Care to help out a good cause? All you have to do is eat. Really.
Dine at Memphis at the Santora in Santa Ana from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Sunday, and the restaurant will donate a portion of meal and beverage proceeds to an Orange County-based nonprofit group working to preserve the Jabulani Village in Zimbabwe, Africa.
The Ndebele Art Project (NAP) is an organization made up of local O.C. women endeavoring to aid the villagers' struggling community, which has been embattled with political unrest and economic devastation.
The Jabulani villagers of tradesmen and women are known worldwide for their "tall blondes" -- 15-foot giraffes carved from the local mucwa hardwood, but that art has virtually vanished.
Last year's NAP event raised more than $12,000 for ongoing village projects, including a preschool, community water, and a health clinic. The goal is to raise $20,000 this year for the preschool, food and emergency medical care and more water projects in the village.
Dinner reservations for the NAP fund-raising event can be made by calling Memphis: 714.564.1064. There will also be an optional fund-raising poker tournament, a silent auction, raffles and giveaways of the village's famous carved giraffes, local artisan jewelry, vacation packages and more.
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