Benefit for Japan, this Saturday, April 16

Japan Relief PosterDear Families,

We hope to see you at LREI’s benefit to support relief efforts in Japan, this Saturday, April 16.  Because of the level of interest in participation the community has expressed, this event will now begin with activities such as origami, calligraphy and t-shirt making for kids at 6PM.  At 7PM, performances will begin!  In addition to our jazz ensemble and EI Singers, performances include:

  • the spectacular percussionist Damon Duewhite
  • Guitarist Graham Whitford ’10 (in town to play for this event) and guitarist Harry Whitford ’13 playing together on stage
  • Pianist and singer Lenny Weissman ’14
  • Pianist and singer Lisa Remar ’12
  • a variety of performances from our lower school students, including a cellist, violinist and pianist
  • a samurai demonstration from Samurai Sword Soul

There will also be a raffle for free passes to the Sakura Matsuri Festival at Brooklyn Botanical, a simple kimono, and signed cds from jazz artist Emi Meyer.

Maya Peart ’12, one of the organizers, also designed a limited edition t-shirt in children and adult sizes ($20) that will sell out quickly!  JS. LREI - Japanese Relief 2011

The traditional bake sale, central to every LREI coffeehouse, will feature cookies from our neighborhood chocolatier Jacques Torres thanks to a donation!  We will also have sushi provided by Director of Admissions Julia Heaton!

Eleventh graders Maya Peart and Emma Jacoby and tenth grader Aaron Feliciano (along with Preethi Thomas and Clair Segal, advisors to the Japan Club and Micah Dov Gottlieb, coordinator for our coffeehouse program) have worked tirelessly to put this event together.  Thanks to pre-event donations, we have already raised over $500 for the victims of the Tohoku Earthquake in Japan. All funds raised will go to the Yoshiki Foundation of America. Yoshiki Foundation of America is a non-profit, public benefit corporation whose funds are going to the Japanese Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami recovery efforts through the Japanese Red Cross Society.   Tickets are $10. If you cannot attend the benefit, donation boxes are at the Charlton St and Sixth Avenue buildings until May 6th.

For more information about the event, to volunteer, or to donate food, please email us at LREI-Japan@lrei.org.

See you there!

Ruth

Updates and Announcements:

Reminder:  School is closed next week on Tuesday, April 19 and Friday, April 22.

1.  For 10th and 11th grade families:  Director of College Guidance Carey Socol has arranged a financial aid workshop on funding college, May 4, 2011, 6:30 PM, Cafeteria at Charlton Street.  There is no cost to attend this workshop provided by College Funding Services.

2.  From the Red is Green Committee:

We are having a week of activities to celebrate Earth Day–April 22nd.  We are calling the week of April 18th Earth Week at LREI.

  • Monday April 18th – interested children will have the opportunity to decorate canvas tote bags. We will also have a demonstration of how to make green cleaning supplies. Click here for the recipes.  We will also have a petition for people to sign about stopping the use of plastic bags.
  • Thursday April 21st – Children will be able to plant seeds.
  • Wednesday April 20th from 6:00PM-8:00PM – the PA will host a presentation/workshop with Jamie Cloud (LREI parent) of the Cloud Institute on Sustainability.  This will be an interactive and enlightening evening during which participants will think about sustainability and their relationship to the planet. Basically, how you can start thinking in new ways to help us “operate the planet” in a more effective, sustainable manner. For more information, see  www.cloudinstitute.org. All LREI adults and students in the fifth grade and older are invited.  It is very important to RSVP to redisgreen@lrei.org

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