(BLACK BOX OFFICE CHARLOTTE) Will Smith will be attending the premiere of the new Sony Pictures release “Seven Pounds” at Stonecrest Shopping Center on December 11, in South Charlotte, NC. He will be joined by Carolina Panthers players Steve Smith and Julius Peppers, and NASCAR legend Richard Petty.
This premiere benefits the SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK of CHARLOTTE. Smith will donate 300 turkeys for this holiday season, but you don’t have to be a mega movie star to make a difference. From 2pm today, bring a non perishable food item to the Regal Cinemas at Stonecrest, and get a pass to see special screening at 6pm! FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED (translation: go down there on your lunch hour with some cans, or your 12 year old son will never forgive you). So come out, see this new movie, and help your neighbors! See you there!
Steve Smith
Julius Peppers
Will Smith
ABOUT THE MOVIE:
Academy Award® nominee Will Smith reunites with the directors and producers of The Pursuit of Happyness for the emotional drama Seven Pounds. In the film, Smith plays Ben Thomas, an IRS agent with a fateful secret who embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers.
| Directed by | Gabriele Muccino |
| Written by | Grant Nieporte |
| Produced by | Todd Black James Lassiter Jason Blumenthal Steve Tisch Will Smith |
| Executive Producers | David Crockett David Bloomfield Ken Stovitz Domenico Procacci |
| Cast | Will Smith Rosario Dawson Michael Ealy with Barry Pepper and Woody Harrelson |
ABOUT SECOND HARVEST:
Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina (SHFBM) strives through education, advocacy, and partnerships to eliminate hunger by the solicitation and distribution of food. SHFBM has been in existence since 1981.
WHERE OUR FOOD COMES FROM
Approximately 65% of the food we distribute is donated, approximately 25% of the food comes from government commodities, approximately 5% of our food is purchased and approximately 5% comes from food drives held in the communities we serve.
HOW WE DISTRIBUTE THE FOOD
Through our main warehouse in Charlotte and through branches in Dallas (Gaston County), Mt. Gilead (Montgomery County) and Hickory (Catawba County). SHFBM has a five year plan for expanding our branch network with plans to add a branch in Spartanburg County in 2007-2007 and Rowan County in 2008-2009.
HOW INDIVIDUALS CAN HELP
Give a financial donation. This is the best way to help because every $1.00 contributed provides 6 pounds of food. Donate food or host a food drive, every pound supplied is the equivalent of 1.25 meals for a hungry neighbor.
HOW BUSINESSES CAN HELP
Give a financial donation. Remember every $1.00 contributed provides 6 pounds of food. Encourage employees to collect funds for the Food Bank or to designate United Way donations to the Food Bank. Hold a food drive at your business. Designate matching contributions for funds employees raise. Send an employee group to volunteer. Schedule a time for a representative from the Food Bank to speak to your employees.
HOW CHURCHES CAN HELP
Include Second Harvest in your annual operating budget or make a one-time donation to Second Harvest. Your gift to Second Harvest supports almost 250 agencies in Mecklenburg County alone. Host a food drive on an ongoing or one time basis. Volunteer as a group. Include information on Second Harvest in your church bulletins or publications.
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