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<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Gothic'">Junk2Funk Charity Event<SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN></H1>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Lakewood, Ohio February 23, 2010 – Local Girl Gallery,</SPAN><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">16106 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">will be a fashion diva’s meca on <B>Saturday, April 24, 2</B>010, from 7pm-10pm, for another of the City’s </SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Green smART projects when art's and designers will be auctioning off “new” chic sustainable fashions and art. </FONT></SPAN>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The JUNK2FUNK Auction put on by Local Girl Gallery, GreenSmart Gifts, EcoLakewood and business and artists advocates, Lakewood is Art, will benefit North Coast Health Ministry while touting the four R’s of life: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Respect during the City’s month long Earth Day celebration in April.</FONT></SPAN>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">For the Auction, Northeast Ohio artists are asked to design one-of-a-kind fashion and art, anything from clothes to jewelry to scultpture all made by recycled materials for the Auction. “We have all heard that green is the new black,” said Mary Evans, owner of Green Smart Gifts, in Lakewood, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN>a gift shop offering only earth-friendly products.</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> “Lakewood has long been at the forefront of eco-friendly initiatives and in prompting the community to think seriously about sustainability and take accountability for its actions. “</SPAN></FONT>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">“Not only is our community leading the green movement but also it is incredibly rich in design talent and creative thinking. This exciting event sheds light on some serious topics in a very fun way,” </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">says Linda Goik owner of Local Girl Gallery</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT size=3>.</FONT></SPAN></FONT>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">Respect and support for those without health insurance will be sewn into each design, as every designer will choose their supplies from discarded materials. These gorgeous art pieces will have their beginnings as “trash”, but will be transformed into unique, one-of-a-kind art pieces. </FONT>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Ruthie Koenigsmark, President of Lakewood is Art (presenting sponsor of JUNK2FUNK) adds, “Art is how we express our individual style and values every day – contributing artists are in a unique position to promote the message of sustainability and help to others by participating in this event.”</FONT></SPAN>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN> </SPAN><BR>The April 24h Gala Evening features a “green” cocktail reception hors d’oeuvres from local restaurants, compostable plates and cutlery; and organic, fair trade coffee from Coffee for a Cause-a new local business started by Mireille Sjoblom-Kious and Ruthie Koenigsmark that donates $3 per bag of coffee sold to a number of local and national charities. </FONT></SPAN>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Fashion Designers, Artists, Restaurants and Companies looking to support this auction should contact Ruthie Koenigsmark; Lakewood is Art at 216-521-2894 or </FONT><A href="http://us.mc655.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=rkoenigsmark@yahoo.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT color=#0000cc face="Times New Roman">rkoenigsmark@yahoo.com</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman"> no later than April 1, 2010. Creations should be dropped off at Local Girl Gallery no later than April 10, 2010 to be part of the Auction.</FONT></SPAN>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Tickets for the event can be purchased in advance and are $12 a piece. To order online go to North Coast Health Ministry’s website<SPAN> </SPAN></FONT><A href="http://nchealthministry.org/" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT color=#0000cc face="Times New Roman">http://nchealthministry.org</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman"> . Tickets are $15 day of the event. Artists that produce a piece for the auction are attempted for no cost.</FONT></SPAN>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><EM><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">North Coast Health Ministry</SPAN></B></EM><EM><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">--The goal of North Coast Health Ministry is to provide healthcare to the uninsured of western Cuyahoga and eastern Lorain counties. We’ve identified a group in need in our area and are working to provide them with healthcare that is comparable to many of the area’s larger providers. We are proud of the depth of services we provide. In addition to our medical role in the community, we work to make the population at large more aware of the problem facing our area’s residents living with no medical insurance. We want to bring a new face to the uninsured…. "I have been touched by the honesty and vulnerability with which our patients’ describe their problems and tell their stories, “ says NCHM Medical Director, Phil Tomsik, MD. “Many come
to me in desperation and crisis. The months of symptoms they have ignored due to fear of medical costs. Many see no other options to improve their situation. What I have come to realize is that their stories could be the story of anyone, given certain circumstances.”</SPAN></EM></FONT><EM><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></SPAN></EM><BR>
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