This saturday is a really fun gig that I’ve been anticipating for a while now. I’ve been meaning to put up an entry about it, but as you can see from previous entries, I’ve been busy!
Anyway, Saturday I will have Cat’s Cradle all to myself (and not opening for a change) to throw a massive dance party. The best part about the party is that the money is going to support a good cause. I honestly can’t think of a better way to start the new year. Here’s the official press release for the party, which has been dubbed “diamonds are for never”
Saturday January 5th at the Cats Cradle the number one music spot in the triangle comes another dance from Gallagher Music and Chapel Hill’s International Issues Club. The international issue’s clubs first dance party (AIDS Dance) was at Blend and sold out at 11. So were moving up to the largest venue around.
The DJ is different this time around with DJ Forge on the wheels of steel as the DJ for the night, but this dance will be even bigger. DJ Forge can be found at almost every big hip hop show at the cradle as the house DJ as well as all over the area, hes also responsible for producing local artists albums. He is sure to throw a wild party with everyone back for Winter Break.
$10 to get in
So show up and bring any extra money, dollars change anything to make donations for this great cause..
*******Donations go to.. *********
Organization: Global Action Foundation
[helping those that have been effected by the civil war in sierra leone]Programs within GAF
1. Malnutrition Eradication Program
In children under 5, severe malnutrition is a major problem and working toward its resolution. We run a district-wide community outreach program and therapeutic feeding centre. The outreach program involves community sensitization, nutrition surveillance in both villages and primary health units, and retrieval system for identified children as well as their guardians. The current therapeutic feeding centre is a medical unit providing free health services to WHO-classified severely malnourished children while educating their guardians. Since our community outreach program involves 82,400 children under 5, we have decided to build a dedicated medical facility in order to accommodate for an increased patient capacity of up-to 200 severely malnourished children per month. With a program integrating clinical medicine, public health, education, and agriculture and established in collaboration with UNICEF, WFP, and the Ministry of Health, we can reduce severe malnutrition by 80% within the next 5 years in Port Loko District.2. Amputee Empowerment Program in Sierra Leone
In war-disabled communities, we empower amputated individuals from 9 communities in Kono — home of the “Blood Diamonds.” The program supports their self-proclaimed most pressing needs, which ubiquitously includes food security as well as access to health care and child education. As a health-focused organization, we are now running a mobile clinic and building a health center for the amputees. On the launch of the mobile clinic, we encountered 170 patients over two days. Construction on the health center will be complete as of September 2007. In the sectors of food security and education, we advocate for the amputees by developing relationships with other specialist non-profits that can fulfill the needs of the amputees. Our program focuses on health care while integrating agriculture and education in collaboration with the US Embassy, Direct Relief International, and the affiliated Sierra Leonean Ministries. We can empower the amputees to become self-reliant within the next 10 years in the Kono District.
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This party is going to be nuts!
