Alternative Giving & Ten Thousand Villages Gift Fair –
This Weekend!
Sunday, December 7: 9 am - 3 pm -
St. John’s Alternative Gift Fair
Interfaith Sanctuary will have a table at this year’s St. John’s Alternative Gift Fair where shoppers can make a donation of one night at the shelter for an individual or a family ($5 or $20) in the name of the recipient. A gift insert is included inside a Christmas card.
Volunteers Needed: I and a former Sanctuary resident will staff the table from 9:00 am - noon. One more volunteer is needed from noon - 3:00 pm. Instructions will be provided to the volunteers at the ’shift change’. Volunteers should arrive at 11:45 am. Please email Jayne at info@interfaithsanctuary.org or call 286.8441. THANKS!!!
And, please stop by St John’s on 8th St. between Hays & Fort Street for your holiday shopping. The gift fair will be in the downstairs community room area of the Cathedral.
Sunday, December 7: 2 - 6 pm
Ten Thousand Villages Gift Fair
15% of all sales on Sunday, Dec. 7 from 2 - 6 pm will be donated to Interfaith Sanctuary. Our board president, Ed Keener will be present to greet people. Refreshments will be served.
Ten Thousand Villages has a great selection of fairly traded goods from Asia, Africa and the Americas and is located at 1609 N. 13th St. in Boise’s Historic Hyde Park. Off street parking is available behind the store.
DOMA Coffee at the Boise Coop to Benefit Interfaith Sanctuary!
DOMA Coffee Roasting Company is a small roastery located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Recently, the owners visited Interfaith Sanctuary and decided to donate 10% of their coffee sales at the Boise Coop to Interfaith Sanctuary. In addition, they supply some of the coffee used at the shelter. Please consider purchasing a locally roasted coffee that also benefits people in need within our community. The Boise Coop is located on Fort Street between 7th & 8th Street.
The Boise Co-op and Boise State Radio present:
A Curtis Stigers/Jodi Peterson Production
The Third Annual X-TREME HOLIDAY X-TRAVAGANZA!
Sunday, December 21 at 7:30 pm at the Egyptian Theatre
A rollicking, anything-goes holiday variety show with an all-star cast of Idaho’s finest musicians, comedians and dancers, all to raise funds for Interfaith Sanctuary!
Hosted by Curtis Stigers and The Fool Squad and Starring (alphabetically):
Amuma Says No, Andy Byron and the Lost River Band, Belinda Bowler, Bill Coffey, Catherine Marsden, Darkwood Consort, The David Andrews Band, The DIVAS of BOISE, The Frim Fram Four, Jeremiah James, John Hansen, John Laufenburger, Johnny Shoes, KT Shanafelt & Craters Of The Moon, Kris Doty, Low-Fi, Mayor Dave Bieter, The Moody Jews, Ned Evett,, Oinkari Dancers, Rebecca Scott, Shaken Not Stirred, Steve Fulton, Travis Mc Daniel…and more!!!
Plus: A Silent Auction!!!
$25 ticket donation price and all proceeds go to Interfaith Sanctuary, a Boise shelter for the homeless.
Tickets can be purchased online at http://curtisstigers.com
SANCTUARY FRIENDS:
Silent Auction Items are needed and a couple of volunteers to help make calls or make contacts for donations! Please consider what you can donate to help support Interfaith Sanctuary. Some ideas from last year included: art, gift certificates from businesses, dinners provided by Boise Religious Leaders, gift baskets, services (life coaching, massage), performances (by musicians, dance groups), books, vacation house stay (McCall, Sun Valley), etc.
Please email info@interfaithsanctuary.org to make a donation of a silent auction item or to help our volunteer coordinator gather items. All donations are tax-deductible.
AND, consider attending! The Curtis Stigers and Friends concert last year at the Morrison Center to benefit Sanctuary was AMAZING!
Sanctuary Stone Soup Project
The Sanctuary Stone Soup Project was kicked off last month by Dave Krick, owner of Bittercreek & Red Feather Restaurants. Dave and team provides soup and bread for 140 people every Sunday at Sanctuary. An additional soup day is being added on Saturday’s by Gina Lockwood & friends.
Two to three volunteers are needed on Saturday’s and Sunday’s. One volunteer is responsible for picking up soup at 5:15 pm and delivering to Sanctuary at 5:30 pm and then helping to re-heat and serve and clean up from 6 to 8:30 pm. The second volunteer assists from 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm and often starts off the serving on the family side of the shelter. All volunteers need to be 21+ and should register as a volunteer online.
The following soup serving shifts are available during December. Please let me know if you are interested and if you can pick up or just serve. Note that the soup is transported in plastic containers with lids and help is provided with loading and unloading.
Sunday, December 7
Saturday, December 13
Sunday, December 14
Saturday, December 20
Sunday, December 21
Saturday, December 27
Sunday, December 28
In addition, 16 oz. paper soup bowls and spoons are needed if you’d like to make a supply donation. Cash and Carry on Shoreline Drive is a good source for many of Sanctuary’s supplies.
Please email Jayne at info@interfaithsanctuary.org to volunteer! Thanks.
