CASAS POR CRISTO HOSTS ANNUAL GALA, CELEBRATES 15 YEARS
WHO: Casas por Cristo, an El Paso non-profit providing safe and secure housing for poverty-stricken families in Juarez, Mexico.
WHAT: Annual Gala including silent auction, jazz music by JazzElPaso Connection, dinner and keynote address by guest speaker Millard Fuller, founder of Habitat for Humanity and President of the Fuller Center for Housing.
WHEN: Thursday, October 2, 2008
Silent Auction and Reception begin at 6:00pm
Dinner and Program follow at 7:00pm
WHERE: Camino Real Hotel
101 S El Paso Street
El Paso, TX 79901
DETAILS: The event is black-tie optional and tickets can still be purchased for $100 by calling (915) 778-0046. All proceeds benefit the work of Casas por Cristo.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: To arrange an interview about the event or to learn more about the work of Casas por Cristo, please feel free to contact David Robertson, Executive Director at (915) 778-0046 or drobertson@casasporcristo.org.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
October 1, 2008 David Robertson
(915) 778-0046
CASAS POR CRISTO HOSTS GALA,
CELEBRATES 15 YEARS
El PASO, TX — In celebration of 15 years of service to the community, Casas por Cristo, a local non-profit providing safe and secure housing for poverty-stricken families in Juarez, Mexico, will hold its annual fundraising gala tomorrow night at the Camino Real Hotel.
“We are honored to have Millard Fuller, founder of Habitat for Humanity, with us to celebrate this landmark in our ministry,” said David Robertson, Executive Director of Casas por Cristo. “We look forward to sharing the evening with community members that share in our vision and mission to build homes, change lives and save the lost.”
The evening will begin at six o’clock with a reception and silent auction, featuring artwork, sports memorabilia and a variety of vacation packages. The event will also include live Jazz music by JazzElPaso Connection as well as a keynote address from Millard Fuller, founder of Habitat for Humanity and President of the Fuller Center for Housing. Dinner and program will begin promptly at 7:00pm. Tickets for this black-tie optional event are $100 and can be purchased by calling (915) 778-0046. All proceeds benefit the work of Casas por Cristo.
For more information on the Gala or on the work of Casas por Cristo, contact David Robertson, Executive Director at (915) 776-0046.
Casas por Cristo is a non-profit based in El Paso, TX builds homes for poverty-stricken families in Juarez, Mexico using the labor and resources of 19 full time American staff, three Mexican nationals, a board of 85 local pastors from the Juarez community and over 7,000 volunteers from across the United States and Canada. Each year, Casas provides safe and secure housing for between 300 and 400 families.
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