Everyone at LUM would be delighted to have you join us for the LUM 50th Anniversary Celebration. Lafayette Urban Ministry has been an important part of this community for 50 years because it is a social safety net that keeps so many people housed, helped, and hopeful. I am most proud every time I hear a success story of how LUM is changing lives. I love the success stories of LUM clients — people being uplifted out of poverty and the success stories of LUM donors and volunteers — people, like YOU, who find the riches and joy of serving others with love in their hearts.
I am also heartened by the reality that LUM is a diverse and growing family, and this family is united in tackling basic human needs and uplifting the people of Greater Lafayette. You have been important in the first 50 years of LUM. Thank you. Please join us at the LUM 50th Anniversary Celebration!
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Wes Tillett, LUM Executive Director
PS - More details about the live entertainment and other program highlights are below.
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Live Entertainment Featured at LUM 50th |
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Local Talent, Children's Chorus & Ecumenical Choir |
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LINDA Hicks will be performing the song Drop in the Bucket (Mitch Barrett/Carla Gover), accompanied by Jim Brehm on harmony vocals, Sharon McKnight on banjo, Sam Cody on violin, and Hunt Wiley on upright bass.
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BRITON Weise will be performing the song Do Something (Matthew West).
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LARRY Guentert will be accompanying Briton Weise, Onyx & Derrick, the LUM Children's Chorus, and the LUM Ecumenical Choir on drums & percussion.
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JEFF Goodspeed, director of music at First Christian Church, will be accompanying Briton Weise, Onyx & Derrick, the LUM Children's Chorus, and the LUM Ecumenical Choir on the piano.
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The LUM 50th Anniversary Celebration will feature the LUM Ecumenical Choir, formed just for you and this event. The choir is made up of singers from more than 20 local churches. It is directed by Eileen Weiss, LUM business manager, with accompaniment by Jeff Goodspeed on piano and by Larry Guentert on drums. They will perform We Are Called, Be Thou My Vision, and a special rendition of Let There Be Peace On Earth.
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This Celebration Benefits Local Families |
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All Proceeds go to the LUM Good Samaritan Fund |
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One hundred percent of the proceeds from this event go to the LUM Good Samaritan Fund. This fund provides local individuals, families and children with a financial safety net when in crisis. In 2021, the Good Samaritan Fund helped 1,309 families; provided financial assistance in averting eviction, utility disconnects and other crises 2,018 times; and distributed $196,198. Please support the Good Samaritan Fund by attending the LUM 50th Anniversary Celebration.
If you cannot attend but wish to make an investment in the LUM Good Samaritan Fund, click the button below to make a donation. And thanks.
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LUM 50th Features "Visual Presentations" |
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Leaders, Clients, Volunteers, Reception & More |
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The LUM 50th Anniversary Celebration program will be hosted by LUM executive director, Wes Tillett, and will include live entertainment as well as several visual presentations. The visual presentations will include former LUM executive directors, the Rev. Jud Dolphin and Joe Micon, client testimonials, a spotlight on current LUM programs, stories of the history of LUM, and the impact of the Good Samaritan Fund. The program will also highlight several LUM superstar volunteers. There will be a reception before the celebration at 6 p.m. and after at 8:30 p.m. The reception will include refreshments, LUM swag, presentation of prestigious awards to LUM from community leaders, and music from the West Lafayette High School string quartet.
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LUM 50th Anniversary - Sneak Peak Video |
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DATE: Friday, April 8
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TIMES: 7 p.m. celebration begins; 6 p.m. social hour
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LOCATION: Mars Theatre at the Long Center for the Performing Arts, 111 N 6th Street, Lafayette, IN 47901
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RESERVATION: $50 per person; $500 for row of ten; limited seating
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Entertainment, Visual Presentations, Refreshments & Beverages
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