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“A powerful portrayal of love, sorrow, forgiveness, joy and the redeeming qualities of family.  The beauty of this film stirs our hearts to engage in an open discourse on punishment especially the ultimate punishment – execution.” Maureen Fenion, O.P., National Coordinator Dead Man Walking School Theatre Project

Home use DVD: $5 of every order donated to the Coalition for Family Peace (FVRC) in July & August.

LOVE LIVED ON DEATH ROW (documentary/84 minutes) produced and directed by Linda Booker See the Trailer: http://www.vimeo.com/8060835

A powerful documentary film chronicling the remarkable story of the Syriani sibling’s journey from hate and anger to love and forgiveness for their father who murdered their mother in 1990. After 14 years of estrangement, their miraculous reconciliation led them to a public campaign to save him from execution on North Carolina’s death row. Their story received international attention leading to appearances on Good Morning America and the Larry King Show. Woven into the story is a woman inspired by Sister Helen Prejean, who became their father’s friend through letters and visits to death row. See the official Love Lived on Death Row website: http://www.lovelivedondeathrow.com

Home use DVD: $5 of every order donated to The Coalition for Family Peace in July & August. To help domestic violence victims, By the Brook Films is supporting Family Violence & Rape Crisis Services & The Coalition for Family Peace’s new counseling office renovation project in Chatham County by donating $5 if you purchase by Aug 31st. Go to http://www.lovelivedondeathrow.com/buy.html

Dear Friends,

We have exciting news! FVRC is making plans to move out of our present Siler City location, and into a new space we’ve been dreaming about and needing for many years. The new location in downtown Siler City will be a great improvement. In addition to being wheelchair accessible, the new space is big enough for a counseling room, kids room and a co-located thrift store.

We hope to move into our new space this fall. First, though, we will need to do some major upfitting. The cost of adding a dividing wall and office units will be $30,000. We’ve already raised $11,350 – more than a third of what’s needed. Can you help push us along our way?

If you are able to give $500 or more it would be our honor to include your name on a Benefactor’s Wall that will be prominently on view at our new location. There are also six office naming opportunities in this new place of healing and hope. If you are able to give at the $2,000 level, we would like to give your name to either an office, child playroom, counseling room or meeting room. Any pledge may be made anonymously, as well, if that is your preference.

Please consider supporting this wonderful opportunity for our program and all of the people we help in Chatham County and the surrounding area. We are determined to make this move happen, and we know we can’t do it without your help. Click here to donate to the Siler City Building Fund.

Siler City office architectural plan

Thank you to all who participated in this year’s Father’s Day campaign. It is a great way to show the men in our community that we appreciate their commitment to peace in the family.

Click here to see this year’s ad which ran June 17 in the Chatham News/Record.

Join us for an evening of original music celebrating the goddesses in every woman. A choral work by local composer Cynthia Crossen, the Goddess Suite performances will benefit women’s charities (including FVRC!).

Can’t make this Saturday’s opening performance? Mark your calendar for one of the following:
-June 20, 7 p.m., Eno River U. U. Fellowship, Garrett Rd. in Durham
-June 26, 7 p.m., Northwood High School, 15-501 in Pittsboro
-June 27, 7 p.m., Forest Theater, UNC Campus in Chapel Hill

A suggested $7 donation will benefit charities.

For more information please visit http://www.communitymusicproject.org/tgs.html

Mark your calendar for Tuesday, March 2 for the Raising the Roof Burrito Bash, featuring an over-the-top fashion show with designs made from recycled materials & items from the Home Stores and Second Bloom. The event will take place from 6-9 pm at the General Store Cafe in downtown Pittsboro. Tickets include delicious burritos and chips & salsa by the General Store Cafe.

Pam Smith will be our esteemed Mistress of Ceremonies, with music by the Bad Mothers. Models include Mayor Randy Voller, designer Lesley Landis, Sheriff Richard Webster, Commissioners Mike Cross, Tom Vanderbeck and George Lucier, Betty & Jane Allen Wilson, Nona Mensah, Ilana Dubester, and more!

Tickets are on sale now at the Home Stores (542-0788, 467 West St.) and at Second Bloom (545-5565, 68 Hillsboro St.). $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Bring $1’s and $5’s to cast your votes for your favorite fashions! Proceeds benefit Chatham Habitat for Humanity & Family Violence Rape Crisis Services.

It’s Mardi Gras time again! This year’s Pittsboro Mardi Gras will be benefitting FVRC. Please come out and support us while having a grand time at this great event.

For the third year in a row the Chatham County Glitter Society presents the Pittsboro Mardi Gras. Pittsboro’s Annual Mardi Gras is held this year on Saturday, February 13 at Historic Chatham Mills from 7:00pm until the stroke of midnight!

We’ll be celebrating Fat Tuesday with more fun, more music, more charity and more glitter than ever. We’ve some of the triangle’s best bands together for good times, and lots of surprises planned for the sparkling evening! Cash Bar, Dancing, and Costumes!

Proceeds to benefit: Chatham Animal Rescue & Education, Family Violence and Rape Crisis and The Abundance Foundation!

Tickets are available at Chatham Marketplace, or online ,
and they’re just $20 in advance, $25 at the door.

Join us for the 2nd annual Valentine’s open house. Come enjoy live bands, wine, cheese, and of course, chocolate!

There’s no registration or ticket fee, but your heartfelt donation will support our continued greening efforts for our 121-year-old Blue House.

When: Friday, February 12th., 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Where: The Blue House, FVRC’s Pittsboro office located at 200 East Street

Big Daddy Dogs invites you to join us on Wednesday, January 20th and Thursday, January 21st for lunch or dinner to help support FVRC.

The Big Daddy Dog stand will be at its usual location both days at the old Ford Dealership on East Street but instead of just lunch, we will be out there from 11:00am until 6:00pm.

All proceeds from both days will go to FVRC. There will also be donations boxes for items from our Wish List.

RAIN UPDATE: The dog stand will be supporting FVRC again on Wednesday, Jan. 27!

FVRC, along with eight other Triangle non-profits, received the first annual GlaxoSmithKline IMPACT Award. The $40,000 award was given in recognition of the organizations’ work and positive impact on the health of their local community.

“We are honored to receive the IMPACT Award not only because it is a recognition of our work, but it is the recognition of domestic violence as a serious health care issue facing our community,” said Kathy Hodges, FVRC Co-Executive Director. “Financially, the award could not have come at a better time.”

Unlike many grants, where money is given for a specific program or purpose, the IMPACT Award can be used wherever it is most needed by the organization. With 85% of FVRC’s yearly budget going into direct services, it is safe to say that a large portion of the award will be used to continue assisting our clients.

Standing from L: Andrea Bazan, President of Triangle Community Foundation; Duncan Learmouth, VP Global Communications for GSK; Gary Phillips, FVRC Board Treasurer; Vicki Newell, FVRC Board Chair; Mary Linda Andrews, Director of Community Partnerships for GSK. Seated from L: Mary Linker, FVRC Counselor; Jo Sanders, FVRC Co-Executive Director; Kathy Hodges, FVRC Co-Executive Director; Carol Straight, CEO Chatham Hospital; Marianna King, FVRC Development Coordinator

From left: Bonnie Finkle, Joan Mylek , Kathy Nichols and Betty Homeier

The Pittsboro Needle Crafters raffled off their beautiful “Crazy Quilt” on Sunday of the Pittsboro Christmas Parade after selling nearly $2,250 worth of tickets. All proceeds were donated to Family Violence & Rape Crisis Services. The ladies of the quilting group spent three months selling tickets around Chatham County at art walks, First Sundays and local events. Second Bloom manager, Nan Baldauf, pulled the winning ticket with eyes closed at 3 p.m. Congratulations to Alexis Pojafsky on the win!