Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Free Agents Brass Band and Sunni Patterson Headline Benefit for New Orleans Grassroots Youth Organization

From our friends at Project Future for the Youth:
Project Future for the Youth is a grassroots organization that utilizes the arts as a vehicle to broaden the horizon of youth to effect positive social change in our communities. To spread the word and raise much-needed funds for their work, they will be hosting a very special fundraiser on September 8 at the McKenna Museum.

Among the highlights of the event are special performances by Free Agents Brass Band and Sunni Patterson. the event will also feature beautiful art work provided by Uptown's Illest, Charlie V.

Project Future for the Youth
Thursday, Sept. 8th,
McKenna Museum
Doors 8:30pm, show starts at 9pm
$10 advance tickets, $12 door
Food, spirits, good time, great cause
Tickets available at projectfuturefortheyouth.org

Proceeds benefit Project Future's "WE ARE ONE" Summit of Youth in Service, a youth-led summit where New Orleans youth facilitate interactive, engaging workshops for their peers regarding issues that plague our communities both locally and globally. They in turn collectively develop resolutions with the end result being the application of those resolutions. The summit takes place every 6 months in New Orleans. Visit projectfuturefortheyouth.org for more info on your organization or to volunteer. We appreciate your continued support.

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