Third Annual
Burmese School Benefit Dinner & Show
Sunday, 2 March: Photo exhibit & reception @ 6 PM, Dinner @ 6:30 PM
Great Hall, Frank Porter Graham Student Union
Tickets $10 advance, $12 at the door
Great Hall, Frank Porter Graham Student Union
Tickets $10 advance, $12 at the door
Join SEAIA for the Third Annual Burmese School Benefit Dinner and Show. Gather first for the opening of a new photography exhibit featuring images from Southeast Asia, followed by a buffet of Asian cuisine from local restaurants and entertainment by campus performance groups to follow. All proceeds benefit a school that educates the children of Burmese migrant workers in Mae Sot, Thailand.
Tickets
Tickets may be purchased in the Pit, 11 AM - 2 PM, Monday, 25 February through Friday, 29 February at the prices listed above.
About the school
Over the past two years, SEAIA has developed a very close relationship with a school in northwestern Thailand that is operated in conjunction with the Burmese Labour Solidarity Organisation. Based on our visits to Mae Sot, we know that the school and its supporting organizations are an important source of support for the migrants and their children who take refuge in Thailand from the oppressive military regime in Burma, where last year the UN determined that "grave human rights violations continued to take place with impunity."
SEAIA's support has provided funds for a school lunch program, teacher salaries, textbooks, and other supplies. With continued fundraising efforts, SEAIA hopes to develop a reliable source of clean drinking water for the students and transportation opportunities for the children to advance to secondary educational institutions in the area.
Read more about SEAIA's previous work with the school in Mae Sot
Restaurants and donors
» Thai Palace
» Twisted Noodles
» Akai Hana Japanese Restaurant
» Neo China
» Sitar India Palace
» The Merlion
» Tandoor Indian Restaurant
» Jujube
» Thai Cafe
» Mediterranean Deli
» Harris Teeter
» Twisted Noodles
» Akai Hana Japanese Restaurant
» Neo China
» Sitar India Palace
» The Merlion
» Tandoor Indian Restaurant
» Jujube
» Thai Cafe
» Mediterranean Deli
» Harris Teeter
Performance Groups
» Gamelan Nyai Saraswati
» Hmong Students Association
» Thai Students Association
» Tar Heel Raas
» Chinese Folk Dance Group (Duke)
» Burmese Dancing
» Fruit Carving Demonstration
» Hmong Students Association
» Thai Students Association
» Tar Heel Raas
» Chinese Folk Dance Group (Duke)
» Burmese Dancing
» Fruit Carving Demonstration