{"id":437,"date":"2005-01-07T18:49:01","date_gmt":"2005-01-07T18:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wp_genova\/?p=437"},"modified":"2005-01-07T18:49:01","modified_gmt":"2005-01-07T18:49:01","slug":"this_just_in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dongenova.com\/site\/this_just_in\/","title":{"rendered":"This Just In"},"content":{"rendered":"

First, if you’re looking for the contest, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Second, if you’re looking for a list of restaurants that are hosting Tsunami-relief fund raisers the week of Jan. 10-14th, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Now for the ‘This Just In’.  Here is a press release regarding the first round of fundraising that took place on Thursday, Jan. 6th.  Kudos to all the management and staff and diners at all the restaurants!<\/p>\n

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RAISES MORE THAN <\/span><\/h1>\n

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$12,000<\/span><\/h1>\n

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\u201cIt was such an incredible experience,\u201d says Wild Rice co-owner Andrew Wong of last night\u2019s Restaurants for Relief<\/em>.  <\/span>\u201cWhen all the cheques came in this afternoon, we were thrilled to see the total grow to $12,300.  <\/span>That represents 25 per cent of food sales for the evening.  <\/span>On behalf of the group we have donated all the cheques to the Canadian Red Cross\u2019s Tsunami Relief Fund.  <\/span>What\u2019s even better is that we understand that the Canadian government will match the funds, so that means our group of 14 restaurants has added more than $24,000 to the relief effort.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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\u201cIn addition to raising some serious money, the best part was the tremendous support shown by everyone to the project,\u201d says Wong\u2019s partner Tom Poirier.  <\/span>\u201cMost of these restaurants are smaller, moderately priced places.  <\/span>Everyone pulled together with enthusiasm and dedication.  <\/span>For instance, the folks at the Banana Leaf even sold gift certificates to patrons in order to increase the average food bill.\u201c<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe want to thank everyone who worked so hard to make this possible \u2013 the 14 restaurant participants and their staffs, the media for getting the word out so quickly and thoroughly and most of all the public, who braved the snowy conditions and bad roads.  <\/span>It\u2019s been a very gratifying experience.  <\/span>One we\u2019ll never forget,\u201d says Wong. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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