BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:NingEventWidget-v1 VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Tokyo X-LIC-LOCATION:Asia/Tokyo BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0900 TZOFFSETTO:+0900 TZNAME:JST DTSTART:19700101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2831864:Event:18046 DTSTAMP:20260408T170157Z SUMMARY:Beers for Books returns to Tokyo w/John Wood September 13th DESCRIPTION:日本語 は英文の下をご覧下さい。\n\nPlease m ark your calendar and plan to join us for a VERY special Beers for Boo ks event with Room to Read founder John Wood on Tuesday, September 13t h at the 800 person-capacity Warehouse 702 in Azabu-Juban.We've not ha d a regular B4B in Tokyo since the earthquake and this one will be in support of Room to Read's local language publishing program in Sri Lan ka as a way of saying \"thank you\" to the people of Sri Lanka for the ir kind support following the quake.  \nJohn will make a short presen tation around 8PM and will share with you some of the latest developme nts happening with Room to Read around the world.  He'll also be doin g a book signing of his new children's book \"Zak the Yak\", which mak es a great gift for children of all ages.For those of you new to Beers for Books, the concept is simple: For every drink you have, 100 yen w ill be donated to Room to Read and that buys a treasured book for chil dren via Room to Read.  We'll also be doing a fun prize raffle with a bunch of great prizes and 100% of ticket sales going to Room to Read. Room to Read is an amazing NPO whose mission is to provide quality edu cational opportunities to children in developing countries with the go al of empowering kids via literacy. Room to Read has projects in 9 cou ntries in Asia and Africa including Nepal, Cambodia, Zambia, etc. For more details see www.roomtoread.org or in Japanese www.roomtoread.j p.There is no cost to attend the event, but we'll have a 1000 yen sugg ested donation at the door which gets you three raffle tickets for the drawing.Please save the date, plan to be there, and tell everyone you think might be interested in joining us.  I hope to see you there!\n  \nルーム・トゥ・リードの創設者であるジョン・ウ ッドが、9月に来日することが決定しました。3月の 日本大震災により4月の来日予定は延期となりまし が、ジョンは「一刻も早く日本に行きたい」と希望 しており、今回の来日が実現しました。１年半ぶり 来日するジョン・ウッドと一緒にビールを飲みま んか？ 日程：9月13日（火） 時間：19:00〜23:00 場所 Warehouse702（麻布十番） \n震災以降、ドリンク1杯が 1冊の寄付になるBeers for Booksの開催を控えておりま たが、今回はスリランカの子ども達に、現地語の書 籍を贈るために開催します。スリランカは2004年に大 きな津波被害にあっており、東北の震災・津波被害 対してもすぐに温かな支援の手を差し伸べてして れました。このBeers for Booksはスリランカの人々への 感謝の気持ちを込めての開催となります。\n\n当日は 、夜8時ごろにジョンからのご挨拶と最新の活動状況 のご報告をさせていただきます。また、ジョンの書 た子ども向け童話「ヤクのザック、本を運ぶ」の イン会も予定しています。\n\n会費はございません 、皆様の寛大のご寄付として、入場時に豪華賞品の あたるラッフル券（3枚）を1000円でお買い求めくだ い。.\n\n詳細は決まり次第お知らせいたしますので ご予定をあけていただけたらうれしいです。当日 お友達を誘って、遊びにきてください！\n\nFor more in formation visit https://beersforbooks.ning.com/events/tokyo0913 DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Tokyo:20110913T190000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Tokyo:20110913T230000 CATEGORIES:b4b, fundraiser LOCATION:Warehouse 702 WEBSITE:http://warehouse702.net/ URL:http://warehouse702.net/ CONTACT:03-6230-0343 ORGANIZER;CN="Gary Bremermann":https://beersforbooks.ning.com/profile/ GaryBremermann ATTACH;FMTTYPE="image/jpeg":http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/ file/get/2582449545?profile=original ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Junko I" :https://beersforbooks.ning.com/profile/JunkoIwasaki ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Gary Bre mermann":https://beersforbooks.ning.com/profile/GaryBremermann ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Sayaka.K ":https://beersforbooks.ning.com/profile/SayakaK ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Tomo Kom atsu":https://beersforbooks.ning.com/profile/TomoKomatsu ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Sant Pai ja":https://beersforbooks.ning.com/profile/SantPaija ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Mark McC lure":https://beersforbooks.ning.com/profile/MarkMcClure END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR