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Well, the summer is winding down and is almost over. The kids are headed back to school and fall decorations are everywhere. The great part about this time of year is that PIN has two great events coming up that you do not want to miss!! The first date to mark on your calendar is PIN's second annual Ping Pong for Poverty Tournament, which is October 1-2. The second date you want to make note of is November 5, which is our Annual Comedy Night at Grand Affairs. Two great weekends with lots of fun! The concert season is almost over and we only have 3 more concerts to do, but PIN would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has come out to help us raise money at the amphitheater-so THANKS!!! Keep reading to see what else is happening, but before you do PIN would like to wish everyone a very safe and happy Labor Day weekend!

On October 1-2 PIN will be holding our 2nd Annual Ping Pong^TM for Poverty at Corporate Landing Middle School. The event will kick off with Celebrity Night on Friday from 6-9PM, followed by the Amateur Ping Pong^TM Tournament Saturday from 7:30AM - 6PM. This is going to be an amazing two days of family fun. If you would like to learn more about the event, you can go to www.pingpongforpoverty.com.

Friday October 1, 2010 – Celebrity Kick Off Fundraiser
6PM to 9PM
We will have a world class table tennis exhibition by Scott Priess, who is a US National Table tennis coach and trainer, and his son Austin Priess, who is a 9 time US National table tennis junior champion and future Olympic hopeful. Come play table tennis with Olympic athletes!

Saturday October 2, 2010 – Amateur Ping Pong^TM Tournament
7:30AM Check In; 8AM Tournament Begins; 6PM Awards Ceremony
We will break the tournament into different skill groups, so even if you are a
beginner you will get to play against other beginners. Come play one of the fastest growing sports in the United States.

This is going to be two great days of fun for the entire family.
For more details go to www.pingpongforpoverty.com or email us at pingpongforpoverty@adimpact.org or call 757.375.8198

PiN would like to thank Ping Pong^TM for Poverty Tournament Corporate Sponsors:

Without the generosity of our corporate partners PIN would not be able to provide the service we do for the homeless.

Title Sponsor:
Sports Authority    www.sportsauthority.com

Friday Night Sponsor (Celebrity Function):
Monarch Bank   www.monarchbank.com

Official Partner Sponsor:
Capital Group  www.capgroup.com

Platinum Sponsors:
Damuth Trane  www.damuth.com
Search Optics  www.searchoptics.com

Gold Sponsors:
Bon Secours   www.bonsecourshamptonroads.com
Priority Automotive   www.priorityauto.com

Silver Sponsors:
Chantel Ray Real Estate Team  www.chantelray.com
Amerigroup    www.realsolutions.com

Bronze Sponsor:
Climate Makers  www.climatemakers.com
Old Dominion Insulation  www.odins.com
Blue Water Pools  www.bluewaterpoolsva.com
Papco  www.papco.com

Other Donors:
Ferguson Enterprises  www.ferguson.com
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On Friday, November 5th PIN will be having our 8th Anniversary Comedy Night Celebration at Grand Affairs in Virginia Beach. We are expecting 500 people and seating is based on when you buy your seats. Those who purchase early will get better seats. Beattie Barnes, Rob Reibold, and Richard Calvert will headline an excellent night of comedy. All of these comedians are extremely funny and you are not going to want to miss this night. Also, Kerri Furey from WAVY 10 News will be back to MC the night. Kerri is an awesome newscaster who is passionate about helping the homeless.

Here are the details for the evening:
When: Friday Night November 5, 2010.
Where: Grand Affairs in Virginia Beach.
Cost: $45 for an individual ticket or $400 for a table for 10 people.

The price of your ticket includes: 3 great comedians, a great silent auction with fantastic items, delicious food, and part of the money goes to help the homeless of Virginia Beach. You can purchase your tickets on line at www.pinministry.org/comedy.html.

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PIN has just added two new members to our Board of Directors. PIN’s board of directors are responsible for oversight of all activities within PIN. We would like to welcome Carole Kane and Ken Lees to the board.

• Ping Pong^TM for Poverty Please pray that people would sign up to participate in PIN's ping pong^TM event.

• Comedy Night Please pray that we will have at least 500 people come to our comedy night.

• Winter for the homeless –Winter is a really tough time to be homeless. Although it’s still pretty warm outside, before long it will be turning cold so please pray for safety and warmth for the homeless this winter.