CAJLT Sake-Tasting Fundraiser

WHEN: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2002 TIME: 6:00 - 7:30 PM (Registration: 5:30 - 6:00 PM)

PARTICIPANTS: Maximum 80 people; no minors allowed

COST: $20.00 per person Tax-Deductible Donation Requested (The generous people at Nakura Tansu Gallery have also agreed to offer attendees a 15% discount on items purchased during the fundraiser!)

WHAT: Come for an extraordinary opportunity to experience the wide range of flavors and styles of Japanese sake, including many labels not available outside of Japan! This event is hosted by the California Association of Japanese Language Teachers (CAJLT). This special tasting will benefit the CAJLT's Japanese Culture Festival 2003, and will feature a variety of rare Japanese jizake (special locally-brewed sake) as well as a sampling of a few of the high-quality sakes now being produced in the United States. As you taste each sake and enjoy some vegetarian sushi and other snacks, you'll have the chance to vote for your favorite sake, browse through the traditional Japanese furniture collection at Nakura Tansu Gallery, and enjoy its many antique wall hangings, kaidan-dansu, mizuya-dansu and other carefully-restored, handcrafted pieces!

This informal event is being held to support the California Association of Japanese Language Teachers (CAJLT) and its upcoming Japanese Culture Festival, to take place at Mills High School in Millbrae in February 2003. This annual festival offers 260 elementary, middle, and high school students from around the Bay Area the chance to take part in cultural workshops ranging from taiko drumming to tea ceremony, and is an invaluable resource for Japanese language teachers in the region.

CAJLT is a non-profit organization, and your donation for this fundraising event is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. You'll receive a thank-you letter at registration which can also be used as a donation receipt. Unfortunately, we can only accept the first 80 people who RSVP, due to the limited amount of sake available.

In order to save your spot, please send a check for $20 per person **payable to CAJLT** to Mie Ashihara-Lee at the following address: Mie Ashihara-Lee Lynbrook High School 1280 Johnson Avenue San Jose, CA 95129 With your check, please include the following information for each person responding: Name: Address: Telephone: E-mail. I will e-mail a confirmation message to you as soon as your check is received.

Please note that we cannot reserve a spot for you until we have received your check! If we have already received 80 RSVPs at the time we receive your check, we will notify you by e-mail and immediately destroy or return your check to you. We also plan to have a small used Japanese book/novel/magazine sale at this event, so if you have any Japanese books or magazines that you would like to donate, please let us know! In addition, if you have any questions or if you need shuttle service from Colma BART station, please feel free to contact me by e-mail at mashiha@attbi.com!

Thank you very much for supporting our California Japanese language students and teachers, and we look forward to seeing you on November 2nd!

WHERE: Nakura Tansu Gallery, 110 W. Harris Avenue South San Francisco, CA 94080 Tel: (650) 588-6115 For directions, please visit http://www.nakura.com

CONTACT: Mie Ashihara-Lee