Greetings martians (rather, from this martian who has abandoned this space)! If you guys have been keeping with my activities on Twitter and Facebook, you'll know that a bunch of us have started organising a dance concert to raise funds for Japan, and spread awareness for young people like you and I about the channels of donating to Japan.
This event is called, simply, Dance for Japan. We have a simple but informative site up and running over the weekend at http://danceforjapan.sg.
This all started with @stooffi posting a comment on Facebook about having dancers come together to contribute to Japan. It snowballed with over 2000 supporters over the weekend. We all wanted to help our friends in Japan as the dance scene and cultures in Singapore and Japan are closely intertwined. It eventually evolved into something much bigger (and unexpected) - a full-fledged 2-hour production with the top hiphop crews from Singapore pledging their time and performance for this concert (RSVP at the Facebook event page!) Since then, I've been working with 18 other supermen&women trying to realise this event.
We know that the situation in Japan is bleak right now - after a triple whammy of an earthquake, which triggered a tsunami, and right now, a nuclear plant crisis - all of these on a "spectacular" scale. The Japanese have much work to do - battle diseases, search for food and potable water untainted by the nuclear radiation, rebuild homes and restoring infrastructure. All these needs cash*, and we think this is the most practical help that we can give Japan.
We have an exciting line-up of the top hip-hop crews in Singapore, hosted by THE Sheik Haikel.
Dance for Japan
10 April 2011 | Sunday
*SCAPE Warehouse
3PM & 8PM
All tickets priced at $20
All proceeds will be donated to Mercy Relief
Website: http://danceforjapan.sg
Facebook: http://on.fb.me/emIeHK
Twitter: http://twitter.com/danceforjapan
Why come?
1 | The top acts in Singapore coming together in one show for a cause. A concert like no other. We promise you won't be disappointed.
2 | Get entertained for charity!
3 | If you have never seen the hiphop dance scene in Singapore, or think you'll never get to cause you think you've got 2 left legs and 2 right arms, get acquainted with the scene via the BEST acts. This is a regurgitation - you won't be disappointed.
If you have seen the show, and feel that its well worth much more than just the $20 ticket fare, there'll be booths from Mercy Relief with donation boxes stationed outside the auditorium.
If you are unable to make it to our event and wish to donate, you can send cash personally, or mail a cheque to:
Blk 160 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh
#01-1568 Singapore 310160
Please address to 'Mercy Relief Limited'
and indicate 'Japan Quake and Tsunami Relief'
at the back of your cheque.
the bf and I are thinking of the possibility of working out a more convenient way for you guys to donate through more convenient means by way of online donations. I'll update here again if there's news!
If you would like to contribute as a corporate sponsor or donor, and for media queries, or if you wish to feature this cause in your blog/publication, please don't hesitate to pick up the phone and contact us:
Ms. Ellen Soh
+65 6761 5736
marketing.dfj@gmail.com
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Mr Xu Zi
+65 9825 8050
media.dfg@gmail.com
Re-blog this, tweet about this, or update your FB status! Get everyone out there in here!
Much love,
Ellen and Team DFJ (:
* this part is shamelessly taken off Jaywalk's site and paraphrased (read: ripped).
