Official Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 8, 2008
Contact:
Bin Li, Event Chair
binl@sdmap.org
Contact # 619-318-9227:
FOOD TASTING EVENT BUILDS SCHOOLS IN RURAL ASIA
SAN DIEGO, California. Taste of Asia (TOA), a San Diego-based charity program, will host the first annual charity event “Taste of Asia: Goodness is Delicious” at the International Cottages at Balboa Park on September 27, 2008.
Taste of Asia is BIG! In collaboration with Multicultural Asian Professionals (MAP) to host this food-tasting event are several other local non-profit organizations including the House of China, the House of India, Hong Kong Association Southern California (HKA-SC), Japanese Friendship Garden, Korean American Coalition San Diego (KAC-SD), Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce San Diego (TCCSD) and Mabuhay Alliance; each is well known for successful cultural and charitable endeavors. TOA also received endorsements from prominent organizations such as House of Pacific Relations (HPR), United Nations Association San Diego (UNASD), Museum of Man, Vietnamese American Youth Alliance of San Diego (VAYA), San Diego Asian Film Foundation (SDAFF), etc.
All proceeds from this year’s TOA program will go to respectable charity foundations. One of the primary recipients is the American Chinese Culture and Education Foundation (ACCEF), which is well known for its school-rebuilding projects in China. The ACCEF has been supporting many earthquake relief activities in past months, and also has long term plan to rebuild schools for the children who lost their families and homes due to “5.12 Earthquake” in China.
“Our goal in putting on this event is to provide a fun environment for people to try delicious ethnic foods and enjoy some entertainments while helping to build some very much needed schools for deserving, but underserved children,” said Bin Li, co-founder of MAP. “We started MAP to not only raise cultural awareness, but also promote social responsibility among Asian Professionals. We hope to use the Taste of Asia event to support a different charity program each year. The ACCEF has a strong and successful track record rebuilding schools in China; and with the earthquakes and floods in China, the ACCEF was an obvious choice this year.”
TOA hopes to raise at least twenty thousand dollars to renovate the facilities and provide educational materials for the students. In addition to ACCEF, Vietnamese Children Fund (VCF) is another charity programs that are being considered to receive TOA fund.
To find out more information about this event or to become a sponsor for Taste of Asia, please visit the event website at tasteofasiasd.com or contact the organizers at info@tasteofasiasd.com.