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Interview with LUS as they Prepare for Barry

July 12, 2019 Uncategorized Leave a reply

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Interview with Entergy in Preparation for Barry

July 12, 2019 Uncategorized Leave a reply

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Camp Bon Coeur Trivia Nite

July 11, 2019 Uncategorized Leave a reply

Strut your savvy, brandish your brains and exhibit your expertise at Trivia Nite! Show off your smarts and fund raise for fun. Register/Tickets  Teams Registration is $300 for 6 – 8 players. ...Read more

Strut your savvy, brandish your brains and exhibit your expertise at Trivia Nite! Show off your smarts and fund raise for fun.

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Teams Registration is $300 for 6 - 8 players. Includes dinner, snacks and two drink tickets per player.

Bring extra bucks for games, mulligans and some of the most delectible cakes you can ever hope to taste.

Our Table Decorating Contest is back! This year's theme is "Space" so plan your decorations, grab your friends and get ready to have a fun night that is "out of this world."

Register soon before the tables are all gone!

Doors open at 5:00, Trivia begins promptly at 6:00.

 
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Big Brothers Big Sisters’ Murder Mystery Dinner

July 9, 2019 Uncategorized Leave a reply

Early Bird tickets are on sale now for Big Brothers Big Sisters’ 2019 Murder Mystery Dinner!  3-Course Dinner by Joey’s of Lafayette and Mystery “Tito’s” Cocktails ...Read more

Early Bird tickets are on sale now for Big Brothers Big Sisters' 2019 Murder Mystery Dinner!  3-Course Dinner by Joey's of Lafayette and Mystery "Tito's" Cocktails (2) included. Cash Bar. Silent Auction. Live Auction.

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The Tonylou Awards Show begins at the door as celebrity gossip columnist Constance Gabbles greets (and insults) each celebrity. Then we turn the show over to your talented host T.J. Hardcastle and the ceremony is officially underway. But wait, is there trouble in paradise? Lorna Lush, has been diva, is toting more than booze. Monty Carlo might be a star in his own country, but his English is almost unintelligible. Celia B. DeMilo has a weakness for young men, and her newest boy-toy Claude-Jean will do anything to become a star. M.J. Hardcastle carries a grudge against her brother and his wife, Angelina Canoli, who “wins” an award every year. Funky Brewster is absolutely adorable, or is there a nasty secret lurking under that innocent exterior? The fact is, everyone has a nasty secret. Who gets murdered? Time will tell. Who is the murderer? Who knows?

 
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Delcambre Seafood and Farmers Market

July 2, 2019 Uncategorized Leave a reply

Come shop with us on Saturday, July 6. There will be a variety of vendors, food items for lunch, live music and kid activities. ...Read more

Come shop with us on Saturday, July 6. There will be a variety of vendors, food items for lunch, live music and kid activities.

 
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Heroes On the Water

June 26, 2019 Uncategorized Leave a reply

Kappa Alpha Acadiana Alumni will be holding their Clay Shoot to benefit Heroes On the Water. Participation is in 4 person teams, entry fee $100 per person. Location is in Maurice, La at the GOL Gun ...Read more

Kappa Alpha Acadiana Alumni will be holding their Clay Shoot to benefit Heroes On the Water. Participation is in 4 person teams, entry fee $100 per person. Location is in Maurice, La at the GOL Gun Club.

 
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Love Our Schools

June 25, 2019 Uncategorized Leave a reply

It is not too late to join in to Love Our Schools! On Saturday, July 13, thousands of volunteers will revitalize the following eight public schools in Lafayette Parish:Acadian Middle School Alice ...Read more

It is not too late to join in to Love Our Schools! On Saturday, July 13, thousands of volunteers will revitalize the following eight public schools in Lafayette Parish:Acadian Middle School

Alice N. Boucher Elementary School

Carencro Heights Elementary School

Carencro High School

J.W. Faulk Elementary School

Lafayette Middle School

LeRosen Preparatory School

Northside High School

Beyond improvements to the schools, nearly 5,000 students will receive backpacks filled with school supplies, and more than 600 teachers, and staff will be gifted with much needed supplies. Created for the purpose of affecting meaningful change, this initiative aims to help foster improved educational outcomes.

 
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Foster the Love Louisiana Family Fun Day

June 19, 2019 Uncategorized Leave a reply

We invite all Acadiana foster families and those that have been a part of our first year to come SWIM, SPLASH & FISH* with us. We will have hot dogs and treats in the clubhouse. There will also ...Read more

We invite all Acadiana foster families and those that have been a part of our first year to come SWIM, SPLASH & FISH* with us. We will have hot dogs and treats in the clubhouse. There will also be a drawing for door prizes. Come out and join us for a family fun afternoon! Go to fosterthelovela.org/events to RSVP!

Registered FTL Families can request a free bike for children in their care. Limited quantity available. If you are not yet a registered FTL Family, please register at fosterthelovela.org/ftlfamily.

Poche's RV Park

1080 Sawmill Hwy

Breaux Bridge, LA 70517

www.pochesrvpark.com

*Fishing gear will not be supplied. Please bring your own.

 
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Sports Buddies Program

June 19, 2019 Uncategorized Leave a reply

It’s here! Our new Sports Buddies Mentoring Program launches today! Share your love of sports with a child through mentoring! ...Read more

It's here! Our new Sports Buddies Mentoring Program launches today! Share your love of sports with a child through mentoring!

 
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Dare to Read

June 13, 2019 Uncategorized Leave a reply

Women United, an integral part of United Way of Acadiana, is a diverse, vibrant community of women focused on advocacy, education, literacy and fighting for change to improve the lives of ...Read more

Women United, an integral part of United Way of Acadiana, is a diverse, vibrant community of women focused on advocacy, education, literacy and fighting for change to improve the lives of people in Acadiana. Women United has selected Brene Brown’s new book, Dare to Lead, as its "Dare to Read" summer project. From June 14 through July 14, Women United is working to have women (men are welcome, too!) in Acadia, Lafayette, St. Martin and Vermilion parishes read and discuss Brown’s book.

How to get involved? Simply go to www.unitedwayofacadiana.org/dare-read and fill out the short form to register, then download the reading guides and set a date with your group to meet and discuss. Groups are invited to discuss the book in one or multiple meetings — or even virtually.

Who: Women of Acadiana

When: June 14-July 14

What: Community Read of Brené Brown's "Dare to Lead"

Where: in libraries, homes, businesses, churches, nonprofits across Acadiana

 
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