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February 18, 2008, Long Beach, CA:
Tantalum Restaurant and SurfAid International Invite Guests to Celebrate the
Beauty of Bali at the Tantalum Bali Surf Sanctuary

What: Tantalum Bali Surf Sanctuary to benefit SurfAid
International
When: Thursday, February 21 from 5 - 8 p.m.
Where: Tantalum
Restaurant (6272 E. Pacific Coast Highway, Long
Beach)

Guests are invited to enjoy food, drinks, entertainment
and astounding auction items, all by the water just across the O.C./Long Beach
border, while benefiting SurfAid International. A donation of $50 to SurfAid
International is encouraged (75% of every donation is tax-deductible). Those
interested in attending can RSVP to mona@moxxepr.com by Monday, February
18 or donate online at: www.surfaidinternational.org/tantalum.

The Tantalum Bali Surf Sanctuary will feature a silent
auction and select items will be highlighted as part of the first-ever mobile
bidding process presented by 3Screens, a boutique mobile marketing agency based
in San Diego. 3Screens’ founders have been in the forefront of several mobile
innovations and have developed a mobile bidding silent auction application, a
concept that has never been seen in the United States.

Some of the items included in the 3Screens
silent auction featuring mobile bidding
include:

• Autographed Surfboard with legends such as
  Greg Noll, Laird Hamilton and Robert
  August
• Robb Havassy Original “Endless
  Summer” themed-Painting on a Robert August Longboard;
• Gerry Lopez Autographed
  Lightning Bolt Surfboard;
• Shawn Tomson shaped Single Fin
  Surfboard;
• Cordoba guitar &
  ukulele;
• Brand-new Surf
  Prescriptions Shortboard
• Multi-course dinner for six at Tantalum, complete with
  cocktail and wine pairings;
• Day in the Spidewerks studio for a songwriting &
  recording session with multi platinum-selling Songwriter/Producer “Spider”
  Ron Entwistle;
• INT Softboard Fish Pat O’Connell model autographed
  by Greg Noll, Robert August, and more.
• Giclee of an Original Painting of Lance’s Right in the
  Mentawai Islands;
• Complete
  collection of the season’s hottest Urban Decay products;
• Original artwork from Jonathan Good Fine
  Art.

Major event sponsors include 3Screens, Cordoba, Urban
Decay Cosmetics, Spiderwerks, Surf Prescriptions, VIDA Floral, Jonas Lynch,
Jonathan Good Fine Art, Havassy Art, NVSsurf.com, ZIBA Beauty, Betty Belts, 2nd
Street Beauty, Diageo, Ciroc, Tanqueray No. Ten, Oronoco, Crown Royal, Jose
Cuervo Tradicional, Hope Wine, VeeV and VOSS Water.

About SurfAid International
The
mission of SurfAid International, a non-profit humanitarian aid organization, is
to improve the health of people living in isolated regions connected to us
through surfing. SurfAid is incorporated in the USA, Australia and New Zealand,
with the program base in Tuapejat, the regional capital of the Mentawai Islands,
off West Sumatra, Indonesia. SurfAid is the recipient of the 2007 WANGO (World
Association of Non-Governmental Organizations) Humanitarian
Award.

About Tantalum
A journey into
culinary paradise, Tantalum offers exotic dining in a waterfront setting with a
menu specializing in an eclectic mix of Contemporary California and Pan
Pacific-inspired cuisine. Showcasing complex and interesting flavor profiles in
dishes such as Wasabi-Crusted Filet Mignon and Miso-Caramelized Halibut,
Tantalum’s menu is filled with items that are stimulating both to the palate and
the eye. The innovative menu features an intelligent wine list and specialty
drinks from a full bar.

Nestled on beautiful Alamitos Bay, Tantalum
Restaurant is a hidden jewel tucked in Long Beach’s beautiful Marina Pacifica.
Set to complement the panoramic bay views, Tantalum features dark woods and lush
foliage evocative of the Indonesian Islands and their trait characteristics. A
chic dining room and hip lounge provide a luxuriously relaxed backdrop in which
to enjoy cocktails, dining and live entertainment. The breathtaking 75-foot bar,
which serves specialty cocktails, alongside a full bar selection rounded out by
a large selection of wines by the glass, combines elegance with sexiness and
style. Tantalum is located at 6272 E. Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach. For
more information, call 562.431.1414 or visit
www.tantalumrestaurant.com