Sunday, January 09, 2005
JAN 9: THAI TSUNAMI FUNDRAISER
LOS ANGELES’ THAI-AMERICAN COMMUNITY HOLDS MAJOR FUNDRAISER FOR TSUNAMI VICTIMS IN SOUTHERN THAILAND
Local charity drive to include Thai Buddhist monks’ prayer ceremony, memorial music, cultural performances, telethon, more; all donations for aiding tsunami victims
LOS ANGELES – The Thai Association of Southern California (TASC), the largest Thai-American non-profit organization in the United States, is working with the Royal Thai Consulate General’s office in Los Angeles to raise money for tsunami victims in Southern Thailand. The public is invited to a memorial ceremony and major fundraising drive on Sunday, January 9, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Wat Thai Los Angeles (Thai temple of L.A.). In addition to a public prayer ceremony with Thai Buddhist monks, the benefit will include memorial music, live cultural performances, food, gift and donation booths, tsunami aid information, and a live telethon. On hand will be Los Angeles Councilmember Wendy Gruel and Royal Thai Consul-General Isinthorn Sornvai. More information can be found online at www.thai-la.net.
Public Note: Tax-deductible donations for the Southern Thailand relief effort also can be mailed directly to: Royal Thai Consulate General, Southern Thailand Disaster Relief Fund, 611 N. Larchmont Blvd., 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90004.
WHO:
• Los Angeles Councilmember Wendy Gruel
• Consul-General Isinthorn Sornvai of Royal Thai Consulate General, L.A.
• Thai Association of Southern California
WHAT:
Thai-American community in Los Angeles raises funds for tsunami victims
WHEN:
Sunday, January 9, 2005
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
12:30 p.m. Welcome by Councilmember Gruel & Consul-General Sornvai
WHERE:
Wat Thai Temple of Los Angeles
8225 Coldwater Canyon Avenue
North Hollywood, CA 91605
CONTACT:
Thai Association of Southern California:
Mr. Tom Prach (310) 490-8886 or
Mr. Somchai Thaitom, TASC president (323) 466-4812.
Please direct PRESS queries to:
Jessica del Mundo
Casey Sayre & Williams
Tel: 310.396.2400
Fax: 310.396.2404
jdelmundo@cswpr.com
Local charity drive to include Thai Buddhist monks’ prayer ceremony, memorial music, cultural performances, telethon, more; all donations for aiding tsunami victims
LOS ANGELES – The Thai Association of Southern California (TASC), the largest Thai-American non-profit organization in the United States, is working with the Royal Thai Consulate General’s office in Los Angeles to raise money for tsunami victims in Southern Thailand. The public is invited to a memorial ceremony and major fundraising drive on Sunday, January 9, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Wat Thai Los Angeles (Thai temple of L.A.). In addition to a public prayer ceremony with Thai Buddhist monks, the benefit will include memorial music, live cultural performances, food, gift and donation booths, tsunami aid information, and a live telethon. On hand will be Los Angeles Councilmember Wendy Gruel and Royal Thai Consul-General Isinthorn Sornvai. More information can be found online at www.thai-la.net.
Public Note: Tax-deductible donations for the Southern Thailand relief effort also can be mailed directly to: Royal Thai Consulate General, Southern Thailand Disaster Relief Fund, 611 N. Larchmont Blvd., 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90004.
WHO:
• Los Angeles Councilmember Wendy Gruel
• Consul-General Isinthorn Sornvai of Royal Thai Consulate General, L.A.
• Thai Association of Southern California
WHAT:
Thai-American community in Los Angeles raises funds for tsunami victims
WHEN:
Sunday, January 9, 2005
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
12:30 p.m. Welcome by Councilmember Gruel & Consul-General Sornvai
WHERE:
Wat Thai Temple of Los Angeles
8225 Coldwater Canyon Avenue
North Hollywood, CA 91605
CONTACT:
Thai Association of Southern California:
Mr. Tom Prach (310) 490-8886 or
Mr. Somchai Thaitom, TASC president (323) 466-4812.
Please direct PRESS queries to:
Jessica del Mundo
Casey Sayre & Williams
Tel: 310.396.2400
Fax: 310.396.2404
jdelmundo@cswpr.com
