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Wolf Creek to perform at UCVTS "Project Hope"

On Friday, January 31st the
Union County Vo-Tech Schools’ Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) club
with hold their annual “Project Hope” event. 
The Union County Vo-Tech Schools are comprised of five full-time high
schools (the Academy for Information Technology, the Vo-Tech HS, the Magnet HS,
the Academy of Allied Health Sciences, and the Academy for the Performing Arts)
on the Scotch Plains campus located at 1776 Raritan Road.  The FBLA is the largest district student
organization with 230 students representing all of the district’s schools.



Project Hope is a one-night event in
which money is raised for a charity combating an issue that the club believes
deserves greater recognition.  This year
the UCVTS FBLA is working with “Room to Read” (www.roomtoread.org).  “Room to Read’s” mission is to have a world
in which all children can pursue a quality education, reach their full
potential and contribute to their community and the world.  To achieve this goal, they focus on two areas
where they believe they can have the greatest impact: literacy and gender
equality in education.  They work in
collaboration with communities and local governments across Asia and Africa to
develop literacy skills and a habit of reading among primary school children,
and support girls to complete secondary school with the life skills they’ll
need to succeed in school and beyond.  Over
seven million children have benefitted from “Room to Read’s” programs over the
past ten years.



The evening is organized by the student
members.  The student members rally the
UCVTS "community" for this event each year - from students &
faculty providing entertainment, to the vocational programs providing food,
decorations and technical support.  This
year’s event will include speeches, song and dance performances, various
vendors, and a musical performance by the Scotch Plains-based band, Wolf
Creek.  This is the third consecutive
year that Wolf Creek will have performed at “Project Hope”.

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Wolf Creek has been performing throughout
the area since 2008.  They have performed
all over Union County and bring the best of Today’s Country, Classic Southern
Rock and Classic California Rock into their performances.  They are comprised of:  guitarist Frank DiProfio from Springfield,
guitarist Ben LoBrace, drummer Jim Laurie, and bassist Ron Del Prete all from
Scotch Plains.  Ron Del Prete is also a
Health & Phys. Ed. Teacher at the Academy for Information Technology &
the Union County Vo-Tech High School.



“Project Hope” is scheduled to run from
7PM-10PM.   All are invited to enjoy this
evening of entertainment and education while helping out a charitable
cause!  Tickets are $10 in advance and
$12 at the door.  Tickets can be purchased
in advance either at the school or by email at: 
FBLA@ucvts.tec.nj.us    Simply
email you first & last name and the number of tickets you would like to
purchase and your tickets will be available for you pick up at the door on the
night of the event.

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