| Eco-Era Invests in Thailand's Akha-Hani Tribe's | | | | The benefit, to be held at the FIX Gallery at 1728 |
| First Alternative Medicine Hospital. | | | | W. Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, will exhibit Los |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA - The Akha-Hani | | | | Angeles' prominent multimedia artists. Sales of all |
| tribe sits among the remote forest of Northern | | | | artwork will directly fund the construction of the |
| Thailand's Golden Triangle. The area lacks any | | | | local hospital through work currently underway |
| formal medical facilities, forcing long treks to | | | | .None of the three (Leed, Breeam, Casbee) |
| obtain immediate and long-term care. | | | | predominant standards are specific to the |
| The new hospital will foster the development and | | | | entertainment industry |
| knowledge of the tribe locally in a cutting-edge | | | | Eco-Era, ™ founded and sustained by Penmen |
| facility. Constructed using innovative green | | | | Elite LLC in 2009 is the entertainment industry's |
| technology developed under the guidelines of | | | | largest, and only, ecological standard developed to |
| Eco-Era™, the facility will use advanced, | | | | assist film makers to create ecologically |
| ecologically sound practices to best incorporate | | | | responsible productions. |
| the area's resources. | | | | EVENT INFORMATION |
| "It is our hope that by learning from the tribe in a | | | | WHAT: Art Sale benefiting Akha-Hani Tribe |
| more formal setting that we can begin to explore | | | | of Northern Thailand |
| methods used for centuries to combat modern | | | | WHEN: April 10, 2010, 6:00 pm through 11:00 pm. |
| illnesses," Omima M. Edilbi, founder of Eco-Era | | | | WHERE: The FIX Gallery located at 1728 W. |
| states. | | | | |