Meet Randy James on Fridays at Pitchers & Pints Brewhouse, as LA 103.5 welcomes a new local business to Pineville, Pitchers & Pints Brewhouse. Randy will broadcast on location between 5pm-7pm, so tune into CenLA's Favorite Country Station, LA 103.5, and stop by Pitchers & Pints for a cold drink.
Pitchers & Pints Brewhouse and Opus Broadcasting encourages everyone to drink responsibly and designate a driver.
Local Charity Events Around CenLA's Community
After days of continued high need, including an increase in trauma cases and surgeries, Lifeshare Blood Centers is reporting a critical shortage of types O-positive, B-positive and B-negative blood. Lifeshare is urging all area residents who have types O and B blood to please donate as soon as possible. All blood types are needed, but O-positive, B-positive and B-negative are in critically short supply. Donors may give blood at Lifeshare’s main location on North Mall Drive in Alexandria, or where ever you see the teal-blue and white busses. For more information, visit lifeshare.org.
Capital One Bank & the Food Bank of Central Louisiana present “Fill the Backpack / Feed the Future”. Join the Capital One family to help fill nearly 700 backpacks every week. Your donation can mean the difference between a child going hungry and coming to school hungry to learn. Donate any amount or a new or used backpack. Just $8.45 provides one new backpack filled for one week. $135 provides one new backpack filled for one year! This is the final week to make your donations so visit any Capital One Bank branch in Rapides or Avoyelles Parishes to make your donation or for details on making a difference between Going Hungry versus Hungry To Learn.
The American Cancer Society presents “A Night of Hope Gala 2010…American Bandstand…Cenla Style!” Saturday, August 7th from 7 p.m. until in Alexandria Convention Hall located at Alexandria City Hall. This special event features entertainment by The Dots. A special Patron Party will be from
5:30 to 7 p.m. For tickets or more information, please call 481-LIFE… that’s 481-5433.
The Louisiana Purchase Council, Boy Scouts of America will hold Join Scouting events on the evening of Thursday, September 2nd at several schools throughout Central Louisiana. For more information, visit www.louisianapurchasecouncil.org or call 443-0482. Celebrating 100 Years of Scouting… Celebrating the Adventure… Continuing the Journey.
Rapides Parish Sheriff Chuck Wagner will hold a Town Hall Meeting for Ward 11…Kolin and Ruby… at 6:30 p.m. Monday, August 9th in Kolin Hall on B. Miller Road in Kolin. Everyone is invited to attend this open discussion. Refreshments will be served. Bring your questions, concerns, comments, complaints or suggestions. For more information, call 473-6704.
Hope House is holding its annual fundraiser, Lobster Dinner 2010, Sunday, August 22nd at 6 p.m. at Tunk’s Cypress Inn. Tickets are $75 per person and diners will be served by local celebrities and dignitaries. There will also be a silent auction with over 50 items up for bid. Hope House of Central Louisiana is an empowerment based organization providing transitional housing to homeless women and children since 1989. Hope House needs the communities help in building futures full of hope. For more information or to reserve tickets, call 487-2061 extension 211
Christian Challenge Worship Center presents a weekly music event for young adults, ages 18 to 30, called “Redemption”. “Redemption” includes live music from a variety of bands & genres and a full-service coffee shop serving hot & cold coffees, smoothies & milkshakes, plus assorted bakery items. “Redemption” meets every Thursday night from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Christian Challenge Worship Center at 300 Pearce Road in Pineville, just off Military Highway. For more information, visit www.redemptioncenla.com, or call 443-3260.
Hurricane season is here! Before a hurricane hits, have what you need to weather the storm. The American Red Cross urges you to put together a disaster supplies kit today with items like water, food, and first aid kit. For a list of essential items, visit cenlaredcross.org or call 442-6621.
Public Service Announcement
LA 103.5 is working to keep you, Central Louisiana, informed. If your non-profit, civic, school or church organization has an event or message of interest, please contact Randy James at 487-1035. Or, you may send a fax to 487-1045. Or, send an e-mail to rjames@opusbroadcasting.comYour message will be heard on all of our Opus Broadcasting family of stations, Sunny 106.9, Red 104.3, and 105.5 K-Buck, as well as right here on the LA 103.5 website.
Pineville High School and Louisiana Collage Graduate, Darrin Dickerson's first feature film! D4! D4 is a sci-fi thriller and won Best Feature Film at the 2010 Paranoia Film Festival.The movie was inspired by Darrin's son being diagnosed with epilepsy.
