Benefit for Haiti — at Vertical Wine Bistro, Saturday, February 6th
Friday, January 22, 2010 12:54
January 20, 2010. REUTERS/Marco Dormino
Vertical Wine Bistro and local food bloggers are teaming up to continue fund-raising efforts for Haiti, hosting the “Haitian libations charity event,” Saturday, February 6th, 2010
From 10 p.m. to close, in the restaurant’s bar and lounge, 50% of all profits will go to benefit Artists for Peace and Justice—a non-profit organization delivering emergency food, medicine, water, and funds on the ground in Haiti.
Vertical Wine Bistro partners with local food bloggers Matthew Kang of Mattatouille.com, Matt Robold of RumDood.com, and Fiona Chandra of GourmetPigs.blogspot.com to host a special charity event benefiting the victims of the recent tragedy in Haiti.
The “Haitian Libations Charity Event” will take place in the restaurant’s bar and lounge from 10 p.m. to close, with 50% of all wine, cocktail, and food profits benefiting Artists for Peace and Justice (APJ).
The three bloggers have prepared an exclusive cocktail menu for the occasion and will be personally preparing these drinks behind the bar.
No reservations are required.
For additional information, please visit www.facebook.com/verticalfanpage.
Vertical Wine Bistro’s donation will help support a special relief project spearheaded by APJ board members Paul Haggis (Director of the Oscar-winning film CRASH) and actress Maria Bello. The pair will be delivering funds and supplies to Haiti—in person—in the next two weeks.
For over a year, APJ has worked closely with Father Rick Frechette of St. Damien’s Hospital in Port-au-Prince, the only free pediatric hospital in the poverty-stricken, Caribbean nation. St. Damien’s, which itself sustained substantial damage in the quake, has been sharing medical supplies with other relief workers and facilities in need, while also providing aid to countless victims as one of the area’s few semi-functioning medical facilities.
WHERE: Vertical Wine Bistro
70 N. Raymond Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91103
(Upstairs, north of Union St.)
626.795.3999
www.verticalwinebistro.com
www.facebook.com/verticalfanpage
www.twitter.com/verticalbistro
WHEN: Saturday, February 6; 10 p.m. to close
COST: Attendance is free; 50% of profits from all wine, cocktail, and food sales at the bar and lounge area will be donated to Artists for Peace and Justice
By MaxMillion (see more of her posts). Max Million is the nom de 'net of Pauline Adamek. Born in Sydney, Australia, Pauline has lived in Los Angeles for the past thirteen years and finds it agrees with her. She has been reviewing films and filing celebrity-based interview articles since 1991, and has filed stories from various international film festivals, including Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Toronto and Sundance. She completed a family cookbook and has also written novels for 8-12 year olds. She is the creator and host of ArtsBeatLA.