July 2009 Newsletter

Sebastien Daniel Fundraiser Sebastien Daniel Battling Leukemia Help us Raise Money

for a Friend of the Club Culinaire

VISIT THEIR WEB-SITE : http://www.getwellsebastien.com/

6:00 p.m.: 10 to 15 appetizers
7:30 p.m.: 4 course dinner, paired with wines

A family friend of the Club, Jeanmichel Daniel's beautiful 2 year old son Sebastien has been diagnosed with leukemia (AML M1) and has been through two chemotherapy treatment at the Children’s Hospital in Central California.

 On April 22 the doctors let Shannon and Jeanmichel know that Sebastien’s DNA panel was positive for monosomy7 on the leukemia cell, not a good result. This means a high risk of the leukemia returning after treatment and it was time to go to plan B. Once Sebastien’s immune system had recovered more he would go home for a week beginning May 1. During this time he would make a visit to City of Hope in Los Angles to see the bone marrow specialist on May 6. After the week at home, Sebastien will be back at Children's Hospital in Fresno for 2 more cycles of chemo.

 For May and June the treatment includes 10 days of chemo, 20 days at the hospital, 10 more days of chemo, 20 days of rest and then transfer to city of Hope for bone marrow transplant scheduled on July 19th. Jeanmichel, Shannon, Julien and Sebastien will be in Los Angeles for at least 4 months starting in July. The good news is that Julien, Sebastien’s older brother is a match for the transplant. The family is in for the long run and spending the next 5 months or more at the hospital will prove to be a financial hardship.

 Our dear friends, Shannon and Jeanmichel Daniel are two of the most beautiful and generous people you will meet. Not surprisingly, Shannon and Jeanmichel have two beautiful sons who are smart, curious and kind. Julien, the big brother is 4 and Sebastien is 2 years old and they are best friends. Shannon is a nurse and Jeanmichel is a massage therapist and swim teacher in Fresno. They are both very involved with their children and volunteer and volunteer when they can despite their very busy schedules.

 Sebastien Daniel Fundraiser Dinner Chefs for this event are Sebastien Pfeiffer (Sofitel) Jean Francois Meteigner (La Cachette), Yvan Valentin (Artisan Chocaltier) and Akira Hirose (Maison Akira )!

Date: July 19, 2009

$115 per ticket per person 100% tax deductible

La Cachette Restaurant (Find us on Facebook) 10506 Santa Monica Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90025 http://www.lacachetterestaurant.com/

Get Well, SEBASTIEN DANIEL Facebook Group

If you cannot attend, please consider a donation to the family!!

email: wcep@netzero.net Phone: 949.295.0508 Club Culinaire sponsor contributions for this event:

Sofitel will donate 1 night at the hotel for the parents to stay the day of the operation. West Central Produce will donate produce Regency Wines (Bruno Laclotte) will donate Wine TruWines will donate Banyuls Dessert Wine Club will donate $2500 to cover overhead expenses Club will find volunteer waiters