| The Festival of Arts and Pageant of the Masters
Fights Hunger with the “Arts Can” Project: Donate now through February 14
1/25/2010
Contact: Sharbie Higuchi
Director of Marketing and Public Relations
949-464-4282
For Immediate Release:
The Festival of Arts and Pageant of the Masters
Fights Hunger with the “Arts Can” Project
Donate now through February 14
January 18, 2010 - Laguna Beach, CA – In the midst of this economic crisis, the Festival of Arts and Pageant of the Masters are uniting with Arts Orange County, the Community Action Partnership of Orange County and 23 additional art organizations to help fight hunger during a four-week food drive from January 16- February 14. To participate in the “Arts Can” project, bring canned food donations to the Festival of Arts administrative offices at 650 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651. All donations will go to the Orange County Food Bank.
Individuals wishing to contribute to the campaign can also do so through the OC Food Bank’s “Virtual Food Drive” at www.ocfoodbank.org, where they can credit the “Arts Can” campaign by selecting it from the pull-down menu of current food drive efforts.
Festival of Arts and Pageant of the Masters Marketing/Public Relations Director Sharbie Higuchi commented, “As an arts organization that relies so much on our volunteers who help to put on the Pageant year after year, we were eager to unite with other arts organizations in providing relief for those who are in need and enjoy giving back to our community.”
According to Arts Orange County’s Executive Director, Richard Stein, “Last year, the arts community joined together for the first time to respond to the extraordinary need in Orange County by contributing over a ton of food. That need hasn’t gone away, and we are determined to help make a dent in fighting hunger in our community.”
Arts venues, organizations and galleries of all sizes throughout Orange County are participating and will be promoting the drive to their members, audiences, donors and staff in a variety of ways, encouraging them to donate canned food.
The 2010 Pageant of the Masters, Eat, Drink & Be Merry, will be staged July 7 through August 31. A gala benefit performance will be held on August 28, 2010. The Festival of Arts – California’s Premier Fine Art Show will run July 5 through August 31. Tickets are on sale now by calling 1-800-487-3378 or online at www.LagunaFestivalofArts.org. The Festival of Arts is a nonprofit organization whose proceeds go to support the arts.
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Editor’s Note: Image provided as an attachment.
Cutline for Photo: Lending a helping hand - Festival of Arts Board of Directors doing their part to help out the “Arts Can” food drive. (from left to right-David Perry, Pat Kollenda, Anita Mangels, Wayne Baglin, Bob Moffett, Tom Lamb, Steve Dicterow and Ann Webster)
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