The Art of Giving
An evening of wine tasting, art,
music and building community
for TriCity Family Services.
On Friday, April 30th, TriCity Family Services
partnered with The Wine Exchange in St.Charles,
and Water Street Studios in Batavia, to host The Art of
Giving wine tasting and art sale.
More than 100 people stopped into The Wine Exchange
to sample wines and view a variety of art pieces from
local artists of Water Street Studios. All wine
was for sale, with 20% of the proceeds going to TriCity
Family Services, as well as all of the art for sale with
30% of the proceeds supporting the agency.
In all the event raised over $2,000 to help TriCity
Family Services continue to provide quality counseling
services to all ages and all incomes in the
community. At this time, TriCity Family Services,
like many human services providers throughout Illinois,
is facing severe cuts in funding resulting in the denial
of critical services to thousands of the community's
most vulnerable fellow citizens.
TriCity Family Services Director of Development,
Miranda Barfuss, states, "The main benefit of
events like this is that it helps build community when
we all need it. I hope the success of an event like this
encourages local businesses and local artists to partner
with the local human service agencies more and more, for
the success of us all."
TriCity Family Services
supporter, Ann Alexander of Sugar Grove, enjoys a
taste of wine and information from Wine Exchange
staff.
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