HCMC – Fundraiser for Japan
Sat 02 Apr 2011, 10 pm
La Fenetre Soleil
From La Fenetre Soleil:
La Fenetre Soleil has gathered together 4 DJs to throw a party to help fundraise for Japan.
DJ Jase from The Beats Saigon, Pucci from Saigon Rockers, and Superkid from Everyone’s a DJ are joined by special guest, Super Melody from indie band, Architecture in Helsinki for a night of dubstep, beats, reggae, dancehall, indie electro, 80s new wave and so much more…
All proceeds from the door will be donated to Unicef Japan.
So come drink, dance with us and help send some money to aid the children of Japan.
Entrance fee: 50 000 VND (+1 drink)
Also, check out:
The Beats Saigon: www.thebeats-saigon.com
Saigon Rockers: www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=38656664792
Everyone’s a DJ: www.everyonesadjvietnam.wordpress.com
Architecture In Helsinki: www.architectureinhelsinki.com
| La Fenetre Soleil 2nd Floor, 44 Ly Tu Trong Street, District 1, HCMC |
Thanks Grapevine for all your postings but I do wonder about the ethics of events such as these. Some fundraisers are quite clearly just a marketing gimic for businesses making more money out of drink sales then the small amount of money made from entrance fees.
Others are held by independent organisations with auctions and raffles etc, and even drink sales profits all being donated to the cause. This event, however, looks to me as a convenient marketing tool. Who is taking all the profit from drink sales? who is benefiting more here?
Sorry to sound cynical but curious to know what others think. When does an event stop being a fundraiser and simply a business riding off the back of a good cause?
@Diana
Thanks for your comments.
We thought about exactly these issues as we tried to decide whether or not to post info about this event. I was very hesitant to post it as it raised the same questions in my mind.
So i spoke to a friend who has been directly affected by the catastrophe in Japan. Her response was that we should post the info. Why? One reason only – to try to maintain awareness of the continuing suffering of people in Japan as the catastrophe slowly gets replaced by other stories in the major media. She felt that outweighed the questionable nature of the event.
So in spite of misgivings we posted it.