TJ
09-16-2002, 11:24 PM
For Immediate Release:
Have Lunch With Norman Lear!
Bid online for the lunch of a lifetime, and help kids succeed in school
(September 16, 2002 - Washington, DC) Have lunch with a legend that changed the direction of American culture. Bid to have lunch with Norman Lear until October 21st at www.missionfish.com. This one-of-a-kind experience is only available in the Lunch With A Leader Online Auction, a fundraiser benefiting Communities In Schools: the nation's leading organization for helping kids succeed in school and prepare for life.
One lucky bidder will have the lunch of a lifetime with Norman Lear, a man whose influence has ranged from groundbreaking 1970s TV shows like "All in the Family," and "The Jeffersons," to his nonprofit work as founder of People for the American Way. The lunch will be at Spago in Beverly Hills and must be within a year from the end of the auction.
A lunch with Arnold Schwarzenegger is just one of 50 unique experiences up for bid in Communities In Schools Lunch With A Leader Online Auction - the largest online event of its kind ever held. Other experiences for bid include lunches with Andre Agassi, Deepak Chopra, Larry King, Senator George Mitchell and many more! See the complete list and place your bid until October 21st, 2002 at www.missionfish.com/lunchwithaleader.
The Communities In Schools Lunch With A Leader Online Auction is hosted by MissionFish - the online auction site dedicated to nonprofits. The auction is presented in partnership with AOL Time Warner Foundation and the Target Community Foundation. Hilton Hotels is providing accommodations for each of the winning bidders during their lunch with a leader.
Communities In Schools is the nation's leading community-based organization in helping kids succeed in school and prepare for life. Now celebrating its 25th anniversary, CIS connects community resources with schools that need them. By bringing caring adults into schools to address the unmet needs of our children, CIS provides the link between educators and the community. The result: teachers are free to teach and students have the opportunity to focus on learning. Today, more than 1.9 million young people have access to services through 190 local Communities In Schools programs in 32 states. This year, "Worth" magazine chose CIS as one of America's 100 leading charities "most likely to save the world." Learn more about Communities In Schools at www.cisnet.org.
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Clam Lorenz
clorenz@missionfish.com
202.729.8282
Try MissionFish, the nonprofit auction site
at http://www.missionfish.com
Have Lunch With Norman Lear!
Bid online for the lunch of a lifetime, and help kids succeed in school
(September 16, 2002 - Washington, DC) Have lunch with a legend that changed the direction of American culture. Bid to have lunch with Norman Lear until October 21st at www.missionfish.com. This one-of-a-kind experience is only available in the Lunch With A Leader Online Auction, a fundraiser benefiting Communities In Schools: the nation's leading organization for helping kids succeed in school and prepare for life.
One lucky bidder will have the lunch of a lifetime with Norman Lear, a man whose influence has ranged from groundbreaking 1970s TV shows like "All in the Family," and "The Jeffersons," to his nonprofit work as founder of People for the American Way. The lunch will be at Spago in Beverly Hills and must be within a year from the end of the auction.
A lunch with Arnold Schwarzenegger is just one of 50 unique experiences up for bid in Communities In Schools Lunch With A Leader Online Auction - the largest online event of its kind ever held. Other experiences for bid include lunches with Andre Agassi, Deepak Chopra, Larry King, Senator George Mitchell and many more! See the complete list and place your bid until October 21st, 2002 at www.missionfish.com/lunchwithaleader.
The Communities In Schools Lunch With A Leader Online Auction is hosted by MissionFish - the online auction site dedicated to nonprofits. The auction is presented in partnership with AOL Time Warner Foundation and the Target Community Foundation. Hilton Hotels is providing accommodations for each of the winning bidders during their lunch with a leader.
Communities In Schools is the nation's leading community-based organization in helping kids succeed in school and prepare for life. Now celebrating its 25th anniversary, CIS connects community resources with schools that need them. By bringing caring adults into schools to address the unmet needs of our children, CIS provides the link between educators and the community. The result: teachers are free to teach and students have the opportunity to focus on learning. Today, more than 1.9 million young people have access to services through 190 local Communities In Schools programs in 32 states. This year, "Worth" magazine chose CIS as one of America's 100 leading charities "most likely to save the world." Learn more about Communities In Schools at www.cisnet.org.
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Clam Lorenz
clorenz@missionfish.com
202.729.8282
Try MissionFish, the nonprofit auction site
at http://www.missionfish.com