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 In true Jimmy Buffet style, Cheeseburger in Paradise offers an
island theme of fun for attendees every year. From leis to
margaritas, to the One Man Band and auction items, this fundraiser
is a highly anticipated event for CAPCIL and their supporters. This
year all proceeds from the event will go to support the whole
agency.
But, why the Cheeseburger? Legend has it that the first cheeseburger
was created between 1924 and 1926 by a chef named Lionel Sternberger
in Pasadena, California, USA. The anecdote goes along the lines of a
passing homeless man suggesting Sternberger should add a slice of
cheese to his hamburger order. Sternberger then added this to his
main menu and the cheeseburger was born.
The cheeseburger is the biggest underdog comeback of all time. It
started out as just a lowly meat patty on a piece of bread and grew
to a staggering 13 billion burgers a year industry and the number
one food eaten in America. So what does the cheeseburger have to do
with CAPCIL?
 CAPCIL works with the limited income, the homeless, the home bound,
and the hungry, not just because they need help, but because they
have value and worth to offer to our community. Every single one of
CAPCIL’s customers have gifts, skills, and talents that need to be
shared – and just like that passing homeless man who suggested
putting cheese on a plain old hamburger to create America’s iconic
meal – CAPCIL believes that their customers have just as much to
offer our community.
That’s why CAPCIL provides first class education to children in our
community currently living in poverty, scholarships for
undergraduate and technical training degrees to those who could
never afford a higher education on their own, transportation to
those that are homebound, and delivering meals to seniors in our
community who would otherwise go hungry.
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This is where you come in. Yes, you. CAPCIL can’t do this on their own. CAPCIL
needs the strength and support of the community behind them. By purchasing
tickets or donating to the fundraiser, Cheeseburger in Paradise, you are helping
those voices to be heard, to be noticed, and to be valued. You can add the
cheese.
So, just as Lionel Sternberger saw the potential and wisdom in that homeless man
that fateful day and launched the cheeseburger into stardom, CAPCIL too sees the
potential in those that are often over looked. We believe in the underdog. We
believe in the cheeseburger.
If you are interested in purchasing a table or ticket to attend this beachy
fundraiser, donating an item to the auction and/or raffle, or sending in a
monetary contribution you can contact Board Member Andy Anderson at 217-737-9853
or Breann Titus/Katie Alexander at 217-732-2159 or you can accomplish all of the
above by visiting our website at
http://www.capcil.info and clicking on the Cheeseburger link.
[Katie Alexander, CAPCIL]
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