The document is an advertisement for the "A Walk on the Wild Side Congo Ball" benefit event being held on May 14, 2010 at the American Club Poolside in Taipei to support the organization HandUp Congo. The event will include African drumming, fire dancing, crafts and textiles from Africa, and a fashion show. Tickets are NT$1500 with an early bird rate of NT$1400 before April 14. Contact information is provided for ticket purchases and event coordination.

1. Ball
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Tickets: NT$ 1500 per person Early Bird Rate: NT$ 1400 per person before 14th April, 2010
Tickets available at the following locations: Sign up sheets will be available at the American Club front desk.
Sir Speedy, 3F, 41-1 Zhong Shan North Rd., Sec. 7 Taipei Ph: 2875 5835
Community Services Center, 25, Lane 290, Zhong Shan N. Rd., Sec. 6 Taipei
or contact Siew Kang or Roma Mehta <hope2002@gmail.com>
All proceeds from a Walk on the Wild Side go to HandUp Congo (www.handupcongo.org)
HOPE &
HandUp
Congo
present
Friday, May 14, 2010, 7 pm at the American Club Poolside
A benefit dinner aimed at unleashing women’s potential in the Democratic Republic of Congo!
African drumming ~ fire dancing ~ dancing to great music ~ textiles, jewelry & crafts from Africa ~ and more...
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Ball
Coordinators: Siew Kang & Roma Mehta
Organising Committee: Candace Kreilling, Hilary Roy, Desta Selassie,
Nidhi Upreti, Kitty Whiteford, Karyn Yaptangco, Tricia Verdon
Volunteers
MC’s: Diane Baker & Steven Parker
Fashion Show: Dumile & Tivamile Dlamini;
Tommy Chan & Victoria Olsen
African Bazaar : Manav Mehta, Levi Chiles,
Wheaton Welbourn, James Chard
Decorations: Peri Pipkin, Kelly Eberhardt, Joan Pipkin
Live feed and video coverage: Adam Silverman, Digital Canvas
Photography: Alex Houghton
Fashion Show models: Victoria Olsen, Sandra Jin, Kim McCarty,
Robin Looney, Emilia Taguchi, Angelita Pacey
Publicity: Athena Wang, Una Hsu, Sir Speedy
panAFRICANa Drummers and dancers
Kim, from Dominica • Shaibu, from Ghana
Harry, from Togo • Evans, from Ghana • Ben, from Ghana
Orange Fire Dancers:
Siaoning • Paula Hsieh • Rae K • Rie Shigehisa
Women in rural communities in the Kingdom of Swaziland,
South Africa and the DRC
Jean-Marie & Congolese artists from DRC
HandUp Congo Directors: Betsy Brill, Jacky Gendre, Lucy Hobgood-Brown,
Linda James, Roma Mehta, Anne Zolnor
American Club Taipei
Faye Angevine, Bai Win Antiques
Jennifer Cheng, Wellcome
Christophe Cossu, Prodeal
Kelly Eberhardt
Stanley Chung, Fairton
Willie Chao, G&G
Christine Mann, Granola House
Claude Ho
Mark Peterson, Vin Vino Wine
Amelia Nieh, Gourmet’s Partner
Victoria Bunao-Olsen
Stefanie Mueller
Sandra Jin, Saffron
Sir Speedy, Tian Mu

4. Kuba cloth
“Kuba cloth” or “Kasai velvet” is a raffia cloth
embroidered with a combination of textured
stitches and a velour-like pile made by the the
Bakuba people.
Men weave the base fabric; women embroider the
designs freehand, using the base fabric’s threads
as a guide in the same way Europeans worked
counted cross-stitch and drawn-thread motifs
on clothing and household linens.
Diaspora-era Kongo and early Bushoong cloths
evidence a passion for balance, organization
and order. They are monochromatic or use
color sparingly;
contrast is achieved
through texture,
mostly embroidery
rather than
plush.

6. Join us in giving a ‘hand up, not a handout’ to make a lasting im-
pact in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
In collaboration with the Lotumbe grassroots NGO, Fondation Lucie Otaen-
ga (FLO), and the highly respected Université Protestante au Congo (UPC)
in the capitol of Kinshasa (www.upCongo.org), HandUp Congo identifies
resources and facilitates connections that are keys to building the chaotic
nation of DRC.
We invite you to join us by “investing” in Congolese women and girls,
a movement aimed at unlocking their power as economic catalysts!
Help HandUp Congo build opportunities for women and girls with
Congolese project partners we know personally, and who can give you
timely, accountable reports. Our directors visit Congo regularly,
and can provide you with personalized details on the impact your
contribution is making.
Be a part of this story of transformation.
It is change that is already taking place, and change that can accelerate if
you’ll just open your heart and join in.
Choose from our GIFT CATALOG of income generating ideas to
support and empower Congolese women.
All contributions will be entirely channelled to Hand Up Congo for the respective projects.
215 S. Ocean Grande Dr, PH 303, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082 USA
info@handupcongo.org • www.handupcongo.org
HANDUP CONGO
GIFT CATALOG