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Disability Awareness Award Nominations

DISABILITY AWARENESS ANNUAL AWARDS CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Nomination Deadline: October 4, 2019 The Mayor-President’s Office Awareness Committee for Citizens with Disabilities (ACCD) is calling for ...Read more

DISABILITY AWARENESS ANNUAL AWARDS CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

Nomination Deadline: October 4, 2019

The Mayor-President’s Office Awareness Committee for Citizens with

Disabilities (ACCD) is calling for nominations for their annual awards

ceremony. The awards are given to recognize individuals and

organizations in Lafayette who are working to promote awareness,

inclusion and progress for Lafayette’s disabled community.

NOMINATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED IN THE FOLLOWING TWELVE CATEGORIES:

Distinguished Merit Award

Educator of the Year Award

Employer of the Year Award

Family of the Year Award

Media Award

Outstanding Direct Support Professional Award

Service Animal of the Year Award

Outstanding Individual with a Disability Award

Veteran of the Year Award

Veteran of the Year Award

Youth of the Year Award

The Vickie Nettles Advocacy Award

To be eligible, individual nominees must either live or work in

Lafayette Parish and organizations for nomination must be located

within Lafayette Parish. THE NOMINATION DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 4, 2019.

 
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Tinsel and Treasures

Junior League of Lafayette Tinsel & Treasures 2019 is scheduled for September 25-28, 2019 at the CAJUNDOME Convention Center.  Shop over 130 merchants all under one roof. Tinsel & ...Read more

Junior League of Lafayette Tinsel & Treasures 2019 is scheduled for September 25-28, 2019 at the CAJUNDOME Convention Center.  Shop over 130 merchants all under one roof. Tinsel & Treasures is sure to be an experience you will not want to miss. Tickets on sale now!

 
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Rayne VFD Fais-Do-Do Fundraiser

The Rayne Volunteer Fire Department will hold their annual fundraiser Saturday, September 14th at the Rayne Civic Center.  Doors open at noon with a $5 admission. Live entertainment, food, drinks ...Read more

The Rayne Volunteer Fire Department will hold their annual fundraiser Saturday, September 14th at the Rayne Civic Center.  Doors open at noon with a $5 admission. Live entertainment, food, drinks and much more.

 
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Tinsel and Treasures

Now is the time to Save the Date for Junior League of Lafayette Tinsel & Treasures 2019 scheduled for September 25-28, 2019 at the CAJUNDOME Convention Center. We are so excited to bring you ...Read more

Now is the time to Save the Date for Junior League of Lafayette Tinsel & Treasures 2019 scheduled for September 25-28, 2019 at the CAJUNDOME Convention Center.

We are so excited to bring you over 130 merchants, all under one roof. Tickets on sale now!

 
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Tinsel and Treasure Tickets Available Now

Junior League of Lafayette’s 2019 Tinsel & Treasures annual holiday market tickets are on sale now! Junior League of Lafayette’s 2019 Tinsel & Treasures holiday market, held at the ...Read more

Junior League of Lafayette’s 2019 Tinsel & Treasures annual holiday market tickets are on sale now!

Junior League of Lafayette’s 2019 Tinsel & Treasures holiday market, held at the CAJUNDOME Convention Center, runs from September 25 - 28, and kicks off with the annual Preview Party on Wednesday, September 25.

 
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ACS Fund the Mission Initiative

Help the American Cancer Society “Fund the Mission” by directly allocating funds to transportation assistance in Louisiana or cancer research. The 2019 “Fund the Mission” initiative is ...Read more

Help the American Cancer Society “Fund the Mission” by directly allocating funds to transportation assistance in Louisiana or cancer research.

The 2019 “Fund the Mission” initiative is sponsored by TIDES MEDICAL. 

About the American Cancer Society:

At the American Cancer Society, we’re on a mission to free the world from cancer. Until we do, we’ll be funding and conducting research, sharing expert information, supporting patients, and spreading the word about prevention. All so you can live longer – and better. Last year alone, the Society provided over 24,000 services to cancer patients and families from Louisiana.

Help local patients with access to care:

Access to care, specifically transportation, continues to be a burden on many local patients facing treatment. Through our “Fund the Mission” initiative, donors have the opportunity to allocate contributions 100% to funding local transportation grants. All dollars pledged through this initiative will be available via application for cancer centers in our local communities, such as Lafayette.

Become a “Fund the Mission” donor:

While you may choose to remain anonymous, we will spotlight all “Fund the Mission” donors in the area during our August 24th Black and White Gala at UL in Lafayette. All donors who make a pledge by July 1st, will be included in the program and announced during the event in front of over 300 distinguished guests from the area. Donors are not required to be present for recognition, but additional information is available for the event.

 
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Murder Mystery Dinner Theater

Tickets are only available for the Friday, August 23rd performance of the Big Brothers Big Sisters Murder Mystery Dinner Theater fundraiser. The Tonylou Awards Show begins at the door as celebrity ...Read more

Tickets are only available for the Friday, August 23rd performance of the Big Brothers Big Sisters Murder Mystery Dinner Theater fundraiser.

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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American Cancer Society

The Black and White Gala event may be sold out, but there are ways you can still support the American Cancer Society. To make your pledge today, contact Alyssa Collevechio at ...Read more

The Black and White Gala event may be sold out, but there are ways you can still support the American Cancer Society.

To make your pledge today, contact Alyssa Collevechio at Alyssa.Collevechio@cancer.org or 908.328.3470.

 
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Delcambre Shrimp Festival

The 69th Annual Delcambre Shrimp Festival kicks off tomorrow through Sunday with so much family fun! Enjoy the carnival rides, a great line-up of entertainment and of course SHRIMP!   ...Read more

The 69th Annual Delcambre Shrimp Festival kicks off tomorrow through Sunday with so much family fun! Enjoy the carnival rides, a great line-up of entertainment and of course SHRIMP!