BostonCares Charity News

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BOSTON CARES PRESENTS THE THIRD ANNUAL
“SUMMER NIGHTS, CITY LIGHTS”
A FESTIVE SOIRÉE

BOSTON, Mass. – (August 18, 2005) – “Summer Nights, City Lights” is a celebration of community service. This festive soirée and auction will attract up to 500 Boston Cares volunteers and friends to raise money for the organization.

The success of this evening will directly contribute to the growth and development of Boston Cares. Volunteers from Boston’s many neighborhoods and surrounding communities, corporate and business partners, and non-profit partners will enjoy complimentary hors d’oeuvres, soft drinks and cash bar with live entertainment featuring The Willie Sordillo Quartet at the Boston Marriott Long Wharf Hotel from 6:00pm-9:30pm on August 18th. Guests will also participate in both silent and live auctions with the opportunity to bid on such items as: weekend getaways, gift certificates to local hot spots and autographed sports memorabilia. Tickets to the event are $35 in advance, $125 for five, and $45 at the door.

For information or to purchase tickets, please visit www.bostoncares.org or contact Ellen Curtis, Director of Volunteers at (617) 422-0910 or email her at ecurtis@bostoncares.org.

ABOUT BOSTON CARES
Boston Cares organizes and leads team oriented volunteer opportunities and services in and around Boston that have a positive impact on individuals and communities. Since our founding in 1991, thousands of people of all ages have volunteered through Boston Cares at over 240 Greater Boston schools and non-profits. Our signature Calendar Program features 150+ projects each month through which volunteers paint shelters, visit elders, feed the hungry, help children with special needs, register voters…the list goes on and on. Youth and families volunteer through special BOOYAH! - Boston’s Young Active Hands – projects. Through Citizen Academy people explore issues encountered through community service and identify action steps they can take. Companies of all sizes volunteer through our annual Corporate Volunteer Day and Hands at Work program. Frosty’s Friends is a Winter Holiday gift drive through which volunteers respond to letters from 1,700 disadvantaged children. Boston Cares is a member of Hands On Network, an alliance of volunteer organizations working to transform individuals and communities through service and civic engagement, with affiliates and partners in forty-three US and international locations. Funds raised through Summer Nights, City Lights will support Boston Cares' volunteer efforts throughout the year.

For more information about Boston Cares, visit www.bostoncares.org or call (617)392-8240.

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Contact:
Ellen Curtis
Boston Cares
Phone: (617)422-0910
Email: ecurtis@bostoncares.org