| LAS CRUCES DOES THEIR PART TO HELP HAITI Families and Youth, Inc., (FYI) AmeriCorps Members to Hold Concert at Young Park |
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On Saturday, March 6th, 2010, Families and Youth Incorporated, FYI-AmeriCorps, and other local organizations will come together at Young Park to hold a fundraiser for Haiti. The event will be from 12:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. In addition to providing live music from “Moses Jones” and “The Raggies”, there will be a yard sale, a bake sale, a silent auction, a bungee run, face painting, seed planting, a blood drive, horseshoes, a bean bag toss, and much more. All family oriented activities will be donation based, and all proceeds will be sent to the victims of the January 12th earthquake in Haiti by the Southwestern New Mexico Red Cross chapter. Blood donations will benefit locally, as will the clothes leftover from the donation based yard sale. In addition to doing their part in helping out Haiti, FYI-AmeriCorps members hope to spread the word around Las Cruces on service to the community. FYI has operated an AmeriCorps program for over 15 years. Over 6,000 youth and community members have been served by FYI-AmeriCorps. AmeriCorps is a network of national service programs that engages Americans in rigorous volunteer work. AmeriCorps members meet the nation’s critical needs in education, homelessness, public safety, health, and the environment. 
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Among the contributing local organizations and businesses of this event are Families and Youth, Inc., FYI-AmeriCorps, Alma de Arte AmeriCorps, United Blood Services, Southwestern New Mexico American Red Cross, United Way of Southwest New Mexico, Happy Dog, Oasis, New Mexico Army National Guard, Jardin de los Ninos, and La Posta Restaurant. For more information on this event or to find out how you can help, please call the FYI-AmeriCorps office at 575-556-1555. Contact: Bonnie Strayer or Chassady Stephens, FYI-AmeriCorps |
