20TH ANNUAL DOWNTOWN Rotary Blues For food
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 2010
‘DOWNTOWN ROTARY BLUES FOR FOOD’
CELEBRATES 20 YEARS!!
THE COUNTDOWN IS ON!!! IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS, THE SUMMER SEASON OF FESTIVALS WILL OFFICIALLY KICK OFF WITH THE 20TH ANNUAL ‘DOWNTOWN ROTARY BLUES FOR FOOD’ … SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 2010.
THIS YEAR’S PREMIERE BLUES AND FAMILY EVENT WILL CONTINUE AS A ‘STREET FESTIVAL’ AND WILL BE HELD ON DURHAM STREET (between Elgin and Larch Streets). THE EVENT WILL SHOWCASE AN AMAZING LINE-UP OF EIGHT ‘BLUES’ BANDS ON THE GREAT WEST LIFE MAIN STAGE, WITH SPECIAL GUEST ‘’JAKE & THE FUNDAMENTALS” CLOSING THE DAY. AS WELL, THE MANITOULIN TRANSPORT CHILDREN’S PLAY ZONE WILL AGAIN BE A POPULAR AREA, FEATURING CHILDREN’S ENTERTAINERS AND ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING … RENE LACOURCIERE (MASTER MAGICIAN), AND SPECIAL GUEST – ‘JAKE’ (Jake Differ), RETURNING FOR HIS 3RD YEAR.
GREAT ‘BLUES’ ENTERTAINERS … GREAT CHILDREN’S ENTERTAINERS … GREAT FAMILY FUN … AND … ALL IN SUPPORT OF A GREAT CAUSE.
THE DAY’S ACTIVITIES BEGIN AT 11 A.M. … ADMISSION IS NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS OR CASH DONATIONS. PROCEEDS FROM THE DAY GO TO THE SUDBURY FOOD BANK FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THEIR 43 MEMBER AGENCIES AND CHARITABLE FOOD PROVIDERS … TO HELP THE HUNGRY OF OUR COMMUNITY.
TO DATE, THE EVENT HAS RAISED CLOSE TO $300,000 AND COLLECTED CLOSE TO 100 TONS OF NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS FOR THE SUDBURY FOOD BANK.
PLEASE HELP US FILL THE CUPBOARDS … MARK SATURDAY, JUNE 19TH, ON YOUR CALENDAR AND PLAN TO JOIN US FOR ‘DOWNTOWN ROTARY BLUES FOR FOOD’.
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For further information: Maureen M. Luoma … or … Brian Kuczma … ‘Downtown Sudbury’ … 674-5115
MAIN STAGE
11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
11:00 a.m. Sunnyside Paris
12:00 noon The Sulfur City Blues Band
1:00 p.m. Hipshake
2:00 p.m. The Groove
3:00 p.m. Tommy Fyfe & The Whiskey River Blues Band
4:00 p.m. The Broadcasters
5:00 p.m. The Bluez Brotherz Showband & Revue
6:00 p.m. Jake & The Fundamentals
FAMILY STAGE
11:45 a.m. Dance Performance by Arts North Dance
12:00 noon Sudbury Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Muay Thai Academy
1:00 p.m. Music By Jake
1:45 p.m. Dance Performance by Arts North Dance
2:15 p.m. The Amazing Rene - Master Magician
3:00 p.m. Music By Jake
ONGOING ACTIVITIES
Family Reading Tent ... hosted by Frontier College
Manitoulin Transport Children's Play Zone
Free Wagon Rides ... 12:30-4:30
Jumper the Clown
Free Face Painting
Free 'Make and Take' Art Zone
Refreshment Tent & M&M (Lasalle) BBQ
WHAT TO DONATE? HOW TO HELP? 
Standard Food Stuffs Always Required by Food Banks …
Staples – peanut butter, jam, cheese spread, powdered milk, sugar, flour, tea, coffee, ketchup
Lunches school/home – cereals, macaroni & cheese, tuna, canned fish/meats/vegetables/pastas/fruits, fruit cups, tetra pack juices
Supper fillers – items that stretch – canned soups, packaged soups, crackers, canned stews, canned hams, pasta mixes
Big Three!! All Beans … All Pastas … All Pasta Sauces …
Health and vitamin items – bottled juices, frozen juices, canned juices, hot chocolate, baby food and formula
Diapers, feminine products, bath tissue, deodorant, toothpaste, sop
Laundry soap, dish soap
If you use it in your home … They can use some for their home!! THANK YOU!!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ……………………………..MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2010
DOWNTOWN ROTARY BLUES FOR FOOD – THIS SATURDAY!
DOWNTOWN ROTARY BLUES FOR FOOD CELEBRATES 20 YEARS IN DOWNTOWN SUDBURY … THIS SATURDAY, JUNE 19TH.
THE ‘STREET FESTIVAL’ WILL BE HELD ON DURHAM STREET (between Elgin & Larch Streets) AND WILL SHOWCASE 8 BLUES BANDS ON THE GREAT WEST LIFE MAIN STAGE, INCLUDING THIS YEAR’S SPECIAL MUSICAL GUEST – JAKE & THE FUNDAMENTALS.
CHILDREN’S ENTERTAINERS WILL BE FEATURED AT THE MANITOULIN TRANSPORT FAMILY STAGE. ORGANIZERS ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT ‘JAKE’ WILL BE RETURNING FOR HIS 3RD YEAR. JAKE IS AN AWARD WINNING MUSICIAN AND CHILDREN’S ENTERTAINER … AS WELL AS A 2006 JUNO NOMINEE FOR “CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR” . JEFF SMITH, MANITOULIN TRANSPORT, NOTED “MANITOULIN TRANSPORT IS PLEASED TO ONCE AGAIN SPONSOR THE CHILDREN’S PLAY ZONE AT THE DOWNTOWN ROTARY BLUES FOR FOOD FESTIVAL. THIS IS A FANTASTIC COMMUNITY EVENT AND A GREAT WAY TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE SUDBURY FOOD BANK. MUSIC BY JAKE IS BACK THIS YEAR AS WELL AS LOTS OF OTHER ACTIVITIES FOR THE KIDS. WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO A BIG TURNOUT.”
GREAT-WEST LIFE IS THE MAIN SPONSOR OF BLUES FOR FOOD.
“GREAT-WEST LIFE HAS PROUDLY SUPPORTED THE SUDBURY FOODBANK FOR MANY YEARS NOW,” SAID LISA AUGER ON BEHALF OF GREAT-WEST LIFE IN SUDBURY. “WE’VE SEEN WHAT A DIFFERENCE THE ORGANIZATION HAS MADE IN OUR OCMMUNITY, AND OUR STAFF AND DISTRIBUTION ASSOCIATES HAVE RALLIED BEHIND IT.”
GREAT-WEST LIFE’S SPONSORSHLIP IS MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH ITS NATIONAL CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP PROGRAM. AS AN IMAGINE CARING COMPANY, GREAT-WEST LIFE, TOGETHER WITH ITS SUBSIDIARIES LONDON LIFE AND CANADA LIFE, IS COMMITTED TO BUILDING STRONGER COMMUNITIES TOGETHER.
GREAT BLUES ENTERTAINERS … GREAT CHILDREN’S ENTERTAINERS … GREAT FAMILY FUN … AND … ALL IN SUPPORT OF A GREAT CAUSE.
THE DAY’S ACTIVITIES BEGIN AT 11 A.M. AND RUN THROUGH TO 8:00 P.M. … ADMISSION IS NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS OR CASH DONATIONS.
PROCEEDS FROM THE DAY GO TO THE SUDBURY FOOD BANK FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THEIR 45 MEMBER AGENCIES TO HELP THE HUNGRY IN OUR COMMUNITY.
PLEASE HELP US FILL THE CUPBOARDS … JOIN US FOR ‘DOWNTOWN ROTARY BLUES FOR FOOD’ … THIS SATURDAY, JUNE 19TH … DURHAM STREET … IN DOWNTOWN SUDBURY.
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For more information: Maureen Luoma – or - Brian Kuczma … ‘Downtown Sudbury’ 674-5115
QUICK ‘STATS & FACTS’ … ‘DOWNTOWN ROTARY BLUES FOR FOOD’
WHY: TO RAISE AWARENESS TO, AND $ AND NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS FOR, THE SUDBURY FOOD BANK AND THE HUNGRY IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WHO: EVENT HOSTS:
‘Downtown Sudbury’ ‘Rotary Club of Sudbury’
EVENT AND MAIN STAGE SPONSOR:
Great West Life
CHILDREN’S FAMILY STAGE & PLAY ZONE SPONSOR:
Manitoulin Transport
MEDIA PARTNERS:
CTV The Sudbury Star Northern Life
KICX 91.7 Hot 93.5 Rewind 103.9
WHAT: COMMUNITY/FAMILY ‘FUN DAY’ … STREET FESTIVAL:
‘Manitoulin Transport Children’s Play Zone’ … including local favourites: Jumper the Clown; Rene Lacourciere ‘Master Magician’ … Special Guest … ‘MUSIC BY JAKE’
‘Great West Life Main Stage’ … Sunnyside Paris … The Sulfur City Blues Band ... Hipshake … The Groove … Tommy Fyfe & The Whiskey River Blues Band … The Broadcasters … The Bluez Brotherz Revue … Special Guest – Jake & The Fundamentals
Ongoing … Wagon Rides … Refreshment Tent … M&M Meat Shops (Lasalle) BBQ
*Admission for the day’s events … non-perishable food items or cash donations!
WHEN: SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 2010 … 11 A.M. – 8 P.M.
WHERE: DURHAM STREET (between Elgin & Larch Streets) … DOWNTOWN SUDBURY
PLEASE NOTE: *The block will be closed to vehicular traffic for the day.
STATS: 1991 – 2009
Attendance over 130,000
$ Raised close to $300,000
Food items collected close to 100 tons
PROCEEDS FROM THE DAY ARE GIVEN TO THE SUDBURY FOOD BANK
FOR DISTRIBUTION TO OVER 45 CHARITABLE PROVIDERS
WHO HELP THE HUNGRY OF OUR COMMUNITY!!
FAMILY STAGE … SPECIAL GUEST BIO
Award-winning musician Jake Differ returns for his 3rd year at Blues For Food. His lyrics make children laugh or dream, but they’re never simplistic. His rhythms make little feet dance, but they’re rich and varied, and borrow from many different musical styles. You can sing along with his melodies, but they’re fresh and new. Jake’s CDs are much acclaimed in the children’s music world. Jake’s latest album, ZIGGY ZAGGY ROAD, which won a 2008 Parents’ Choice Recommended Award, is no exception. The album touches with joy and sensitivity on the many things that children love and grown-ups cherish: home, friends, animals, tales of adventure – in fact, everything wonderful about life on this planet. Jake has been a professional bass player, guitar player and singer for most of his adult years, and began writing music and recording children’s music several years ago. Visit www.musicbyjake.com
MAIN STAGE … SPECIAL GUEST BIO
After 16 years, 33 band incarnations, and the release of his 7th CD in 2008, Jake Thomas has finally put together the right musicians with the right music at the right time. Inspired by Delta Blues, Chicago Blues, R&B, and West Coast Swing, Jake and The Fundamentals deliver their own edgy and raw style of blues that gets dancers dancing and listeners listening. Always entertaining and soulful, their live shows are high energy events with the emphasis on rocking the night away. Catch Jake and The Fundamentals live and see what the buzz is all about! Visit www.jakeandthefundamentals.com
NEW THIS YEAR
IN CELEBRATION OF THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY
Thanks to VICTORIA’S CUSTOM FRAMING & STITCHERY (115 Durham St.), a special fundraiser will be held as part of this year’s 20th Downtown Rotary Blues For Food.
Tickets will be sold for a:
FRAMED PRINT OF THE BLUES BROTHERS
HAND SIGNED BY DAN AYKROYD and ARTIST RON SUCHIU
Ticket Donations: $2 each – or $5 for $3
Tickets Available at: Victoria’s Custom Framing & Stitchery
On-site at Downtown Rotary Blues For Food (Sat., June 19th)
Proceeds To: Downtown Rotary Blues For Food
in support of the Sudbury Food Bank
Draw to be made: Monday, June 21, 2010
Blues Brothers in “PURE BLUES” “Absolutely the best piece of Blues Brothers Hand signed by Dan Aykroyd art ever produced ... absolutely" .... ... Dan Aykroyd
THANKS TO OUR MANY PARTNERS & SPONSORS
EVENT HOSTS
MAIN STAGE
FAMILY STAGE & CHILDREN’S PLAY ZONE
The
Lougheed Family and Staff
“People Caring for People”
MEDIA PARTNERS
