We just love the Bollywood event hosted by the Austin chapter of Room to Read. This annual event raises money to build a library in India and gives girls, in particular, access to education and learning.
This fun event features Indian food, music, art, and dance. And, in just a few short hours, the event raised almost enough money for an entire library!
Kudos, Room to Read Austin! Good work.
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Hooray for Bollywood!
Bollywood Nights, presented by Room to Read Austin and hosted by Clay Pit enjoyed a large turnout and had a fantastic energy!
Thanks to the great auction items and generous donors, the event raised enough to build a library in India, which will support almost 350 boys and girls with colorful picture books published in their local language, educational games, and a safe, fun place to learn!
Room to Read offers special thanks to the following people:
- Bali Singh and the Clay Pit staff for their generous donation of the venue, delicious food, and 75% of the bar tab
- Mansi and Sargam dance studio for their performance and Bollywood lessons
- Nisha for amazing henna artwork
- Lori Luza from As You Wish Photography
- And our silent auction donors
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Get involved: big or small!
The last event for the year, Beers for Books at Lavaca Street Bar is on October 29! Lavaca Street Bar will donate $1 for every beer purchased which buys 1 book for a child in need. More beer = more books! We’ll have a Mack Brown autographed football and prizes for best guy/girl costumers. It will be a fun night for a good cause, and a great way to kick off Halloween weekend!
Room to Read Austin hosted a wonderful event, Indian Nights, at the Clay Pit. The evening was full of color, traditional music, wonderful food, and dance exhibitions from two troupes.
From the event organizers:
Great news to share! As a result of your support for our Indian Nights event last week, Room to Read Austin was able to raise enough money to build and establish a complete library in India that will be filled with books, games, and educational toys. The library will also receive three years of support, including three years of training for the librarians. …
What’s next for Room to Read Austin?
The Austin chapter has been hard at work getting ready for our next event on Friday, Oct. 30th. … Beers for Books… For each beer ordered that night, $1 will be donated to Room to Read. There’s no cover charge for the event…. For more info on Beers for Books: http://www.yelp.com/events/austin-beers-for-books
Thank you again for your continued support!
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If you are in Austin, we hope you will make time for their next event:
“Beers for Books” fundraiser Lavaca Street Bar Friday, October 30th. Lavaca St. will donate $1 from each beer sold to Room to Read to purchase a bookWe are excited to be part of this fabulous event and hope that you’ll join us for what promises to be a wonderful event.
Indian Nights, Benefiting Room to Read, Austin, Texas
Room to Read Austin has partnered with Clay Pit to host Indian Nights, a fundraising event benefiting Room to Read’s programs in India and the Room to Dream campaign. Please join us for contemporary Indian cuisine, drinks, music, dancing, and a silent auction. By the end of the night, we aim to reach our goal of providing 80 years of girls’ scholarships, 20,000 books, or 5 libraries to children in India.
Details
What: Indian Nights, Benefiting Room to Read – India and the Room to Dream campaign
When: Thursday, October 15, 2009 from 6-10pm
Where: Clay Pit, 1601 Guadalupe St / 78701
Cost: $40 per person, which includes a donation, entertainment, and appetizers (in advance, $50 at the door)
Dress: Cocktail or traditional Indian attire encouraged (but not required)
The night will start off with Indian folk music by renowned Austin-based musician Oliver Rajamani and a performance by Austin Dance India. To keep up your energy for a long night of fun, there will be a hands-on grilling station for kabobs, various contemporary Indian appetizers and desserts, and a cash bar featuring event-themed cocktails. The entry fee of $40 covers your appetizers, entertainment, and a generous donation to Room to Read’s programs in India. (75% of the cash bar will also benefit Room to Read so come hungry and thirsty!) We’re also excited about the many silent auction items that will be available, including an original print of Ray Charles by a local artist, a massage gift certificate, original artwork from Nepal, and a football signed by Hall of Fame players.
Space is limited, purchase advance tickets at http://www.roomtoread.org/austinoctober09event
Links
evite: http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/OAJMHCJJSMSQSLGGKSRV/IndianNights
facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=142786531016
Room to Read official event page: http://www.roomtoread.org/Page.aspx?pid=316
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