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MEET THE FOUNDER OF LUNCH
Bill Pere
One of the Top 50 Innovators in the Music Industry --
Music Connection Magazine
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Using the Power of Popular Music
to Produce Positive Social Action
Combining Arts, Education, and
Community Outreach Since 1989
Founded by Bill Pere |
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CARRYING ON THE
LEGACY OF HARRY CHAPIN |
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Current News |
Press Articles |
RECENT NEWSLETTER |
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Coming Apr 27, 2013- The 2013 VOICES FOR HOPE vocal competition and Harry Chapin
Tribute Concert |
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Coming Dec 8, 2013 - The LUNCH Holiday Show - "I'll Be Holmes for
Christmas" as Santa and Sherlock meet Star Trek-
details and tickets |
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The 2013 Harry Chapin Tribute Concert
was a great event -
see the 2013 Voices For Hope winners and finalists
HERE
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Voices For Hope events: photos ) |
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Past Winners
Entry Forms
(by Mail or Online)
Photo Albums |
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Our 2012 Holiday Show
DIANA JONES : Reindeer of the Lost Arc, the
Search for the Holy Gruel, and the Tempo of Doom!
was a great Success!
2008: Harry Shopper and the Order From Phoenix
2009: Christmas on Gilligan's Island
2010: Twas Nuts Before Christmas
2011: May the Horse Be With You: Christmas at the OK Chorale
(photos here) |
Would You like to be part of this
17-year Holiday Tradition?
What Happens when Santa needs Sherlock Holmes to solve a Star Trek Mystery?
JOIN US IN 2013 for
"I'll be Holmes for Christmas" Contact us to set up an Audition
(info@lunchensemble.com)
ALL ARE WELCOME ! |
The LUNCH
Holiday SHOW
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The Harry Chapin Tribute Concerts with the Steve
Chapin Band
at the Shubert Theater! 2007-2008 |
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YOU CAN HELP!
Donations to LUNCH are Tax-Deductible. You may donate securely right here online
via PayPal or Visa/Mastercard. Help us help others, and show kids that they can
make a difference! |
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L.U.N.C.H.
Mission and Outreach |
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If there's a fire burning, or a lesson needs
some learning, or a tide that needs some turning to
a better world somewhere, the Old Folkie's there... - Harry
Chapin
Our Mission and Outrach: (1) addressing issues
of hunger and poverty through awareness and financial support; (2) involving
children and youth in programs which show them they can make a difference; (3)
helping kids to grow into tomorrow's leaders who will shape a world free of
intolerance, injustice, and indifference.
Through our partnerships with the
Connecticut Songwriting Academy and the
Connecticut Songwriters
Association, we help young people develop their potential in all
areas of music, theater, and community leadership. Our flagship programs are the
LUNCH Ensemble and the Harry Chapin Legacy Concerts.
 LUNCH is a non-profit, all-volunteer, tax exempt
501(c)(3) charitable organization. LUNCH is non-denominational,
encompassing all faiths, beliefs, and cultures.
To
read more about exactly what we do and how
to be involved,
click here
Founded in 1989 by
Bill Pere as a community service outreach of the Connecticut
Songwriters Association, and spun off as an independent charitable organization
in 1999, LUNCH was inspired by the work of the late songwriter Harry Chapin, who
founded World Hunger Year and who devoted much of his music career to the fight
against hunger, receiving a posthumous Congressional Medal. Our first event, The
Harry Chapin Legacy Show, was held in 1991.
To read what others say about LUNCH,
click here
To date, LUNCH has raised more than one million dollars and thousands of pounds of
food and clothing through family entertainment events including:
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Harry Chapin
Legacy Show
series involving more than 2000 students, grades 4-12. |
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Sale of award-winning
CD recordings
by
Bill Pere,
Kay Pere,
and other artists, produced with hundreds of kids from schools around
Connecticut, carrying on the Harry Chapin style of songwriting. Worldwide
distribution, including iTunes |
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Summer Music
Camps at Camp Wightman in North Stonington, CT |
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Concerts
by the Steve Chapin Band and Jen Chapin |
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Holiday
Shows, featuring kids in music and acting roles |
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Performances at Cheney
Hall, the Garde Arts Center, Seven Angels Theater, University of Hartford,
Shubert Theater, The Bushnell, Sacred Heart University, East Hartford Cultural
Center, and around the state at schools, colleges, civic events, theaters,
churches, camps, fairs, and in Nova Scotia at the annual Chapin Festival. |
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The Mystic River Folk
Concert Series |
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The Connecticut
Songwriting and Performance Conference |
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The Connecticut Songwriting Academy, for
development of young talent |
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Student Scholarships |
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School Partnerships
for Distance Learning, Career Days, Artist-in-Residence, IEP Curricula,
Internships, Community Service Credits, Curricula Integration and
Enrichment |
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Food and Clothing
Drives |
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Talent
Contests and Showcases, including
the
Voices For
Hope vocal competition |
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Come browse our photo archives and see for yourself,
and check out our
CDs in the online store.
To learn more about our programs and what we do, click
here "If a man tried to take his time on earth and prove
before he died what one man's life could be
worth, I wonder what would happen to this world?" --- Harry
Chapin
Making a Difference one Song at a Time
Bill Pere - Kay Pere - Songwriting that Gets Results
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MORE
CD's With Music from Bill Pere and Kay
Pere |
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with "Army Boots and Satin Slippers, "I Am Erica",
"Because the Sky Fell Down", and "Heart of the Storm"
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with "Blessings" and "New Day Coming Tomorrow"
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with "doG" and "Footsteps"
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with "Let Them Be Who They Are" and Kay's version of
"Angels on Horseback"
info/order |
Special CD Single of "The Levees of New Orleans", to
benefit Katrina Relief efforts
info/order |
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Donations to LUNCH are Tax-Deductible.
You may donate securely right here online via PayPal or
Visa/Mastercard
Help us help others, and show kids that they can make a difference! |
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For
general questions, click here
For What we Do and How to be Involved, click here
To see what others say about LUNCH, click here
For a list of agencies we have helped, click
here
To learn more about the Founder of LUNCH,
click here
Programs for
developing young talent
Articles About
LUNCH
For a list of LUNCH program sponsors,
click here
For a timeline of LUNCH events, click
here
Contact us: info @
lunchensemble . com
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