Freedom House will be selling the popular Lucinda pins at the events listed below. We have added many new styles to our collection to sell. If you know of an event or would like to have some pins to sell on consignment at work or to groups you are involved with, please contact us. You can see samples of the women and house pins at the bottom of the volunteer page.
Freedom House was selected as one of 12 agencies to receive funds from the Deep Run Marathon Dance raising $250,061.32! We wanted to share the link to the dance and all of the over 900 young people that did this amazing feat!
Freedom House is One of 500 Finalists for Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good Program
Help us win a new car to make an even bigger difference!
Freedom House is proud to announce we’ve been selected as a finalist in Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good Program. Now we need your support!
Tell your friends and vote for Freedom House at www.100carsforgood.com on June 17, 2012.
Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good program will be awarding 100 vehicles to 100 nonprofits over the course of 100 days based on votes from the public. A total of 500 nonprofits were selected from more than 4,000 applications nationwide. We are hoping to win a new Sienna Mobility to help get our residents to job interview and fairs, essential appointments, pick up deliveries and help them move into their new homes!
Empty Bowls at Allianz Global Assistance
01 June 2012 05:30 | @ Allianz Global Assistance, 2805 North Parham Road, Richmond, VA
Come join us at Allianz Global Assistance (2805 North Parham Road) on June 1st from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm and fill a bowl of ice cream to help fill a plate for the homeless!
For a $20 ticket, attendees select a bowl from hundreds of one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted bowls donated by Richmond-area artists and students. When you’re done, the bowl is yours! Tickets holders are then given a hot dog, bag of chips and a drink before being treated to the Yummy Ice Cream Bar – all the fixing’s for fabulous sundaes!
The Empty Bowls Benefit is a grassroots effort by artists and craftspeople in cities and towns across the country to support feeding programs for the hungry in their communities. This is a signature, family friendly benefit for Freedom House and helps raise not only much needed funds for our feeding program, but also awareness of the hunger and homelessness that exists in our community.
To purchase tickets contact Christy Ellis at 233-4064 ext 209.
3rd Annual Women and Wheels Benefit Event
06 September 2012 06:00 | @ Richmond Internation Raceway
What is it like to have your son or husband going 200 miles an hour around a racetrack? Or having to get your kids to dance lessons and your husband just did a 360 at Daytona? Questions like this will be answered when we present the 3rd Annual Women and Wheels Benefit event.
Join us this year at the beautiful Torque Club overlooking the action packed Richmond International Raceway track on Thursday, September 6th as we welcomed the wives, mom’s and girlfriends of the NASCAR drivers.
This year our honorary Chairman is Tammy Kahne, Mother of Kasey Kahne driver of the #5 Chevrolet sponsored by Farmers Insurance and Quaker State. Tammy will be joined by a number of other wives and moms of the drivers and will deliver a great evening of entertainment and fun! The night includes a silent auction filled with NASCAR items for the teams and their drivers, local gift cards, clothes and an assortment of great items. Guests get to meet and greet the ladies before they take the stage and take part in a Q&A session where YOU get to ask the questions. Hosted by K95fm on air personalities. The night is full of laughs and fun and all to benefit a great cause, Freedom House.
Freedom House is a non-profit in Richmond Virginia that has been providing food, shelter and the power to change to the region’s homeless and working poor since 1983. Freedom House operates the area’s only Soup Kitchen, the Conrad Center, serving over 63,000 meals a year. Freedom House also operates two transitional housing programs for homeless single adult men and women. Our vision is to end the cycle of hunger and homelessness for the people we serve.
Tickets will go on sale the first of July so get your racing suit on and grab your helmet and be ready to join us for a great evening!
43rd Street Festival
15 September 2012 | @ 43rd Street and Forest Hill Avenue
The 43rd Street Festival of the Arts will take place on Saturday, September 15th, at the corner of Forest Hill Avenue and 43rd Street from 10 am to 5 pm. The event will feature 70 of the region’s finest contemporary artisans along with a full day of musical entertainment and great food. About 8,000 people attend the event, with many making it an annual fall tradition.
This event is a true community effort with proceeds benefiting Freedom House, our local homeless service provider. Artisans donate work for a raffle and proceeds of the artist designed T-shirt help raise money for the event. The festival is free to the public; however, donations can be made at each of the four entrances to the show. With the help of sponsorships, we have doubled our advertising budget, increased attendance, and increased the amount raised for Freedom House for this one-day event. Over the years, we have raised more than $100,000 to help serve the needs of the homeless inRichmond.
Empty Bowls at Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
18 October 2012 05:30 | @ 800 S. Cathedral Street, Richmond, VA
Empty Bowls
Empty Bowls began in 1990 by a high school art teacher in Michigan. The students wanted to have a fundraiser to support a local food drive. The students made ceramic bowls for a fund raising meal. Guests were served a simple meal of soup and bread, and were invited to keep the bowl as a reminder of hunger in the world.
The money raised through Empty Bowls allows Freedom House to provide services and programs for the hungry and those living in a housing crisis and it helps raise awareness of these complex issues. Freedom House held its first Empty Bowls in 1991 and the event has grown in popularity every year.
In Freedom House’s version of the event, we have local congregations and community groups host the event, provide the soup, bread, desserts, and drinks, and help staff the event. Local professional potters and art students make and donate their works of art to Freedom House. Guests arrive with their tickets and pick a bowl of their choosing as a way to remember those in our own community that face the issue of hunger.
Seatings are at 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $20
Call Christy Ellis at 233-4064 ext for more information on how to attend
For additional information on these events, pins, or to volunteer, please contact Christy Ellis .
