Annual Banquet

2010 Fundraising Banquet - May 7th - Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center

The Burlington Emergency Shelter annual fundraising banquet will take place on Friday, May 7, 2010 from 6:15pm to 9:00pm at the Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center at 870 Williston Rd., So. Burlington, VT 05403 - Ph. 866.716.8120.

Mike Yankoski, Guest Speaker

Author, Under the Overpass, advocate for the least of these.

Under the Overpass: A Journey of Faith on the Streets of America (Multnomah, 2005)
My 30 Days Under the Overpass: Not Your Ordinary Devotional (Multnomah, 2006).
Zealous Love: A Practical Guide to Social Justice ( Zondervan, 2010).

Now a 25 year old graduate from Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California, Mike Yankoski took off a semester from college between his Sophomore and Junior years to do something a little uncanny. Mike was homeless. For five months, in six different American cities, Mike and a friend named Sam ate from trash cans and Rescue Missions, slept under bridges, and panhandled in order to survive. They chose to do this not only in order to better understand the plight of the American homeless, but more specifically to observe how the Church and Christians were interacting with this despised corner of American society. Mike’s book Under the Overpass captures his journey on the streets and relates the people and experiences that forever changed his life during the five month journey. Today, Mike has a passion to push Christians to live an active and out loud lifestyle of faith, directed by God’s will, centered on His Word, and engaged with the surrounding world. He is excited to use the story of Christ’s love and calling in his life to captivate and motivate Christians into deeper faith and stronger action. Mike and his wife Danae live in Vancouver, B.C., and are graduate students at Regent College. Mike also serves on the Board of Directors of World Vision US, the Advisory Board of Kilns College.

Banquet Table Hosts Needed

A table host is responsible for filling and hosting a 10-seat table. The dinner is free of charge, so you are not selling tickets. There will be an appeal for donations at the end of the evening. If you are interested in serving as a table host or just attending the banquet please contact Ann Goff at 802.985.3490 or anngoff4@yahoo.com. We look forward to having you join us and thank you for your support. Please find enclosed a pledge envelope for your convenience if you are unable to attend this year’s banquet.