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CHAMBER CONCERT WILL BENEFIT SOUP KITCHEN Saturday, May 8 th 2010 8:00 pm Grace Church, corner of Main and Church Street Business is booming for Grace Church Community Center’s Soup Kitchen, but that’s not a good thing. Lately, the Soup Kitchen has seen an average of 100 hungry men and woman lining up for a free meal each day while donations decrease because of the economy. “We’ve been seeing new faces here and that tells us there are a lot more homeless and hungry people out there”, says Chris Schwartz, Director of Development at Grace Church Community Center. There are a wide variety of people who come to the soup kitchen from the homeless to the elderly to young people who are dressed for work, but don’t get paid enough to make ends meet. The GCCC Soup Kitchen is the only place in White Plains where people can regularly get a free mid-day meal Monday thru Friday and on all holidays. The Soup Kitchen served 17,000 meals in 2008; that number jumped to 23,000 in 2009. “There is no end to the need, at least not in the near future”, said Schwartz. “We expect a long lag between the end of the recession and an improved job market.” In response to the alarming statistics, White Plains Mayor Adam Bradley is pleased to announce that “Bas Duo”, “Northern Westchester Flutes” and Pianist Hui-Mei Lin will perform a Chamber Concert entitled “Duos with Flute” on May 8 th at 8:00 pm at Grace Church to benefit the soup kitchen at the Community Center. Mayor Bradley says, “Our community must do what we can to help people who are hungry and need our assistance, and I’m pleased that a fundraising effort like this one will benefit this soup kitchen in their time of need.” The concert contains 7 selections that are by French, Bulgarian and New York composers. The program has a wide variety of music from 20th and 21st century including flute and piano, flute and guitar duos plus one selection for multiple flutes. You can expect to hear a range of pieces from rhythmic Bulgarian folk music to American Tin Pan Alley. The concert is dedicated to |
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