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Doors Open at 4:30 PM - Show Begins Promptly at 5:00 PM

The Concert

A Gospel extravaganza will be held at the John Addison Concert Hall in Fort Washington, MD on Sunday, October 30, 2005 at 5:00 PM. The ticket price is $30 in advance and $35 at the door. The show will feature seven up-and-coming Gospel acts including vocalist, poets, and dancers. Charity Ziegler, a burgeoning Gospel poet, is coordinating and starring in this special event in association with DCGospel.com. Our goal is to raise $10,000 of corporate sponsorship funds to combat the American homeless problem.

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Buy Tickets

To purchase tickets online for this event:

1. Click on the Add Cart  button below.
2. The owner of the site, B. Anthony Love and Associates, LLC, will process your payment. Enter the number of tickets you would like to purchase.
3. Click the Secure Checkout button.
4. Enter your payment and shipping information according to the PayPal process.
5. If we receive your order before October 24, 2005, we will mail you your ticket(s).  We will send you an e-mail alert when your ticket has been mailed.  
6. If we receive your order on or after October 24, 2005, we will hold your ticket(s) for pickup at the door.  We will send you an e-mail alert indicating that your ticket is being held at the door.
7. Ticket purchases are non-refundable.

1. Complete the form below to reserve your ticket.  (Tickets will be sold on a first-pay-first-serve basis.  Customers who buy online will receive tickets first).
2. Make your check or money order  payable to Unity Economic Development Corporation.

3. Mail your check or money order to:

Unity Economic Development Corporation

6810 Floral Park Road

Brandywine, MD 20613

Attention: Concert Management

 

Directions

The Artists

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The Face of the Homeless

To see the face of the homeless population today, one would have to kneel down to look because the majority are children living with single parents in shelters. According to many studies widely published in the media, families make up the fastest growing segment of homeless population. The systemic reasons behind the rise in poverty figures matters little to the families who end up in the county homeless shelters. They simply have survival on their minds—getting employment, providing food, shelter and clothing for their families.

What is Homelessness?

Homelessness is defined as persons who are: sleeping in places not meant for human habitation, such as cars, parks, sidewalks, and abandoned buildings; sleeping in emergency shelters; living in transitional or supportive housing for homeless persons but who originally came from streets or emergency shelters.

Facts: Faces of the homeless  

• Young adult parents (men and women) with jobs but unable to afford housing.  

• Mothers transitioning from welfare to work.   

• Women and children fleeing domestic violence situations in the home.   

• Teens, known as the “throw-away-kids” population, whose parents are caught in the syndrome of negative societal and social issues such as drug abuse and prostitution.   

• Teens aging out of the foster care system who find themselves without the skills needed to function as adults.   

• Young adults suffering from a childhood of abuse, neglect and drug addiction, set up in a pattern that was stacked against them long before the turned 18.  

• Most homeless people are unemployed, and once without a home, it becomes very difficult to get a job. Many people find themselves trapped in a cycle that if they cannot get a home, they cannot find a job, and if they cannot get a job, they cannot get a home.   

• Veterans: nearly ¼ of homeless people in the US are veterans.

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Become a Sponsor!

www.unityedc.org

Proceeds from this concert will be designated to the Unity’s Workforce Development Program designed to train the homeless population in jobs that will help them (1) find affordable homes, and (2) experience a better quality of life through community involvement. Please make a tax deductible sponsorship pledge by completing and submitting this form  today!

Please complete the form below to become a sponsor!

Please mail your check or money order to:

Unity Economic Development Corporation

6810 Floral Park Road

Brandywine, MD 20613

Attention: Concert Sponsorship

 

Thank you for your support!

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