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2005 Events Schedule
March
6th Annual Readathon

MARCH 28 TH-APRIL 8th
The LSH Read-A-Thon is a two- week educational event for adult education students at Lutheran Settlement House. While the primary goal of this annual event is to encourage regular reading by LSH students, it is also an opportunity to raise the funds needed for Lutheran Settlement House to continue providing the highest quality of education and literacy services to our community. For more information or if you are interested in sending us a donation please call 215-426-8610 x 208 or visit our Donations page.

April
Day of Shopping at Molletta to benefit Lutheran Settlement House

Saturday, April 16 th, 2005
Location: 55 N. 3rd Street , Philadelphia PA 19106
Time: 11:00am to 7:00pm

Philadelphia's most fashion-forward boutique, Molletta, offers styles ranging from chic and conservative to edgy and mod. The cozy, upscale boutique features a mixture of established designers along with up-and-coming local talent. Store owners Janine DiLauro and Christa Bevilacqua welcome you to explore designers such as Essendi, Susana Monaco, Three Dots, Ruth, On Gossamer, Mianj and Leslie Friedman. Check out fabulous Helen Welsh leather handbags, scarves and accessories from Italy and pieces by local jewelry designers such as Susan Rifkin, Petra & Mariana Guy.

For every purchase you make on Saturday, April 16, 2005, Molletta will donate 10% of the proceeds to Lutheran Settlement House. For more information on Molletta, visit www.molletta.net

 
“WOMEN OF COURAGE: WOMEN OF INSPIRATION AWARDS.”

Tuesday, April 26, 2005.
Location: LOEWS Philadelphia Hotel, 1200 Market St
Time: 6:00pm
Tickets: $60p/p at the door $75p/p (To R.S.V.P call 215-426-8610 ext 208 before April 13 th, 2005 )
This event was created to recognize and celebrate those women who have courageously overcome difficult situations, made important achievements to improve their lives and have found the spirit to change the lives of others and make a difference in our communities.

Each year Lutheran Settlement House will be presenting the following awards to women who either reside or work in Philadelphia:

Adult Education Category:

  • Award for Excellence in Adult Literacy
  • Outstanding Returning Adult Student Award

Older Adults Category

  • Inspiration Award
  • Spirit Award

Domestic Violence Category:

  • Courage Award
  • Purple Ribbon Award

LUTHERAN SETTLEMENT HOUSE ANNOUNCES 2005 “WOMEN OF COURAGE: WOMEN OF INSPIRATION” AWARD WINNERS...click for more details
May
Shop for Mother’s Day at Ten Thousand Villages to benefit Lutheran Settlement House

Thursday, May 5, 2005
Time: 5:00pm to 9:00pm.
Location: 8331 Germantown Avenue

Ten Thousand Villages located at Chestnut Hill will host a mother’s day shopping night for Lutheran Settlement House. For every purchase you make on Thursday, May 5, 2005, Ten Thousand Villages will donate 15% of the proceeds to Lutheran Settlement House. For more information on Ten Thousand Villages, call 215-242-3040
June
Press Conference to address the impact of domestic violence on children

Lutheran Settlement House hosted a press conference to address the impact of domestic violence on children on Tuesday June 28 th. The conference took place at City Hall and was attended by city leaders, community members, child advocates, police officers and other professionals. Among the guest speakers were Beatriz Vieira, Executive Director, LSH; Ana Lisa Yoder, Director, Bilingual Domestic Violence Program, LSH; Cheryl Ransom-Garner, Commissioner, Department of Human Services; and Jane Golden, Executive Director, Mural Arts Program.


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July

 
August
Lutheran Settlement House’s Open House
When: August 12, 2005
Time: 5 P.M.
Where: 1340 Frankford Ave, in Fishtown.

Lutheran Settlement House is opening its door to the community. The event will be free of charge and open to the public.

Throughout the evening, guests will:

Learn more about the Lutheran Settlement House’s services to families and community members;

Enjoy the unveiling of a mosaic mural created and donated by participants from Big Picture, a year-long mural-training opportunity provided by the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program for youth between the ages of 10 and 18;

Watch free movies (show starts at 8:30 P.M.) from Scribe Video Center’s Street Movies series, a free outdoor neighborhood-based screening series;

Buy crafts from 10,000 Villages;

Enjoy free popcorn and refreshments

Music from B101, face painting, animal balloons, and more!


For more information, please call Suzette Belz at 215-426-8610 x 208

September
Fundraising Event

When: Friday, September 9th, 2005  
Time:  8 p.m. to 10 p.m. 
Place: Christ Ascension Lutheran Church, 8300 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19118

Holy Grounds Coffee House at Christ Ascension Lutheran Church is having a night of music, poetry, fellowship, fundraising, and gifts in support of the ministry of the Lutheran Settlement House.The jazz band Standard Time will provide music (along with the trio from LSH), homemade baked goods, poetry.  There will be a raffle for gift baskets.   This event is sponsored by Christ Ascension, Lutheran Settlement House, and Grace Lutheran in Wyndmoor.  All funds raised will be matched by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans up to $500.
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP DAY TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

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When: Saturday, September 24
Where: Ten Thousand Villages at 8331 Germantown Ave (Chestnut Hill)
Time: Noon to 4:00pm 

Lutheran Settlement House is partnering with Ten Thousand Villages to raise awareness for domestic violence. Representatives from the sewing circle of the Bilingual Domestic Violence Program of Lutheran Settlement House will help Ten Thousand Villages customers design patches for a friendship quilt. Ten Thousand Villages will send the quilt to women artisans working with La Luciernaga, based in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, as a token of friendship, support and solidarity.  

The event launches Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October. Ten Thousand Villages, 8331 Germantown Avenue, will sell purple ribbons and purple wristbands to raise funds for Lutheran Settlement House’s Bilingual Domestic Violence Program through October 31.

In addition, Ten Thousand Villages will donate 10 percent of sales Saturday, September 24 and Sunday, September 25 to La Luciernaga. Funds donated will help the women working with La Luciernaga rebuild their workshop and replace the raw materials and equipment destroyed in a fire set by an arsonist in early June.

 About La Luciernaga.
La Luciernaga, which means “The Firefly,” was established in 1999 as a project of the nonprofit women’s organization Actions for Popular Development (ADP). The work of ADP includes a shelter for abused women and their children, a home for pregnant women and a microlending program. La Luciernaga employs four women; two are former residents of the women’s shelter
CANDLELIGHT VIGILTO HONOR VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

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WHEN: Thursday, September 29, 2005 at 6:00pm
WHERE: PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART (FRONT STEPS)

The public is encouraged to attend and show its support to those who have lost their lives and those who have survived by wearing something purple, bringing purple balloons, and signs.

For more information please call 215-426-8610 x 208.

Presented by: Lutheran Settlement House (LSH) in collaboration with Women Against Abuse, Women in Transition, and Congreso de Latinos Unidos.

MAKE IT YOUR BUSINESS! TOGETHER WE CAN STOP ABUSE!

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Annual Senior Health Fair

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Friday, September 30, 2005
Location: Lutheran Settlement House, 1340 Frankford Ave.
9:00am to 1:00pm

This senior fair provides direct access to service providers, health providers, nutritional services, health screenings, etc. in a neighborhood setting. For more information, call 215-426-8610 ext 208

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October
Feed Your Body. Heal A Heart. Dine Out To Support Victims Of Domestic Violence
When: Wednesday, October 5, 2005
Where: Trolley Car Diner, 7619 Germantown Ave
Time: 5pm to 9pm

As part of its Helping Hands Night Fundraising program, the diner will donate 15% of the revenue from our supporters to Lutheran Settlement House. This is a fun and easy way for you to show your support for victims of domestic violence.

So come out and show your support by bringing your friends and family for a delicious dinner at Trolley Car Diner. For directions, more information, or to let us know you will be attending, call Suzette Belz at 215-426-8610 x 208.

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Dine Out and Support Victims of Domestic Violence

Dates: October  10, 11 & 12 only.
Time:You choose a time. Reservations Required. Please mention you are dining with a Dine for Dollars for Lutheran Settlement House.

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Day of Shopping at Molletta to benefit Lutheran Settlement House

Saturday, October 15, 2005
Location: 55 N. 3rd Street , Philadelphia PA 19106
Time: 12:00pm to 5:00pm

Philadelphia's most fashion-forward boutique, Molletta, offers styles ranging from chic and conservative to edgy and mod. The cozy, upscale boutique features a mixture of established designers along with up-and-coming local talent. Store owners Janine DiLauro and Christa Bevilacqua welcome you to explore designers such as Essendi, Susana Monaco, Three Dots, Ruth, On Gossamer, Mianj and Leslie Friedman. Check out fabulous Helen Welsh leather handbags, scarves and accessories from Italy and pieces by local jewelry designers such as Susan Rifkin, Petra & Mariana Guy.

For every purchase you make on Saturday, October 15, 2005, Molletta will donate 10% of the proceeds to Lutheran Settlement House. For more information on Molletta, visit www.molletta.net
LSH’s Domestic Violence Art and Essay Contest for Children

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Date: Thursday, October 27, 2005
Where: ArtJaz Gallery located at 53N 2nd St
Time: 6:00pm

This event is free and open to the public. Donations are greatly appreciated

Children don't have to be physically or verbally abused themselves to be hurt by domestic violence, which is why, with the help of the Alonya P. Saraka Children’s Fund, LSH holds an annual awareness and prevention event for children and young adults called Listen Up: Young Artists Have Something to Say About Domestic Violence. Part of LSH’s annual Purple Ribbon Campaign, Listen Up! is the only creative arts initiative in Philadelphia addressing the impact of domestic violence on children. This year LSH partnered with the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program (PMAP) to gather entries for the contest. Students between the ages of 10 and 18 from Big Picture, a year-long mural-training opportunity provided by the PMAP, were invited to express their feelings and opinions about violence in the home through LSH’s yearly art contest.

Please R.S.V.P by October 14, 2005 by calling Suzette Belz at 215-426-8610 x 208.
PRESENTING SPONSOR  CO-SPONSOR
The Purple Ribbon Campaign

BILINGUAL Domestic Violence Awareness Campaign
LSH TO LAUNCH 2ND ANNUAL PURPLE RIBBON CAMPAIGN OCTOBER 1ST!

Last fall, LSH launched its first annual Purple Ribbon Campaign, a three-month city-wide initiative to raise awareness about domestic violence. The Purple Ribbon Campaign is one of many LSH efforts designed to educate the public about the issue of domestic violence and to draw greater attention to domestic violence in Philadelphia. It also helps LSH raise the funds needed to continue to provide services such as counseling, legal/ medical advocacy, and education and training, free-of-charge, to women and children who are victims of or witnesses to domestic violence, and to members of the community interested in learning more about the issue.

Why Purple?
Purple has long been the color of the women's movement, beginning with the suffragettes and is a symbol of pain and suffering . Purple ribbons are going to be sold for $1 each at community events, local businesses, etc. For more information, 215-426-8610 ext 208
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November
LSH’s Domestic Violence Buddy Bear Program

Each year in the winter, Lutheran Settlement House, in collaboration with the Philadelphia Police Department, holds a Buddy Bear Campaign, aimed to protect child witnesses of Domestic Violence (DV). LSH turns over armloads of handmade teddy bears, outfitted with lavender ribbons carrying LSH’s DV hotline number, to the Philadelphia Police. Police offices citywide will comfort children by providing them with the teddy bears when responding to DV calls. The bears for children, combined with hotline information for adults, help foster a supportive and holistic intervention method between DV victims and police offices on the front line of that intervention. For more information, call 215-426-8610 ext 208
December
LSH’s Keep Kids Safe Skate

Date: TBD
Time: 7pm
Location: University of Pennsylvania ,
Ice Skating Rink 3130 Walnut St
Price p/p: $9 (This includes skate rental)

LSH’s Keep Kids Safe Skate is a family fundraising event aimed at increasing awareness of domestic violence. Began in December 2003, this annual event is held at the University of Pennsylvania’s Ice Rink ( 3130 Walnut St).

This event features activities for children and families, opportunities to ice skate, and more. University of Pennsylvania Ice Skating Rink will donate 50% of the proceeds to Lutheran Settlement House. For more information, call 215-426-8610 ext 208
Page Updated: November 5th, 2005.