Millennium +5 Concert raises funds and support for Maricopa’s Katrina families

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Saturday evening’s Millennium +5 outreach concert, in the Maricopa High School gymnasium, drew a crowd of about 70 individuals who enthusiastically welcomed the two bands and the event’s speakers, Crystal Miller and Pastor Gino Geraci. Over $200 was raised for the Hurricane Katrina victims who are now residents of Maricopa.

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The crowd enjoys the Junior High Praise Band’s music.

Keynote speaker Crystal Woodman-Miller survived the Columbine High School shootings. Her story held the crowd spellbound as she conveyed the message that even the most difficult and devastating events can produce hope.

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Crystal Miller shares her message of hope.

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The Calvary Chapel Chandler Praise Band performs for an enthusiastic audience.

Pastor Gino Geraci, a trained Emergency Response Chaplain, was also at Columbine on the day of the shootings. He recently returned home to Calvary Chapel South Denver after being in the hurricane-ravaged region of the Gulf Coast.

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Pastor Gino Geraci shares his experiences from Columbine, India and New Orleans.

Sponsors for this first Millennium concert were Calvary Chapel Maricopa, Community of Hope, ACTS Christian Fellowship, First Baptist of Maricopa and Mountain View Community Church. Representatives from all the churches were there to let people know about their presence in the community as well as their support for the hurricane evacuees here.

City Councilman Will Dunn, representing the Action Alliance Network, spoke about how the community had come together “to build up those who had lost everything.”

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Pastor Chris Ward of Calvary Chapel Maricopa.

Pastor Chris Ward of Calvary Chapel Maricopa remarked, “All in all it was a great night. We are already planning another Millennium concert for next year.”