SEATTLE -- Clear Path International will celebrate its fifth anniversary at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 16 with a benefit dinner high above Seattle at the Columbia Tower Club.
The event, �An Evening of Hope for Landmine Survivors,� will be hosted by KING 5 Evening Magazine�s John Curley and feature Singer-songwriter Sally Taylor (daughter of James Taylor and Carly Simon) (www.sallytaylor.com).
Taylor, along with her music career, is also a force in the field of humanitarian mine action. Together with her husband, Dean Bragonier, she started the tranquility project, raising money and awareness to combat the global landmine problem (www.tranquilityproject.org).
Besides Taylor�s unique blend of folk and country, and MC John Curley�s lively and engaging personality, the evening will include a live and silent auction with getaways to Provence, the Caribbean, Whistler, Sun Valley; signed Pink Floyd album cover art and other rock 'n roll collectibles.
The evening will mark the first five years since Clear Path International began its work assisting landmine accident survivors.
In that time, Clear Path has provided everything from prostheses to vocational skills training to more than 2,000 mine and bomb victims in Southeast Asia. And, it has sent 50 containers with $3.5 million worth of medical equipment and supplies to hospitals in 20 mine-affected countries.
Looking ahead to the next five years, CPI foresees an ongoing, and in some cases increasing, need for our medical and social services to innocent victims of landmine explosions.
Because of growth and development in Vietnam�s war-torn central provinces, for instance, accidental explosions happen several times a week, sometimes every day now, and often involve children (www.cpi.org).
Proceeds from the benefit will be used to support Clear Path�s humanitarian work in Vietnam, Cambodia and along the Thai-Burma border. Individual tickets are $75. Couples and corporate packages are also available.
For registration and details: Call CPI�s West Coast office at 206-780-5964 or write to Imbert Matthee: Imbert@cpi.org