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NEW RIVER ORCHESTRA’S SUMMER SERENADE BENEFITS COOPERATIVE
FEEDING PROGRAM Join us for an unforgettable evening, Sunday July 25th! Fort Lauderdale, FL (June 24, 2010) –Please join us Sunday Evening, July 25th at Cinema Paradiso, (503 SE 6 Street, downtown Fort Lauderdale), as The New River Orchestra presents a concert in their Summer Serenade Series to benefit The Cooperative Feeding Program/ LifeNet 4 Families! The Cinema Presidio provides a wonderful venue to relax and enjoy the magnificent sounds of the New River Orchestra, while supporting our fight against hunger in Broward County! Cinema Paradiso is South Florida's most unique theater, originally the home of the First Methodist Church of Fort Lauderdale in 1905. The heart and soul of Cinema Paradiso is its role as Broward County's only full time Art House theater, showcasing the finest in Independent and Foreign films, along with Documentaries and classic films not shown anywhere else on the big screen. But, this programming only touches the surface of what the theater provides to the community, as is seen with its support of The New River Orchestra and the Cooperative Feeding Program/LifeNet 4 Families! The cost of the ticket/ donation is just $20.00 per person and we urge you to arrive early at 6PM to experience the organization and efforts that an orchestra accomplishes before the performance. It is spellbinding how the orchestra unites its individual musicians into the performance it showcases. The different parts blend into and become the concert. The actual concert begins at 8PM. THE NEW RIVER ORCHESTRA A classical orchestra in Fort Lauderdale established in 2006, the New River Orchestra is the living experience and the collaborative efforts of an organization mobilized by dedicated instrumentalist musicians for themselves in order to create a vehicle for the continued study and performance of classical music. The orchestra differs from other orchestras in that it does not have an artistic director...the musicians themselves are the artistic directors. This is the fundamental sprit on which the orchestra is grounded. THE COOPERATIVE FEEDING PROGRAM / LIFENET 4 FAMILIES The Cooperative Feeding Program/ LifeNet 4 Families is a Fort Lauderdale-based agency whose mission is to be a part of a seamless system of care, in Broward County, to reduce the pain and suffering of individuals and families in poverty by providing the necessary food and ancillary services. Among the programs offered are: an Emergency Food Pantry; a School Readiness Program that provides back-to-school supplies and clothing; a Daily Hot Meal program; a Food Stamp Center and a Job Search Kiosk. Showers, haircuts and mail service are also available. More information about the agency-and how to make a donation- can be found at www.lifenet4families.org, or by calling 954-792-2EAT. |
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25th Anniversary Celebration:
The Cooperative Feeding Program/LifeNet 4 Families is having its 25th anniversary celebration on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Pier 66. Our evening of fun includes a happy hour, fine dining, entertainment, and a live and a silent auction. Ticket prices are $150 per person. Various levels of sponsorship are available from $1,000-$25,000. You may also purchase an ad in in our Celebration Journal. Please mark the date in your calendar and call us at 954-792-2328 to purchase tickets, ads, sponsorships or to donate auction gifts. |
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HELP FUND THE COOPERATIVE FEEDING PROGRAM'S SHOWER PROGRAM The Cooperative Feeding Program is now providing about 50-60 showers a day to individuals and families who have lost their homes. The cost of maintaining the showers, providing hot water and shower and hygiene needs has increased dramatically. We have plans to build additional showers to meet the need and reduce long waits of four to five hours for a shower. In addition, to conserve paper products and be more environmentally conservative, we have installed the Tornado Body Dryer in our showers. This invention eliminates the need for using paper bath towels or cloth towels, reducing waste and also reducing the spread of disease. The distributor of The Tornado Dryer is allowing us to promote the product, while receiving a percentage of any sales made from our web site referral. This dyer is perfect for home use, or more importantly in public showers, group homes, shelters and other places where a large number of people must share shower space. We think its a great idea for non profits concerned about costs, health and safety issues, and about being conservative on their use of limited natural resources. We encourage you to check out the Tornado Body Dryer and if you wish to purchase one for your home, business, facility or vacation cottage, please indicate that you learned about Tornado Body Dryer from The Cooperative Feeding Program. This product is recommended also for the elderly who have difficulty reaching and bending to dry themselves after showering or who may be at risk of falling from such activity. Remember, your purchase will do more than give you a warm air dry after showering without any mess, it will also provide badly needed funding for our shower program. Check them out at www.tornadobodydryer.com. Thank you. |
THANKFUL TO BE ABLE TO HELP Today, we fed a hungry, homeless child. We squeezed that in between doing a few hundred homeless census surveys, 30 food stamp applications, and serving 400 hundred meals and handing out 175 family food boxes. Oh, there were lots of showers, phone calls, mail pickups and a hundred other things happening. But her story was the most important one. She's living in a car with her grandma. No luck today in finding her a better place to live. But Pierre was in for a visit. Pierre once was homeless living and in a car and we helped his Dad find work and get an apartment. Today he was in for his monthly visit to show us all how well he is doing. As for our new visitor, Dora fixed spaghetti and meatballs for lunch and put her into a big chair to eat. The child scraped the bowl clean, with a grin from ear to ear. She'd only had water today to stop the ache of hunger, so lunch at 2:00 p.m. was gobbled down. After some cuddles with Pierre, she fell off to sleep. Maybe tomorrow, like Pierre, she'll get to find a home to go to. We'll sure be trying to find her one. There are hundreds of stories like this as we now see over 700 individuals each and every day. Want to help make a difference in the lives who desperately need your help, go to our donate page and make a much appreciated gift today. Thank you.
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