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As of the date of this press launch, the dying toll in Turkey is 41,000 and nonetheless climbing. The earthquakes that struck the morning of February 6, registered at magnitude 7.8 and the second at magnitude 7.5, are the deadliest earthquakes to hit the area in 100 years.
“Our restaurant is grateful to have the ability to current this occasion as a part of our outreach to assist the Turkish individuals affected by the earthquakes. We nonetheless have a variety of mates and households there and we want to ask everybody right here to affix us on our efforts to help those that are displaced, homeless, and survivors who’re dropping hope. At this fundraising occasion, we are going to current a particular menu and drinks. 100% of sale proceeds from sure meals objects served that day might be donated on to respected charities”, says Chef Ahu Hettema, co-owner of Istanbul Hawaii.
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“I’m humbled and grateful for being invited by Chef Ahu. In occasions of despair, we’re given the chance to awaken the hero inside us and are available collectively as a neighborhood to provide to those that are much less lucky. No matter how small the present is, it’s the sum of everybody’s giving that counts. We might be auctioning a few of my authentic work and promoting restricted and open-edition prints. 30% of web proceeds might be donated to UNICEF or the shopper’s selection of group that’s offering catastrophe reduction to Turkey”, says Leni Acosta Knight, artist.
Istanbul Restaurant is owned and operated by the dynamic mother-daughter duo, Chef Nili and Chef Ahu, and so they have been acknowledged because the “Girl-Owned Enterprise of the 12 months 2022 for the State of Hawaii” by the Small Enterprise Administration, Metropolis and County of Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi, and Hawaii State Senator Glenn Wakai. Their deal with farm-to-table and 100% girls, household, and immigrant possession actually showcases the impression girls can have of their communities.
As a breast most cancers survivor and an advocate towards home and sexual violence, native artist Leni Acosta Knight dedicates her paintings to serving to worthwhile humanitarian initiatives. Her thought-provoking items are predominantly impressed by her love of philosophy, science, mythology, and poetry. She combines classical realism and summary expressionism, specializing in portray with oil, acrylic, and watercolor, in addition to drawing with graphite and charcoal.
For questions concerning the occasion, contact Leni Acosta Knight at (808) 859-3859 or Adriel Bencosme at (978) 771-4276 or Ahu Hettema of Istanbul Hawaii at (808) 772-4440
For extra info on Istanbul Hawaii, go to www.istanbulhawaii.com
Her work has been featured in quite a few exhibitions worldwide, together with occasions on the Honolulu Museum of Artwork, the Worldwide Modern Digital Artwork Exhibition introduced by M.A.D.S Milano Gallery in Italy, the World of Crete Modern Artwork Exhibition in Greece, the Paris Worldwide Modern Arts Commerce Present in France, Worldwide Artwork Honest in Austria and Spain. She is represented by Van Gogh Artwork Gallery in Madrid, Spain, and Wy’s Gallery in Haleiwa, Hawaii.
For questions concerning the occasion, contact Leni Acosta Knight at (808) 859-3859 or
Adriel Bencosme at (978) 771-4276 or Ahu Hettema of Istanbul Hawaii at (808)
772-4440
For extra info on Istanbul Hawaii, go to www.istanbulhawaii.com
For extra info on Leni Acosta Knight, go to www.leniknight.com
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