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Hair and Fashion Charity Fundraiser To Benefit A Child’s Place

Hair Passions Studio
Presents
Hair and Fashion Charity Fundraiser
To Benefit
A Child’s Place
Saturday August 6, 2011 @7pm
How we erase the impact of Homelessness on Children and Their Education:
A Child’s Place serves homeless children in Mecklenburg County and provides them education, which is critical to ending poverty and homelessness. That’s why a Child’s Place has Social Work Teams in six public elementary schools and two middle schools in Mecklenburg County attended by high numbers of homeless students. At each school, site ACP student liaisons ensure client children have the day-to-day tools necessary to learn—from clothing to schools supplies, to snacks and tutors. Workers help homeless identify community resources to address the issues behind their housing crisis. A typical client family of A Child’s Place includes two or three children and has at least one working adult when they become homeless.
- Homeless kids change schools frequently, losing up to three months of academic achievement with each move.
- June 2010, CMS reported 4,453 students who are homeless are enrolled in CMS schools.
- Roughly 45% of the client children currently with A Child’s Place are at least one grade level behind their peers.
- Homeless children are sick twice as often as other children.
Why A Child’s Place Works:
- ACP Programs – Student support, academic support, parent education and support and My Place summer day camp.
- Education – 93% of our client children are promoted to the next grade compared to 64% of homeless children nationally.
- Safety – Our My Place summer day camp provided academic, enrichment and fun for 51 homeless students while school was out.
- Vision – ACP’s 2013 Strategic Plan will expand our service capacity so every homeless child in Mecklenburg County will get the help they need.
“Dear friend, when you extend hospitality (charity) to Christian brothers and sisters, even when they are strangers, you make the faith visible.” –
3 John 1:5-6 The Message Bible
Just Think. Your contribution can make a difference. Every dollar brings us one step closer to giving children the hope they need.
HEALERS FOR A CHILD’S PLACE
BRONZE – Compassion of Love: $100
SILVER – Compassion of Peace: $200
GOLD – Compassion of Joy: $300
PLATINUM – Compassion of Hope: $500
Event is located at:
Red@28th St.
2424 N. Davidson St. Suite 112
Charlotte, NC 28205
For more information contact: A Child’s Place
704.756.7915/704.712.4044 704.343.3790
hairbycelest@bellsouth.net www.achildsplace.
Diamonds Direct Southpark Hosts Bridal Trunk Show

Charlotte, N.C. (July 5, 2011) – Diamonds Direct Southpark, the Official Jeweler of the Carolina Panthers, will host its seventh annual Bridal and Anniversary Spectacular in their newly expanded showroom from July 15 through July 17.
This is a three day trunk show style event that is open to the public. The trunk show will feature over half a dozen of the country’s top jewelry designers, who will be flown in exclusively for this event to showcase their jewelry collections. Designers include C. Gonshor, Henri Daussi, Jeff Cooper, Fredrick Goldman, Gregg Ruth, Stardust, Sylvie & Co., and Per Amore.
“We are proud to have the resources to bring in several top designers and to offer this incredible event to our customers not once, but three times every year,” Vice President of Diamonds Direct Southpark, Dovy Klarberg says.
Guests will enjoy cocktails and hors D’oeuvres, provided by Del Friscos, Friday evening, and July 15 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. Other event partners include bridal inspired floral creations by Carolyn Sheppard Designs, car display by Jaguar of Charlotte, and party rentals by Creative Solutions.
In addition to the expanded inventory, Diamonds Direct Southpark is offering a 20% discount on all bridal and anniversary inventory.
The Bridal Trunk show will be held July 15 from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., July 16 from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. and July 17 from 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. More information can be found at www.Diamonds-Direct.com.




















