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Seats Still Available!!
2012 Friends Charity Auction - "Get Off the Bench"
at the Grappone Conference Center, Concord
Friday, May 18, 2012 at 5:00pm
Registration and Auction Preview at 5:00pm.
Dinner served at 6:30pm will feature grilled Delmonico steak served with a twice baked potato and fresh green beans. Live Auction will follow dinner.
$50 per person or $500 for a table of 10. Reservations required.
This is certainly a do not miss event! This year's event will feature not only art created by local artists but also speciality items that make this a MUST attend event!
This year we will be auctioning off, in addition to some fine 'artist choice" pieces and speciality items, 18 storage benches designed by Friends trustee and president of the Guild of NH Woodworkers, A. Robert Couch. The benches have been assembled by members of the Woodworkers Guild in addition to community volunteers - making these benches truly one of kind!
Click here to see pictures of the finished pieces!
Doors open at 5:00pm with a cocktail hour and auction preview.
Call today to reserve your spot! 603-228-1193 or send us an email at asepela@friendsprogram.org.
Here are a few stories that represent the 100’s of clients we serve annually whose lives are changed by generosity and energetic bidding of event attendees.
Sue – Lynn was relieved when she and her family moved into our temporary emergency housing shelter. She thought it would be like a big gym with cots. What she found was an inviting “home” with friendly faces… fun activities to do and a chance for her family to regroup.
“Jessica’s” Dad is in jail, her Mom is involved with drugs… so she takes on a lot…. not much time for school work, she got behind. Grammy Sally volunteers at her school and has helped her catch up. She is now a more confident student and Grammy Sally feels needed and successful. A win – win!
One-on-one attention is our goal when matching children with mentors in our Junior Senior Friends program. Learning by doing, having someone to talk with when something exciting has happened or when life doesn’t seem fair, watching a movie and then talking about it over ice cream, laughing so hard that you can’t catch your breath – these are just a few of the many ways children who are referred to our program learn and grow together with their mentors.
Myrta is 72 and lives alone and does not drive. At times life seems daunting and lonely. Getting to her doctor’s appointments is a challenge and weigh on her mind. Peggy volunteered to drive Myrta to her doctor’s appointments – they became friends and Myrta feels more secure and her health is improving.
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