Darien Students Participate in Fundraiser for Young Homeless Adult Program

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Student Sax Pacific House fundraiser 03-31-17

A student plays at the event.

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Come to the 9th Annual Pacific House Dessert and Chocolate Tasting Event from 7 to 10 p.m. tonight, Friday, March 31  at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich.

Students from Darien High School and six other schools will be performing live music.

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Tickets are now on sale for the 9th Annual Pacific House Dessert and Chocolate Tasting Event. This not-to-be-missed community tradition is an extraordinary evening of delicious sweets, great music and helping homeless young adults.

This spectacular community tradition offers the chance to indulge in incredible desserts and chocolate from the area’s finest artisanal bakeries and chocolatiers.

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The Greenwich Country Day School Band is just one of several talented student musician groups performing live music during the evening.

In addition, guests will enjoy live music at the To Each His Home benefit concert. This inspirational musical event will bring together talented student musicians from area high schools to raise funds for the new Pacific House Young Adult program.

The result: an extraordinary evening of delicious sweets, great music and a spectacular example of young adults helping young adults.

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— an announcement from Pacific House

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Please plan to join this special evening to help end young adult homelessness.  Tickets begin at $50, and may be purchased by visiting the Pacific House website or by texting ‘sweets’ to 88202.

Student Sax Pacific House fundraiser 03-31-17

A student plays at the event.

“This event will make a meaningful difference for those young adults who have nowhere to call home,” said Rafael Pagan Jr., Executive Director of Pacific House.  “Attendees will enjoy chocolate and music, and will also feel good knowing they’re helping kids in need.”

Last year, Pacific House, a Stamford-based nonprofit organization that operates an emergency shelter for men and young adults from Greenwich, Stamford, Darien, New Canaan and beyond, began a Young Adult Program in response to the significant number of young adults they were seeing coming into the shelter.

These young men, ages 18-24, have nowhere to live and are currently calling the shelter home.  Whether they’re still in high school and doing their homework at the shelter each day, or getting help with support services, the Pacific House Young Adult Program connects these kids with housing, employment, education and services that can prevent a lifetime of homelessness.

“The problem is bigger than we initially realized, said Andrew Barer, Director of Development & Communications for Pacific House.  “We’ve hired a specialized case manager, initiated new programs, and created a dedicated living space for these kids at the shelter, and the spots were quickly filled.  This event is a great way to raise awareness about the program and empower kids to help their peers, all while giving the community an enjoyable evening with friends and neighbors.”

Guests will leave the event with a hand-made cookie by Janie Bakes of New York City.  The sweet creations are baked by owner Janie Deegan, herself a survivor of homelessness in her early twenties.  “I’m thrilled to participate in this event which is closely connected to my own experience,” said the entrepreneur who also teaches baking to underprivileged and homeless children.

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Fran Parkman, Young Adult Coordinator at Pacific House, stands in the new dormitory room dedicated for homeless young adults at Pacific House shelter.

Pacific House would like to thank the evening’s generous event sponsors: Olympus Partners, Debby & Mark Blackman, Harbor Point, Stamford Hospital Foundation, First County Bank, The Fred & Joan Weisman Fund, The Francis J. Connor Family, NEBCO, Purdue Pharma, L.P., Shoprite and Laurence & Michelle Allen, as well as media partners: Fairfield County Look, Stamford Magazine, 95.9 the Fox, CTbites and Hey Stamford.

Additional thanks are extended to all the schools and students who are participating in the event, those schools include: Brunswick School, Darien High School, Greenwich Academy, Greenwich Country Day, Greenwich High School, King School, Sacred Heart Greenwich and Stamford High School.

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