5 Days, 25 States, 40 Pizza Parties in Homeless Shelters

June 15th - June 20th across America

eyeBLINK's week-long Pizza for the Hungry donates 30,000 pizza slices

MANHATTAN, N.Y., June 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nonprofit multicultural
arts company, eyeBLINK, (www.eyeblink.org) is throwing parties of hope and
smiles in 25 states. eyeBLINK is donating 2,500 pizzas to homeless shelters
across America during these parties, every day for a week. Every penny has
been raised by private donations.

Musicians provide live music while the pizza is served in the shelters. This
creates a fun time and generates joy for those in need.

"In tough times, you need hope. You need a moment when you can forget your
cares. So we do that. We donate food, we provide music, people are happy and
clapping and dancing," said Obaid Kadwani, the creator of the project. "We buy
discounted pizzas from Dominos. For just $1 donation, a person is essentially
buying 2 slices for a shelter guest. Beyond that, our donors become part of
making a direct difference for a person in their community. They're making a
happy memory for them."

eyeBLINK believes in both, feed the body and feed the soul. The live
musicians create an essential ambiance for the pizza party. The musicians
range from drummers, to guitarist, to jazz musicians, to 5-piece bands to DJs.

The project, in just its 3rd year, has grown from just 1 city to 25 states
plus Washington DC.

Obaid Kadwani is a tv-personality known for hosting tv-shows about Bollywood,
with a weekly viewership of a million South-Asian Americans. His drive,
passion and determination to pursue this volunteer project has been a key to
its growth.
Multiple parties are happening every day from June 15th to June 20th:

Monday, June 15th : NY, OH, PA, ME, NJ, TN, CO, CT

Tuesday, June 16th: NJ, NY, OK, Washington DC

Wednesday, June 17th: NY, NJ, GA, AZ

Thursday, June 18th
Lunch: St. Johns' Bread and Life, Brooklyn, NY
Dinner: Market Street Mission, Morristown, NJ
Dinner: NYC Rescue, Manhattan, NY
Dinner: New Orleans Rescue Mission, New Orleans, LA
Dinner: Seattle Union Gospel Mission, Seattle, WA
Dinner: Salvation Army at St. Vincent Depaul Dining

Hall, Salt Lake City, UT
Friday, June 19th
Lunch: Room In the Inn, Nashville, TN
Lunch: Haven of Grace, St Louis, MO
Lunch: Evas Village: Patterson, NJ
Dinner: Orlando Union Rescue Mission, Orlando, FL
Dinner: Oasis, Highland Park, MI
Dinner: Las Vegas Rescue Mission, Las Vegas, NV
Dinner: Bea Gaddy Women & Children's Shelter: Baltimore, MD
Dinner: Mary's Place, Minneapolis, MN
Dinner: Portland Rescue Mission, OR
Dinner: Star of Hope Women and Family Emergency Shelter: Houston, TX
Dinner: Women in Need, Manhattan, NY

Saturday, June 20th
Lunch: PATH, Los Angeles, CA
Lunch: Door of Hope Rescue Mission, Chicago, IL

The "Big Boston Blowout Closeout" Parties: Sat, June 20th
Lunch: Boston Rescue Mission, Boston, MA
Lunch: Rosie's Place, Boston, MA
Lunch: Pine St. Inn, Boston, MA
Lunch: St. Francis House, Boston MA

"The shelters' guests know that we're doing these parties just for them," said
Qurrat Kadwani. "It's not part of another holiday like Thanksgiving or
Christmas. This entire week of parties is dedicated just to caring about
them. The feeling in these shelters is incredible."

"Everyone can make a difference by donating for this project," said Doctor
Avraham Henoch, whose offices are sponsoring pizzas in 3 shelters. "This
creates a feeling of community on a national level by helping hungry people in
your own neighborhood."
eyeBLINK:
For information: www.eyeblink.org
Email: specialevents@eyeblink.org
Phone: 917-375-4987
Address: 350 West 43rd street, suite 32G, NYC 10036

Link: http://www.eyeblink.org/pizza2009.html

SOURCE eyeBLINK

Rita Powers of eyeBLINK, Mobile, +1-917-576-9478, Office, +1-212-965-1683