INVITATION TO & TRADITION OF 33rd ANNUAL LOS ANGELES HOLIDAY CAROLING FESTIVITIES – DECEMBER 07, 2014: Greetings! You’re extended a special invitation to support, promote, and participate in at the 33rd Annual Los Angeles Holiday Caroling Festivities on Sunday, December 7th, 2014 at senior care centers (perform 4:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.-modular schedule-arrive/depart at your discretion) located in the West San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles. Immediately following the caroling, participants are invited to socialize and dine at HomeTown Buffet Restaurant (VanOwen/Fallbrook) in Canoga Park (7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.). Overall Mission: In conjunction with a nationwide initiative to promote the overall theme of bringing happiness and/or enlightenment to the elderly in senior care centers, hospital patients, care-givers, and festival participants during the holiday season. This simple act of kindness can make a difference and add true meaning for all involved this holiday season. Challenge to Seniors/Hospital Patients/Care-Givers & Magical Healing Power & Benefits of Music for All of Us: The holiday season can be a very challenging time for our friends in senior care centers and hospitals. Studies show that while for many people it’s the most enjoyable time of year, this can be the opposite for the seniors residing in care centers, and for hospital patients because they long to be at their own home. Many suffer from blues, depression, and even commit suicide. The music, love, compassion, and energy provided by the participants can provide our senior friends and hospital patients much needed mental and spiritual healing power and growth to address this situation. The holiday season is also the perfect time to acknowledge, honor and extend gratitude to the hospital and senior care-givers i.e. administration, nurses etc. for their outstanding love, care and dedication extended on behalf of the residents of each center. These care-givers are on the ‘front lines’ of elderly care and perform ‘above and beyond’ to ensure the residents receive the optimum environment to live a meaningful, rewarding and enjoyable life style. Concurrently, it would be wonderful to instill a heightened awareness or enlightenment in the carolers to be appreciative of what they may be taking for granted in their own lives i.e. health, family, independence etc. One can be reminded that it’s important to feel grateful, blessed and happy with what we already have in life, and less concerned with what we don’t have. Bottom line: It is a very fulfilling opportunity to give and to receive joy, happiness, and holiday spirit to and from the elderly residents, hospital patients, care-takers, and festival participants, while enhancing one’s own perspective and appreciation of life, health, and family. Everyone will greatly benefit from the festivities! History/Tradition of the Holiday Caroling Festivities: The tradition of caroling for the elderly began for me in high school while singing at local senior care centers with the St. Mary Catholic Youth Association in Dow City, Iowa (pop. 498). It then continued while attending the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Now, as a resident of Los Angeles, the tradition has since evolved, grown, and expanded into a series of festivities celebrated across the country. This includes the large-scale, must attend holiday event (est. 200-300 participants) in the West San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles. Who performs: This enjoyable and rewarding community service project is open to entertainers, singers, and musicians of all talent levels and ages Media Blitz: A full media blitz promoting this mission and event will be launched to many major Los Angeles Metro radio, television, and newspaper outlets, local church bulletins etc. See attachment for example of applicable press release. Holiday Caroling Festival Testimonies & Prominent alumni participants: (see below & attachments) To view special documentaries on the Los Angeles Holiday Caroling Festivities by Smile TV visit (2013) youtube/edit?video_id=-zDrfY5294g&video_referrer=watch and (2012) youtube/watch?v=MU2vKrh7i6M . To view photos of the 2013 or 32nd Annual LAHC courtesy of SoYou Photography visit soyouphotography.smugmug/Other/12-08-13-32nd-Anual-Holiday/35296182_SJVrwt#!i=2962088196&k=vnFXxKL All effort given to support, promote, and participate in this heart-warming activity would be appreciated, especially since your contribution, music, and presence would greatly promote the theme and enhance the festivities for all involved Please RSVP ASAP, and if pertinent, provide authorization to use your name on the invitation, website, press release etc Please disregard if you’ve already provided me your status. If unable to attend, you’re encouraged to take your own group or individually visit your local senior centers or shut-ins. This simple act of kindness can make a difference and add true meaning for all involved this holiday season For further details, please refer to the information included, HolidayMusicMakingADifference , facebook/HolidayCaroling4Seniors or call me, Vincent leinan at 818-342-9336 Experience the power, magic, and impact of giving music! Thank you for blessing my life and the lives of others. Happy Holidays! Vincent J. Leinen/Founder-National Director LA Holiday Caroling Festivities PS: We’re very excited and proud about the positive impact the event in conjunction with your participation will have upon the senior community, their care-givers and festivity participants. We’re hoping and praying your name will be added to the list of Holiday Carolers attending! Together we have the power to make a difference and to make the world a better place especially for our senior friends! Sample of Celebrity Lineup as of Nov. 03, 2014-see attachment for complete list Chris Ross: acclaimed drummer performed and/or recorded with many top artist i.e. Kenny Loggins, Joe Cocker, Lisa Haley, and Three Dog Night, Eric McKain: percussionist LA stage performances of The Lion King; toured/or recorded w/Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Barry White, Aretha Franklin, Fred Herrera: Guitarist and original member of Sweetwater, an opening band that performed at Woodstock Florence LaRue: six-time Grammy winner & original member of The 5th Dimension w/ mega hits “Aquarius”, “One Less Bell to Answer”, “Up, Up and Away”, Gina Eckstine: sang w/Count Basie, Sammy Davis Jr., Bill Cosby, daughter of big band leader Billy Eckstine, Kevin Jones: Keyboard player, Ozzy Osbourne. Lisa Haley: fiddle player, 2008 Grammy nominee in “Best Zydeco or Cajun Album” category; played for Brian Setzer, Randy Newman, Lyle Lovett. Melinda Eckels- flautist. Performed and/or recorded with Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Patrick Waskielis: Drummer for popular group Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds, which performed Billboard #1 single “Fallin’In Love”, & #5 “Don’t Pull Your Love” Patricia Zappa: singer/author of My Brother was a Mother: A Zappa Family Album and My Brother Was A Mother, Take 2 Patrick Waskielis: Drummer for popular group Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds, which performed Billboard #1 single “Fallin’In Love”, & #5 “Don’t Pull Your Love” Prescott Niles: bassist of The Knack performed #1 hit “My Sharona” Robbyn Kirmsse: Singer/songwriter. 2011 Emmy award winner, voice of the Rachel Ray talk show, toured U.S. with Joe Walsh & The James Gang mailbox:///C:/Users/Cherie/AppData/Roaming/Thunderbird/Profiles/ydhmeaqm.default/Mail/pop.att.yahoo/Inbox?number=885889509&part=1.1.8&filename=image003.jpgThe Magic of the Season is Upon Us… mailbox:///C:/Users/Cherie/AppData/Roaming/Thunderbird/Profiles/ydhmeaqm.default/Mail/pop.att.yahoo/Inbox?number=885889509&part=1.1.8&filename=image003.jpg Please join Vincent J. Leinen and Friends in sharing the Joy and the Spirit of this Holiday Season. 33rd Annual Los Angeles Holiday Caroling Festivities Five performances-modular schedule-arrive/depart at your discretion Sunday, December 07, 2014 4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. (perform room to room) West Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center (meet main lobby) 7940 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Canoga Park, 91304, 818-347-3800 5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. (perform main dining room) Topanga Park Retirement Center 7945 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Canoga Park, 818-716-9900 6:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. (perform main dining room) Meridian of West Hills 6833 Fallbrook Ave., Canoga Park, 91307 818-883-4123 (A special group photo with all participants will be taken after the 6:30 p.m. performance) Music books & refreshments provided for performers & flowers for the residents Post-Caroling Wrap Party!! The night is young!! 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. HomeTown Buffet Restaurant 6705 Fallbrook Ave, Canoga Park, Ca.91307, 818-713-1776 For further details - Vincent J. Leinen at (818) 342-9336 or E-mail [email protected] or HolidayMusicMakingADifference or facebook/HolidayCaroling4Seniors Hope you can attend the festivities! All performances hosted in collaboration with Giving Music-A Music Charity GivingMusic.org
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