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Apr 06

2011 LWP Site Specifics and Contact Information

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Yonkers, NY – “Ride and Hike with Passion” — On Saturday, April 30, join Ed Mechmann for a Bike Ride from Yonkers to Pleasantville, NY (25 miles) on the South and North County Trailways (the old New York Central Putnam Division Rail Trail), while Peggy does a Hike in and around Pleasantville, NY (5 miles) on the same trail.  Finish at the Captain Lawrence Brewery, Pleasantville, NY, for rest and recuperation.  To sponsor or join us, contact Ed at kb2etm@gmail.com (suggested sponsor amount: $1 per mile for the bike ride, $5 per mile for the hike).

Washington DC – “Biking/Running with Passion” April 30- May 1, 2011 Are you interested in a challenge that will benefit the PV Volunteers in their efforts to provide support to marginalized people in rural towns in West Virginia and in  Bedford-Stuyvesant, NY???

Each team will alternate running and biking  a total of 7 segments of the canal for a total of about 125 miles. This is a charity event and each participant will be asked to donate (or collect donations) of at least $50. The event will end at Fletcher’s Cove on Sunday the 1st of May at noon with a picnic.
Form a team yourself or join a team. This is will be fun event (not a race) for all who participate.  Interested? Give me a call for more details. Can’t run or bike, contact me and I will tell you how you can help. John J. Dean 202-212-6302 (after April 15, 703-971-5718) jjdean@bfsfcu.org (after April 15, logan4497@hotmail.com)

Denver, CO – “Walk with Passion” Sunday, May 1st at noon.  Take a walk around Sloan’s Lake with a Cookout at my house to follow… For information about the Denver event, please contact John at jawiley1118@aol.com

Cincinnati, OH  – “Walk with Passion”Saturday, April 30th at noon. Take a walk at Winton Woods with a picnic to follow.  For more information, please contact Jenny at jennywiley18@hotmail.com

Seattle, WA – “Hiking with Passion” Saturday, April 20th at 11 am. Join us for a hike through beautiful Discovery Park in Seattle. After the hike we will enjoy a picnic in the park. For more information contact Jill at jill.wallace11@gmail.com

Clark, NJ – “Walking with Passion” Sunday, May 1st, at 11am.  The Melao’s house, 45 Conger Way, Clark New Jersey (We have a park directly behind our house)..just pray for SUN!!!  We will be walking first, with some Picken’s Food to follow!!!  For more information contact Holly at  hollymelao@comcast.net

Brooklyn, NY – “Walking with Passion” Sunday, May 1st. Time and location to be announced. For more information contact Tricia at tricia.pakonis@gmail.com

Atchison, KS – “Plant/Garden with Passion”  Calling all Farmers and Gardeners.  Plant your seeds while supporting the PVs.  Please see previous blog post for all the specifics.  For more information contact Dan or Lucy at Lucy21dan12@gmail.com

Bronx, NY – “Bake Sale with Passion”  St. Barnabas in the Bronx. Time and specifics tba. For more information contact Joanne at haggis2@optimum.net.

West Chester, PA – “PV Volunteers Benefit Concert” Saturday, April 23  3:00pm – 4:30pm.  Swope Instrumental Room (141) West Chester University of Pennsylvania.  Join us for an afternoon of pop, rock, and musical theatre songs at the PV Volunteers Benefit Concert & Bake Sale! The show will start at 3pm, but be sure to get there early to snack on some yummy baked goods!  For more information contact Eileen at et651141@wcupa.edu

Kansas City, MO – “Purchase with Passion” in Kansas City!!!!  Participants will spend their day thrifting at some of Kansas City’s best thrift stores.  At the end of their thrifting trip, they can estimate how much money they saved by buying clothes (or items) from a thrift store instead of a department store and donate the saved money to the PVs!  For more information, contact Mary Mary.imani@hotmail.com or RebeccaHinmanR@hawks.rockhurst.edu

Gainesville, FL – “Potluck with Passion” Saturday, April 30, 2011  from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. Opossum Creek Park on NW 53rd Ave across Trinity Methodist Church.  Potluck Picnic lunch.  Drinks will be provided.  Bring a dish to share and your tennis shoes.  We will have a variety of relay race for everyone to participate, Board games, Card games, Stories and pictures.  Young and old are welcomed. Prizes and photo opportunities await you!  For more information please contact Alicia at dcnurse2@yahoo.com

Little Compton, RI “Paddle with Passion”  Sunday, May 1st  A canoeing trip down the Westport River. Please contact Elisabeth for more information elisabethallen@yahoo.com

Mar 30

Potluck Picnic with Passion

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Gainesville, FL…

Dear friend,
We hope that we can count on you.  Please join Lou and I and our family as we celebrate the 4th Annual LIVE WITH PASSION- A worldwide day of events to support the PV Volunteers.  As you know, our family have been going to West Virginia every summer, along with our grandchildren, to help the poor people in Wyoming County.  We repair houses, fix leaky roofs, build porches and ramps for the wheelchair bound, and many more compassionate work. Last year, the PV Volunteers lost their main source of financial support from the Passionist Organization.  As with many of the religious organizations, the Passionist priests also suffers from economic hardships and could no longer continue to support the PV Volunteers’ work with the poor.  LIVE WITH PASSION, is a yearly event where we hope to gather our friends and families in support of the work that we do.  So mark your calendar now.  It will be a lot of fun!  See the announcement below……
 
Yours truly,                         
Lou & Alicia
                  
Date:   Saturday, April 30, 2011  from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
 
Event:   Potluck Picnic lunch.  Drinks will be provided.  Bring a dish to share and your tennis shoes.  We will have a variety of relay race for everyone to participate, Board games, Card games, Stories and pictures.  Young and old are welcomed. Prizes and photo opportunities await you!
 
Location:  Opossum Creek Park on NW 53rd Ave across Trinity Methodist Church
 
Your tax deductible donation to the PV Volunteers is graciously accepted.
 
For more information, contact Lou or Alicia at dcnurse2@yahoo.com or 375-1141  or e-mail Jill Wallace, Co-Director at pvprogram@gmail.com or (347) 217-3619.
 
To learn more about The PV Volunteer program, go to their website: www.pvprogram.org
Mar 29

Plant with Passion….Atchison, KS

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Atchison, KS….

Farmers Plant with Passion
and support the PV Volunteers!

    The PV Volunteers is an organization that works with the people of the Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia.  During the summer PVs from all around the world volunteer their time to serve the people of West Virginia.  The projects of the PVs include: home repair, organizing a summer long tutoring program and week long kids’ camps, working in a food pantry, and visiting a long term care facility for mentally-challenged adults.  PV Volunteers empower individuals to better themselves and look past the endings towards the promising hope of seeds that bring new beginnings.

How can you be a part of it?
Choose one day out of the month of April and keep track of every acre you plant that day.  For every 25 acres you plant, donate 25 dollars to the PV Volunteers.  Every 25 dollars that you donate will go to support the work of the summer long program and enter your name into a drawing to win


With your help, the PV Volunteers can continue their mission of building, serving, and believing through their work in West Virginia.

Ag Risk Solutions will also make a contribution to the PV Program for every acre that is signed up.

Gardeners Plant with Passion
and support the PV Volunteers!

    The PV Volunteers is an organization that works with the people of the Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia.  During the summer PVs from all around the world volunteer their time to serve the people of West Virginia.  The projects of the PVs include: home repair, organizing a summer long tutoring program and week long kids’ camps, working in a food pantry, and visiting a long term care facility for mentally-challenged adults.  PV Volunteers empower individuals to better themselves and look past the endings towards the promising hope of seeds that bring new beginnings.

How can you be a part of it?
Keep track of every day you spend in your garden throughout the month of April.  For every day you spend in your garden, donate 25 dollars to the PV Volunteers.  Every 25 dollars that you donate will go to support the work of the summer long program and enter your name into a drawing to win

 

With your help, the PV Volunteers can continue their mission of building, serving, and believing through their work in West Virginia.
Mar 29

Live with Passion…Washington, DC

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4th Annual PV Team Relay

TEAM EVENT
125 MILE RELAY RUN/BIKE (IN 24 HOURS) ON THE C&O CANAL
APRIL 30- May 1, 2011
Are you interested in a challenge that will benefit the PV Volunteers in their efforts to provide support to marginalized people in rural towns in West Virginia and in  Bedford-Stuyvesant, NY???
Each team will alternate running and biking  a total of 7 segments of the canal for a total of about 125 miles. This is a charity event and each participant will be asked to donate (or collect donations) of at least $50. The event will end at Fletcher’s Cove on Sunday the 1st of May at noon with a picnic.
Form a team yourself or join a team. This is will be fun event (not a race) for all who participate.
Interested? Give me a call for more details. Can’t run or bike, contact me and I will tell you how you can help.

John J. Dean

202-212-6302 (after April 15, 703-971-5718)