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Thank you to everyone who came, ate, danced and celebrated. We hope you had a wonderful time learning more about Slum Doctor Programme and the amazing work this community has supported.   A Place at the Table, Slum Doctor Programme’s (SDP) popular Ethiopian Dinner, will be held on Sunday, June 22nd at 6pm at the Depot Market Square Building, 1200 Railroad Ave.  Mulunesh (Mulu) Belay, a professional chef of Ethiopian cuisine, will prepare the food of her homeland just for A Place at the Table. Women from the local Ethiopian community will also be on hand to assist Mulu.  Alex Kajumulo, from Tanzania and now Seattle, will perform with his eight piece band. Alex Kajumulo was born and raised in the bush of Tanzania. He moved to the capitol city, Dar es Salaam, when he was 13 and started playing professional soccer at 15. He played soccer all over the world: Tanzania, Djibouti, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, France, Holland, Japan, and the United States. He has always played music since he was a kid. Alex says that when you live in the bush you have to sing and play beats to yourself to keep entertained. “In the bush when I was a kid I had no radio or TV. All my life I have been making music in my head.”Alex Kajumulo’s first CD is titled Never Before (www.babukaju.com) and is an uplifting blend of world music that begins with African sounds and brings in reggae, hip hop, blues, R&B and even a little country.  He is currently working on his second CD.

END FAIR A celebration of Local Music May 30-31, 2008 A celebration of LOCAL MUSIC and Slum Doctor Programme at Fairhaven College. A community event courageously hosted by Fairhaven Hall Council and all of the proceeds went to SDP! We are so thankful to all of the bands who played for cheap or free and all the love they sent us through their music. And thank you to WWU students for showing up and cleaning out your wallets for SDP!

"Party with a Purpose" Benefit for Slum Doctor Programme The Majestic Sunday, October 28, 2007 6:00 - 8:00 pm Guest speaker: Amos Otieno Documentary Short: "The Best Medicine" Food & Wine: Ciao Thyme Music: Kane Mathis, West African Harp

www.sierraleonesrefugeeallstars.com Recently featured on NPR's Talk of the Nation. Refugee All Stars Return Home

Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars Benefit for Slum Doctor Programme Nightlight Lounge Wednesday June 20, 2007 8:00 pm Slum Doctor Programme is bringing the world acclaimed Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars to the Nightlight Lounge for a very special evening and benefit on Wednesday, June 20th at 8:00pm. Doors open at 7:00pm. Admission is $27 and advanced tickets may be purchased at www.nightlightlounge.com or the Nightlight box office located at 211 E. Chestnut St.  Please view the June '07 newsletter for more information on this event.

May 6, 2007 -- "A Place at the Table"
Authentic Ethiopian Dinner and Benefit for Slum Doctor Programme
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A Place at the Table, Slum Doctor Programme’s (SDP) popular Ethiopian Dinner, will be held on Sunday, May 6th at 6pm at the Depot Market Square Building, 1100 block of Railroad Ave.  RSVP’S  are required by May 3rd.  Please call SDP at (360) 224-1644 to reserve a place at the table, or purchase advanced tickets at Village Books. 

This gathering offers the vibrant sweet and spicy food of Ethiopia, marimba music and a chance to eat with your fingers…while raising AIDS awareness and offering tangible help to those affected by AIDS a continent away.  Admission is $35.00, which includes all food and drink and live music.  Our last Ethiopian Dinner sold out!

Mulunesh (Mulu) Belay, a professional chef of Ethiopian cuisine, will prepare the food of her homeland for this event, along with her mother, who will be bringing the spices from Ethiopia just for A Place at the Table . Women from the local Ethiopian community will also be on hand to assist Mulu. Juba Marimba, an acclaimed Bellingham ensemble, will provide live music of the Shona people of Zimbabwe; the dazzling rhythmic patterns and beautiful interlocking melodies of Shona music make dancing irresistible. 
 
La Fiamma Wood Fire Pizza and the Community Food Coop will provide corporate sponsorship, and contributions will also be provided by other local businesses, making A Place at the Table a true Bellingham community effort in support of those living a continent away.

For further information contact: Tim Costello 360-223-1011 or Earl Sullivan 360-224-1644 or send an e-mail to: info@slumdoctor.org.

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