THANK YOU!

Last night was my "Hope for Haiti" fundraiser at a local bar, Not Me. We had VOID DJ's Shanghai Ultra and Nat Alexander spin, along with Brown Nylon Suit (Hideout). Thank you to everyone, Max for helping me organize and do anything I needed help with, Elisa for providing amazing graphics for the whole night, and Nuno and Tom for designing the fliers for advertising! Most of my colleagues had to work at 9am the next morning, so they were at the bar early and helped get the night going. Once the clock hit 11 people came pouring in, throwing down drinks, and dancing. 50% of all rum based drinks were donated to the cause by the bar, which totaled 1,000 RMB. In total, we raised just under 10,000 RMB for Partner's in Health, and had about 175 people show up. Photos to come!

Fundraising for Haiti

It's official! Two fundraising events have resulted from my preliminary idea of raising money for Haiti earthquake relief efforts. The manager of one reggae band I hit up turned the original low key event into a 5 band music fundraiser at a huge venue where they are expecting upwards for 300 people! Not bad right. Turning it into something bigger than I ever though is awesome but at the same time, didn't allow me much of my own freedom to do what I had primarily envisioned. As a result, I created a smaller event scheduled on February 6th, at a local bar. Complete with a night of 4+ well known Dj's and all door proceeds going to Partner's in Health, it should be a great albeit smaller event. The most important thing that is coming out of both of the events is the money that will be donated to the Haitian Relief effort. Thanks to everyone that has been helping me and supporting me! It should be a a great 2 nights :)

Fundraising for Haitian Earthquake Victims

I am sure you have all heard by now of the horrific earthquake that occured in Haiti, the poorest nation in the Western hemisphere. Not only was it the worst earthquake they have had for 200 years, but they have no infrastructure to recover from the massive destruction. After hearing this news far far far away in China, I immediately set out to think what I could do to aid in the recovery process. I do not have the money to fly over there, nor do I have any medical training. My day was consumed yesterday by a constant flow of thoughts running through my head of ways I could help. I settled upon the idea of having a fundraiser at a local venue and have a certain percentage of the night's profit donated to Doctor's Without Borders or Partners in Health. I have never held a fundraiser before. Organizing one in a city where I have only lived for a few months and where English is not the mother tongue, a difficult task is certainly in front of me. However I am ready to dip my toes into something I have never done before, as well as collect as much money as possible to donate to the Haitian Earthquake victims. Any advice or suggestions on fundraising from start to finish is more than welcome. I also urge you to do something of the sort wherever you are, or donate to an organization, like the ones I have listed below. I have included the websites below for you to find out more information.
Doctors Without Borders: http://doctorswithoutborders.org/
Partners in Health: http://www.pih.org/home.html