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Julie Reid
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For Immediate Release
News Release
Saturday, February 06, 2010
Give a Day to LINC Houston, Get a Day with Disney!
That’s right! If you volunteer with LINC Houston for a day, you get a day pass to a Disney theme park! This year Disney wants to inspire 1 million people to help by volunteering and to celebrate these acts of kindness, they are giving the volunteer a one day one theme park pass.
What can I do as a volunteer at LINC Houston you may be asking? We have a fit for everyone! We need:
- Clerical Work
- Food Pantry Help
- Packing Ike Victims homes in preparation for home repairs
- Unpacking the items once home is repaired
- Home repair assistance such as painting and trim work
- Yard clean up and landscaping
To sign up for this very exciting opportunity, go to www.disneyparks.com and select Disney’s Give a Day Get a Day. Then look us up under opportunities by keying in LINC. Then follow the directions from there. Children must be 6 years old to participate in a family group and volunteers must be at least 18 to sign up. No more than 8 in a family group may register at one time. This offer is good until Disney gives away all 1 million passes.
So what are you waiting for! Plan your vacation this year to a Disney theme park, sign up, and we will see you soon!
A Night to Experience Africa, Latin America, and Asia in Houston
15 Local Congregations of LINC Houston, Lutheran Inter-City Network Coalition, representing Asia, Africa and Latin America will hold their 2009 Mission Festival on March 8, 2009 at 5:30pm. This will be held at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church at 1515 Hillendahl Blvd Houston, Texas 77055.
The evening will begin with a fair and refreshments to visit all of these different cultures in setting allowing you to speak to and learn more about the diverse cultures represented in the Houston Metropolitan area. Following this there will be a testimony of songs, dance and speaking to show how God is working in the lives of immigrated, urban, and ethnic peoples in the Houston area.
This is an opportunity to learn more about your neighbors and the wonderful works they are doing in your city. You will meet people from Nigeria, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Liberia, Ghana, Korea, Asian-India, Teluga, Argentina, and Mexico.
Please join us for this once a year celebration of the diversity and culture in our wonderful city we call home.
Contact: Julie Reid, Director of Grants and Public Relations 713-517-4901
Houston, Texas
September 26, 2009
The month we know as Hispanic Heritage Month is September 15 to October 15. This tradition was begun in 1968. The month starts on September 15 because 5 Latin American Countries declared their independence on September 15, 1821. The Countries are Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Mexico, Chile, and Belize celebrate their independence on September 16, September 18 and September 21 respectively.
To honor thee Hispanic/Latino culture, LINC Houston will hold a Hispanic Heritage Festival on Saturday, September 26 from 10am – 2pm. The Festival will be held at 161 West Road Houston, Texas 77037. Some of the lineup includes a moonwalk, children’s games, horses, dance and music. There will be a prayer for the nations given by Pastor Luciano Vega Ayala. The LINC International Choir will perform as well as Mariachi Baytown, Christian Gutierrez, YMCA Dancers, Hondurenos Unidos as well as Teloloapan Folkloric Mexican Dancing.
Vendors from the Hispanic Community who will be present are YMCA, CEDEFE, Little York Dental, Oasis Book Store, National Census Bureau, Neighborhood Centers Inc., Centro Familiar Cristiano, Las Hamacas Restaurante, Taqueria El Shadai, and Teloloapan Supermarket.
This culture is rich and enmeshed in our city. According to the Census Bureau, there are 1.6 million Hispanic owned businesses in the United States. There are 1.1 million Hispanic Veterans of the US Armed Forces. $222 billion in revenue is generated by Hispanic owned businesses. There are 46.9 million residents of the United States that have a Hispanic Heritage. These facts show that this culture is ever growing and very important in our Nation.
Please help us honor these groups this Saturday. The event is free and open to the entire family.
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Lutheran Inter-City Network Coalition was started in 2002 with the mission of planting churches and training groups of new believers. LINC Houston is governed by a board of directors and run by an executive director, Pastor Mark Junkans. To find out more please visit us at www.linchouston.org.
Media Contact:
Julie Reid
NEWS ALERT: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday April 24, 2009 marked a new team effort between a local company, FMC Technologies and LINC Houston, a faith based non profit active in Ike Relief. FMC Technologies Well Access Systems team was encouraged by President and CEO Peter D. Kinnear to participate in community service projects. Their team was led by Tom Warner. Tom says, “My thanks goes to the staff of LINC Houston for providing a venue and support for this event. I feel like it was successful beyond my expectations, not only for the repairs that were performed on this Ike damaged home, but also for the goal of bonding our group here at FMC Technologies.”
The home owner, a 79 year old Korean War Veteran was in the hospital due to a broken leg. He lives alone and needed assistance to recover. Gwen Franke, Volunteer Director at LINC Houston says, “Local volunteers, like the great people from FMC, are vital to our continued work here in Houston.” The connection of LINC and FMC working together was made possible by Volunteer Houston, who recruits volunteers for Ike Relief among other efforts.
We as a city are only as restored as our neighbors. Our goal is to see a city and its citizens restored. As members of the Greater Houston Long Term Recovery Committee, we meet weekly with other non profits to continue our work. For many, Ike is a daily tragedy that does not go away. Many hard working individuals still have not recovered and need assistance in getting their lives and homes restored. Hurricane Ike was a devastating event for many on the Gulf Coast.
If you would like to help or if you are in need of help, please call us at 713.426.2451.
Media Contact:
Julie Reid
LINC Houston
713.517.4901