Wednesday, April 6, 2011

More Supports from Japanese Restaurant in Nanaimo! Nori Sushi! Sushi Eh! Edo Sushi!

Here we continue the journey of donation box team!!
Another day, another donation box group, another members got together and went all around little city of Nanaimo!  First, where they approached more Japanese Restaurants!! Of course, talking about Japanese restaurants in Nanaimo…. Nori Sushi and Sushi Eh!! Also there is a new store open in Harewood Mall….Edo Sushi!
Nori Sushi (north of the Costco parking lot across from Woodgrove Centre)
203-6750 Island Hwy N,
Nanaimo, BC V9V 1S3

Restaurant Review!
http://www.nanaimoreviews.ca/asian/japanese/nori-japanese-restaurant/

Nori Sushi is a Japanese restaurant in Nanaimo. They also welcomed to let the team to locate the box. Also, it became late to post this notice (I am so sorry!!!), but the store itself hosted a Fundraising Dinner on March 29th (Tuesday) for Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief. The great owner decided to donate ALL THE SALES of the special dinner starting 16:30 to 21:30!! Before the fundraising dinner night, they had full reservations and there were many people come in without reservation that night!! Thank you for all those who come in the stores for the dinner!! And, the total sale of the special dinner by Nori sushi was……
over $3,000!!!!!
And, they left us all the sales to donate to Red Cross.
How cool the owner can be!!
It is very frustrating that I cannot find any other words, but
Thank you very very much for Nori Sushi from bottom of our heart!!
I also appreciate that Nori Sushi’s support made all of us motivated to be committed to fundraising!!



Sushi Eh
6359 Hammond Bay Road
Nanaimo, B.C.
Hammond Bay Road at Island Hwy
(Hammond Bay Centre beside Brick)
Tel: 250-390-7578

Map
http://www.sushieh.com/

Sushi Eh is a Japanese restaurant in Nanaimo located in Hammond Bay Centre. The owner is little shy but very friendly Japanese man. Some of our team members work in this store too!! The store also supported our project and allowed us locating the box in the store.
In addition, the owner personally made a donation of……
$2,000!!!!!
Yes, he is the fantastic man! The amount of donation is significant, but also please feel the heart of the owner!! Thank you sooo much for your support and donation!!!


ai Sushi go
A New Store Open!! in University Village/Harewood Mall
5th Street
Nanaimo, BC


When the donation box team visited there, the store was not open yet, but the owner friendly started to talk to the team. And he suggested the donation box team to come back when the store is open!!! He was willing to help our project!
Thank you so much your help!!!

Donation Box Team got Supports from NEMO sushi, Tomo sushi, and Orz Bubble Tea House!!!!

Okaaaaay, it has been a long time to post but it does not mean that we have not done anything!! We were crazy busy! and it turned out that we almost came to finish our project….. but still there is so much to tell! So, I will go back on track and tell you our glory of historical moments and our strong supporters!!
In our project, the last team to introduce you is the donation box team!!
First, in order to attain attention as much as possible and to make recognizable, they made cute creative donation boxes using plastic bottles (of course we are environmentally friendly) with little Japanese flags. They are small enough to be located close to the casher at any stores! Also, yes they are smarty donation box team!! Beside the bottle, they create a note for all donors to inform what our campaign is for!


When the boxes were ready to hand out, their next task was NEGOTIATION!!! Yes, they had struggled in the first place as we did not have an official support from Red Cross Canada. As many Japanese do not have cars, a group went around Nanaimo by car and others…..WALK!!! and stop by many stores as much as they could. In the beginning, they did not know how to start talking to the managers and owners, but what they actually encountered was warm welcomes from many restaurants in Nanaimo!! Those restaurants supported us by locating our donation box were…
NEMO sushi in Terminal
4-1451 Estevan Road
Nanaimo, BC V9S
(250) 591-2121
http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/85/1523695/restaurant/British-Columbia/Nemo-Sushi-To-Go-Nanaimo
While donation team was first time for negotiation and very nervous, the owner welcomed them and allowed them to locate the box! Thank you so much!
 
Tomo Sushi on Bowen Road
106-1808 Bowen Road 
Nanaimo, BC V9S
(250) 716-1005
When the group has visited, the owner already posted the statements for the mourning. We realized that we have to share the feelings! Thank you for locating the box and your support!!


Orz Bubble Tea House (close to Country Club Mall) 
4186C Departure Bay Road, Nanaimo, BC
(250)585-6868
Click Logo to visit their website;)
Website: http://orzbubbletea.ca/

The owner was very supportive and right away he approved the team to locate the box! When the team took the box out and tried to put at the cashier table, a customer put $5 right away!
Also, later on, when the team visited Orz Bubble Tea store to collect the box, he also personally donated us $ 200!! How thoughtful the owner is!!! Thank you so much for your understanding and support!!
We have more Nanaimo supporters coming up!!!