Archive for January, 2010

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