Fifteen percent of your purchase at Ten Thousand Villages Montreat will support Helpmate on Saturday, March 16 between 12:00 pm and 6:00 pm.
For 40 years Helpmate has served as Buncombe County’s primary provider of crisis-level services designed specifically for–and offered exclusively to–victims of domestic violence and their children. Helpmate empowers each client to create a life free from violence by providing safety, shelter, counseling and advocacy. For more information about Helpmate’s programs, visit www.helpmateonline.org.
Additionally, in honor of International Women’s Day, and in support of the Helpmate benefit, Sahara Peace Choir will present a free concert at 2:00 pm on Saturday, March 16 in the Huckleberry Café adjacent to Ten Thousand Villages in Montreat.
The Sahara Women’s Choir was founded in 2008 by Annelinde Metzner with Roberta Newman, to support peace among Muslims, Christians and Jews via the Friendship Force. Sahara sings for women’s empowerment, world peace and healing. The concert will include heart-opening songs of world peace and understanding, sung in beautiful harmonies.
Ten Thousand Villages is a fair trade retailer of artisan-crafted gifts, home décor, jewelry, textiles, art and sculpture from over 30 developing countries, with a network of over 50 stores in the U.S, For over 70 years Ten Thousand Villages has been establishing long-term buying relationships in places where skilled artisans lack opportunities for stable income. All artisans are fairly paid for their products.
Ten Thousand Villages is located at 303 Lookout Road, Montreat, in the Moore Center. Contact the store for more information about the March 16 event at Facebook, [email protected], or (828) 669-1406.