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3rd Annual Concert for Children's Hunger Awareness Long Island Cares Fundraiser |
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at NYCB Theatre at Westbury on long Island, New York |
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October 7, 2014 |
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TBD
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NYCB Theatre at Westbury |
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960 Brush Hollow Road |
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Westbury, NY 11590 |
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Description: |
3rd Annual Concert for Children's Hunger Awareness Long Island Cares Fundraiser at NYCB Theatre at Westbury on long Island, New York.
Long Island Cares and NBTY Helping Hands will be presenting our "3rd Annual Concert for Children's Hunger Awareness" on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury featuring Tom Chapin and Friends. The concert tickets are free for children in grades 1-4 from all Long Island schools.
If your school would like to participate, please contact Claire Fratello at 631-582-3663 x 102 or email cfratello@licares.org. Tickets for this event go very quickly and we have sold out 2,800 seats each year. Each participating school receives a special hunger lesson plan and music prepared by Tom Chapin and all of the children receive snacks provided by our corporate partners at Stop and Shop, as well as special concert t-shirts. Each school also receives a special concert poster courtesy of our corporate partners at Perception Imaging.
About Long Island Cares
www.licares.org
Our vision is a hunger-free Long Island. Founded by the late Harry Chapin, Long Island Cares brings together all available resources for the benefit of the hungry on Long Island. We provide food when and where it's needed, while promoting self-sufficiency and public education.
Long Island Cares is one of the region's most comprehensive hunger assistance organizations, serving thousands of individuals and families in need.
Our mission is to bring together all available resources for the benefit of the hungry on Long Island. We provide food when and where it's needed, sponsor programs that promote self-sufficiency and educate the public about the causes and consequences of hunger on Long Island. Our vision is a hunger-free Long Island.
Founded as the first food bank on Long Island, New York, in 1980 by the late singer, Grammy Award-winning songwriter and social activist Harry Chapin, our organization now provides nutritional food and support services for a network of more than 580 community-based member agencies, including food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, child care programs, disability organizations, veterans' services programs and more.
While the annual distribution of more than six million pounds of nutritious food is the heart of Long Island Cares, we are more than just a food bank. Our broad array of programs includes:
- Hunger Education
- Job Training
- Children's Nutrition
- Mobile Outreach
- Pet Pantry
- School Tools
- Emergency Response and Recovery
- Veterans' Services
- Government Affairs and Public Advocacy
About NBTY Helping Hands
www.nbtyhelpinghands.com
NBTY Helping Hands is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization initiated by NBTY, Inc., a leading manufacturer and distributor of nutritional supplements worldwide.
For many years, NBTY, Inc. has shared its success by supporting the local community through charitable contributions to worthy causes. With the formation of NBTY Helping Hands, we hope to make an even greater impact by providing much needed funds to help more people than ever before. |
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631-582-3663 |
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