February 15, 2005
Bay Area Unites!News
The organization “Bay Area Unites” will be holding a large Tsunami fundraiser on Feb 20th at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, CA. Over 10,000 people are expected to attend:
The event will benefit the victims of the tsunami in seven of the hardest hit countries: Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, the Maldives, Malaysia and Somalia. The organizing group, called âBay Area Unitesâ (www.BayAreaUnites.org), is a coalition of several business, civic, cultural and religious organizations. The Cities of San Jose, Milpitas Morgan Hill and Fremont are also co-sponsoring the event.
âThe Bay Area is a true melting pot of cultures from around the world, many from countries devastated by the tsunami,â said Vish Mishra, convener of the event.
âLocal groups are banding together to create an unprecedented event that will bring several thousand people together to continue the relief and rehabilitation efforts for the victims of the recent Tsunami disaster,â said Mishra, Senior Venture Partner, Clearstone Venture Partners and a Director of TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs).
There is an All-star line up featuring Deepak Chopra and an appearance, via videocon, by former President Bill Clinton. But that is not all:
-Interfaith vigil led by Dr. Deepak Chopra
-Personalized video message from Bill Clinton
-Music by Grammy-nominated singer Lisa Loeb
-Children’s programs, music and entertainment
-Celebrities to call for pledges, including philanthropist Dr. Malini Alles
-Performance by critical acclaimed choreographer, Danica Sena
-Masters of the double violin, performance by Shankar and Gingger
-New perspectives on the songs Bob Dylan by ‘Mostly Dylan’
-Balinese performance by Gamelan Sekar Jaya
-Fusing pop and rock performance by Tina Sugandh
Holy crap! Lisa Loeb? Will the Nine Stories be there also? Roadtrip!
If you’d like to volunteer, and maybe get the chance to meet Lisa Loeb (“I missed you, stay”) then you can visit the Bay Area Unites volunteer page.
abhi on February 15, 2005 10:22 PM in News · T·r·a·c·k·b·a·c·k address · Direct link · Email post
Tina Sugandh
hot hot
Nine Stories, my friend, Nine Stories was Lisa Loeb's band. God, I'm a douche.
Thanks, Joe. I just corrected it. I don't know why I write "Seasons." Perhaps their voices reminded me of the Four Seasons. :)
thanks for the info
Hmm... Deepak Chopra vs. helping tsunami victims... Deepak Chopra vs. helping tsunami victims... Deepak Chopra vs.... oh, I can't take it, I'm just going to send a check! :)
Nice! Shankar and Gingger have a sample of their music at http://www.shankarandgingger.com
Some photos from this event are posted here:
WireImage: San Jose Tsunami Relief Event
http://www.wireimage.com/GalleryListing.asp?navtyp=gls====102520&nbc1=1
Looks like a successful event. Iâm especially jealous of the attendees. My favorite athlete of all time, Ronnie Lott, made an appearance. In addition, the second greatest quarterback of all time (number one being Joe Montana), Steve Young, was also in attendance.
I am going to check out TINA SUGANDH LIVE on March 28th in NYC and see for myself what this pop goddess has to offer!
details at http://www.TinaSugandh.com