You’re invited to the Enchanted Charity Dinner Serving Generosity in White. This marks the 2nd year for the local fundraiser that gives you a chance to win a new vehicle and enjoy an evening of entertainment and great food. This year money raised will be split between the Columbus House, the Robbie Dean Centre, Saint Vincent de Paul and the Phoenix Centre.
Chair of the event, Doctor Fahamia Koudra, says last year they raised $66,000 for the Child Poverty Action Network in Renfrew County and gave away a brand new vehicle to a lucky resident from Renfrew. This year the driving sponsor of the event is Pembroke Hyundai who donated a 2020 Hyundai Kona Luxury edition that’s valued upwards of $35,000.
Koudra says only 2,250 tickets to win the vehicle were printed and they’re available at a number of locations for $50 each.
She adds the draw for the new vehicle will take place at the Enchanted Charity Dinner on July 10th at 9:30pm. Koudra says cocktail hour will start at 6:30pm, but otherwise they keep most of the details, including the location of the event a secret until the week before. Koudra says all the guests are told to dress in white.
Tickets for the dinner and entertainment portion of the event go on sale today (March 10th, 2020) and are $125 each. Ticket information is available by following the Enchanted Charity Dinner Serving Generosity in White Facebook page or online by searching EventBrite.
Additional information:
The Saint Vincent de Paul Food Bank plans to use the money for day to day operations of the food bank and to continue to provide nutritious meals Saturday, Sunday and Monday each week at their locations downstairs at the St. Columbkille Cathedral (188 Renfrew Street, Pembroke). These days offset what the Grind Community Kitchen offers from Tuesday to Friday.
The Columbus House plans to use funds to support the residential program for boys and girls, the educational program which focuses on living skills and job preparation, emergency beds offered and other teen programs.
With upwards of 1,500 visits per year the Robbie Dean Family Counselling Centre plans to use all money raised for programming. The Robbie Dean Centre provides loss and grief support, parent support groups, community training, a walk-in clinic and the REACH program to help those who are struggling with their mental health implement a plan to become well.
The Phoenix Centre will also benefit from funds raised. The Phoenix Centre helps parents or children who are dealing with behaviour or emotional issues and they offer walk-in clinics across Renfrew County. It was recently announced the Phoenix Centre would be launching online walk-in clinics this summer or in the fall.
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