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THE GRAND PRAIRIE FREEDOM LUNCHEON IS CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF RAISING MONEY TO HELP HOMELESS FAMILIES.
THE ANNUAL EVENT FEATURES A POPULAR LIVE AUCTION AND SILENT AUCTION WITH THE PROCEEDS GOING TO LIFELINE FOR FAMILIES.
THE NON-PROFIT WORKS WITH THE GRAND PRAIRIE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO IDENTIFY AND ASSIST HOMELESS CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES PAY FOR RENT, UTILITIES, AND OTHER NEEDS.
AND AS OUR COMMUNITY GROWS, AS OUR CITY GROWS, SO DOES THE NEED, SO DOES THE, UM, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
IT BECOMES, YOU KNOW, LOTS MORE STUDENTS, UM, COMING INTO OUR OPEN DISTRICT, WHICH ALSO MEANS THAT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE A LOT MORE FAMILIES.
AND SO EVENTS SUCH AS THIS HELPS US, UH, COMPLETE THAT MISSION AND IT'S, UH, DEFINITELY A, A GROWING NEED, AND WE'RE SO HAPPY TO HAVE THE SUPPORT OF GRAND PRAIRIE THIS YEAR.
THE LUNCHEON ALSO RECOGNIZED NINE GRAND PRAIRIE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE EARNED THE PRESIDENT'S LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD.
THE PRESTIGIOUS AWARD IS GIVEN TO CITIZENS WHO HAVE DONATED A MINIMUM OF 4,000 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE AND DEMONSTRATED A COMMITMENT TO BUILDING A STRONGER NATION THROUGH VOLUNTEERISM.
JANE COME OVER THE YEARS, THE FREEDOM LUNCHEON HAS RAISED WELL OVER $1 MILLION AND HELPED MORE THAN 3000 LOCAL FAMILIES.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT LIFELINE FOR FAMILIES.ORG.