FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Haidee Pan
Director of Marketing & Communications
Phone: (213)269-4639
Email: haidee@causeusa.org
Los Angeles, CA – In light of public health concerns related to the COVID-19 coronavirus and to do our part in inhibiting its spread, CAUSE is postponing our 27th Annual Gala, originally scheduled for April 9th, 2020. CAUSE is monitoring the situation and following recommendations made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and by California State Governor Gavin Newsom, and will announce a new date when decided.
The safety of our community is our top priority, so while we’re unable to host our gala this spring, we appreciate all ongoing support from our long-term partners and sponsors that sustain our ongoing programming efforts. CAUSE is committed to sustaining current programming efforts and services to the best of our capabilities. We send our best wishes for the continued good health, safety, and wellbeing of the community.
For any further updates and details related to CAUSE’s 27th Annual Gala, please visit our event page at www.causeusa.org/annual-gala. Sponsor representatives and partners have been contacted directly. If you are a sponsor representative, elected officials representative, guests or speakers with additional questions, please contact CAUSE’s Director of Development Evette Kim at evette@causeusa.org or at (213) 269-4639 x1010.
For information regarding COVID-19, please refer to the following links:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website
World Health Organization (WHO) website
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health website
About CAUSE
Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment (CAUSE) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonpartisan, community-based organization with a mission to advance the political empowerment of the Asian Pacific American community through nonpartisan voter outreach, training, and education as well as leadership development.
Since its founding 1993, CAUSE has led efforts to drive APA civic engagement, from facilitating in-language Get Out The Vote workshops in the Greater Los Angeles Area to hosting the first-ever APA-facing gubernatorial debate in California history in 2018. CAUSE plans to continue efforts in 2020 to mobilize the community by providing the knowledge, access, and network to inspire APAs of all ages to voice their vote.
For any further inquiries, please contact CAUSE via phone at (213) 269-4639 or email at info@causeusa.org. General information can be obtained from our website at www.causeusa.org. Our office is located at 1605 West Olympic Boulevard, Suite #1027, Los Angeles, CA 90015.
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