RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY
Executive officers of Korea Daily and Asiana Airlines
LAUSD representative for RFK Community Schools
South Korea’s Consul General in Los Angeles
PERFORMERS
Mike Bleeds, chiptune artist
Emily Simonian, pop jazz singer
Joseph Villarroel, YouTube dancer
Furis and Daresay, local rappers from Koreatown
Paul Kim, American Idol finalist (will also hand out 100 copies of his recently released single “Hero”)
CHARITY AUCTION ITEMS
Kim Hyun Joong’s shoes
Brown Eyes’ autographed CD — original and rare
CD signed by Far East Movement
Roundtrip ticket to South Korea provided by Asiana Airlines
CDs and shirts signed by Koreatown rapper Dumbfoundead
Collectible sweatshirt from Olympic medalist Toby Dawson
Items signed by Daniel Henney, Rain, JYJ and other popular stars
1GB flash drive necklace, limited-edition Harry Potter T-Shirt, etc.
For questions, donations or contributions, please email
CharityEvent2010@visitkoreatown.org
*The charity auction will be held only on Saturday, 12-3pm.
See event details below.
The two-day festival will also feature a bazaar where businesses as well as families can sell their wares for the benefit of charity; games and activities for children and their families; a Meetup of Twitter followers and Facebook Likers of @Koreatown; a possible Foursquare swarm; and the iconic food trucks of Los Angeles.
FOLLOW http://twitter.com/koreatown RSVP http://twtup.com/kavc2010
LIKE http://facebook.com/KoreatownLA RSVP http://on.fb.me/plsRSVP
The hashtag used on Twitter is #kavc, which stands for Korean American Volunteer Corps (KAVC), the charity organization that has been helping minority communities through various programs since 2001.
VENUE: Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools
Address: 3201 West 8th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90005
Free Parking on the corner of 8th Street and Catalina.
Pedestrians enter the grounds on 8th Street between Mariposa & Fedora.
December 11-12 (Saturday & Sunday), 11am-4pm
More details will be released in the coming days. For questions, please email CharityEvent2010@visitkoreatown.org
VisitKoreatown.org would like to acknowledge the help of Tim of KTB Brand and Dex @theAppleMonkey in securing the performers for the event. And special thanks to Mr. Paul Kim himself for his unwavering support of the @Koreatown Twitter account.
