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Follow on Google News | Oregon based SakéOne Urges the Beverage Industry to Rally for Japan ReliefAs the restaurant and beverage community among many other groups rally to support relief efforts in Japan, Oregon-based SakéOne has undertaken several initiatives to help with relief efforts. SakéOne is calls upon the wine industry for support.
One particular direct channel that many can support immediately is Mercy Corps http://www.mercycorps.org/ An additional fundraising opportunity for Portland area residents will occur on Saturday, March 26th at the traditional spring kura blessing, a Shinto ceremony, presided over by the Reverend Koichi Barrish of the Tsubaki Grand Shrine of Granite Falls, Washington. An important ceremony celebrated in the spring, this annual event will feature a Mercy Corps representative this year who will be taking donations on site. The event will be at SakéOne’s brewery at 820 Elm Street in Forest Grove, Oregon. For more information please contact 1-800-550- SAKE. In addition, SakéOne’s tasting room in Forest Grove will donate 10% of the sales this upcoming weekend to Mercy Corps with a “Fill the Sakétini Jar” whereby donors of $3 or more get a complimentary sakétini for their generosity. In the Portland area, SakéOne’s home market, the company will be donating product to three local fundraisers as well as provide product, staffing and marketing support to an upcoming event entitled “KANPAI! - Empty Your Glass for Japan” on May 1st. The event is being organized by local saké by local sake enthusiasts and professionals in coordination with Mercy Corps. The events will feature music, food, saké and a silent auction. For more information about “KANPAI! - Empty Your Glass for Japan,” please visit http://www.mercycorps.org/ On April 21st in New York City, SakéOne together with Ambassador Wine & Spirits will hold a fundraiser tasting with Greg Lorenz, Sakémaster at SakéOne wherein he’ll speak about the education he received to craft Oregon saké from Yoshinogawa and Momokowa Brewing Japan both of whom trained him extensively at the kura in Forest Grove. Ambassador is donating 10% of sales to relief efforts and more details will be forthcoming. In the meantime, for more information on the Portland and New York fundraisers, please contact Dewey Weddington at dewey-weddington@ SakéOne is an importer of Japan’s finest sakés and is America's premium saké company. Founded in 1992, SakéOne has been crafting strictly junmai ginjo quality saké at its state-of-the- For media information and interviews, please contact Charles Communications Associates at press@charlescomm.com or 415|701-9463. # # # Charles Communications Associates is an independent creative marketing communications and public relations firm that helps local and global companies, organizations and non-profits create, build and launch a brand. End
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