Calling all girls with pearls! The High Hopes fundraising committee wants your loose, broken strands of, or otherwise unworn pearls to create a fabulous ensemble to auction off at this year’s Girls Night Out event: “Girls in Pearls – The Black & White Bash” to be held August 13 at the Sunrise Mansion offices of Farmer Cline & Campbell.
Ladies, check your drawers and jewelry boxes for any pearls you no longer wear and donate them to create a beautiful and unique treasure for a great cause. That old set of pearls or single pearl earring in your drawer could help create a brighter future for a victim of domestic violence.
Cultured or freshwater pearls of all shapes, colors and sizes – we’ll take them all! Also accepting donations of gold Add-a-Beads for accents.
Scott Petit of Petit Jewelry Designs has graciously agreed to create a beautiful and absolutely one-of-a-kind pearl necklace with these donations to be showcased and auctioned off at the event. The finished piece, entitled “Pearls of Hope,” will be a collective expression of the donors’ commitment to provide hope to domestic violence victims.
Drop your pearls off at Petit Jewelry Designs at 1012 ½ Bridge Road by Monday, July 13. Showroom hours are 10-5 Mon-Wed, 10-6 Thurs, and 10-4 Fri-Sat. All donations are 100% tax deductible and proceeds benefit victims of domestic violence through the YWCA Resolve Program. A tax receipt will be given on the spot.
Be a star in the real-life drama of ending domestic violence. Donate your pearls and then indulge your inner Audrey Hepburn by joining us on August 13 for “Girls in Pearls.” Tickets are $75 through Aug. 7 and $100 effective Aug. 8 and at the door. Ladies, make your reservations today at www.ywcacharleston.org or call (304) 340-3573.
The YWCA Resolve Family Abuse Program offers 24/7 shelter and supportive services for victims of domestic violence. YWCA Resolve reaches more than 3,000 individuals each year in Kanawha, Boone and Clay counties through shelter and emergency services, case management, court advocacy, counseling, support groups, safety planning, and programs for children, teen dating safety and batterers intervention/prevention.
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