...There has been a lot happen in the past few months in Winnipeg and the world of ECHO
...To keep it short and sweet...
...many, many GREAT people have seen just what ECHO has been up to...and jumped in to help...
...the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, a local charity..."MORE THAN SHOES" and ECHO teamed up for a shoe drive that rustled up HUNDREDS of new pairs of shoes for inner-city youngsters heading back to school this fall!!!
AND AS you will see the gracious folks at WEBIDIOTZ, lead by their fearless leader Neil Patel have constructed a new website that will be able to allow us to do all of the things we have always wanted to do...MAKE WINNIPEG A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE...
As you may remember from last year the late fall and early winter is an especially busy time for Project-ECHO as we prepare for our ANNUAL Christmas Project...SAM'S CHRISTMAS...
...Work has already begun on ECHO favorite as we have set our sights just a shade higher this year...
...Last year, you may remember, SAM's CHRISTMAS provided 20 inner-city families with coats, boots, hot turkey dinners with all of the trimmings, computers, personal gifts, wreaths...and everything you probably had a kid around your home...
...this year we are SHOOTING for the STARS...with 100 FAMILIES!!!!
...Yes this is a lofty goal...AND YES, we CAN dot it!!!
...this is how we are going to start to make it happen...
November 9th at the PARK Theatre- Project-ECHO and local charity MORE THAN SHOES...have teamed up to show CANADA'S ONLY SCREENING of "HAPPY" a Documentary...hosted by Blue Bomber OBBY KHAN, 300 of our closest friends are coming down with 300 NEW PAIRS OF WINTER Boots to donate to this Year's SAM'S Christmas...
November 28- December 2, 2011- the 4 Annual Pros vs Joes at Sturgeon Heights High School...hosted by the incomparable Deb Woods, local students get to test their steel against current CFL and NHL players in front of their peers...this is not just for bragging rights...it is for something more important than that!!! SAM'S CHRISTMAS!!!...last year thousands of dollars of donations and food items came flooding in through this great event....we expect nothing less from this year's special guests as pro athletes...stay tuned...
Last year the generosity of literally thousands of people made Sam's Christmas a reality...
Last year was something special...this year...WE ARE EXPECTING A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE!!!
If you or your school/ workplace would like more information on how YOU can provide something special to someone special...contact our Director- Thomas Hall at 979-0791.
Let's do good things.
All of your friends at Project-ECHO,
Jeff Fisher
Project-ECHO, co-founder and Director
