The WE CONNECT Organization Announces The Community Awareness Love Fest

MORENO VALLEY, Calif. - June 29, 2016 - PRLog -- The WE CONNECT organization has announced The Community Awareness Love Fest, an outdoor gathering of charities, local vendors, food, live entertainment and raffle opportunities to engage the interest and support of residents throughout the Inland Empire, set to take place at Community Park, 13380 Frederick St. Moreno Valley, CA 92553, on Saturday, August 13, 2016 from 10am to 6pm.

The goal of this event is to collaborate with a variety of public service agencies, community support benefits and other businesses within the boundaries of the region to not only bring awareness to services and programs offered by each city, but to engage them in actually fulfilling the needs of those who can truly benefit from their charitable missions.

The Community Awareness Love Fest is meant to not only introduce the WE CONNECT organization and its availability to the community, but also to recognize and honor those whose dedication to public service has continuously made an impact throughout Moreno Valley and the Inland Empire Community as a whole. The event program includes an award ceremony at 12 noon to honor Councilpersons, clergymen and public service providers who have continuously dedicated their time and service to change the lives of residents around them.

Papa John's Pizza of Moreno Valley is the official food sponsor for the event among others that will be recognized as they are confirmed. The funds raised during this charity event through sponsors, sales and donations will be used to build much needed programs such as:

·         School Patrol and Safety Services

·         Crisis Prevention Services

·         Career Building Education, Assistance and Resources

·         Mentoring, Field Trips and Activities for Youths and Teens

·         Housing and Eviction Support Programs

·         Personal Finance Education

In addition to the opportunity to meet face-to-face with service providers offering universal phone service, mentoring, counseling, discounted services and many more essential resources, attendees will receive goodie bags filled with promotional products graciously donated by sponsors, as well as the first edition of the 2016 Community Awareness Resource Guide. The guide will be a culmination of advertisement and agency directory listings targeted towards residents of the Inland Empire. The guide will continue to be available after the event by contacting the WE CONNECT organization directly.

The Community Awareness Love Fest, produced in collaboration with Community Now of Moreno Valley and Toni's Closet Foundation in San Pedro, is free to the public and expected to attract hundreds of attendees interested in what service providers, vendors and raffle opportunities have to offer. Attendees who make a monetary donation or purchase VIP admission will be seated in an exclusive section near the stage with access to special promotional items, dessert treats and additional recognition as donors.

The WE CONNECT organization (http://www.facebook.com/weconnecteoro) is headed by Anthony Shields and Dave Walker, both long-time community service veterans and residents who have dedicated time, energy and resources to mentoring youth as well as extinguishing gang violence in schools throughout the city of Moreno Valley. Shields and Walker are also widely known for their collaboration with other leading peace keepers in the Safe Passage movement partnered between the Regional Violence Prevention Coalition and the Moreno Valley School District. WE CONNECT's mission is collaboration and pooling resources available to the community as a public service to generate a living document of resources that are reliable and accessible to residents of the Inland Empire.

Community Now (http://www.communitynow.info/) is an advocacy group that is committed to the encouragement and coordination of communication between community resources, city government, and school districts. Our goal is to empower the community by coordinating programs and activities utilizing Not-for-profit Organizations and Federal, State, and Local agencies to provide much needed support programs to our community which will sustain a safe and healthy environment in our communities. All donations in connection with this event will be received by and made payable to Community Now.

Toni's Closet Foundation (http://www.toniscloset.org) is a restorative non-profit organization committed to changing the lives of hard-working women and their families who may be facing or are already displaced through crisis by standing up as a consistent resource for critical financial support, housing, employment, counseling and life maintenance needs. Programs and services are designed to assist those whose circumstances are beyond the scope of most city and county social services utilizing a variety of tools that can be used to build a permanent bridge of help that leads from safe haven to life restoration.

Vendor and Sponsorship opportunities are still available. Please contact (562) 294-0673. Attendees and donors can register online at http://bit.ly.communitylovefestmv .