Cross Internationalpresents

Friday, October 18, 2013Harbor Beach Marriott Resort & Spa, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Event GuideFunds raised will provide hope and a brighter future for children in

Haiti

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Canaan Orphanage

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Letter from The Lowenstein FamilyDear friends,

Thank you for joining the Path of Promise Gala team! This is a special opportunity to make a positive impact on a community of children in Augier, Haiti that are dear to our hearts. We are so grateful that you have committed your personal time and effort to making this Gala a success!

Over 10 years ago, we were called to give of our time, fi nances, and love to help an orphanage in Haiti. We didn’t know at that time that we were being led to not only support the Canaan Orphanage, but also to adopt a beautiful little girl. And led we were. Just after the earthquake in 2010, we were able to adopt our daughter Hannah. We continue to support the Orphanage in Haiti, but feel that more can be done, with the help of others like you.

We want to give those children who would not have an opportunity for adoption a chance to change their futures, and their communities for generations to come. So, we are partnering with Cross International to host the Path of Promise Gala. Through your support of the Gala we will pave a brighter future for Haiti’s orphans. Since 2001, Cross International has been serving the children and staff at Canaan; we are proud to partner with them for this worthy cause. The foundation is laid, much has been accomplished, but there continues to be much more that needs to be done. Your support for the Gala will equip and empower these children to change their futures.

The Gala is a celebration of how our community can come together to make a difference in the lives of these vulnerable children in Haiti. A lot of work and planning goes into a special event like this, and we can’t do it without you. I truly mean it when I say that your talents, skills, and labor are crucial to our effort to impact the lives of these precious children.

Please pray for God’s favor as we move forward to bring his love to “the least, the last and the lost.”

Again, welcome and thank you!

Jerry, Susan & Hannah Lowenstein

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Making An Impact By Getting InvolvedCross International is proud to host our Path of Promise Gala at The Harbor Beach Marriott

Resort in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on Friday, October 18, 2013. By getting involved in this worthy event, you will support vulnerable children in Haiti. The night’s activities include dinner, and live and silent auctions. Join us to make a difference in the lives of these children in Haiti.

The Need ~ Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. In fact, 80 percent of its people live below the poverty line. It’s hard for a Haitian to explain to an American about life in Haiti. There are no words to convey the pervasive despair and hopelessness; or to adequately describe what it’s like to wake up every day with absolutely nothing. Orphans are left to fend for themselves. It is orphans such as the ones you just imagined that arrive at Canaan Orphanage, hungry, helpless, and hurting.

About Canaan Orphanage ~ For more than 20 years, Canaan has provided for the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of Haiti’s orphaned and vulnerable children. Flanked by dusty, deforested hills, Canaan overlooks the Caribbean Sea — an oasis in a region marked by poverty. Living at Canaan, each child is assured safe shelter, three meals per day and loving support from a Christian community.

But Canaan is meeting much more than physical needs. They consider the holistic needs of each child in order to ensure long-term transformation — because Gladys Mecklembourg, co-founder of the Orphanage, has big dreams for the children in her care. “The goal of Canaan is to raise a new generation of Haitians. Kids that come out of Canaan have integrity and they know the Lord,” she says. “They have a vision for Haiti and they are out there studying to improve their lives.”

The Response ~ Cross International has been partnering with Canaan since 2001. Cross helps sustain Canaan’s many programs by covering various operational expenses, including food. We also provide salaries for the caring teachers and staff. But we can’t meet the urgent physical and spiritual needs of the children living at the Orphanage alone. It is only through the support of friends like you that make this worthy ministry possible!

Who We Are ~ We are a Christian ministry that serves the poorest of the poor internationally by channeling aid through existing churches or church-based ministries, cost-effectively helping the poor while advancing the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

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Event TimelineFIVE MONTHS PRIOR TO EVENT

✿ Hold fi rst committee meeting✿ Discuss schedule of event✿ Begin recruiting underwriting sponsorships

FOUR MONTHS PRIOR TO EVENT✿ Gather targeted invitation list✿ Confi rm schedule of event✿ Solicit entertainment, decoration and photography vendors✿ Recruit underwriting sponsorships✿ Solicit auction items

THREE MONTHS PRIOR TO EVENT✿ Finalize invitation list✿ Continue to solicit advertising and auction items✿ Approve decorations, favors, entertainment and photography vendors✿ Finalize and confi rm sponsorships and program advertising

TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO EVENT✿ Mail invitations✿ Follow up with sponsors who have not yet submitted logos or ads —

remind them of print deadline✿ Determine event emcee✿ Draft video script and program agenda✿ Finalize auction packages✿ Draft volunteer needs and potential sources of volunteers

ONE MONTH PRIOR TO EVENT✿ Send Cross Events Director table reservations✿ Confi rm volunteer availability✿ Confi rm favors, entertainment, decorations, photographer and any

other vendor needs✿ Send photographer fi nal shot list✿ Finalize props for silent auction

TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO EVENT✿ Finalize RSVPs with Cross Events Director✿ Finalize table reservations with Cross Events Director✿ Review and fi nalize auction book and auction sheet✿ Review program agenda with Chairman

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Committee StructureEvent ChairmenJerry & Susan Lowenstein

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LOGISTICS & SETUP

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PUBLICITYChair

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HOST & INVITATIONS

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Cross International Special Events DirectorVeria Samaroo

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Committee ResponsibilitiesTo ensure a smoothly-run event, each committee will commit to provide timely updates

to Cross International Special Events Director, and look to her for direction to keep on-task with deadlines.

Ideal committee members will possess the following skills and take part in the following activities:

✿ Participate in monthly committee meetings (meeting frequency varies by committee)

✿ Be available for committee communication, including phone and email

✿ Support the majority decision

✿ Possess the ability to work in a group and as an individual

EVENT CHAIRMEN Jerry & Susan Lowenstein

✿ Facilitate committee meetings and guide the committee through the agenda items

✿ Where appropriate, guide the committee in proposing new activities and service that will further the event’s goals

✿ Keep discussion on track

✿ Seek consensus; unanimity is not required

AUCTION COMMITTEE Seeking one chair and seven members

✿ Secure silent auction items and baskets, as well as high-end travel and exclusive items for the live auction

✿ Send Cross Events Director auction items secured for updating in spreadsheet and logistical follow-up

✿ Arrange for the pick-up and delivery of prizes based on Cross Events Director’s instructions

✿ Determine prop decorations for auction items

✿ Determine volunteers needed specifi c to auction and relay to Volunteer Committee

HOST & INVITATIONS COMMITTEE Seeking one chair and ten members

✿ Responsible for hosting luncheon to invite friends to event and to fi ll tables at event

✿ Draft and update list of local businesses and individuals to invite to the event

✿ Nominate and confi rm hosts and hostesses for evening

✿ Nominate emcee for program and auction

✿ Greet guests at reservations table at event

✿ Assist with table reservations as necessary prior to event

✿ Follow-up with thank you notes if needed

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SPONSORSHIP COMMITTEE Seeking one chair and fi ve members

✿ Obtain major underwriting for event; determine in-kind donation list

✿ Draft and update list of local corporations to approach for sponsorships and in-kind donations

✿ Draft and update list of local businesses and individuals to invite to the event; determine which committee member will approach the businesses

✿ Turn over commitments of sponsorships and donations to Cross Events Director for contract execution and follow-up

✿ Follow-up with thank you notes to high level sponsors/donors

PUBLICITY COMMITTEE Seeking one chair and three members

✿ Increase public awareness and oversee media outreach initiatives

✿ Develop media contact list in coordination with Cross Events Director

✿ Suggest timely feature stories, interviews, and photo opportunities to engage media and encourage airtime exposure

✿ Foster relationships with local churches and schools to highlight and educate others on the project and event

✿ Determine which media, if any, should be invited to the Gala as guests

✿ Based on allotted budget, obtain bids for event photographer; assist in determining photographer for event

✿ Turn over event photographer vendor to Cross Events Director for contract execution and follow-up

VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE Seeking one chair and three members

✿ Determine activities that need volunteers, and number of volunteers per activity

✿ Recruit team of volunteers to assist in event setup and breakdown the night of event

✿ Draft plan of needs for each activity; maintain and update list of volunteers and contact information

✿ Meet with volunteers to train and give overview of activities

✿ Schedule volunteers and confi rm shifts and availability

✿ Manage volunteers onsite and resolve issues

✿ Follow-up with thank you notes to volunteers after event

LOGISTICS AND SETUP COMMITTEE Seeking one chair and fi ve members

✿ Assist in the coordination of on-site setup including registration setup, ballroom setup; and reception setup

✿ Assist with tear down and packing of materials to be moved out of venue after the event

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Notes

Our MissionCross International serves the poorest of the poor internationally by channeling aid through existing churches or church-based ministries, cost effectively helping the poor while advancing the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

How We Serve Rather than create new institutions to distribute aid, we support existing ministries and churches already serving the poor. In addition to being the most cost-effective way of helping the poor, empowering these ministries allows us to support the Church’s spiritual mission and its important position of leadership in poor communities.

Good Stewardship We consider every gift we receive as a precious resource from God. We direct every donation to its intended project, provide honest and accurate reports to our donors, and keep overhead costs to an industry low. We handle funds with utmost integrity and hold our ministry partners in the fi eld to the same high standards by asking them to document costs and the impact of their outreach. These detailed accountability measures have earned us ongoing accreditation by the following organizations:

600 SW 3rd Street, Suite 2201, Pompano Beach, FL 330601-800-391-8545 ext. 235 • 954-657-9001 (fax)

VSamaroo@CrossInternational.org • www.CrossInternational.org/PathOfPromise