June Events Wrap-up: A Taste of Sri Lanka & LUSH Green Night Out

For June, we combined forces with some Couchsurfers to celebrate World Refugee Day 2009 with A Taste of Sri Lanka.

The combined Twitter/Couchsurfing Sri Lankan dinner turned out to be a very successful event. There were about 80 people in attendance to enjoy the authentic Sri Lankan feast prepared by refugees. After all the expenses, we raised about 10,000฿ ($300). You should be proud! Thanks to the Lub D staff who provided a great atmosphere! In Search of Sanuk used the funds from A Taste of Sri Lanka to start an account with the Bangkok Refugee Center to support the medical needs of asylum seeking refugees. Special thanks goes to Hyunsook Sooki Ji who together with her coworkers at ING Life donated over $100 to this cause

On June 19th In Search Of Sanuk worked with Green Networking Days Bangkok to co-host the LUSH party at Frasier Suites.

We want to make Bangkok greener and while doing so provide a service to the urban poor. We raised about 35,000 baht at our LUSH party: Bangkok’s Green Night Out. Now we’re working to connect with communities around the city to offer them a space where they can grow vegetables, spices, and herbs in their neighborhood. Read more here.

Bangkok Tweetup #2 – May 15

Support the BKK Urban Garden ProjectLet’s have a real follow Friday! Follow InSearchOfSanuk.com and a host of Bangkok peeps to Buongiorno Coffee & Wine Bar on Friday May 15th! It’s a small, but cozy place. So be prepared to kick back and inaugurate the weekend with your favorite group of people you’ve never met!

What: Bangkok Charity Tweet-Up

When: 7pm Friday, May 15th, 2009

Where: Buongiorno Coffee & Wine Bar

The place is located on Ratchawithi Soi 2, a 15 minute walk from the BTS. Exit 3 or 4 on the BTS and take the skywalk towards the monument. When it forks go right, and go down the steps in front of the Fashion Mall (across from Center One). Follow the street to soi 2 and walk down the soi and underneath the expressway, continuing until you see the restaurant on the left side.View Map

A portion of what we eat and drink will be donated to the BKK Urban Garden Project!

Our Very First Bangkok Tweetup for Charity!

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You’re invited to the first BKK Tweetup for Charity! We’ll share dinner & drinks and meet interesting people from around Bangkok. A portion of proceeds will be donated to our BKK Urban Garden Project!

The venue is a great little wine bar on Ratchawithi Soi 2, a 15 minute walk from the Victory Monument BTS station. Exit 3 or 4 on the BTS and take the skywalk towards the monument. When it forks go right, and go down the steps in front of the Fashion Mall (across from Center One). Follow the street to Soi 2 and walk down the soi until you see the restaurant on the left side.

7pm Sunday, April 12th, 2009

Buongiorno Coffee & Wine Bar

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