FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 15, 2006
RESCUE MISSION TO SERVE HOMELESS THANKSGIVING BANQUET;
ENTIRE MEAL DONATED, PREPARED BY TRATTORIA LA STRADA
Annual event provides meals and care packages
for men, women and families living on the streets of San Diego
Annual event provides meals and care packages
for men, women and families living on the streets of San Diego
WHAT:
The San Diego Rescue Mission expects to serve more than 1,000 hot turkey dinners to homeless San Diegans at its Annual Thanksgiving Banquet. This year the entire Thanksgiving meal will be donated by Trattoria La Strada, one of the Gaslamp's finest Italian restaurants, and prepared by Chef Roberto Bernardoni, with assistance from Mission kitchen staff. Volunteers will hand out t-shirts, socks, towels, shampoo, soap and lotion, as well as information on the Rescue Mission's life-changing programs, to individuals and families living on the streets of San Diego.
WHEN:
Thanksgiving Banquet, Saturday, November 18, 2006, 2:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Meal prep can be filmed by arrangement on Friday, November 17
WHERE:
San Diego Rescue Mission
120 Elm Street (between 1st and 2nd Avenue) San Diego, CA
San Diego, CA 92101
WHO:
Chef Roberto Bernardoni, Trattoria La Strada, Herb Johnson, President San Diego Rescue Mission, Rescue Mission volunteers and San Diego's homeless men, women and children.
ABOUT THE SAN DIEGO RESCUE MISSION
Every day, the lives of homeless men, women, and children are changed at the San Diego Rescue Mission. The Mission's long-term programs provide the physical necessities, vocational training, and spiritual encouragement needed to truly turn their lives around. The San Diego Rescue Mission prepares nearly 350,000 free meals and provides over 120,000 free nights of shelter each year, serving thousands of San Diego's homeless. For more information, visit www.sdrescue.org.
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