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Each time you Search the Web using Good Search,  you help us raise money for our community outreach Don't Google when you can GoodSearch =============== Shop for books,  games. electronics, etc, and benefit hunger relief through LUNCH           Back to LUNCH HOME WHAT's NEW The News that Happens Between the Newsletters ================================== 2009  Activities Current Practice Schedule   Click Here for the "What WAS New" Archive Index : An Overview of past LUNCH Activities Below:  An overview of LUNCH Activities for 2009 For all  upcoming current events see the calendar  here   SEPTEMBER 2009 HOLIDAY SHOW AUDITIONS   (Male Leads Needed !)  SEPTEMBER  26, 1-4pm,  Stonington Community Center SUMMER 2009 June 14:  Bill and Kay will be at JB Williams Park with some of the Ensemble  for the CSA Summer Picnic. August 15 5pm:  Bill and Kay at Quaker Hill Baptist Church Service August 21-23:  Bill and Kay in Nashville,  presenting and performing August 27-31:  Bill and Kay present and perform ant the 7th annual IMC Conference     MAY 2009 MAY 12 -- EXCITING NEWS Bill's long-awaited book on Songwriting -- "Songcrafters' Coloring Book: The Essential Guide to Effective and Successful Songwriting" is now available!   Thirty years in the making -- definitely worth the wait!  Check it out! (view Table of Contents)   CONCERT TO BENEFIT A HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF MISSION to New Orleans,  to help rebuild the 9th Ward.    May 16, 7:00pm,  Union Baptist Church, Mystic CT.  click to enlarge APRIL 2009 IT WAS A GREAT EVENT ! The finalists rehearse before the Chapin Tribute concert with LUNCH The 2009 VFH Scholarship Winner, Caroline Zocco FINALISTS PHOTOS HERE -- CONCERT PHOTOS HERE   April 22 - Bill Pere was honored by Wakefern Foods and General Mills as one of 10 Hunger Fighting Heroes, as part of the ShopRite Partners in Caring program.  Bill is featured on a special edition Cheerios Box.  LUNCH was presented with a $500 donation.     MARCH 2009 MARCH 27-28:  Bill and Kay are at the national Singer-Songwriter Conference in Cape May, NJ, to present workshops and perform  Bill's presentation on "How to Do Successful Benefit Events" is always a popular topic among musicians.   NEWS TO START THE YEAR Bill  Pere was named as one the Top 50 Innovators, Groundbreakers, Iconoclasts, and Guiding Lights of the Music Industry by Music Connection Magazine, one of the oldest and most respected music business publications.  ( article here ) Bill was named by General Mills and Wakefern Foods as one of their  Top 10 Hunger Fighting Hereos.  He will appear on a Special Edition Cheerios Box, available in all Shop-Rite stores. Bill appears on the cover of the new 10th Edition Indie Bible,  the #1 reference book for independent artists in the music business.  He also has a feature article published in the book.     DECEMBER 6, 2008 The 2008 LUNCH Holiday Show HARRY SHOPPER and the ORDER FROM PHOENIX A Great Success and a Fantastic Performance From All ! ( PHOTO ALBUM  HERE ) NOVEMBER 15, 2008 The Ensemble teamed up with artists from the Connecticut Songwriters Association to raise almost $1,800 at the 6th Annual Day of Praise Concert in Hamden.   Our 14th Annual Summer Music Camp at Camp Wightman will be July 12-18. A fun-filled week ending with 2 outstanding  performances.   2008 PHOTOS HERE   RECORDINGS FROM OUR VOICES FOR HOPE PARTICIPANTS !   S.A.S.S  (Sisters Against Sad Societies) is a new CD-single from our Voices For Hope program.  It features Samantha And Stefanie Shaufler singing about using the fire and energy of youth to make the world a more hopeful place. INFO and ORDER Listen to Sample   On July 4, 2008, Bill and Kay had new songs released on the Compilation CD, "An American Sampler", along with 8 other artists.  The CD is a collection of Americana, Nostalgia, and Patriotic Songs, including several moving tributes to the events of  9/11.  Kay's song "Army Boots and Satin Slippers" is released for the first time, as is Bill's new song "I Am Erica". Also featured are "Because the Sky Fell Down", and  "Heart of the Storm". INFO and ORDER       WANT TO RECORD ON A PROFESSIONAL CD THAT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED WORLDWIDE ? ...................... ...................... LUNCH is seeking female vocalists, ages 13 and up, to do lead and backup parts on our next CD.  If you would like to be part of this  project, contact us right away (click here to e-mail us).  This will be a great addition to the collection of CD's that we have released so far... LOOKING FORWARD  to the next Holiday Show  in 2009   "Christmas on Gilligan's Island"                                 For general questions, click here For What we Do and How to be Involved, click here To see what others say about LUNCH, click here For a list of agencies we have helped, click here To learn more about the Founder of LUNCH, click here   Programs for developing young talent Articles About LUNCH For a list of LUNCH program sponsors, click here For a timeline of LUNCH events, click here back home   sponsored link Turn your love of music into a career with a distance education degree program. You can start with an online associate degree and later pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree  for a more comprehensive study.