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PACEM’s Intake Moves to The Haven

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Holy Comforter Volunteer, Roberta Crosby, at PACEM's Intake at The Haven.

PACEM’s Intake moved to The Haven at First and Market Streets. Moving Intake for PACEM’s shelters to The Haven is part of a long range plan to centralize homeless services, which can help move our neighbors beyond the crisis of homelessness.

For five years, Holy Comforter Catholic Church served as PACEM’s Intake site where seven nights per week, from November through March, homeless neighbors in need of PACEM’s ‘shelter of last resort‘ felt welcomed.  Holy Comforter and its congregational volunteers provided a dependable gathering space and nightly hospitality for men and women to sign in and be transported to PACEM’s rotating shelters.

We are grateful to Holy Comforter for its continued commitment to provide volunteers, just a few blocks down the road, at our new Intake location. And to The Haven for providing the space from which our homeless neighbors can access PACEM’s community-based, rotating shelters.

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Social Buddhism Talk to Benefit PACEM

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

Bernie Glassman, a pioneer of the American Zen Movement, will offer an evening talk in Charlottesville on November 24th. The talk is hosted by Insight Meditation Community of Charlottesville (IMCC).

Roshi Glassman emphasizes service as an expression of spiritual awakening.  Integrating Zen practice and social service,  Glassman developed the Greyston Foundation in New York. Greyston administers a set of social service groups and businesses to lift homeless people out of poverty. Offerings include housing, job skill training, employment, a child care center, an AIDS residence and a licensed HIV clinic.

Roshi Glassman’s evening talk is from 7:30-9 pm, at JABA, located at 674 Hillsdale Drive on November 24th. Proceeds will benefit PACEM, with a suggested donation of $10.00.

PACEM will join with The Haven to welcome Glassman for tea and a tour of the The Haven  in the afternoon before his evening talk.

See www.zenpeacemakers. org for information on Socially Engaged Buddhism.

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Chocolate Festival & 5K Chocolate Chase

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

chocolate_header_500pxIndulge 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.

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CVille Pie Fest 2009

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Judges digging in - Delegate David Toscano, Brian Wheeler, Jim Duncan and Coy Barefoot

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!

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

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
Board members, volunteers and staff introduce customers to PACEM while bagging groceries.

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.

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Volunteers: The Heart & Soul of PACEM

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
Volunteers from Grace Community Presbyterian Church

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!

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Support PACEM With Your Grocery Cart!

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

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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.


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