News & Events

Seminar on Positioning Yourself in this Difficult Economy

The Seattle-Surabaya Sister City Association and CERDAS Foundation are pleased to present a seminar by Dale Carnegie Training on Positioning Yourself in This Difficult Economy. Whether you are looking for employment or a better career, it is critical to have your prospective/current employer notice your valuable skills.  Especially in these challenging economic times, you need an

CERDAS Foundation Charity Bazaar 2009 – June 6th, 2009

Dear friends of CERDAS, With great pleasure, we invite you to join us at our 2nd Annual CERDAS Foundation Charity Bazaar. This is a great opportunity to enjoy delicious, authentic Indonesian food, cultural performances and games for kids – all for a good cause. Thanks to the resounding success of our inaugural event in 2008,

Cerdas Fundraising Dinner 2009 Update!

Dear All, On behalf of CERDAS foundation we deeply apologize for the delay of this announcement. We also apologize if this publication is a bit long and overwhelming. However I will try with the best of my ability to make this publication short and concise. So let’s get started!  First of all, the 2nd CERDAS

Cerdas Fundraising Dinner – Save the date!!

Saturday, March 07, 2009 – 6pm Events will include traditional Indonesian music and dance performances, and traditional Indonesian food will be provided. Tickets: Individuals $30; Students $20; Kids under 12 free; Childcare will be provided. For more information and ticket purchase, please contact: Fenty Muliadi 206.354.6780 Mustika Ningrum 425.246.0355 Ismail Budhiarso 206.526.1761 Adisty Damaranti 425.442.5365

Cerdas Has Acquired 501(c)3 Status!

Today we received a letter, nay, the letter, from IRS informing us that our application for the 501(c)3 status for non-profit organization has been APPROVED!  This is certainly a great news for all of us, who had been working hard to complete the application and all the supporting documents since early last year, and have

Happy New Year!

We at Cerdas would like to (belatedly) wish everyone a Happy Holiday, and a Happy New Year!  We are moving along nicely with our Fundraising Dinner planning and preparations, and we have set the date for the event on March 7, 2009.  So mark your calendars, and we’ll hope to see you all there!

New Look For Our Anniversary

Just a little over a year ago, we founded our Cerdas Foundation with nothing more than good intention and a little nerve.  And now, a year later, we got a brand new website courtesy to our own very talented Jessica Na.  You rock, Jessica! And even though we’ve been quiet for some time (well aside from

CERDAS Foundation Program

CERDAS Foundation as a non profit organization works with the mission to provide financial aid for education to underprivileged children and to offer relief assistance for any natural disaster in Indonesia. Our work based on principles of independence, non-partisanship, transparency, professionalism and spirit of volunteerism. To undertake the mission there are two kinds of category

New Slogan for CERDAS

After much discussion and deliberation, we have come up with a new slogan for CERDAS Education for a Brighter Future We feel it conveys our purpose and hopes well. And we hope you like it as much as we do.

Success!

Our fundraising dinner on Saturday 2/16 was an overwhelming success. We had a huge turnout, we sold almost 200 tickets and raised a little over $10,000. We can’t say thank you enough for your support and generous donations. Above all, we hope everyone had a great time at the dinner. We certainly had a blast.