FREEDOM HOUSE ANNUAL GALA
You are cordially invited to attend the Freedom House 8th Annual Gala, which is being held on Saturday evening, April 29, 2017, at 6:00 p.m., at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Foster City. You will enjoy a gourmet dinner with complimentary wine, informative speakers, entertaining silent and live auctions and more, as we celebrate "Resilient Butterflies," who seek a new life through the Freedom House shelter and aftercare programs in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Gala tickets are $150 per person and $1,500 for a table of ten. To encourage our many young abolitionists in high school and college, $75 student discount tickets also are offered. To purchase a table or individual tickets:
www.FreedomHouseSF.org/Events
For those who prefer to make arrangements by mail, you may send your check made payable to Freedom House at PO Box 2065, Burlingame, CA 94011.
If you would like to learn about available sponsorship packages for optimum Gala seating, event volunteer opportunities or how to donate items from your business to the charity auctions, please let us know. Kindly email your inquiry to [email protected].
We look forward to seeing you on April 29th!
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USE YOUR FEET FOR FREEDOM 5K
Saturday, May 6, 2017, at 8:00 a.m.
Take a step toward ending human trafficking by participating in the family-friendly "Use Your Feet for Freedom" 5k Run/Walk on Saturday, May 6, with proceeds benefiting Freedom House. Once again, Palo Alto Vineyard Church is hosting its annual event at Mitchell Park, which is located at 600 East Meadow Drive in Palo Alto. The popular community park is the perfect setting for a festive morning filled with fun activities. Registration begins at 7:00 a.m. For more information, please contact Niki Liming at [email protected].
In addition to Palo Alto Vineyard Church, Freedom House would like to thank other advocates and supporters who independently raise funds for our shelter programs. Amy Quartermaine started her own GoFundMe campaign; artist Erika Steponic of The Sparrow's Nest Studio devotes countless hours to build awareness and raise crucial funds through her unique designs; and author Barney Wiget donates all proceeds from the sale of his book, "The Other End of the Dark," to Freedom House. We are grateful for their entrepreneurial efforts and commitment to the survivors we serve.
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VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT
Jessica Hyde
Jessica Hyde calls herself an artist whose medium is everything. As a woman in tech in Silicon Valley, she is learning to build change. While Jessica loves to code, she believes people, not technology, are the solution to most problems. After hearing a personal story of human trafficking from a friend about a year ago, she started searching for organizations in the fight. She attended the Freedom House Gala in April 2016 and says she will never forget the survivor who spoke there. Jessica started as an Advocate Volunteer in September and has spoken many times since then for Freedom House and other anti-trafficking groups. She is super happy that she convinced her employer, Houzz, to donate to Freedom House in December! Jessica says she is always trying to think of more ideas to use art, technology, and love, to empower women.
Freedom House in the Community:
March 30 - Letter Writing Party, University San Francisco Gleeson Library
March 31 - Silicon Valley Prayer Breakfast, Hyatt Regency, Santa Clara
April 3 - Public Health Seminar, UC Berkeley
April 8 - San Francisco's Walk Against Rape, San Francisco
April 9 - Introduction to Freedom House, Sunset Ministry, San Francisco
April 5-6 - Freedom Network USA, Washington, D.C.
April 15 - Wafflepalooza, UC Berkeley Delta Sigma
April 29 - Freedom House Gala, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Foster City
May 6 - Use Your Feet for Freedom, Mitchell Park, Palo Alto
May 15 - Bay Area Human Race, San Rafael
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FREEDOM CHAMPIONS MAKE A DIFFERENCE
The Freedom Champions monthly-giving program, which launched in February, already is making an impact in the lives of human-trafficking survivors, as these vital funds provide a steady stream of revenue to support direct services. The holistic Freedom House approach to aftercare provides survivors with individualized case management, mental health therapy, life-skills training, educational resources, and internship and employment opportunities. To become a Freedom Champion, please visit www.freedomhousesf.org/monthly-giving
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