From: Robin Hood <robinhood®robinhood.org>
To: "jeeproject®yahoo.com" <jeeproject@yahoo.com>
Subject: Be Robin Hood This Summer
Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:22:08 +0000
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;This summer, you and your family are invited to join us and set up a Lemonaid stand in
your community.
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A Message from Dan Och:
As a board member of Robin Hood, I am deeply Join Robin Hood at the
involved in the fight against poverty in New York Food Bank for NYC
City. As a father, I am always looking for ways to June loth, loam - 2pm
make sure my children understand the joy of giving R.S.V.P. to (212) 844-3587
back. Thars why Robin Hood's Lemonaid has been
a meaningful summer tradition in my family for the
past five years. It's the "hook" that got my kids
1.3 million New Yorkers rely on
involved with Robin Hood's vital mission.
emergency food. Robin Hood is the largest
single supporter of The Food Bank For New
This summer, you and your family are invited to join
York City. The "Bank" supplies more than
us and set up a Lemonaid stand in your community.
1,000 pantries and soup kitchens in all 5
Robin Hood will even send you materials to outfit
boroughs. They are all experiencing a surge
your stand: Robin Hood stickers, recipes, an
in demand and decreases in supply. This
informational sheet on Robin Hood and a description
year, we will have to work harder than ever
of how each glass of Lemonaid sold helps people in
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need. to ensure that the hungry of New York don't
break the bank.
Last year, Lemonaid raised over $100,000 to fund
the best poverty-fighting organizations in New York
City, including high-performing schools in poor
neighborhoods, lifesaving clinics and job-training
programs that help New Yorkers earn their way to a
better life. Beyond the amount raised, it's a powerful
tool to ready the next generation of poverty fighters.
If you would like to get involved or if you have any
questions, contact Katie Martin at
martin@robinhood.org. I hope to see you this
summer at a Lemonaid stand.
CLICK TO PLAY VIDEO
--Dan Och, Robin Hood board member
June 20, 2009: Volunteer with Robin Hood
at the Food Bank for New York City's Bronx
Click to play Lemonaid Video warehouse. Learn about the organization
and help sort food that will be distributed to
soup kitchens and food pantries throughout
the city.
Space is limited; participants must be 14 or
older. To R.S.V.P., contact Joyce Kim at
(212) 844-3587 or kim@robinhood.org.
Transportation will be provided, leaving from
CLICK TO PLAY THE LEMONAID VIDEO Robin Hood (826 Broadway at 12th Street)
at 9 am.
Click to play Lemonaid Video
Having a Party? Going the Distance?
If you have something to celebrate this summer --
a race, a party, a bar or bat mitzvah, you can invite
friends and colleagues to better the lives of poor
New Yorkers in lieu of giving you gifts. Setting up
your gift registry is fast and easy.
The third grade class at East Elementary in New Canaan. CT
raised 62.788 for Robin Hood with their Lemonaid stand.
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