Wednesday, December 23, 2009

p:ear benefit dinner

Help us support this great program by joining us for a delicious dinner! Limited space so RSVP soon!

Pippa Arend, Program Director of p:ear and Rebecca Lurie of Kush Hand-knotted Carpets are hosting an Eastern-European Style dinner as part of the continuing fundraising dinner series for p:ear’s capital campaign!

Held at Pippa’s fabulous attic apartment in NW Portland, this casual but intimate dinner is limited to 12-15 people and will support p:ear’s goal of purchasing the building on NW 6th and Flanders. p:ear needs this building to be a stable place from which to offer its vital services of helping homeless and transitional youth through education, art, recreation and old-school mentoring!

Menu:
Home-Made Chicken Soup with Noodles
Lightly-Pickled Vegetables
Kugel
Vodka!
Some kind of fabulous meat, like a Brisket maybe!

Wednesday January 13th, 6:00pm
$25-$100, sliding scale
rsvp: pippa@pearmentor.org

Further details given with confirmation of attendance.

Located at NW 6th and Flanders, p:ear is a nonprofit program that works with 15-24 y/o homeless and transitional youth through education, art and recreation to affirm personal worth and create more meaningful and healthier lives.

Website: http://www.pearmentor.org
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/p__ear
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/pear/169967399130?ref=ts

Kush Carpets has 2 locations! 900 SE Hawthorne Blvd. and 1100 SE Grand on the second floor of Rejuvenation. Kush offers carefully-selected handmade carpets from the Middle East, central Asia and Nepal—ethically sourced. Kush is committed to eco and social responsibility and supports fair trade practices through numerous avenues. We are proud to support p:ear as part of our ongoing commitment to programs, near and far, dedicated to the betterment of our community and world.

http://www.kushcarpets.com
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