Go Bazaar

Imagine spending a sunny Saturday afternoon in late spring browsing through handmade goods and local wears from the likes of Maya Moon Designs, Monster Love, Takara, Perryfinalia, Stella & Dot, and Geek Chic Knits — while being entertained by stilt walkers, belly dancers, and local music. On June 12th, Bazaar will offer all of this and more.

Bazaar is a summer kickoff trunk show and benefit, presented by Nashelle Designs and True North Parenting, to be held at the Nashelle Boutique showrooms and parking lot. There will be over 40 booths and a copious amount of entertainment including four musical acts — Jason Schweitzer; Tim Coffey; Eric Tollefson and the World's Greatest Lovers; and the Sweet Harlots — plus the Gypsy Fire belly dancers and Spinzter stilt walkers to amaze both young and old. In addition, there will be food and drink vendors and activities for all ages including community art projects, a petting zoo, and henna tattoos. At the end of the day there will be a drawing for some amazing prizes including and overnight stay at The Oxford Hotel and a $50 certificate to 10 Below in Bend. Tickets for the drawing will be sold throughout the day and all proceeds from the sales will go to Saving Grace's Mary's Place and the Family Access Network (FAN).


Both Mary's Place and FAN offer services that support the most vulnerable members of our community, so take some time to visit their websites and find out more about the services they offer.

Mary's Place
http://www.saving-grace.org/

Mary's Place is a supervised visit and exchange center that opened its doors in 2006. It offers a safe visitation situation for women and children who have been victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, dating violence, and stalking. Mary's Place takes the risk out of the process and allows the supervised parent and child to interact in a closely monitored and positive atmosphere with highly skilled, professional staff who are aware of the obvious and subtle ways that safety can be compromised. A facilitator, aided by state-of-the-art monitoring equipment, is assigned to the parent during each visit or exchange. Mary's Place has developed comprehensive security procedures with assistance from law enforcement, the court, parole and probation offices, and the district attorney's office.

Facts about Mary's Place

-To date, more than 4,000 supervised visits have taken place for over 180 families throughout Oregon and Washington.

-Mary's Place relies primarily on federal funds through the Office of Violence Against Women under the Safe Haven Program.

-Mary's Place is the ONLY safe haven program in Oregon.

The Family Access Network
http://www.familyaccessnetwork.org/

FAN is a network of community partners who collaborate to ensure that all children in Deschutes County have access to basic-need services and attend school ready to learn. They provide Family Advocates in all Deschutes County Public Schools who link children and families to critical social supports with the goal of keeping children in school. Working through one dedicated advocate, a student or parent is referred for essential services including job opportunities, clothing, rent assistance, childcare support, health insurance, and heating assistance. Central to this approach is empowering families to take action to help themselves.

Facts about FAN

-FAN Advocates serve over 7,800 children and family members in our community every year.

-FAN currently has 21 FAN Advocates in 42 public schools and 2 early childhood sites.

-In 2008-2009 FAN linked 7860 children and families to food, clothing, shelter, health services and insurance, school supplies, heating assistance, and jobs.

Bazaar Information

What: A Trunk Show and Benefit for Mary's Place and the Family Access Network

When: June 12th from 11am-10pm

Music: Music and entertainment from 1pm-9pm

Drawing: Tickets for prizes on sale for $1-$3 a ticket. Winners announced at 9pm and on the Bazaar and True North Facebook and Twitter pages.

For more information and to keep up to date with the event happenings, check out the Bazaar event page on Facebook HERE and RSVP to the event at the bottom of the page!