ADVISORY/CALENDAR LISTING: The Young Alumni Clubs of Greater Boston Rally to Support The Greater Boston Food Bank with The 12th Annual 'Party for a Plate' Fundraiser.Business Editors ADVISORY...for Thursday Thursday: see week. (April 24) --(BUSINESS WIRE)
WHO: The Greater Boston Food Bank and the Young Alumni Clubs
of Greater Boston are teaming up again for the 12th Annual
"Party for a Plate" fundraiser. This year's Party for a
Plate is organized by a committee of alumni from various
colleges: Boston College, Bowdoin College, Boston
University, Cornell University, Dickinson College,
Endicott College, Franklin & Marshall College, College of
the Holy Cross, Loyola College, University of Notre Dame,
Regis College, Salve Regina University, Syracuse
University, Union College, and Villanova University
WHAT: Party for a Plate is an annual fundraiser for The
Greater Boston Food Bank that features great music
provided by DJ Mike Amado and food from a number of
Boston's best restaurants and local breweries. In addition
the event will feature over 50 prizes that will be raffled
off throughout the evening! One hundred percent of all
proceeds from Party for a Plate go to The Greater Boston
Food Bank's programs.
Last year's event raised $14,000 for The Greater Boston
Food Bank. Over the past 10 years the Young Alumni Clubs
have raised over $95,000 for The Food Ban, making a
significant impact on their fight against hunger in
eastern Massachusetts.
WHEN: Thursday, April 24, 2003
6:00 - 10:00 PM
WHERE: Avalon Nightclub
15 Lansdowne Street
Boston, MA
TICKETS: Tickets cost $25 per person or $20 per person if ordered
in quantities of two or more. Tickets may be ordered by
phone at 617-427-5200 ext. 5050 or fax to 617-427-0146,
Attn: Tracey Doolin. Order forms for faxing and
additional event information can be found online at
www.partyforaplate.com
ABOUT THE GREATER BOSTON Greater Boston is the area of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts surrounding the city of Boston, Massachusetts. While Metro Boston tends to be the "Inner Core" surrounding the City of Boston, Greater Boston overlaps the North and South Shores, as well as the MetroWest region. FOOD BANK The Greater Boston Food Bank is a non-profit clearinghouse clearinghouse Institution established by firms engaged in similar activities to enable them to offset transactions with one another in order to limit payment settlements to net balances. for donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. food, which is distributed to a network of over 800 food pantries, soup kitchens, homeless shelters Homeless shelters are temporary residences for homeless people. Usually located in urban neighborhoods, they are similar to emergency shelters. The primary difference is that homeless shelters are usually open to anyone, without regard to the reason for need. , daycare centers for children at risk, and other charitable feeding agencies throughout nine counties in eastern Massachusetts Massachusetts (măsəch  `sĭts), most populous of the New England states of the NE United States. . The Greater Boston Food Bank is New
England's largest hunger HungerA term most commonly used to refer to the subjective feelings that accompany the need for food; however, the study of this topic has come to include consideration of the overall control of food intake. relief organization, annually distributing 20 million pounds of food, which is the equivalent of 15 million meals. For additional information about The Greater Boston Food Bank visit their web site at www.gbfb.org See .org. (networking) org - The top-level domain for organisations or individuals that don't fit any other top-level domain (national, com, edu, or gov). Though many have .org domains, it was never intended to be limited to non-profit organisations. RFC 1591. or call 617-427-5200. |
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