More Restaurants Offer Tsunami Relief Fundraising Opportunities

First, if you’re looking for the Contest Page, click here.

Second, it’s been very heartening to see how many

Vancouver

restaurants have been stepping up to the plate (pardon the pun) to help raise funds for Tsunami Relief.  Thanks to all of you who dined out on Thursday.  The good news is that you have more chances to help out while you dine next week.  I’m pasting all the press releases I’ve received about restaurants making donations the week of Jan. 10-14.  Please read through them for all the details and dine out for Tsunami Relief!

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The Thai House Restaurant Group as well as other restaurants in its
group, Urban Thai Bistro, Chili House Thai Bistro and Samba Brazilian
Steakhouse announced today that 60% of all food revenues earned by its
restaurants in the evenings of January 10 and 11, 2005 will go to
charities that are assisting in relief efforts in parts of South East
Asia affected by the Tsunamis and Earthquake.

While we are miles away from the devastation, we are nevertheless
impacted by the human costs of the disaster. This is our small way of
helping the people of

Thailand

and other countries that have suffered
tremendous losses due to this tragedy.

For more info visit our website at www.thaihouse.com

Thank you,  Thai House Restauarant Group

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Being able to eat a hot meal and sleep in a warm bed never seemed so much of a blessing to Vancouverites as it does these days. Those in the restaurant business work hard, yet are rewarded on a daily basis and of course never go hungry. A blessing we sometimes take for granted…

Joining in the efforts to raise money for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami victims in

Asia

, the following ten restaurants businesses are raising funds in various ways in the upcoming weeks.

Brix Restaurant and Wine Bar, Gyu Japanese Teppanyaki, i-cafe, MIX The Bakery, Northern Delicacy, Northern Dynasty and Tropika Malaysian & Indonesian Restaurants

Tropika Canada Group

The Tropika Canada Group of restaurants, which includes four Tropika restaurants specializing in Malaysian & Indonesian cuisine as well as Gyu Japanese Teppanyaki, i-cafe, Northern Delicacy and Northern Dynasty will be donating all profits and partial sales from their eight restaurants on Wednesday, January 12th to World Vision in support of the victims of the earthquake and tsunami disaster in Asia. Tropika-Canada Group Managing Partner Louis Kong says they feel particularly blessed that with the many Malay and Indonesian staff at Tropika Restaurants, particularly in their kitchens, they have had no direct losses. But many staff are still awaiting news of family members and Louis and his family are very saddened for the nation of people they work so closely with. They, along with Gyu Teppanyaki, Northern Delicacy, Northern Dynasty and i-cafe will be holding a joint-fundraiser at all locations at both lunch and dinner on January 12th. Staff are expected to donate most of their tips as well that night.

MIX The Bakery

Owned by newcomer to the city, Rose Conception, Mix is a small bakery on West 10th. As a new business they don’t have a lot of resources themselves and a large donation is not feasible, but their young staff came up with a great idea. Come by and purchase a raffle ticket between now (January 6th) and January 17th and you could win complimentary (free!) homemade bread every week for a year or the dessert of the month every month for year! Every week, from

January 24th 2005

to

January 24th 2006

you could be dropping in to choose a fresh made loaf of your choice or each month a delectable dessert.  Raffle tickets $5.00, available at MIX The Bakery 100% of proceeds from the raffle draw will go to The Canadian Red Cross.   

And sweeter still….

Brix Restaurant and Wine Bar

Brix invites you and your family to drop in for dessert, perhaps after a walk in Yaletown, a meal at home or even dinner at a local supporting restaurant. Two dollars from every dessert sold at Brix from Friday, January 10th to Friday, January 21st will be donated to The Canadian Red Cross.

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Brix Restaurant and Wine Bar

1138 Homer Street

604-915-9463 www.brixvancouver.com

MIX The Bakery
4430 West 10th Avenue 604-221-4145

Tropika Restaurants

1128 Robson Street 604-737-6002

2975 Cambie Street 604-879-6002

Aberdeen

Centre, 4151 Hazelbridge Way,

Richmond

604-233-7002

Lansdowne Centre

8280 Lansdowne Rd

,

Richmond

604-278-6002  www.tropika-canada.com

Gyu Japanese Teppanyaki

219-755 Burrard Street

(2nd floor, entrance of Alberni)

604-688-7050

i-cafe – Hong Kong Style CafĂ©

560 West 8th Avenue 604-680-0238

Northern Delicacy –

Shanghai

Cuisine

Aberdeen

Centre,

4151 Hazelbridge Way

,

Richmond

604-233-7050

Northern Dynasty –

Peking

and Schezwan Cuisine

1180-8391 Alexandra Road

Richmond

, 604-303-1192

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Special Night at Memphis Blues to Help the Asian Tsunami Relief Fund
On Tuesday, January 11, 2005  please join the owners of Memphis Blues Barbeque House to raise funds for the Red Cross’ Asian Tsunami Relief Fund.  The restaurants will be donating 25% of all sales for this day to the fund.  Employees of the two locations will be donating their tips to the fund.

Owner

Park

Heffelfinger has travelled extensively in the regions affected by
the devastating tsunami, and he and co-owner George Siu feel compelled to help
out the fund as quickly as possible.   They would like to challenge other
restaurants in the city to match or exceed their contribution.

Memphis Blues Barbeque House are located at 1465 West Broadway, near
Granville, and

1342 Commercial Drive

, near

Kitchener Street

.  No reservations
are accepted, and the stores will be open from

11 a.m.

to

10 p.m.



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