PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

For Immediate Release: October 3, 2011

For more information contact: Loretta Johnson at 401-721-5685 x20

“Brush up on your 50’s Dances”

Get back into Swing for the Sock HopRhode Island Coalition for the Homeless will be host of the Sock Hop event on Saturday,

October 29th, 2011 from 3 to 6 pm. The dance will be held at Mathewson Street Church

located at 134 Mathewson St, Providence, RI.

The Sock Hop fundraiser will support the homeless with socks and hosiery in preparation for this

winter while participates enjoy an afternoon of dance as they freshen up on their dance moves.

Lessons for Sock Hop are $5 per person, per lesson. Lessons will be offered on the day of the

dance by Instructor Diana Freeman—Former Ballroom Dancer & Dance Studio Instructor.

Don’t feel left out! Come in for lessons on the day of where you will learn the basics in: Fox

Trot, Rumba, Waltz, Cha-Cha, Swing, Tango, Samba, Salsa, Merengue and Stroll. Our first

dance lessons will cover the five points of contact, counts, beats, measures, rhythms and

maintaining balance.

For more information on the Sock Hop or donations you can contact Loretta at 401-721-5685 x20

or by email Loretta@rihomeless.org.

The Rhode Coalition for the Homeless is organized to promote and preserve the dignity

and quality of life for men, women, and children by pursuing comprehensive and

cooperative solutions to the problems of housing and homelessness and prevention of

homelessness. This is accomplished through advocacy, education, collaboration, technical

assistance, and selected direct services provided to individuals and families and families

who are homeless or in danger of becoming homeless, coalition members, elected officials,

and the community at large.

For more information about the Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless, visit our website at

www.rihomeless.org, find us on www.facebook.com/rihomeless or give us a call at 401-721-5685.