Please attend/support Feb. 13 Tri-County Talent Show



Subject: please attend/support Feb. 13 Tri-County Talent Show
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:49:51 -0500
From: Rich Rusk <richrusk@bellsouth.net>
To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;>


Please Attend Feb. 13 Tri-County Talent Show

 

Dear Moores Ford friends,

   Our 7th Annual Tri-County Talent Show/MLK Celebration is THIS FRIDAY, Feb. 13.   If you can make it, please attend this event. These are spirited, wonderful events and we are proud to host them. Anything involving young people is where we need to be. 

   Hard times are upon us all. If you cannot attend, but can write a check...we welcome your tax exempt donation. We anticipate difficulty in raising $10,000 this spring for our scholarships. Our apologies for email solicitations, but we really have no choice.    

   Please email your family and friends, list servs, anyone you think might be interested. Press release and calendar announcement are included below.   

   Yes we can,

   Rich Rusk, Secretary

   Moores Ford Memorial Committee

    

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King Celebration to Showcase High School Talent

   Talented young singers and dancer, soloists and groups, a rapper and mime artist from Athens-Clarke, Oconee and Walton Counties will perform at the Seventh Annual Tri-County Talent Show/Martin Luther King Celebration. Showtime is 7 p.m., Friday, February 13 at the Oconee County Civil Center.

   Fourteen acts from five public high schools – Cedar Shoals, Clarke Central, Monroe Area , North Oconee and Oconee County - have entered this spirited competition, a fund raiser for Moore’s Ford Memorial Scholarships. Eight $1,000 awards are gifted to graduating seniors interested in public service, social justice and racial healing.Sponsors for prize money are being sought. Theme for the evening: "Live the Dream, Celebrate the Dream, Achieve the Dream. An art exhibit also highlights the evening.

   “Please attend this unique tribute to Dr. King,” said Rich Rusk, MFMC secretary. “The civic center has 450 seats. We wish to fill them all.”

   Tickets are on sale at the door: $5 students, $10 adults. For information: 706-354-0321;

www.mooresford.org.

   Rich Rusk, Secretary

   Moores Ford Memorial Committee

  

   Box 1813, Watkinsville, GA 30677

    706-354-0321; 706-202-7802 cell; richrusk@bellsouth.net

   www.mooresford.org

 

  

Calendar Announcement

 

The 7th Annual Tri-County Talent Show/Martin Luther King Celebration, set for 7 p.m, Fri., Feb. 13 at the Oconee County Civic Center, will feature high school artists and performing artists competing for $1,000 in cash prizes. The event is a fund raiser for Moores Ford Memorial Scholarships. Information: 706-354-0321; www.mooresford.org.

 

 

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