org] A massive earthquake struck Haiti on Jan. 12 with some estimates putting the casualties at hundreds of thousands of lives. At the time of this post, Haiti officials are still trying to assess the extent of the devastation.

The Glide Foundation, in partnership with Bay Area Benefit, Citizen Hope, and A Good Idea invites supporters from the San Francisco Bay Area to an event to raise funds for the disaster victims in Haiti and for Glide on Saturday, January 30, from 9 p.m. at Nuit Blanche, 564 Market St, San Francisco.

Nuit Blanche, an exclusive penthouse in downtown San Francisco, will host this open bar event with tickets starting at $45 available at http://sfrecess.eventbrite.com.

Event will feature Legendary DJ KingMost, an open bar and hors ‘doevres. The $45 ticket price is good until January 22 (only 65 of these tickets are available) and the price goes up to $60 on Jan. 23.

Join the event on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=273876462564.

Kudos to Mike Kim for spearheading this effort!

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Asian Heritage Night with Project by Project and the Golden State Warriors on Jan. 22

Posted on 11th January 2010 in community, fundraiser

Project by Project San Francisco (http://www.projectbyproject.org) invites the community to celebrate Asian Heritage Night with the Golden State Warriors as they take on Yi Jianlian and the New Jersey Nets. A portion of each ticket sold will include a donation from Lucky Supermarkets and the Warriors to Project by Project and San Francisco Hep B Free (http://www.sfhepbfree.org).

The game is on Friday, January 22, from 7:30 p.m. at Oracle Arena in Oakland.  You can join the Facebook event here.

Project by Project is an organization of young professionals who serve the Asian American community by selecting a theme each year and partnering with non-profit community-based organizations that fits the cause. Each year the local chapters of Project by Project partner with a community-based organizations in their city and tailor a year-long campaign to help them raise public awareness, volunteerism and capital.

Purchase discounted tickets at https://www.gs-warriors.com/forms/secure/fct_asian0910_pbp.html. Ticket purchase includes a free Asian Heritage Night T-shirt.

Contact Dean Yao with any questions at dean.yao@projectbyproject.org.

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Berkeley APALSA’s Dale Minami Fellowship Dinner on Feb. 11

Posted on 11th January 2010 in fundraiser, law, people, students

Please join Berkeley Law School’s Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA) for the Third Annual Dale Minami Fellowship Dinner, “Honoring Judicial Diversity: Advancing Justice for All,” on Thursday, February 11, 2010, from 6 p.m. at Canton Restaurant, 655 Folsom Street, San Francisco.

APALSA is this year proud to honor United States Magistrate Judge Edward Chen with its Alumni of the Year Award.

Individual tickets are $100. Tickets for employees of non-profit organizations is $50. Sponsorship opportunities available.

Purchase your ticket online at http://www.apalsa-boalt.org/Fellowship/

This is Berkeley Law’s Asian Pacific American Law Student Association’s (APALSA) third annual alumni and public interest fellowship dinner. APALSA is the largest student-run organization at Berkeley Law as well as the largest Asian Pacific American law student association in the nation.

In addition to honoring alumni and leaders who have made significant contributions to the Asian Pacific American legal community, the dinner raises funds toward the endowment of the Dale Minami Public Interest Fellowship, which provides critical financial support to outstanding individuals who commit to serving the public interest.

Minami Fellows are selected for their diverse backgrounds, record of exceptional academic and professional accomplishment, leadership in community service, and commitment to social justice and public interest work. The 2010 fellowship recipient will be honored at the event.

Please e-mail minamifellowship@gmail.com or phone (916) 538-2826 if you have any questions or need additional information about this event.

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