St. Louis Dream Center Salutes Inner-City Kids with Awards Banquet
Citywide partnership with Rams and school superintendent provides valuable after-school activity
Nearly 300 area youth, parents and guests expected for community awards program
Contact: Randy L. Jones, Joyce Meyer Ministries, 636-349-0303 ext 2931, rajones@joycemeyer.org
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 19 /Christian Newswire/ -- The following is submitted by Joyce Meyer Ministries:
WHAT:
An excited crowd of 150 inner-city youth will join another 150 expected guests for a sports banquet and awards ceremony sponsored by the St. Louis Dream Center. In partnership with the St. Louis Rams and St. Louis Public Schools, the free event is the culmination of a citywide flag football season that began with a vision and one team and, in only five years, grew to incorporate broad participation and member teams from nearly all of the city's elementary and middle schools.
WHO:
Jeff Allensworth, Senior Pastor, St. Louis Dream Center
Tony Gilmore, Sports Director, St. Louis Dream Center
Dr. Kelvin Adams, Superintendent of St. Louis Public Schools*
Maria Spagnola, wife of St. Louis Ram's head coach Steve Spagnola
Players* and representatives from the St. Louis Rams organization
(* Tentative)
WHEN:
Saturday, November 21 at 3:00 p.m.
WHERE:
Incredible Pizza
5254 South Lindbergh Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63126
ABOUT THE ST. LOUIS DREAM CENTER:
An outreach arm of Joyce Meyer Ministries, the St. Louis Dream Center was founded in 2000 by Dave and Joyce Meyer to be a healing place for a hurting world. With nearly 40 thriving ministry programs, each year, the Dream Center reaches thousands of disadvantaged children and families impacting their neighborhoods and quality of life. In 2008, the Dream Center provided over 180,000 meals to the hungry and assisted thousands more who were homeless. Staff and volunteers also made over 30,000 visits to area homes, nursing and retirement communities offering prayer, gifts, companionship and comfort. For more information, please visit www.stldreamcenter.org.
EDITOR'S NOTES:
Photo opportunities and media interviews will be available.
