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The 2011 Hope and Healing Gala is set for Saturday, May 14th at the Highwood Memorial Centre in High River, Alberta.
Executive Director, Sherrie Botten says, “This is our biggest fundraiser of the year. The money raised through this event will bring us that much closer to being able to break ground on our new facility this year!”
Rowan House Emergency Shelter is a tiny, two bedroom facility located in the basement of an adolescent group home in the rural Foothills. We have significantly outgrown our current facility and are in desperate need of a larger, more secure shelter.
“Every year, we turn away more families than we can house. In 2010 alone, Rowan House housed 21 women and 10 children and helped 24 women and 28 children through our outreach program. In that same year we were unable to accommodate 43 women and 29 children,” says Botten.
We have purchased land in the Town of High River and are well on our way to building a new shelter. We need an additional $500,000 to complete this facility.
Tickets to the gala are $200 each or $1,400 for a corporate table of 8 and can be purchased by calling 403-938-6785. We are also looking for donations of auction items.
With the generosity of the community, the dream can become a reality in 2011!
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