PACEM

Sweet Tea Jamboree

Marie Lynch — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:37:42 +0000

In the comfort of your own home!

On August 28^th at 5 PM, take an opportunity to celebrate one of life’s everyday blessings: Home Sweet Home.

Please sit with a glass of refreshing, cold tea and feel grateful that you have a place to call home.

Last winter, 3000 volunteers in our community helped in PACEM’s homeless shelters. Please make a donation to help continue these efforts.

Your contribution this summer helps a neighbor without a home have a warm, safe place to sleep this winter.

Please send donations to the address above or online at www.pacemshelter.org.

Thank you for providing “A Pillow for Every Head”.
PACEM a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Your donation is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Celebrating PACEM’s Community Volunteers!

Marie Lynch — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:06:04 +0000

Community Partners – Making A Difference

Marie Lynch — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:25:08 +0000

PACEM’s community partners extend our efforts beyond providing shelter.

Region Ten Emergency Services provides crisis intervention and referrals for mental health and substance abuse rehabilitation. Recently, Emergency Services hosted an employee lunch-hour potluck, which raised over $400 for PACEM. We are grateful for their donated dishes and dollars.

PACEM’s Community Partners include agencies like Region Ten, whose specialized support - and fundraiser – help us make a difference in the lives of our homeless neighbors.

A Pillow for Every Head!

Marie Lynch — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:59:03 +0000

This week, PACEM received new pillows, blankets, sheets, wash cloths and towels – enough to re -supply our men’s shelter!

Student Ministries of Virginia purchased 50 pillows, 50 blankets, 40 sheet sets, 100 towels and 300 washcloths. Still in the spirit of giving, youth groups came together and collected more than a thousand dollars for PACEM. We are grateful to these generous students who gathered in Charlottesville.

Thanks to Maple Grove Christian Church for helping connect us to these wonderful students, and to much needed materials for our shelters.

Social Buddhism Talk to Benefit PACEM

colleenkeller — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:54:14 +0000

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.

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!

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.

PACEM Featured on “Postcards from Charlottesville”

admin — Sun, 24 May 2009 21:28:11 +0000

cross-posted from the personal blog of Dave Norris:

“Postcards from Charlottesville,” Show #16

Since I am leaving my current position as Executive Director of PACEM at the end of June in order to pursue a new professional opportunity (TBD), I thought I’d dedicate the latest episode of my public access TV show to a retrospective on PACEM, its founding, its operations, the impact that it’s made on the community, etc. Joining me in-studio is Adriana Nicholson, who was one of the founding Board members of PACEM and currently serves as PACEM’s Director of Community and Volunteer Resources. Click here to view the show:

http://charlottesville.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?publish_id=162

PACEM’s Founding Board Chair Honored Among “Distinguished Dozen”

admin — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 12:29:14 +0000

PACEM notes with pride that Skip Mullaney, our founding Board Chair, has been honored by the Daily Progress as one of their “Distinguished Dozen” for 2009. Click here to see his profile.

Skip’s work on behalf of PACEM and many other good causes has been imbued with an admirable combination of humor, vision, selflessness and strategic focus. Congratulations Skip for your well-deserved recognition, and thank you for everything you’ve done to make this world a better place!