C'ville Shelter

PACEM Shelters Open Halloween Night

Marie Lynch — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:49:42 +0000

On October 31st, 2009, PACEM will open for its sixth season of providing shelter. Holy Comforter Church (208 Jefferson Street), will serve as our Intake Site for the first month. Intake: 5-6 PM each evening.

Chuck Wagon Extravaganza – November 8th Fundraising Event for PACEM

Marie Lynch — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:48:57 +0000

Join Ace Contracting and Buckaroo Cordon Bleu for their second annual Chuck Wagon Extravaganza to benefit PACEM – Charlottesville’s Community Homeless Shelter.

Enjoy authentic chuck wagon cuisine and down home elegance on the scenic, historic grounds of Ash Lawn Highland.

Sunday, November 8th, 2-5 PM
$75 per person for a great cause!

Contact Marie, for information or for tickets:
marie@pacemshelter.org or call 434.465.1327.

Click here to make an online donation in honor of this event or send a check to PACEM, P.O. Box 14, CVille, VA 22902. In the comments section, designate your gift “In honor of Ace/Buckaroo event”.

Chocolate Festival & 5K Chocolate Chase

Marie Lynch — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:38:30 +0000

Indulge in chocolate, music and childrens activities. Run or walk the 5K Chocolate Chase (register in advance or from 7-7:45 a.m. on race day). Proceeds from the festival and foot race benefit community outreach efforts, including PACEM.

Stop by PACEM’s stand where board member and local visual artist, McCrea Snyder Kudravetz, will sell her calorie-free chocolate collages and former board member, and co-founder of CVille Pie Fest, Marijean Jaggers, will auction one of her decadent chocolate pies.

CVille Pie Fest 2009

Marie Lynch — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:41:58 +0000

Some of the judges - Delegate David Toscano, Brian Wheeler, Jim Duncan and Coy Barefoot

A Celebration of Pie and Community Benefits PACEM.

With pies in their eyes, spectators gathered as judges sampled over 25 pies crafted by community bakers this past Saturday, October 3rd, at the first ever CVille Pie Fest, at Crozet Mudhouse.

Donated pies were raffled off to satisfy the sweet toothed. Plates and forks were sold to all who wanted to taste the already judged pies. And a Clifton Inn apple pie was put up for auction. Proceeds from the event helped to raise funds for PACEM and to increase awareness about its Community Homeless Shelter.

Congratulations to the winners of the pie baking contest, which included Colleen Keller, PACEM’s Executive Director, and her family, for their “roadhouse apple pie” and Kathy Banner, who won “best of the fest” for her lemon chiffon pie.

Many thanks to everyone who made online donations in honor of CVille Pie Fest. We are grateful to organizers, Steve Whitaker, Marijean Jaggers and Brian Geiger, who beautifully orchestrated this event, as well as to The Honey Dewdrops, volunteers, judges and sponsors (including Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport), who helped make this celebration of pie and community a huge success!

Whole Foods 5% Community Day Generates $4,412 for PACEM

Marie Lynch — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:41:28 +0000

Board members, volunteers and staff introduce customers to PACEM while bagging groceries.

Thank you Charlottesville, for filling your grocery carts at Whole Foods on September 16th. Community Day at Whole Foods generated over $4,400 for PACEM’s homeless shelters, helping us provide “A Pillow for Every Head“.

We are grateful to Whole Foods Market for this opportunity.

Volunteers: The Heart & Soul of PACEM

Marie Lynch — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:38:24 +0000

Volunteers from Grace Covenant Church accompanied by Adriana Nicholson, Director of Community and Volunteer Relations (far right).

Volunteers bring the warmth of human companionship to our homeless guests. And, when the office work load is particularly heavy, volunteers assist PACEM’s small staff.

Our thanks to Grace Covenant Church, for assembling manuals for our volunteer orientation and for making t-shirts were used at Whole Foods 5% Day.

Volunteers are the heart and soul of PACEM’s community shelter system!

Support PACEM With Your Grocery Cart!

Marie Lynch — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:19:10 +0000

PACEM Benefits from Whole Foods 5% Day!
The amount raised will be announced soon.

Thank you to Whole Foods and to the hundreds of wonderful Friends of PACEM and the members of PACEM’s Board who filled their grocery carts to help raise much needed funds for PACEM’s shelters! Whole Foods will contribute 5% of the day’s purchases to our Shelter of Last Resort program. Return to this blog site for the announcement of how much was raised from this event!

A very special heartfelt thanks to our fabulous board members and volunteers for helping to bag groceries, thank customers for their support, and enlighten community members about PACEM and homelessness in the Charlottesville area.

Marie Lynch — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:46:42 +0000

100+ Women Who Care
Demonstrates Their Strength In Numbers
With A Gift of $7,600 to PACEM

Thanks to 100+ Women Who Care, PACEM is in a better position to provide shelter and support to our homeless neighbors throughout the upcoming cold winter months. The women’s group contributed $7,600 to PACEM! We are grateful to be a beneficiary of this generous giving circle of women.

This gift was made possible in large part through Doris Crane, who is a member of the philanthropic group, and a long standing PACEM volunteer (with her husband, Fred). We deeply appreciate Doris’s passion for PACEM’s mission and our homeless residents and her ability to persuade others to partner in our community wide effort to provide “A Pillow for Every Head”.

Comprised of women who have a deep commitment to the wellness of our community, the Charlottesville chapter of 100+ Women Who Care wants to make an impact by providing funding to local charitable organizations that improve the lives of our neighbors in need. The local chapter was formed in 2008 and in one year has donated over $37,000 to Charlottesville area nonprofits.

If you are interested in learning more about 100+ Women Who Care, please visit their website at http://www.wwc-cho.org/index.html.

The Haven at First and Market

Marie Lynch — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:51:41 +0000

The Haven at First and Market (formerly called The First Street Church Project) is slated to open at the end of November 2009 – around Thanksgiving. The Haven will serve as a one-stop comprehensive resource center for the homeless and those at risk for homelessness. TJACH, Thomas Jefferson Coalition for the Homeless, is the lead organization behind The Haven.

What does The Haven mean for PACEM?

The Haven presents opportunities for PACEM to build upon its strong partnerships with others serving the needs of people who are experiencing homelessness. PACEM staff will have office space in The Haven and during the winter shelter months, PACEM Guest Intake will move from Holy Comforter Church into The Haven.

Because The Haven is not designed to be an emergency night shelter, PACEM will continue to partner with congregations, and community volunteers to provide a place to sleep, and the warmth of human kindness to our homeless neighbors throughout the cold months of winter.

PACEM is a committed participant of TJACH’s community plan to end homelessness. We look forward to the opening of this exceptional community resource which will consist of the following four basic elements:

The Annex – The upper floors will provide offices and conference space for TJACH service providers, such as PACEM, MACAA, Region Ten, Piedmont Workforce, and other agencies.
The Day Haven –The first floor of the Annex and will provide a space for people to gather during the day. Clients have access to service agencies, internet, mail, storage, showers and laundry facilities.
Kay’s Kitchen – This commercial-grade kitchen will provide breakfast five days and bag lunches for those who work. An on-the-job training program in the food service industry.
The Sanctuary – This large space on the ground floor will be a multi-use venue for performances and other cultural/arts events. TJACH will schedule the space and assess fees on a sliding scale basis.

CVille Ten Miler Raises $20,000 for PACEM

Marie Lynch — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:15:46 +0000

Alice Wiggins, Co-Director of the C10M and Colleen Keller, PACEM's new Executive Director

On June 30th, PACEM became the grateful recipient of $15,000 – proceeds from the April 24th, Charlottesvile Ten Miler. Additionally, the Charlottesville Track Club contributed $2,650 and $2,500 was donated by runners who made a financial gift directly to PACEM. In total the race raised over $20,000 for PACEM!

Proceeds generated by registration fees from over 2,700 runners and local business sponsorships helped to support several area nonprofits, however, thanks in large part to the persuasive words of Skip Mullaney, founding member of PACEM and long time CVille runner, PACEM was named the primary beneficiary of the 2009 race.

We are grateful to Alice and Dan Wiggins, Co-directors of the Charlottesville Ten Miler, the Charlottesville Track Club and to the runners, volunteers and sponsors who made the race, and this substantial gift possible. This event was a tremendous community effort that will go a long way to help provide a place to sleep and the warmth of human companionship for those without shelter during the winter months. The gifts recieved through the Ten Miler will help PACEM shelters open on October 31st, and remain open through April 2nd, providing “A Pillow for Every Head”.