There’s No Place Like Home!

 

House in my hands

There’s No Place Like Home – Friday, November 5, 2010  – It was a GREAT evening! Thanks to all who may this a wonderful and fun time. See you at next year’s event!

There’s No Place Like Home is a benefit to raise money for The Haven at First & Market. Artists donate time to perform and art to auction off on the event date. Join artists Edward Thomas, Andrew Hearsey, Terri Allard, Carleigh Nesbit, Deborah McDowell, Terra Voce, Mary Gordon Hall, Chris Nowland, Fenella Belle, Patty Wallens, Julia Hauser, Kendall Cox, Meaghan Dye, Ron Evans, Kate Barton, Edith Arbaugh, Lena Zentgraf, Carrie Miller Payne, Nicole Truxell and the many others who have donated paintings, prints, photography, pottery, poetry, mixed media, music and collage to support this exciting event.

The Haven at First & Market is a safe and welcoming place for the homeless and very poor to be during the day.  Showers, laundry, a locally-sourced breakfast meal, computer access, short-term storage, and a comfortable living room are offered every day from 7am-5pm. Area social service agencies provide services onsite including PACEM’s Seasonal Emergency Overnight Shelter, Region Ten, On Our Own, Charlottesville Health Access, Charlottesville Department of Social Services, Monticello Area Community Action Agency, Legal Aid Justice Center and Charlottesville Redevelopment Housing Authority. AA meetings, yoga and tai chi are offered throughout the week. A community garden provides an opportunity to learn urban gardening, water conservation, vermiculture and food preservation skills. Serving an average of 65 people every day, The Haven at First & Market is a project of the Thomas Jefferson Area Coalition for the Homeless.

When & where is it?

October 2011 – stay tuned for a new date to be selected soon!

What else?

Lovely snacks will be provided and passed throughout the evening, including salty and sweet treats made by culinary arts students of The Haven at First & Market. A cash bar will be stationed in two places in the building.

How does this generate funds?

Tickets will be sold for entry into the event and the art will be auctioned during the evening.

How can I help?

You can donate a piece of art or agree to perform in October 2011! We are actively seeking artists willing to contribute a piece of work around the theme of HOME. The interpretation is entirely up to you. We are soliciting works from painters, printmakers, quilters, poets, writers, musicians, potters, etc. We would like to kick off this annual event with an exciting mixture of artists unified by our theme, HOME.

What next?

If you would like to help, THANK YOU! Please be in touch with at:

The Haven at First & Market

112 West Market Street

Charlottesville, VA 22902

434-973-1234

executivedirector@tjach.org