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SUMMARY:Reese Family Fire Recovery Bingo!
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an afternoon of Bingo to help our friends\, the Reese family\, as they recover from a devastating house fire. \nTickets are $10 at the door for adults\, $5 for children and youth 18 and under\, or $20 per family. Those who RSVP will receive a free Bingo card to play a special game with our best prize of the day. (Children and youth will play for separate prizes). Our professional bingo caller\, Paul Martin\, will host the event; with live music during the breaks. \nNon-cash prizes will be awarded and we will be selling some yummy food\, drinks and snacks to add to the recovery fund. Flo Monroe’s Bingo Cafe will feature hot dogs\, hot sausage\, pizza\, nachos\, cookies and ice tea. \nYou can also help by donating bingo prizes such as gift certificates/cards/baskets\, artwork\, services\, games\, or other new items. \nTo RSVP and/or make a donation\, please fill out the online form here. \nHere is a pdf of a donation letter that you can give to businesses that might be interested in helping. A poster is attached to the letter.\nReese Family Fire Recovery Bingo Donation Letter and Poster \nClick here for information about parking in East Liberty. \n\nAbout the Reese Family Fire\nOn Thursday\, January 8\, 2015\, firefighters rescued three members of the Reese family from their burning home on McPherson Blvd in Point Breeze. Five family members fled outside after being awoken at 4 am by the piercing sound of smoke alarms\, but three others – sisters\, Joyce and Judy Reese and a baby in their care – were trapped inside. Firefighters arrived within minutes of the 911 call and rescued Joyce and the 10-month-old boy from the porch roof; Judy was in cardiac arrest when firefighters found her on the second floor of their home. The family lost everything in the fire. \nThe Reese Family\nSisters Joyce and Melanee Reese\, with two sons of their own\, decided a little over 20 years ago to help kids in need after learning how few black families there were in the foster care system. On Oct. 27\, 1994\, 2-day-old Clarisa arrived and then\, a month and a half later\, 3-month-old Christopher. Soon after that came Christopher’s older sister\, Jessica\, who was 2 at the time; and then Clarisa’s younger brother\, Donald\, who was 3 months old. Joyce and Melanee adopted these children and then four years later\, 3-month-old Henderson arrived. When his little sister\, Taylor\, was born six years later\, they once again took the baby in\, to keep the siblings together. \nIn all\, the Reese sisters are raising six children from three sibling sets. Each of them came to the women with medical problems and special needs. “Somebody had to do it. They needed somebody to care\, and we had enough to give\,” Joyce explains. The sisters raised all the children the same way: Be polite\, do your schoolwork\, don’t be disruptive and be good citizens. “We tried to give the kids a very well-rounded life experience\,” Melanee said. All of the Reese children have participated in Hope Academy of Music and the Arts\, taking piano\, violin\, ballet and acting. They take part in ELPC’s Club 116\, and the Food for Thought mentoring program; and are also active in tennis\, swimming and other sports. \n\nTHANKS TO THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY DONATED TO THE REESE FAMILY FIRE RECOVERY BINGO!\n This list will be updated as donations for Bingo prizes are confirmed. Please support these generous businesses\, artists and cultural organizations; and consider becoming a donor yourself. Click here for more information. All donors will be recognized at the Bingo and on our social media pages.\n \nAlternate Histories – Artist\, Matthew Buccholz\nKate Barutha – Artist\nMitchell Barutha – Artist\nbig Burrito Restaurant Group – Mad Mex – Local Restaurant – East Liberty\nKelli Booher – Artist\nCarnegie Museum of Art – Cultural Organization\nChildren’s Museum – Cultural Organization\nCity Theatre – Cultural Organization\nChamber Music Pittsburgh – Cultural Organization\nChipotle – Local Business (East Liberty)\nCommonwealth Press – Artist\, Dan Rugh\nEveryday Balloons – Artists\, Chris Bencivenga and Becki Hollen\nEveryday’s a Sundae – Local Business (East Liberty)\nELPC Sewing Group – Mission-driven fiber artists from East Liberty Presbyterian Church\nGarbella – Artist\, Amy Garbark\nGauley Mountain Millworks and Lumber Company – Business\nMost Wanted Fine Art – Artist/Cultural Organization\nThe PieceMaker Factory – Local Business\nPittsburgh Ballet Theatre – Cultural Organization\nPittsburgh Public Theater – Cultural Organization\nThe Reef Resort – Cayman Islands\nUnion Project – Cultural Organization\nJenna VandenBrink – Artist\nWhole Foods – Local Business (East Liberty)\nWildCard Gift Shop – Local Business (Lawrenceville) \nFOOD DONATIONS\nCapri Pizza\nTurner Dairy\nVentos Pizza \nINDIVIDUALS\nDamon Bethea\nCarol Bonner\nCathy Callahan\nDoris Dick\nDee Flaherty\nBarbara Griffen\nKathy Hackney\nHallie Isadore\nDiane Jackson\nJohanna Jones\nMarylou Karl\nRobert Luka\nChuck Lukehart\nPaul Martin\nDenell McArthur\nJeff McLaren\nJudy Menk\nNorma Meyer\nFlo Monroe\nJan Pressman\nCarolyn Russ
URL:https://cathedralofhope.org/event/reese-family-fire-recovery-bingo/
LOCATION:East Liberty Presbyterian Church\, 116 S. Highland Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15206\, United States
CATEGORIES:Children & Youth,Featured Events,Hope Academy
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