Pictures from Jam for Japan

Here are a couple pictures of me setting up for Jam for Japan.

 There was the Palms (the 2 gentlemen in the picture) and an Irish restaurant that was serving food.  The music was great and a nice auction of artwork too.

Someone reading my menu and eating food.

Jam for Japan

Just a FYI.


Jam for Japan is taking place in the Historic Third Ward at Cuvee Champagne and is being hosted by StarFire Events, Art Asia and Cuvee on April 16th starting at 7pm until 2am, suggested donation of $15. There are great silent auction items.  Live music will be Ashland Slate, Jali Kunda, Loveall and Nomad Soul.  Amazing food being served. Portions of the proceeds will benefit the the earthquake victims of Japan. Stay posted for more info!! 


I will be one of the places serving food.  It looks like a lot of fun, come join us.

Helping the Japanese during these times of trouble

I received an email from Kyoto Obubu Tea Plantations, they were not directly affected by the disaster but had a few customers 
in the area, about spreading the word about donating.  Here is part of what they 
wrote and the link to donate.

Donations
In the spirit of the Operation Sakura (www.operationsakura.org) theme "Letting hope blossom" (the sakura flowers bloom in just two weeks!), we hope to aid our fellow tea lovers in Japan get through this hard time by raising funds that will help them rebuild their lives, and showing them that tea lovers are a global family!

The donation page is located at http://www.obubutea.com/donate and allows you to "purchase" virtual "Sakura Sencha of Hope" and "Sakura Sencha of Cheer". We hope you will cooperate with us in this small effort to bring hope and cheer from one tea lover to another.

Funds raised thru this effort will go to the following in this order:
1.    Obubu customers directly affected by the disaster
2.    Tea farmers and tea businesses affected by the disaster
3.    If the needs of the above have been met, we will donate the money to the Japanese Red Cross Society or other effort specifically related to the disaster

If you would like to donate directly to the Japanese Red Cross Society, Google Crisis Response has a Google Checkout account specifically for the JRCS. Money collected by the JRCS for the disaster is being pooled into a relief fund that will then be distributed directly to victims thru local prefectural governments and is another way to give directly to victims.