Win a $2,000 Shopping Spree from Catholic Charities

and Support Homeless Awareness Month

 

Butler, PA – Furnish you home this fall …by helping the homeless today! A proclamation by the Butler County Commissioners has designated August as Homeless Awareness Month in Butler. In support of this effort, Catholic Charities will be hosting a raffle during the entire month of August for a $2,000 shopping spree to R.W. McDonald & Sons furniture store, courtesy of Autumn Grove Care Center.

Tickets for the raffle are $5 each or 3 for $10, and can be purchased at the Butler office of Catholic Charities or by phone at 724-287-4011. The winner will be determined by a random drawing on August 31. Proceeds will benefit the Butler area homeless served by Catholic Charities.

The Butler Local Housing Options Team, which consists of eight providers who offer services to individuals experiencing homelessness, will be hosting several other activities in support of Homeless Awareness Month. They include:

 

Donation Collection Day

Wednesday, August 9
8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Butler Wal-mart


Shantytown Fundraiser

Friday, August 11 to Saturday, August 12

Volunteers will collect pledges from sponsors and build a ‘shantytown” in Pullman Plaza to gain empathy for people who experience homelessness.

 

Unsheltered Count

Friday, August 18

5-9 p.m.

Volunteers will visit sites throughout Butler County to identify homeless individuals/families not currently receiving services and provide them with information about the various services available.

 

5K Walk/Run for Shelter

Saturday, August 26
9 a.m. start
VA Medical Center

In addition to Catholic Charities, members of the Butler Local Housing Options Team include: Lighthouse Foundation, Salvation Army, Center for Community Resources (The HOPE Project), VOICe, Butler Veterans Affair Medical Center, Butler Housing Authority, and the Department of Public Welfare. Their mission is to raise awareness of homeless and housing issues and to eliminate barriers to safe, accessible, affordable housing, therefore promoting dignity, hope and stability in the community.

For more information about the Catholic Charities Shopping Spree raffle, or any or the Homeless Awareness Events, contact Al Lane at 724-287-4011.

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August 3, 2006 Contact: Angie Wagner

For Immediate Release (412) 456-6968