Go For Broke to Host Annual Evening of Aloha Gala Nov. 15
Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008

Ret. General Eric Shinseki to deliver a keynote speech at the Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.

Shinseki

The Go For Broke National Educa­tion Center announced that “Evening of Aloha” gala dinner will be held on Satur­day, Nov. 15, at the Bonaventure Hotel & Suites in down­town Los Angeles. This evening affair will feature dinner prepared by chef Roy Yamaguchi and Chris Yeo and entertainment by award-winning Hawaiian music group, Maunalua. Attendees will be treated to a special keynote address given by retired General Eric K. Shinseki, for­mer U.S. Army chief-of-staff. Serving as the evening’s Mistress and Master of Ceremonies is actress Tamlyn Tomita and KABC-TV news anchor David Ono.

In addition to the keynote address, food and entertainment, an exceptional silent auction and opportunity draw for a 2009 Toyota Camry hybrid will also take place. Dinner tickets are $175 per person, and all veterans and spouses receive a special price of $125 per person. Tables of 10 are $1,750. The silent auction and registration starts at 4 p.m. and the dinner and program begins at 6 p.m.

General Shinseki, who also serves as the National Educational Center’s national spokesperson, served as the 34th chief of staff, U.S. Army from 1999-2003, before retiring from active service on Aug. 1, 2003. He served for 38 years in a succession of military command and staff assignments worldwide, including two combat tours in Vietnam and more than 10 years in Cold War and post-Cold War Europe.  

Proceeds of the seventh annual Eve­ning of Aloha will support the National Education Center’s preservation and edu­cation programs, including the Hanashi Oral History Program that maintains the nation’s largest collection of WWII Nisei veteran oral histories; American Story Teacher Training Program with workshops and curriculum materials that provides educators with tools to teach the values embodied by the Nisei WWII veterans, and other interactive initiatives and programming.

For tickets contact Yumi Yukawa at (310) 222-5702 or email her at yumi@goforbroke.org. More information and tickets are accessible at www.GoFor­Broke.org/eoa as well as a list of ad­ditional Evening of Aloha sponsors and other sponsorship opportunities.