Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:02:57 -0500
From: Bett Essen
Subject: Raising the Roof: Funky Fashion Show & Burrito Bash!
Raising the Roof Fashion Show & Burrito Bash to benefit Chatham Habitat for Humanity & Family Violence Rape Crisis Services
Date: Tuesday, March 2
Time: 6 – 9 pm
Location: General Store Cafe , 39 West Street, Pittsboro
Mark your calendar for Tuesday, March 2 for the Raising the Roof Burrito Bash, featuring a funky fashion show with designs made from recycled materials, including items from the Home Stores and Second Bloom. The event will take place from 6-9 pm at the General Store Cafe in downtown Pittsboro.
Tickets include delicious burritos and chips & salsa by the General Store Cafe. Proceeds will benefit Chatham Habitat for Humanity and Family Violence & Rape Crisis Services, working together to create safe and peaceful homes.
Pam Smith will be the esteemed Mistress of Ceremonies, with music by the Bad Mothers and a dance performance by W.I.N.G.S. Fashion models include Mayor Randy Voller, designer Lesley Landis, Sheriff Richard Webster, County Commissioners Mike Cross, George Lucier, and Tom Vanderbeck, Betty & Jane
Allen Wilson, Home Store Manager Howard Alston, Nona Mensah, Ilana Dubester, Melody Eggen, Victoria Cox, and more. The audience can cast votes for their favorite fashions via donations. The team that generates the most “votes” wins a prize.
Tickets are on sale now at the Habitat Home Stores (919-542-0788) and at Second Bloom (919-545-5565): $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Bring $1’s and $5’s so you can cast your votes for your favorites fashions. Proceeds benefit Chatham Habitat for Humanity & Family Violence
Helpful websites:
Chatham Habitat: http://www.chathamhabitat.org
FVRC: http://www.fvrc.org
General Store Cafe: http://www.thegeneralstorecafe.com/home.html
Bett Wilson Essen
Development & Communications Coordinator
Chatham Habitat for Humanity
467 West Street ~ PO Box 883
Pittsboro, N.C. 27312
(919) 542-0794, ext. 222