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Berkeley, Calif. - March 6, 2008 – Food has inspired many to create beautiful, captivating
and unforgettable art. Today, California Adolescent Nutrition and Fitness (CANFit) announces a collaboration with the talented Asian-American artist and founder of Art-raiser, Kimiko Sakuma to present “Where Food and Art Dine Together,” an online art sales event to be featured on artraiser.com from Monday, March 17 – Monday March 31, 2008. For each item sold, Art-raiser will donate 40% of its proceeds to CANFit’s Scholarship Program to support students of African-American, American Indian, Alaska Native, Asian-American, Pacific Islander or Latino/Hispanic descent who are enrolled in college studying nutrition, physical education or culinary arts.
Website: www.artraiser.com
The goal of the Art-raiser event is to help non-profits, emerging artists, and the community simultaneously through the collaborative involvement in an online forum. Kimiko adds, “I am thrilled to help raise money for CANFit’s Scholarship Program. What I love about Art-raiser is the fact that the event supports the Arts, a great non-profit, and the development of community. Art-raiser unites people with a shared vision to help others and offers a platform that allows people to contribute.”
On March 17th, Artraiser.com will present Kimiko’s collection of health and fitness art, which the public can purchase directly on the safe and secure site. Art-raiser and CANFit encourage you to support the traditional collaboration between two universal aspects of human culture: art and food.
About CANFit
California Adolescent Nutrition and Fitness (CANFit) engages communities and builds their capacity to improve the health status of California´s low-income African-American, American Indian, Latino, Asian-American, and Pacific Islander youth. CANFit develops creative, simple and culturally relevant materials and programs to promote healthy eating and increase physical activity among youth.
Contact:
Lloyd Nadal
lnadal(at)canfit.org
510.644.1533
www.canfit.org
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