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Sushi Roku hosts fundraiser for Ukrainian refugees through World Central Kitchen

03.07.22

On Wednesday, March 9, Innovative Dining Group along with Yakumi, will be donating 10% of all sales towards feeding Ukrainian refugees through the World Central Kitchen. WCK is serving thousands of fresh meals to Ukrainian families fleeing home as well as those who remain in the country. Restaurant locations throughout Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Newport Beach, and Scottsdale will be participating in donating fundraiser proceeds to WCK’s “Chefs for Ukraine” initiative.

“Like others, we felt helpless with the events unfolding in Ukraine. We are so inspired by what Chef José Andrés is doing right now through World Central Kitchen. By supporting his non-profit, we will help feed refugees directly on the ground. We hope that through this one-day fundraising initiative, we will unite to make a difference,” says Innovative Dining Group founder, Lee Maen.

Diners can head to Yakumi in Burbank, and Innovative Dining Group restaurants, which include: BOA Steakhouse, Sushi Roku in Newport Beach, and Katana. For more information on IDG locations, please visit innovativedining.com.

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Baby Gray Whales Exhibit Coming to Southern California’s Waterways

03.04.22

A sprawling exhibition of 40 brightly decorated baby gray whale murals is making its way to Orange County as part of “Streams of Hope™,” an awareness and action campaign to reduce pollution and marine debris along the coast this spring. The first mural in the project will be revealed on Saturday, March 5 at 11:45 a.m., in Dana Point Harbor as part of the Festival of Whales.

The eight-foot-long whales, affectionately known as “Stella,” are being painted by artists across Orange County to be exhibited in shopping centers, city halls, schools, and along Orange County storm channels to remind people about the impacts of land-based pollution on marine ecosystems. The brainchild of OC’s non-profit Wyland Foundation, the campaign is in partnership with the Orange County Conservation Corp, Municipal Water District of Orange County, and the County of Orange, with additional support from the Toro Company, USA Surfing and Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.

The campaign will culminate on Earth Day with a series of waterways and coastal cleanups.

“We want everyone who comes in contact with Stella to gain a better understanding of the problems of water pollution and how people can help fight the problem every day,” said Steve Creech, president of the Wyland Foundation. “Gray whales are the monarch symbol of our state, but as majestic as they are, they are highly vulnerable to pollution like so many other species.”

The campaign will include a website with a range of ways people can learn about local issues and take specific actions to improve the health of waterways upstream where much of the marine debris starts. Features include a “Streams of Hope” web application will help people identify and adopt areas in their community where trash collects, an instructional art video by renowned marine life artist Wyland, who inspired the exhibition, links to the Adopt-A-Channel waterway clean up program, activities for schools, art lessons in the wild with Dana Wharf Whale Watching, and a gallery of the statuettes and a map to find them.

As part of the unveiling event at the Festival of Whales, the Wyland Foundation will host two days of painting activities on a 12-foot long mural painting easel for families to paint their own version of Stella.

For more information about the effort, please visit www.mystreamsofhope.com

 Festival of Whales is at Dana Wharf, Dana Point, Calif.

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