RDI’s Children, Youth and Family Services (CYFS) division provides life skills education to children, youth and families living in high-risk situations at a variety of locations including homeless shelters, transitional living centers, domestic violence centers, after-school programs, schools and recreation centers in Dallas, Collin, Rockwall and Denton Counties.
These programs teach children skills to cope with the every day stresses of life in the highrisk situation of being homeless with special emphasis on how to live a drug-free life.
Rainbow Days will host their 2015 Pot of Gold Luncheon on April 24. The keynotev speaker for the event will be Jeannette Walls, best-selling author of The Glass Castle. In her memoir, Walls recounts her nomadic and povertystricken childhood at the hands of her alcoholic father and mentally unstable mother. In the book, Walls states, “I lived in a world that any moment could erupt into fire. It was the sort of knowledge that kept you on your toes”.
For more information on the Pot of Gold Luncheon, visit www.rdikids.org or www.facebook.com/events/.
RAINBOW DAYS POT OF GOLD LUNCHEON – April 24, 2015
WHEN: Friday, April 24, 2015, Auction opens at 10:30am and Luncheon is 12:00pm to 1:30pm
WHERE: Hilton Anatole, 2201 North Stemmons Freeway, Dallas
WHAT: Auction and Luncheon with keynote speaker, Jeanette Walls. Walls is the New York Times best-selling author of The Glass Castle, a memoir detailing the adversities she faced in her extremely unorthodox childhood.
*Entertainment provided by Eddie Coker and the Children of Rainbow Days
COST: Individual Tickets $150; Sponsorships start at $1500
CONTACT: Emily Candee at 214.2173833