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POWER 97 is proud to sponsor the Sons of Italy, Garibaldi Lodge 26th Annual Gala Dinner. Join us on March 17, 2012 in the main floor Ball Room at the Winnipeg Convention Centre. This year, Son’s of Italy is proud to be partnered with Winnipeg Harvest, in support of Hunger for Hope, which focuses on feeding infants in Manitoba. Hunger for Hope is administered and directly distributed by Winnipeg Harvest ensuring that those in need, receive.
This year’s entertainment is a Las Vegas style performance by Steve Lippia. Steve Lippia has become one of the most prominent, in-demand vocalists and has quickly established his place among the finest interpreters of standards and traditional pop music in North America. Steve’s youthful, energetic talent and powerful show creates a perfect blend of classic with today. Steve has headlined in highly successful, extended engagements at the Rio Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and Resorts Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, where standing-room only audiences lined up more than two hours before show time to vie for seating. He has performed in multiple engagements for Hilton Atlantic City and Casino Windsor, among others.
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So join us on March 17, for exquisite Italian cuisine and dancing into the wee hours of the night with Steve Lippia’s Las Vegas entertainment.
For more information and to purchase your tickets, click here: http://www.sonsofitaly.ca/gala
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Do you have a vehicle just sitting in your yard, taking up space? What if you could get rid of it and do something good for your community? Associated Auto Auctions wants to get that vehicle off your hands and out of your yard, all while supporting a great cause. Call Associated Auto at 895-9790 and they’ll pick it up for you. For donating the vehicle, you will receive a tax receipt from Winnipeg Harvest, with proceeds from the donations going to Hunger for Hope through Winnipeg Harvest, because no child should go to bed hungry! For more information on this good cause, call the Power 97 Promotions Department at 786-2471.
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In 2007, Corus Radio Winnipeg and Winnipeg Harvest began a province-wide fundraising initiative called ‘Hunger for Hope’ dedicated to ending child hunger in Manitoba; so that no child goes to bed hungry. They have raised almost $300,000 dollars to date. |
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Facts:
On average 1600 infants require emergency baby formula from Winnipeg Harvest each month.
Winnipeg Harvest spends over $100,000 for baby food and formula a year.
Manitoba has one of the worst child poverty rates. It has the second highest rate of child food bank users in Canada with 51% of food bank recipients being children
In the last six years almost 40% of children have lived in poverty for at least one year
An Aboriginal child under six years of age is three times as likely to live in poverty as a non-Aboriginal child. Among all Aboriginal children under six in Winnipeg, 68% or nearly 7 in 10 live in families below the LICO
Many children of recent immigrants and refugees live in poverty. 1 in 3 children of recent immigrants live in poverty
In Manitoba 69.4% of all children of low-income children live in families where at least one income earner has a full-time job all year
One third of the families, experiencing hunger are often dual wage-earner families, the working poor
Winnipeg Harvest distributes meals and snack food to 63 community programs, 36 daycares and 26 schools
There are food banks in 7 universities/colleges including; U of M, U of W, RRCC, Yellowquill, Winnipeg Adult Education Centre, Horizon Learning Centre and Aboriginal Community Campus
In March 2010, Harvest fed over 29,000 children a month compared to 5,500 ten years ago.
*** The UN food program has set a date to end child hunger by 2015. Over 800 million kids in the world go hungry daily.
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| You can help! Support Hunger for Hope fundraising initiatives, or visit Winnipeg Harvest online and make a donation today. (tax receipts will be issued on all donations of $10.00 or more) |
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Power 97 has teamed up with your local Winnipeg Liquor Mart to raise funds in support of Hunger for Hope and Winnipeg Harvest.
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September 2011 was Hunger for Hope month at St. James Volkswagen Audi. Money was raised through vehicle purchases. Over the course of the mont, St. James Volkswagen raised $40,171.00 in support of Hunger for Hope so that no child goes to bed hungry. |
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